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

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 18:48 UTC-8

Yu Scoops Vieira

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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 18:54 UTC-8

The River Saves Rosario

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Tim Baker

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

Shirley Rosario got the last of her chips in preflop with Ariel Mantel trying to bust her.

Shirley Rosario: A♠J♣9♦8♠ All in
Ariel Mantel: A♣A♦K♦7♦

Rosario was behind and needed some help from the dealer to survive. The board ran out K♣4♣2♠10♠Q♥, to give Rosario the winner with a rivered Broadway straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ariel Mantel	95,000 32,000	32,000
Shirley Rosario	22,000 16,300	16,300

Tags: Ariel Mantel Shirley Rosario

05-31-2025 18:57 UTC-8

Ivey Three-Bets Turn

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Frank Visser

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

Small blind James Obst fired a bet on the 10♣4♠9♠8♣ turn, which Yuri Dzivielevski raised in the big blind. Phil Ivey then upped the ante with a reraise in the cutoff, seeing both Obst and Dzivielevski call.

The river fell the Q♦. It checked to Ivey, who fired again. Obst quickly got out of the way before Dzivielevski reluctantly put in a call.

Ivey tabled K♣Q♥J♥9♣ for the nut straight, and Dzivielevski quickly mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	120,000 75,000	75,000

James Obst	62,000 25,500	25,500

Yuri Dzivielevski	50,500 56,000	56,000

Tags: James Obst Phil Ivey Yuri Dzivielevski

05-31-2025 19:06 UTC-8

Chen Loses Final Chips

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Frank Visser

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

Huabao Chen committed his last big bet preflop from the big blind, being up against Benjamin Miner on the button.

Huabao Chen: A♠Q♣J♥3♣ All in
Benjamin Miner: A♥10♦9♦2♠

Chen made two pair on the A♣3♥6♠ flop while Miner made the better low on the 8♣ turn. The 7♦ river upgraded Miner to a straight, seeing him take both halves of the pot, eliminating his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Miner	67,500 7,500	7,500
Huabao Chen	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Miner Huabao Chen

05-31-2025 19:06 UTC-8

Zwingmann-Gocht and Baker Chop Up Depol's Chips

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Tim Baker

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

David "ODB" Baker raised from early position with Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht calling from the next seat, and Ryan Depol defending his big blind.

Depol and Baker checked to Zwingmann-Gocht on the 8♣K♦10♦ flop and he decided to bet. Depol and Baker called.

The action checked to Zwingmann-Gocht again on the 3♠ turn and he bet again. Depol and Baker called.

The dealer revealed the 7♥ on the river. After two checks, Zwingmann-Gocht bet. Depol and Baker called and the cards were revealed.

Baker showed A♠Q♣5♠2♥ for the nut low, and Zwingmann-Gocht tabled A♣K♣Q♥8♥ for two pair. Depol mucked, which meant Baker and Zwingmann-Gocht split the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David "ODB" Baker	72,000 14,500	14,500

Ryan Depol	70,000 10,500	10,500
Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht	65,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: David "ODB" Baker Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht Ryan Depol

05-31-2025 19:18 UTC-8

O'Dell Furiously Folds

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Tim Baker

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

Ilia Krupin raised from the button and Frankie O'Dell defended from the big blind.

O'Dell started with a check and Krupin bet. O'Dell check-raised, which Krupin called.

The turn came the 2♠ and O'Dell bet. Krupin raised, prompting O'Dell to show 3x2x, as he launched his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ilia Krupin	85,000 25,000	25,000
Frankie O'Dell	50,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Frankie O'Dell Ilia Krupin

05-31-2025 19:20 UTC-8

Smith Scoops as Wasserson Misreads Hand

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Frank Visser

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

The action was caught four-way on a 7♦10♠9♣A♦ turn. Jeffery Stepaniuk and Eric Wasserson checked from the blinds before Ed Smith tossed in a bet under the gun.

Robert Yass called on the button, as did Stepaniuk and Wasserson. The 8♠ hit the river, and Wasserson led out with a bet after Stepaniuk had checked. Smith called while the other two players mucked their hands.

"Straight," Wasserson enthusiastically declared, before he stated, "Oh no, I misread my hand."

Smith then tabled A♣10♦6♠3♦ for a straight to the ten and a low, and Wasserson gave up on the pot as he mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Wasserson	95,000 7,500	7,500

Ed Smith	87,000 18,500	18,500
Jeffery Stepaniuk	85,000 5,000	5,000
Robert Yass	71,500 8,500	8,500

Tags: Ed Smith Eric Wasserson Jeffery Stepaniuk Robert Yass

05-31-2025 19:31 UTC-8

Rakuss Wins it With a Set

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Tim Baker

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

Four players saw the dealer put out a flop of K♠Q♣J♣. After three checks, Eduards Rakuss bet from the button. Only Benjamin Miner called out of the big blind.

The turn came the 6♠ and Miner check-called another bet from Rakuss. The 3♣ river checked through and Rakuss took down the pot with A♥Q♦Q♠2♣ for a set of queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eduards Rakuss	65,000 17,500	17,500
Benjamin Miner	51,000 16,500	16,500

Tags: Benjamin Miner Eduards Rakuss

05-31-2025 19:31 UTC-8

Ausmus Finds Double-Up

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Frank Visser

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

With several chips already in the pot, Jeremy Ausmus committed his final 10,000 on a turn of K♠4♣4♥Q♠ from the hijack, and was looked up by Elie Nakache in the small blind.

Jeremy Ausmus: A♠K♥K♣3♣ All in
Elie Nakache: A♥A♣Q♣9♦