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

05-28-2025 20:16 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Leah	Busted
Lewis Brant	Busted
Andreas Froehli	Busted
Todd Tucker	Busted
Marielizette Acoba	Busted
Noah Bronstein	Busted

Anson Tsang	Busted
Ryan Hoenig	Busted

Michael Krescanko	Busted
Stephen Spoon	Busted
Tam Ho	Busted
Steve Zolotow	Busted
Toby Lewis	Busted

Christian Roberts	Busted

Jeff Madsen	Busted

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Owen	55,000 35,000	35,000

Eichel Frustrates Arganian With a Scoop

David Salituro

Level 10 : Limits 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 1,000-1,500
Limits: 1,500-3,000

William Eichel raised in middle position and Leo Pinamonti called in the small blind. David Arganian then reraised in the big blind and only Eichel called.

The flop came K♦7♣4♣ and Arganian continued with a bet. Eichel called to the J♣ turn, where Arganian bet again. Eichel then came back with a raise.

The dealer prematurely went to turn over the river card, but another player at the table said he saw the card before it was exposed. The floor was called over and the 6♥ was eventually shown before Arganian could act.

He ended up calling and the exposed river was shuffled back into the deck. The 6♠ was then turned over on the river and Eichel bet again. Arganian called.

"I have a flush. Oh, you have a flush too," Arganian said after Eichel showed his A♠A♣5♣4♠, scooping the pot with his nut flush and low.

Michael Moncek is also seated at this table.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Eichel	40,000 40,000	40,000
Michael Moncek	35,000 35,000	35,000

Leo Pinamonti	30,000 30,000	30,000
David Arganian	12,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: David Arganian Leo Pinamonti Michael Moncek William Eichel

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000-2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

05-28-2025 20:39 UTC-8

Fitzhugh is Out; What Lies Ahead is a Mystery

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Liam Gannon

Level 11 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 1,000-2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

https://twitter.com/fitzpoker/status/1927940471768371324?s=46

05-28-2025 20:40 UTC-8

Hay Scoops a Bustout

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 1,000-2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

Natasha Hastoo was all in from the big blind as four opponents went to a flop of 5♦4♦5♠. William Hay then bet from the hijack and Christopher Nguyen called in the cutoff. Michael Shanahan also called on the button, as did Matthew Kursar in middle position.

The turn was the 8♣ and Hay bet again. Only Shanahan called this time to see the 8♥ river, where Hay bet once more. Shanahan again called.

Hay showed A♣9♣8♠2♦ for trips and a low as Shanahan mucked 10♣6♦3♣2♣. Hastoo also sent A♦Q♥J♥6♣ into the muck as Hay scooped the pot, sending Hastoo to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Nguyen	50,000
William Hay	45,000
Matthew Kursar	25,000
Michael Shanahan	5,000 35,000	35,000
Natasha Hastoo	Busted

Tags: Christopher Nguyen Matthew Kursar Michael Shanahan Natasha Hastoo William Hay

05-28-2025 20:49 UTC-8

Iacofano Spikes the River to Bust Benso

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 1,000-2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

Kevin Iacofano led out with a bet from the big blind on a board of Q♣10♠K♦6♠ and Nick Maimone called in the hijack. Sergio Benso then raised in the cutoff and Iacofano reraised. Maimone got out of the way, but Benso tossed in his last chips.

Benso had A♥K♠J♣9♥ for a flopped straight, while Iacofano showed A♦A♠J♠6♦ for the same straight and flush draw. The Q♠ river gave him his flush and Benso was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Iacofano	70,000 70,000	70,000
Nick Maimone	11,000 11,000	11,000

Sergio Benso	Busted

Tags: Kevin Iacofano Nick Maimone Sergio Benso

05-28-2025 21:04 UTC-8

McCormick and Smith Chop Up a Four-Way Pot

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Liam Gannon

Level 11 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 1,000-2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

Action was picked up on the turn in a four-way pot.

With a board reading 5♠6♣J♦K♠, Dylan Smith bet in the small blind which saw Tom McCormick in late position, Peter Augustine in the cutoff, and Ruben Vera on the button all call.

Smith checked the 2♣ river and McCormick bet, which saw Vera and Smith call.

McCormick tabled A♠8♠7♣3♣ for the nut-low and Smith tabled K♥Q♠10♠8♥ for a pair of kings for high and the two WSOP veterans split up the multi-way pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Smith	72,000 72,000	72,000
Tom McCormick	62,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Dylan Smith Peter Augustine Ruben Vera Tom McCormick

05-28-2025 21:05 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 1,000-2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Dean Joe	110,000 77,000	77,000
Alex Livingston	100,000 30,000	30,000

Charles Witherspoon	80,000 30,000	30,000
Brad Ruben	80,000 17,000	17,000

Thida Lin	65,000 25,000	25,000
Yuval Bronshtein	65,000 22,000	22,000

Scott Seiver	65,000 20,000	20,000

Tom McCormick	60,000 2,000	2,000
Michael Noori	60,000 29,000	29,000

Jason Adams	60,000
Justin Lapka	55,000 34,000	34,000
Ari Engel	50,000 25,000	25,000

Todd Brunson	50,000 5,000	5,000

Daniel Zack	50,000 5,000	5,000

Ryutaro Suzuki	40,000

Kane Kalas	40,000
Calvin Anderson	40,000 10,000	10,000

Stoyan Madanzhiev	35,000

Michelle Roth	35,000
Owais Ahmed	30,000 13,000	13,000

Yueqi Zhu	30,000 10,000	10,000

Nick Guagenti	30,000
Ismael Bojang	25,000

Craig Chait	25,000 4,000	4,000
William Mattison	21,000 14,000	14,000

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05-28-2025 21:18 UTC-8

Lapka Fills Up on Pan

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 1,000-2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

Justin Lapka raised in the cutoff, Qinghai Pan reraised on the button, and Lapka made it four bets. Pan called and they went heads-up to a flop of 6♥J♥Q♦.

Lapka then bet and Pan called. The turn was the 6♦ and Lapka bet again. Pan called once more to see the K♥ river, where Lapka put out another bet. Pan again called.

Lapka turned over A♦K♠10♣6♠ for a full house and Pan mucked.