Event #36: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-11-2025 19:01 UTC-8

Livingston Adds to His Stack

Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Limits: 8,000-28,000

Luis Velador raised to 18,000 from early position with Matt Livingston calling from the small blind, and Patrick Leonard defending his big blind.

Livingston led out for 35,000 on the K♦J♥2♥ flop. Leonard folded, but Velador called.

The 9♣ appeared on the turn and Livingston bet 125,000. Velador only had roughly 150,000 remaining in his stack, and after thinking for a few moments, tossed his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Livingston	920,000 79,000	79,000
Luis Velador	150,000 90,000	90,000
Patrick Leonard	120,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Luis Velador Matt Livingston Patrick Leonard

06-11-2025 19:05 UTC-8

Seed Shows His Trips

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Limits: 8,000-28,000

Mike Matusow raised the button to 25,000 and Huck Seed defended out of the big blind.

Both players chose to check the J♦5♦4♣ flop to see the 4♦ appear on the turn. Seed led out for a bet of 35,000, which was enough to get Matusow to fold.

Seed revealed the 4♠ for trips on the turn as the pot was sent over to him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Huck Seed	380,000 75,000	75,000

Mike Matusow	350,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Mike Matusow Huck Seed

06-11-2025 19:18 UTC-8

Deeb Forces Another Fold from Leonard

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Brett Slezak

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Limits: 8,000-28,000

Shaun Deeb from under the gun, Matt Livingston from middle position, and Patrick Leonard from the hijack were tangled in a single-raised pot.

On the Q♠J♠3♥ flop, the action checked to Leonard who potted for 71,000. Deeb called and Livingston quickly folded.

On the 10♦ turn, Deeb led for 80,000 effective to put Leonard at risk. Leonard would go deep in the tank once again as he reasoned his way through the hand. He put his cards face up, angled on his chips as he held a small funeral.

Leonard eventually let it go to allow himself to see another day before he revealed that he has ace-x of spade with a three.

As Deeb was having the chips sent his way, he asked, "Want to see a fun card again?" as he tabled the 10♠. Which made Leonard feel much better about his fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Livingston	850,000 70,000	70,000
Shaun Deeb	670,000 41,000	41,000

Patrick Leonard	80,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Matt Livingston Patrick Leonard Shaun Deeb

06-11-2025 19:19 UTC-8

Blom Holds on With Top Pair

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Limits: 8,000-28,000

Dzmitry Urbanovich made it 18,000 to go from the hijack and only Viktor Blom defended out of the big blind.

Blom check-called a bet of 23,000 from Urbanovich on the Q♣7♠8♠ flop.

The turn came the 7♣ and Blom check-called another bet from Urbanovich, this time for 85,000.

Both players checked the 8♥ river and Blom took down the pot with A♣J♣K♠Q♦ for a pair of queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	615,000 323,000	323,000
Dzmitry Urbanovich	230,000 52,000	52,000

Tags: Dzmitry Urbanovich Viktor Blom

06-11-2025 19:22 UTC-8

Will Not Be Making the Money

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Brett Slezak

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Limits: 8,000-28,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Conrad	Busted
Andres Korn	Busted

Stephen Hubbard	Busted
Xixiang Luo	Busted

Tomasz Gluszko	Busted
Adam Arons	Busted
Michael Holtz	Busted

Christopher Carlson	Busted
Chance Kornuth	Busted

Christopher Demaci	Busted
Johannes Becker	Busted

Naoya Kihara	Busted

Noah Bronstein	Busted

Tobias Hausen	Busted

06-11-2025 19:36 UTC-8

Vitch Ends Poole's Tournament

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Limits: 8,000-28,000

Catching the action on a flop of J♣5♣6♦ in a pot between Christopher Vitch and Thomas Poole. All of Poole's 150,000 chips or so got into the middle with Vitch trying to bust him.

Thomas Poole: A♠A♣K♠3♠ All in
Christopher Vitch: A♥K♣5♦3♥

Poole had aces, but Vitch had some outs he could hit to send him to the rail. The remainder of the board came Q♣3♦ and Vitch scooped the pot with two pair as neither player had a low. The pot was sent to Vitch and Poole was out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Vitch	1,000,000 340,000	340,000

Thomas Poole	Busted

Tags: Thomas Poole Christopher Vitch

06-11-2025 19:40 UTC-8

Hausen Falls to Liberto

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Brett Slezak

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Limits: 8,000-28,000

Tobias Hausen limped from middle position, Eric Wasserson limped the hijack, and Qiang Xu limped the cutoff. On the button, Justin Liberto potted to 42,000. Hausen called, Wasserson reluctantly folded, and Xu called.

On the Q♠9♣3♠ flop, Hausen jammed for 12,000, Xu potted, and Liberto called all-in for 57,000.

Tobias Hausen: A♠3♦3♣2♥ All in
Justin Liberto: K♠K♦J♣10♥ All in
Qiang Xu: A♥10♦9♠9♥

Xu flopped middle set while Liberto had a wrap and Hausen needed divine intervention. No waiting was required for Liberto on the J♥ turn as he made the nuts. Xu failed to fill up on the 7♦ river as Liberto scooped a big one and Hausen was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qiang Xu	1,175,000 82,000	82,000

Justin Liberto	310,000 107,000	107,000

Eric Wasserson	205,000 12,000	12,000

Tobias Hausen	Busted

Tags: Eric Wasserson Justin Liberto Qiang Xu Tobias Hausen

Level: 17

Limits: 10,000-35,000

06-11-2025 19:51 UTC-8

Eveslage Loses Out to Friedman

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Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Limits: 10,000-35,000

Adam Friedman raised the button to 35,000 and Chad Eveslage defended his big blind with roughly 38,000 behind.

Eveslage checked the 4♠K♥3♦ flop and Friedman bet 35,000. Eveslage check-jammed, which Friedman called.

Chad Eveslage: Q♥Q♣J♠6♥ All in
Adam Friedman: A♦Q♠5♣3♠

Eveslage needed to win this to have a chance of making another deep run at the 2025 WSOP. The rest of the board ran out 6♦2♦ and Friedman scooped with a six-high straight and the nut low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	300,000 100,000	100,000

Chad Eveslage	Busted

Tags: Adam Friedman Chad Eveslage

06-11-2025 19:59 UTC-8

Shoreman Doubles Through Deeb in Massive Pot

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Brett Slezak

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Limits: 10,000-35,000

Jon Shoreman opened to 32,000 from under the gun before Shaun Deeb potted to 111,000 from the cutoff. Shoreman moved all-in for 336,000 and Deeb called.

Jon Shoreman: A♥A♣Q♦6♥ All in
Shaun Deeb: A♠Q♥7♠2♥

Shoreman's life was on the line just a couple from the money as the 9♠8♦5♥ flop gave Deeb the low draw. However, the board ran out 9♥8♠ and Shoreman's aces held to scoop a huge one.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Shoreman	697,000 537,000	537,000

Shaun Deeb	420,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Jon Shoreman Shaun Deeb