Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

05-29-2025 15:27 UTC-8

Yballa Scoops Vitch

David Salituro

Level 18 : Limits 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

Adam Miller bet from the cutoff on a flop of 9♠4♦3♠ and Christopher Vitch called in the small blind, as did Edrick Yballa in early position.

All three players checked the K♥ turn. Yballa then bet on the A♦ river and only Vitch called.

Yballa showed A♣7♥6♣2♣ for a pair of aces and a low, and Vitch mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edrick Yballa	340,000 266,000	266,000
Adam Miller	170,000 110,000	110,000
Christopher Vitch	120,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Adam Miller Christopher Vitch Edrick Yballa

05-29-2025 15:20 UTC-8

First Post-Bubble Eliminations

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Limits 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Gennadiy Dvosis	Busted
Tanner Bibat	Busted

Travis Pearson	Busted
Ari Engel	Busted

Michael Russell	Busted
Steven Kaplan	Busted
Benjamin Jackson	Busted
Michael Stones	Busted
Kirk Loberman	Busted
John Evans	Busted
Robert Klein	Busted

05-29-2025 15:19 UTC-8

Aquino Flies Through Kyte

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Liam Gannon

Level 18 : Limits 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

Alfredo Aquino raised in early position and in the cutoff, Jon Kyte three-bet which saw action fold back to Aquino call.

The flop rolled out A♦6♦J♠ and Aquino checked over to Kyte who bet. Aquino responds by moving all in for 18,000 total and Kyte called.

Alfredo Aquino: A♣K♣5♠3♣ All in
Jon Kyte: A♥Q♠10♠4♦

Aquino held up on the 9♦A♠ runout and he doubled at the expense of one of the early day chip leaders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Kyte	203,000 7,000	7,000
Alfredo Aquino	111,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Alfredo Aquino Jon Kyte

05-29-2025 15:19 UTC-8

Mirin Calls Down Suzuki

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Limits 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

Heads-up on a flop of Q♥J♠4♠, Ryutaro Suzuki bet from under the gun and Richard Mirin called in the cutoff.

Suzuki bet again on the 10♠ turn and Mirin called. The J♦ river was then checked down and Mirin showed A♥K♣10♥5♣ for a straight. Suzuki flashed A♦4♣ as he mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Mirin	240,000 21,000	21,000
Ryutaro Suzuki	60,000 160,000	160,000

Tags: Richard Mirin Ryutaro Suzuki

05-29-2025 15:15 UTC-8

Stones Saves His Last Chips

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Limits 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

"Alright, let's play. Time to gamble," Michael Stones said as he limped in from early position. Four players came along to see the A♠4♣2♦ flop.

"Let's see how quickly that number goes down now," a tablemate said, pointing to the tournament clock.

"I'll be one of the statistics," Stones added. He then bet as action folded to Benjamin Miner on the button who put in a raise. Austin Marks was in the small blind and started using his phone before the rest of the table reminded him he still had to act.

"Physically he's in the hand. Mentally, he's not," Miner joked. Marks ended up folding and action went back on Stones, who revealed ace-deuce for two pair and mucked. Miner showed him a flopped wheel as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Miner	70,000 10,000	10,000
Austin Marks	30,000 69,000	69,000
Michael Stones	10,000 88,000	88,000

Tags: Austin Marks Benjamin Miner Michael Stones

05-29-2025 15:13 UTC-8

Nontajit Sawaddee Eliminated on the Stone Bubble

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Brett Slezak

Level 18 : Limits 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

Nontajit Sawaddee was forced all-in for her final 3,000 from the small blind. Omar Mehmood raised from the cutoff and everyone else folded.

Nontajit Sawaddee: J♣5♦3♦2♦ All in
Omar Mehmood: A♦Q♥J♥10♦

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The K♦K♣8♣ flop offered no help to Sawaddee. The board ran out 9♠7♥ as Mehmood rivered a straight for the knockout and Sawaddee wished her opponents well as she exited on the stone bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Omar Mehmood	220,000 45,000	45,000
Nontajit Sawaddee	Busted

Tags: Nontajit Sawaddee Omar Mehmood

05-29-2025 14:59 UTC-8

Hand-for-Hand

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Brett Slezak

Level 18 : Limits 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

With 138 players remaining and 137 being in the money, play will continue hand-for-hand until another player is eliminated.

05-29-2025 14:58 UTC-8

Alexander Takes Three-Quarters With a Straight Flush

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Limits 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

Matthew Alexander bet from early position on a flop of 6♥3♠2♥ and Clyde Gaskins called in middle position, as did Todd Hatch in the cutoff.

Alexander bet again on the 5♥ turn and both opponents called. The river was the J♠ and Alexander bet once more. Gaskins and Hatch again called.

Alexander showed A♣9♠4♥3♥ for a straight flush and a low to a round of "oohs" from the table. Hatch turned over A♦K♦Q♠4♠ to chop the low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Hatch	320,000 273,000	273,000
Clyde Gaskins	250,000
Matthew Alexander	220,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Clyde Gaskins Matthew Alexander Todd Hatch

05-29-2025 14:54 UTC-8

Nepom Eliminated Two from the Money

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Brett Slezak

Level 18 : Limits 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

Jacob Nepom got the last of his short stack in from under the gun and action went four ways to the flop.

On the Q♠Q♦9♣ flop, Derek Raymond bet from early position and the others folded.

Jacob Nepom: J♥7♣5♦3♣ All in
Derek Raymond: A♠K♦10♦5♠

The board ran out 2♠10♥ as Raymond's pair of tens were good enough to eliminate Nepom as the bubble is upon us.

Player	Chips	Progress
Derek Raymond	190,000 136,000	136,000

Jacob Nepom	Busted

Tags: Derek Raymond Jacob Nepom

05-29-2025 14:51 UTC-8

Pre-Bubble Bustouts

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Limits 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Leibman	Busted
Jeanne David	Busted
Terry Mackie	Busted
Zhen Cai	Busted
Derek Mcmaster	Busted

Tom McCormick	Busted
Gregory Nakanishi	Busted
Yuki Hamada	Busted
Kane Kalas	Busted
Jason Gola	Busted

Anthony Lamps	Busted
Alex Livingston	Busted