Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better | 2025 World Series of Poker

05-30-2025 16:46 UTC-8

Stacey Wins With No Showdown

Liam Gannon

Level 30 : Limits 150,000/300,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 80,000-150,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000

Patrick Stacey opened from under the gun and Darren Taylor three-bet on the button which saw Joe Ford call in the big blind with Stacey calling behind him.

The flop rolled out J♠Q♠8♦ and action checked around to Taylor who bet and both players called.

Everyone checked the 9♥ turn to the 9♠ river where Stacey bet and received two quick folds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Ford	6,700,000 780,000	780,000
Patrick Stacey	4,600,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Darren Taylor	3,200,000 390,000	390,000

Tags: Darren Taylor Joe Ford Patrick Stacey

Level: 30

Blinds: 80,000-150,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000

05-30-2025 16:28 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Ford	7,480,000 1,530,000	1,530,000
David Shmuel	5,900,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Darren Taylor	3,590,000 40,000	40,000
Patrick Stacey	3,100,000 100,000	100,000
Ilia Krupin	1,900,000 300,000	300,000
Gregory Wood	530,000 410,000	410,000

Life Outside Poker: Embattled Poker Pro Brad Booth Vows to Make Amends

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Connor Richards

Level 29 : Limits 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 60,000-120,000
Limits: 120,000-240,000

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 25th episode, Connor speaks with embattled poker pro Brad Booth about learning poker from his grandfather, climbing up stakes in Canada, living at the Bellagio and playing in Bobby's Room, bluffing Phil Ivey and getting cheated on Ultimate Bet.

Booth, who the poker community hasn't heard from for several years, opened up about his absence and going missing in 2020, as well as his gambling addiction and various poker debts to players like Doug Polk that he says he plans to make right.

"I got caught up in all of it and all I can try and do is make right now," he told PokerNews of his poker debts.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Brad Booth by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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Tags: Brad Booth Connor Richards Doug Polk Phil Ivey

05-30-2025 16:24 UTC-8

Break

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Liam Gannon

Level 29 : Limits 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 60,000-120,000
Limits: 120,000-240,000

The players have gone on a 15-minute break.

05-30-2025 16:22 UTC-8

Ford Quarters Wood

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Josh Noy

Level 29 : Limits 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 60,000-120,000
Limits: 120,000-240,000

Joe Ford raised from the cutoff and made the call after Gregory Wood three-bet on the button. Ford checked the 4♠10♦7♦ flop, with Wood firing out a bet.

The call was made and the 9♣ turn hit the felt. Another check from Ford was met with a bet from Wood, with a call leading to the 2♣ river.

Ford led out with a bet and Wood tossed in the call. Ford showed A♦J♣7♥3♣ for the nut low and a pair of sevens, while Wood tabled A♠8♦3♠2♦ for the same low.

"Nice river," Wood said as Ford raked in three quarters of the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Ford	5,950,000 550,000	550,000
Gregory Wood	940,000 1,390,000	1,390,000

Tags: Joe Ford Gregory Wood

05-30-2025 16:16 UTC-8

Krupin Loses One to Stacey and Ford

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Liam Gannon

Level 29 : Limits 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 60,000-120,000
Limits: 120,000-240,000

Ilia Krupin raised on the button and both Joe Ford in the small blind and Patrick Stacey in the big blind called.

Action checked around to Krupin who bet the flop of Q♥7♣3♦ and received two callers.

Ford lead the turn 10♦ and Stacey called while Krupin raised. Both Ford and Stacey called to bloat the pot to over 2 million.

On the river A♠, Ford bet and Stacey called while Krupin shifted in his chair before tossing his hand into the muck.

Stacey showed A♦J♠5♣4♠ for the third nut-low and a pair of aces, which took half against Ford's Broadway in the form of K♥Q♦J♥10♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Ford	6,500,000 50,000	50,000
Patrick Stacey	3,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Ilia Krupin	2,200,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Tags: Ilia Krupin Joe Ford Patrick Stacey

05-30-2025 16:07 UTC-8

More for Ford

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Josh Noy

Level 29 : Limits 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 60,000-120,000
Limits: 120,000-240,000

Darren Taylor raised from under the gun and made the call after Joe Ford announced a three-bet in the cutoff.

Taylor checked the A♥3♠J♠ flop and Ford slid out a bet. The call was made and the dealer revealed the 9♥ turn. Another check from Taylor was followed by a bet from Ford.

The call was made and Taylor checked once more on the 3♣ river. Ford checked back and tabled A♦J♥6♠2♠ for two pair, good enough to take down the pot as Taylor mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Ford	6,450,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
Darren Taylor	3,550,000 1,650,000	1,650,000

Tags: Darren Taylor Joe Ford

05-30-2025 15:55 UTC-8

Melvin McCraney Eliminated in 7th Place ($26,403)

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Liam Gannon

Level 29 : Limits 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 60,000-120,000
Limits: 120,000-240,000

Melvin McCraney called on the button and Joe Ford called in the small blind. Patrick Stacey raised in the big blind which prompted McCraney to move all in for less and Ford called.

Ford bet the flop of 10♥7♣7♥ which saw Stacey fold his hand and both McCraney and Ford tabled their hands.

Melvin McCraney: K♠J♣J♠5♥ All in
Joe Ford: 9♠8♥7♠5♦

The runout of 8♠5♠ further improved Ford to a full house, locking the pot up for himself while start of day chip leader McCraney was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Ford	5,300,000 200,000	200,000
Patrick Stacey	2,000,000 600,000	600,000
Melvin McCraney	Busted

Tags: Joe Ford Melvin McCraney Patrick Stacey

05-30-2025 15:45 UTC-8

Ford Gains More Ground

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Josh Noy

Level 29 : Limits 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 60,000-120,000
Limits: 120,000-240,000

Melvin McCraney limped in from under the gun before Joe Ford raised on his left. Ilia Krupin made the call in the big blind and McCraney tossed in the calling chips.

Krupin checked the K♣3♠4♣ flop and McCraney fired a bet. Ford and Krupin both called to see the 5♦ turn.

McCraney slowed down with a check before Ford slid out a bet. Krupin quickly folded, while McCraney showed his frustration before letting his hand go.