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

05-29-2025 23:08 UTC-8

Paez Raises Grapenthien on the River

David Salituro

Level 24 : Limits 40,000/80,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Heads-up on a flop of K♠J♠7♣, Matt Grapenthien led out with a bet from the big blind and Raul Paez called in early position.

Grapenthien checked the A♦ turn and Paez bet. Grapenthien called to the K♣ river, where he opened the betting again. Paez came back with a raise and Grapenthien quickly sent his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raul Paez	1,100,000 110,000	110,000
Matt Grapenthien	625,000 405,000	405,000

Tags: Matt Grapenthien Raul Paez

Level: 25

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

05-29-2025 23:16 UTC-8

McCraney Scoops to Leave Miller on Fumes

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Limits 50,000/100,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

Heads-up on a flop of A♣8♦4♦, Adam Miller bet from the big blind and Melvin McCraney called in the cutoff.

Miller bet again on the 6♥ turn and McCraney called. The river was the 4♠ and Miller checked. McCraney then bet and Miller called.

McCraney showed 8♥5♥2♦2♣. "You might have it all," Miller said, turning over 6♦5♣3♠3♥ before sending his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Melvin McCraney	1,100,000 350,000	350,000

Adam Miller	150,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Adam Miller Melvin McCraney

05-29-2025 23:21 UTC-8

Ahmed Mohamed Eliminated in 23rd Place ($7,897)

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Limits 50,000/100,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

Ahmed Mohamed raised in the small blind, Patrick Stacey reraised in the big blind, and Mohamed called.

Stacey thought Mohamed was all in and turned over his cards as the flop came Q♠9♦6♥. Mohamed then put in his last chips and Stacey called.

Ahmed Mohamed: A♦Q♣10♥6♣ All in
Patrick Stacey: A♣K♥J♠10♠

Mohamed was ahead with two pair, but the J♣ turn gave Stacey a straight. The river was the J♥ and Stacey took the pot to send Mohamed to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Stacey	1,600,000 75,000	75,000
Ahmed Mohamed	Busted

Tags: Patrick Stacey Ahmed Mohamed

05-29-2025 23:29 UTC-8

Clyde Gaskins Eliminated in 22nd Place; Chuning Tan Eliminated in 21st Place ($7,897)

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Limits 50,000/100,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

Ilia Krupin bet from the button on a flop of Q♣Q♠8♦ and Clyde Gaskins called in the big blind.

Gaskins then put in his last 30,000 on the 7♦ turn and Krupin called. Gaskins had 10♦7♠7♣3♥ for a full house, while Krupin had K♥K♣Q♦6♣ for trips. The K♠ river improved Krupin to a better full house and Gaskins was eliminated.

"Unbelievable. I can't believe how bad I ran the last hour and a half," Gaskins lamented.

At the same time at another table, Chuning Tan got his last chips in with A♣A♦8♥4♥ on a board of 2♠6♠J♦9♣Q♣, but Eric Polirer had A♥6♣3♦2♦ for two pair to win the pot and send Tan to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ilia Krupin	2,200,000 400,000	400,000
Eric Polirer	1,200,000 500,000	500,000
Clyde Gaskins	Busted
Chuning Tan	Busted

Tags: Chuning Tan Clyde Gaskins Eric Polirer Ilia Krupin

05-29-2025 23:34 UTC-8

McCraney Rakes in a Big One

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Liam Gannon

Level 25 : Limits 50,000/100,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

Action was picked up on the turn in a sizable pot between Matt Grapenthien in first position, Melvin McCraney in early position, and Raul Paez in middle position.

With 700,000 in the middle, action checked to Paez on a board reading 2♥9♦10♠Q♥ who bet. Grapenthien went into the tank before folding his hand and McCraney quickly called.

On the river 10♥, McCraney bet and Paez shook his head as he tossed in the four green chips to call.

McCraney turned over K♥K♦5♥2♣ for a king-high flush and Paez flashed A♠A♦ as he tossed his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Melvin McCraney	1,940,000 840,000	840,000

Raul Paez	1,250,000 150,000	150,000
Matt Grapenthien	495,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Matt Grapenthien Melvin McCraney Raul Perez

05-29-2025 23:39 UTC-8

Adam Miller Eliminated in 20th Place ($7,897)

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Brett Slezak

Level 25 : Limits 50,000/100,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

Adam Miller raised from under the gun and Melvin McCraney called on the button.

On the Q♣5♣4♠ flop, Miller check-called a bet.

On the 2♦ turn, Miller led all-in for 35,000 and McCraney called.

Adam Miller: A♥K♥Q♦4♣ All in
Melvin McCraney: A♦A♣K♠7♥

Miller was ahead with two pair until the 5♦ completed the board to counterfeit his two pair as the aces and fives of McCraney were good to send Miller to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Melvin McCraney	2,200,000 260,000	260,000

Adam Miller	Busted

Tags: Adam Miller Melvin McCraney

05-29-2025 23:42 UTC-8

Anderson Fills Up to Triple

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Limits 50,000/100,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

Joe Ford raised in the cutoff and Dennis Morrison called on the button. "Why didn't you call? I would've called blind," Davin Anderson said to small blind David Shmuel as he also called.

The flop came Q♠7♦4♠ and Ford bet. Morrison called and Anderson raised. Ford then reraised, Morrison called, and Anderson called all in.

Ford bet again on the 4♦ turn and Morrison called. Ford checked the 7♥ river, Morrison bet, and Ford called.

Morrison showed A♥K♦7♣3♥ for trips and Ford mucked A♣Q♥10♠2♦, but Anderson had Q♣9♠9♥7♠ for queens full of sevens to win the pot and triple up.

"Call the floor. He's criticizing my play," Anderson joked about tablemate Gregory Wood after the hand.

"Did you do that? Good job," Darrell the Floor Person said to Wood to a round of laughs from the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Ford	1,600,000 300,000	300,000
Davin Anderson	600,000 40,000	40,000
Dennis Morrison	400,000 1,125,000	1,125,000

Tags: Davin Anderson Dennis Morrison Gregory Wood Joe Ford

05-29-2025 23:47 UTC-8

Marks Doubles Through Paez

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Liam Gannon

Level 25 : Limits 50,000/100,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

Raul Paez raised from under the gun and Austin Marks raised in middle position which saw everyone fold back to Paez who called.

Paez check-called the flop of 5♣3♠2♠ after Marks bet.

On the turn 2♥, Paez checked over to Marks who moved all in for 85,000 and Paez called.

Austin Marks: A♥J♠4♣4♥ All in
Raul Paez: A♣K♦10♠5♦

The river 8♥ changed nothing as Marks' wheel scooped the pot and Paez was left with less than two big bets.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raul Paez	140,000 1,110,000	1,110,000

Tags: Austin Marks Raul Paez

05-29-2025 23:49 UTC-8

"Nut-Nut" For Taylor

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Limits 50,000/100,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

Three-handed on a board of 4♦J♣8♦9♥, Darren Taylor led out with a bet from the small blind and Dennis Morrison called in middle position, as did Davin Anderson on the button.

Taylor bet again on the 7♦ river and both opponents called. "Nut-nut," Taylor said, showing A♦K♥2♦2♠ for the nut flush and low to scoop the pot.