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

05-29-2025 00:37 UTC-7

Recent Bustouts

David Salituro

Level 15 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 3,000-5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan Spurlin	Busted
Steven Abitbol	Busted
Greg Mascio	Busted
Michelle Roth	Busted
Jacob Perry	Busted
Frankie O'Dell	Busted

Dan Heimiller	Busted
Sarong Chao	Busted
Gina Hecht	Busted
Owais Ahmed	Busted

Kevin Iacofano	Busted
Eric Topham	Busted
Edward Weisbaum	Busted
Stephane Faure	Busted
David Prociak	Busted

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000-5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000

05-29-2025 00:33 UTC-7

Arora Hits the Turn, Kyte Spikes the River For a Bustout

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Limits 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000-4,000
Limits: 4,000-8,000

Aalok Arora bet his last chips from the cutoff on a flop of 5♣3♠4♣ and Jon Kyte called in the big blind.

Aalok Arora: Q♥5♠2♥2♠ All in
Jon Kyte: A♠K♠4♥3♥

Kyte was ahead with two pair, but Arora hit a straight on the 6♣ turn. The river, though, was the 7♦ to give Kyte a higher straight with a low to scoop the pot and send Arora to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Kyte	70,000 30,000	30,000
Aalok Arora	Busted

Tags: Jon Kyte Aalok Arora

05-29-2025 00:25 UTC-7

Bral Triples While Spurlin Gets a Side

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Liam Gannon

Level 14 : Limits 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000-4,000
Limits: 4,000-8,000

Jason Bral raised from under the gun and Jordan Spurlin three-bet on the button which saw Eric Garcia call in the big blind. Bral raised again and both Spurlin and Garcia called.

The flop rolled out 4♥8♠10♠. Garcia checked to Bral, who bet, and Spurlin raised to put Bral all in for 7,000, which Garcia and Bral called.

Action checked through on the turn J♥ to the river J♦ where Garcia check-called a bet from Spurlin.

Jason Bral: 9♣8♥7♣6♠ All in
Jordan Spurlin: A♥10♦5♠3♥

Garcia mucked his hand after seeing the hands and Bral tripled while Spurlin took in the side.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Bral	53,000 52,000	52,000
Jordan Spurlin	28,000 28,000	28,000
Eric Garcia	22,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Eric Garcia Jason Bral Jordan Spurlin

05-29-2025 00:25 UTC-7

Dennehy Runs Into Strebkov's Aces

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Limits 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000-4,000
Limits: 4,000-8,000

Mike Dennehy raised in the hijack, Denis Strebkov reraised in the cutoff, and Dennehy called.

The flop came Q♣8♣2♦ and Strebkov bet. Dennehy called to the 8♥ turn and Strebkov bet again. Dennehy called off his last chips.

Strebkov showed A♦A♥7♦2♣, while Dennehy had A♠K♦6♠5♦. The river was the 10♥ and Strebkov's aces earned him the pot to send Dennehy to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denis Strebkov	90,000 65,000	65,000

Mike Dennehy	Busted

Tags: Denis Strebkov Mike Dennehy

05-29-2025 00:15 UTC-7

Zhu Frustrates Morrison on the River

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Limits 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000-4,000
Limits: 4,000-8,000

Heads-up on a flop of 9♣4♥9♥, Dennis Morrison bet from the button and Yueqi Zhu called in the cutoff.

Morrison bet again on the 10♦ turn and Zhu called. The river was the J♣ and Zhu led out with a bet this time. Morrison quickly called.

Zhu showed A♠K♥8♥7♠ for a rivered straight and Morrison angrily threw A♥A♣ into the muck, shaking his head as Zhu raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dennis Morrison	140,000 20,000	20,000
Yueqi Zhu	130,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Dennis Morrison Yueqi Zhu

05-29-2025 00:07 UTC-7

Ford Shows Down Aces to Bust Woolard

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Limits 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000-4,000
Limits: 4,000-8,000

Danny Woolard was all in from under the gun as Joe Ford and Christopher Vitch went to the turn on a board of 4♠2♦9♣Q♣. Vitch then bet from the big blind, Ford raised in the hijack, and Vitch called.

Both players checked down the 4♦ river and Ford showed A♠A♣10♣2♠ for two pair. Woolard and Vitch both tossed their cards into the muck as Ford took the pot, sending Woolard to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Ford	170,000 36,000	36,000
Christopher Vitch	110,000 27,000	27,000

Danny Woolard	Busted

Tags: Christopher Vitch Danny Woolard Joe Ford

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000-4,000
Limits: 4,000-8,000

05-28-2025 23:55 UTC-7

Smith Stuns Perry on the River

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David Salituro

Level 13 : Limits 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000-3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000

Jacob Perry bet from the hijack on a flop of A♠K♣7♠ and Dylan Smith raised on the button. Perry called and the 8♦ fell on the turn.

Smith then bet and Perry called to the Q♣ river. Smith bet again and Perry called once more.

Smith showed K♠K♥J♥10♦ for a flopped straight that turned into a straight on the river. "Oh, wow. I tried to be sneaky and it saved me money," Perry said, flashing A♥A♣ for top set before mucking.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Smith	120,000 48,000	48,000
Jacob Perry	40,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Dylan Smith Jacob Perry

05-28-2025 23:54 UTC-7

Fishman Swimming Up the Counts

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Liam Gannon

Level 13 : Limits 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000-3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000

Jonathan Park raised from late position which saw Wallace Hicks call in the cutoff and Ray Fishman call in the small blind. William Hay raised all in from the big blind for 8,000 total and Park raised again which both Hicks and Fishman called.

The flop rolled out K♦J♦9♥ and Fishman bet with both Hicks and Park calling.

Fishman bet on the 4♦ turn which only Hicks called. The same action repeated on the river 6♣.

"Nut flush," Fishman said which elicited a quick muck from Hicks as the other two hands were tabled.

William Hay: J♣9♠6♠5♥ All in
Ray Fishman: A♦10♠8♦3♦

The nut flush was good for Fishman as he raked in the pot, hunting for his first bracelet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Fishman	148,000 123,000	123,000
Jonathan Park	43,000 43,000	43,000
Wallace Hicks	34,000 34,000	34,000
William Hay	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Park Ray Fishman Wallace Hicks William Hay