Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

05-31-2025 18:48 UTC-8

Yu Scoops Vieira

Frank Visser

Level 8 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Three-way to the 4♦K♦6♠ flop, Patrick Moulder checked from the big blind. Joao Vieira then placed a bet under the gun, which Ben Yu raised in the neighboring seat.

Moulder quickly let go of his cards, but Vieira stuck around and called. Yu then fired bets on the 10♦ turn and A♥ river, both times being check-called by Vieira.

Yu turned over A♦8♠5♦2♦ for a flush and a six-low, scooping the pot as Vieira mucked his cards in defeat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Moulder	91,000 9,000	9,000

Ben Yu	78,000 18,000	18,000

Joao Vieira	50,000 11,500	11,500

Tags: Ben Yu Joao Vieira Patrick Moulder

05-31-2025 18:44 UTC-8

Saliba Wins it With a River Raise

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Tim Baker

Level 8 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Elie Nakache limped from the small blind and Justin Saliba raised out of the big blind. Nakache called.

Nakache check-called a bet from Saliba on the 5♣K♣2♥ flop. The turn came A♦ and Nakache led out. Saliba called.

Nakache bet again on the 3♥ river. Saliba raised and Nakache quickly folded his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Saliba	88,000 12,500	12,500

Elie Nakache	45,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Elie Nakache Justin Saliba

05-31-2025 18:38 UTC-8

Hopping In, Petering Out

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David "Bakes" Baker	60,000 60,000	60,000

Ryan Miller	60,000 60,000	60,000

Toby Lewis	60,000 60,000	60,000

Andrew Yeh	60,000 60,000	60,000

Erick Lindgren	60,000 60,000	60,000

Jason Berilgen	Busted
Jason Kluska	Busted
Jennifer Harman	Busted

Biao Ding	Busted
Nicolas Milgrom	Busted

Ron Ware	Busted
Dylan Weisman	Busted

James Chen	Busted

Level: 8

Limits: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 0

05-31-2025 18:34 UTC-8

Battistone Plays River Tricky

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

A completed board of 2♦J♠8♦4♠10♥ was in between Benjamin Jackson, Brian Battistone, and George Alexander. It then checked to Alexander in the hijack, who bet out.

Jackson called, but Battistone had other ideas and raised. Alexander mulled it over for a while before he decided to lay his cards down, after which a quick call followed from Jackson.

Battistone showed A♥Q♥9♣5♠ for a straight and an eight-five low, scooping the pot when Jackson mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Jackson	101,000 14,000	14,000
George Alexander	92,000 13,000	13,000

Brian Battistone	60,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Benjamin Jackson Brian Battistone George Alexander

05-31-2025 18:23 UTC-8

McClelland Scoops Up Weisman's Chips

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Hunter McClelland open-raised in middle position. It folded to Dylan Weisman in the big blind, who tossed in a call.

Weisman check-called McClelland's three bets on the 5♦6♥4♦10♣Q♣ runout. McClelland showed down A♥10♠10♦3♦ for a set and the second nut low, taking down the pot as Weisman's cards disappeared into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hunter McClelland	82,000 10,500	10,500
Dylan Weisman	22,000 31,000	31,000

Tags: Dylan Weisman Hunter McClelland

05-31-2025 18:18 UTC-8

Brown Takes from Ivey

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Dylan Weisman raised from early position with Tyler Brown calling from the next seat. Phil Ivey reraised on the button, which got called by Weisman and Brown.

Weisman checked the K♣8♥Q♥ flop and Brown bet. Ivey called, but Weisman folded.

Brown bet again when the 6♥ landed on the turn. Ivey called to see the 6♦ peel off on the river. Brown bet, and after a few moments, Ivey tossed his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Brown	65,000 35,500	35,500

Dylan Weisman	53,000 9,500	9,500

Phil Ivey	45,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Tyler Brown Phil Ivey Dylan Weisman

05-31-2025 18:15 UTC-8

Latest Arrivals and Departures

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	60,000

Matt Glantz	60,000

Rob Hollink	60,000
Jason Daly	60,000

Jeremy Ausmus	60,000

Taylor Wilson	60,000
Carol Fuchs	60,000

Matthew Beinner	60,000
Ray Fishman	60,000
Fabrizio Gonzalez	60,000
Ben Yu	60,000

Naoya Kihara	60,000

Benjamin Miner	60,000
Gary Bolden	60,000

Dennis Maschke	60,000
Ben Lamb	60,000

Dylan Linde	Busted

Ryutaro Suzuki	Busted

Joe Ford	Busted
Jeff Madsen	Busted

Dragana Mackelprang	Busted
John Sill	Busted
Mark Fisher	Busted
Brian Breck	Busted
Esther Taylor	Busted

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05-31-2025 18:10 UTC-8

Chen Triples Up

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Jeffery Stepaniuk raised under the gun, seeing James Chen call in the hijack. Robert Yass defended his big blind as the trio went to a flop of 6♣9♥5♠. Yass checked, Stepaniuk bet, and both Chen and Yass called.

Stepaniuk also bet the 10♦ turn, after which Chen moved all in for 5,500. After clarifying his options, Yass called, and Stepaniuk tossed in the few extra chips as well.

The river came the K♥. Yass checked for a third time, this time folding when Stepaniuk completed his triple barrel.

Chen then tabled A♠8♣7♦2♥ for a straight to the ten, tripling up as Yass' cards were quickly disposed of.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Yass	54,500 8,500	8,500
Jeffery Stepaniuk	51,000 15,000	15,000
James Chen (US)	35,500 24,500	24,500

Tags: James Chen (US)Jeffery Stepaniuk Robert Yass

05-31-2025 18:09 UTC-8

Albrinck With a Boat

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Bradford Albrinck raised from early position. Jaswinder Lally called from the next seat and Ari Engel defended the big blind.

Engel checked the 4♦4♥10♥ flop and Albrinck bet. Lally called, but Engel folded.

The 9♠ turn checked through for the 10♦ to land on the river. Albrinck bet, and was met by a raise from Lally. Albrinck three-bet, and after a few moments, Lally made the call.

Albrinck turned over the nut boat with A♣10♣9♦2♠ and won the pot as Lally revealed A♠10♠J♣5♦ for trips.