Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-01-2025 14:00 UTC-8

Luo Doubles With a Boat

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Xixiang Luo raised from the hijack and only George Alexander called from the small blind.

Alexander check-called Luo's bet on the 3♠8♦3♦ flop.

The 3♣ fell on the turn and Alexander check-called another bet from Luo.

Alexander checked when the 10♠ dropped on the river and Luo bet his last 2,000. Alexander reluctantly called.

Luo showed the winner with K♠K♣J♣8♥ for a full house, earning him the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Alexander	200,000 70,000	70,000

Xixiang Luo	85,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: George Alexander Xixiang Luo

06-01-2025 13:47 UTC-8

Sternheimer Eliminated

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 12 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Philip Sternheimer raised his last 8,000 and was called by Ben Yu.

Philip Sternheimer: A♠K♣J♠8♦
Ben Yu: A♣A♦9♠7♣

Sternheimer had a few outs when the wheel spun J♦5♠2♦ but the 9♥ and 2♥ didn't improve him and Yu collected the last of his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Yu	90,000 3,000	3,000

Philip Sternheimer	Busted

Tags: Ben Yu Philip Richard Sternheimer

06-01-2025 13:35 UTC-8

Quads Only Get Half

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 12 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Anthony Zinno fired out a bet on a turn reading A♦Q♥4♠A♠ and was called by Allan Le.

The river rolled off the 6♥ and Zinno bet again and was quickly called.

Zinno tabled the A♥A♣2♦7♥ for quads and a seven low but Le tabled a better low and was awarded half the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allan Le	202,000 142,000	142,000

Anthony Zinno	138,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Allan Le Anthony Zinno

06-01-2025 13:32 UTC-8

Ausmus and Zinno Chop it Up

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Anthony Zinno limped the hijack and Phillip Hui called from the small blind. Jeremy Ausmus raised from the big blind, which both Zinno and Hui called.

Both the blinds checked to Zinno on the 10♦7♥5♣ flop and he bet. Hui and Ausmus called.

After it checked to Zinno on the A♣ turn, he bet, which only Ausmus called.

Ausmus checked for the last time when the Q♥ dropped on the river. Zinno bet, and Ausmus check-raised. Zinno called.

Ausmus showed A♦K♠J♥4♦ to win the high with a straight, and Zinno flipped up A♠J♣4♠2♦ for the second nut low, meaning they chopped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	140,000 25,000	25,000

Jeremy Ausmus	80,000 33,000	33,000

Phillip Hui	55,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Anthony Zinno Jeremy Ausmus Phillip Hui

06-01-2025 13:18 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Stuart Rutter	373,000 172,000	172,000
Eric Wasserson	303,000 88,000	88,000

David "ODB" Baker	300,000 134,000	134,000

Matthew Beinner	285,000 60,000	60,000
Ryan Bambrick	283,000 42,000	42,000

Ofir Mor	280,000 14,000	14,000
Eddie Blumenthal	271,000 21,000	21,000
George Alexander	270,000 64,000	64,000

Jay Kerbel	257,000 20,000	20,000
Hal Rotholz	240,000 36,000	36,000

Marco Johnson	230,000 126,000	126,000

Patrick Moulder	222,000 147,000	147,000

Austin Marks	221,000 99,000	99,000
Hunter McClelland	218,000 26,000	26,000
Bradford Albrinck	213,000 2,000	2,000
Ryan Depol	210,000 15,000	15,000
Ben Lamb	202,000 101,000	101,000

Kane Kalas	193,000 119,000	119,000
Joey Couden	185,000 64,000	64,000

Dennis Maschke	182,000 8,000	8,000
Andrew Brown	179,000 37,000	37,000

Carol Fuchs	170,000 50,000	50,000

Matthew Valeo	168,000 15,000	15,000

Anthony Zinno	165,000 60,000	60,000

Andres Korn	165,000 88,000	88,000

New Entries and Recent Eliminations

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Tim Baker

Level 11 : Limits 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nguyen Le	60,000 60,000	60,000

Phil Hellmuth	60,000 60,000	60,000

Julien Martini	60,000 60,000	60,000

Michael Moncek	60,000 60,000	60,000

Matthew Wantman	60,000

Zachary Reinbold	60,000 60,000	60,000
Phillip Hui	60,000 60,000	60,000

Christian Harder	60,000 60,000	60,000

Jonathan Krela	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jordan Spurlin	60,000 60,000	60,000
Chino Rheem	60,000 60,000	60,000
Steve Zolotow	60,000 60,000	60,000
Chris Hunichen	60,000 60,000	60,000
James Collopy	60,000 60,000	60,000

Andrew Kelsall	60,000 60,000	60,000

Jared Bleznick	60,000 60,000	60,000

Paul Zappulla	Busted

Naoya Kihara	Busted

Tyler Brown	Busted

Chris Vitch	Busted

Dustin Dirksen	Busted
Nick Guagenti	Busted
Ari Engel	Busted

Huck Seed	Busted

Frankie O'Dell	Busted

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06-01-2025 12:57 UTC-8

What is the Low?

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 11 : Limits 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

An argument had broken out on a board reading 2♥A♣K♣4♥5♣ as to who had the best low in a heads up pot.

Fabrizio Gonzalez: J♥6♦6♠3♠
Robert Yass: A♦Q♥A♠6♣

Yass and several table mates tried to convince Gonzalez that Yass had the best low with a live six for half the pot.

Gonzalez almost consented to the table's decision but lucky for him, Robert Mizrachi had just been moved to the table so he explained that the three in Gonzalez's hand made him a better qualifying low, as he was also able to play down to the ace.

The floor was called over to confirm the low and the dealer pipped the cards before the wrong side of the table finally agreed they had been mistaken.

Gonzalez scooped as he had a six-high straight to take the high half of the pot as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Mizrachi	242,000

Fabrizio Gonzalez	195,000 47,000	47,000
Robert Yass	82,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Fabrizio Gonzalez Robert Mizrachi Robert Yass

06-01-2025 12:44 UTC-8

Miner's Double Barrel Secures Him the Pot

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Tim Baker

Level 11 : Limits 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Eddie Blumenthal limped the cutoff and Benjamin Miner followed with a call from the button. Eduards Rakuss raised from the big blind before Blumenthal three-bet. Miner and Rakuss called.

The action checked to Miner after the dealer put out a flop of J♥5♣10♠, and he bet. Rakuss and Blumenthal called.

When it checked to Miner again on the J♦ turn, he bet again, this time forcing two folds from his opponents.