Event #14: $1,500 Mixed: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, "Big O" | 2026 World Series of Poker

19 hours 38 minutes ago

Lawrence Berg Eliminated in 13th Place ($13,297)

Liam Gannon

Level 29

Limit: 60,000/120,000 Blinds, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 60,000 Ante, 30,000/60,000 Blinds, 120,000-210,000 Pot Limit Raise

Big O

Lawrence Berg moved all in for 165,000 in the cutoff and both Lee Rough on the button and Edward Spivack in the big blind called.

The flop rolled out K♦10♥2♥ and Spivack check-folded to Rough's pot sized bet.

Lawrence Berg: A♣Q♣8♦7♠7♦ All in
Lee Rough: A♥K♥K♣9♦3♥

No improvement came to Berg on the runout of Q♦4♥ and the WSOP bracelet winner was eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Big O Edward Spivack Lawrence Berg Lee Rough

19 hours 47 minutes ago

Liberto Leaves Berg Short

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Dan O'Hair

Level 29

Limit: 60,000/120,000 Blinds, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 60,000 Ante, 30,000/60,000 Blinds, 120,000-210,000 Pot Limit Raise

Big O

Justin Liberto, Lawrence Berg, and Lee Rough were in for 380,000 each preflop.

Berg announced a pot-sized bet of 1,100,000 on the 8♥8♣2♣ flop, which got a fold from Lee and a shove for 1,875,000 from Liberto. Berg quickly called with a slightly covering stack and a showdown was held.

Justin Liberto: A♥8♦6♦4♣3♠ All in
Lawrence Berg: A♣K♥6♣3♥2♠

Liberto held trip eights and improved to a full house on the A♦ turn.

The J♣ river completed the board and Liberto was awarded the double up — leaving Berg with just 165,000 behind to work with.

Tags: Big O Justin Liberto Lawrence Berg Lee Rough

Level: 29

Limit: 60,000/120,000 Blinds, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 60,000 Ante, 30,000/60,000 Blinds, 120,000-210,000 Pot Limit Raise

19 hours 52 minutes ago

Reagan Rich Eliminated in 14th Place ($13,297)

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Liam Gannon

Level 28

Limit: 50,000/100,000 Blinds, 100,000-200,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 50,000 Ante, 25,000/50,000 Blinds, 100,000-175,000 Pot Limit Raise

Big O

Lee Rough raised to 175,000 in first position and Reagan Rich moved all in for 610,000 to see action fold back to Rough who called.

Regan Rich: A♥Q♣5♥2♣2♥ All in
Lee Rough: A♣J♥9♠4♥2♠

The board ran out A♦7♠7♦5♠3♠ and Rough made a nine-high flush and a wheel to scoop the pot and eliminate Rich from the tournament.

Tags: Big O Lee Rough

20 hours 8 minutes ago

Laurent Gets Four-Sixths

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Liam Gannon

Level 28

Limit: 50,000/100,000 Blinds, 100,000-200,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 50,000 Ante, 25,000/50,000 Blinds, 100,000-175,000 Pot Limit Raise

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

Jean Laurent raised to 150,000 from the hijack and saw Justin Liberto in the cutoff, Lawrence Berg on the button, and Lee Rough in the big blind all call.

The flop rolled out K♥6♥5♣ and action checked around to Liberto who bet 330,000 to see Berg and Laurent call.

Action checked through on the turn 7♥ to the river 2♥ where Laurent bet 1,500,000 and got two calls after both players thought for a while.

Laurent turned over A♦3♣2♣2♦ for a set of twos with the nut low, while Liberto turned over A♠K♠9♠3♦ for the same nut low. Berg tabled A♥K♣J♣3♠ for the same nut low and all three of them chopped the low while Laurent took the high with a set of twos.

Tags: Jean Laurent Justin Liberto Lawrence Berg Lee Rough

20 hours 16 minutes ago

Shack-Harris Trips up Banducci

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Dan O'Hair

Level 28

Limit: 50,000/100,000 Blinds, 100,000-200,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 50,000 Ante, 25,000/50,000 Blinds, 100,000-175,000 Pot Limit Raise

Omaha Hi-Lo

Brandon Shack-Harris raised from middle position and found one caller in Michael Banducci in the big blind.

Banducci check-raised a bet from Shack-Harris on the Q♣7♦Q♠ flop and Shack-Harris called.

Shack-Harris then called bets from Banducci on the 8♥ turn and K♣ river and Banducci showed Q♦5♠5♥4♥ for trip queens.

Shack-Harris revealed A♦Q♥J♥3♦ for trip queens with an ace-kicker and was sent the pot.

Tags: Brandon Shack-Harris Michael Banducci

20 hours 34 minutes ago

Weinberger Triples up in Massive Three-way Clash

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Dan O'Hair

Level 28

Limit: 50,000/100,000 Blinds, 100,000-200,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 50,000 Ante, 25,000/50,000 Blinds, 100,000-175,000 Pot Limit Raise

Big O

Joseph Weinberger opened to 175,000 from under the gun and was called by Jean Laurent int he cutoff and Justin Liberto on the button. Lee Rough then shoved from the big blind and Weinberger called all in for 530,000 total.

Laurent got out of the way, but Liberto called to put both players at risk for a three-way showdown.

Joseph Weinberger: A♦K♥7♠5♥3♣ All in
Lee Rough: A♣Q♥6♦4♦2♥ All in
Justin Liberto: A♥9♣8♦7♥3♠

The 2♠Q♣10♣4♣3♦ runout left Weinberger with a wheel to scoop the main while Rough took the side pot against Liberto.

Tags: Big O Jean Laurent Joseph Weinberger Justin Liberto Lee Rough

20 hours 47 minutes ago

Lee Goes Runner-Runner to Double Through Banducci

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Dan O'Hair

Level 28

Limit: 50,000/100,000 Blinds, 100,000-200,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 50,000 Ante, 25,000/50,000 Blinds, 100,000-175,000 Pot Limit Raise

Omaha Hi-Lo

Chris Lee raised from middle position and was three-bet by Michael Banducci in the hijack. Action folded back to Lee, who four-bet all in for his remaining stack. Banducci called and hands were revealed.

Chris Lee: K♦Q♣J♥10♦ All in
Michael Banducci: A♠A♦5♦4♥

Lee would need some help against Banducci's aces, but the 9♣A♣2♦ flop left him drawing to runner-runner against Banducci's set.

The K♥ turn kept Lee drawing live, and the Q♦ river got a, "Yes! Yes!" from Lee as it had filled his Broadway draw for the dramatic double up.

Lee won another substantial pot following the hand to grow his stack to approximately 1,400,000.

Tags: Chris Lee (VA)Michael Banducci

Level: 28

Limit: 50,000/100,000 Blinds, 100,000-200,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 50,000 Ante, 25,000/50,000 Blinds, 100,000-175,000 Pot Limit Raise

21 hours 10 minutes ago

Break Time

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Dan O'Hair

Level 27

Limit: 40,000/80,000 Blinds, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 40,000 Ante, 20,000/40,000 Blinds, 80,000-140,000 Pot Limit Raise

The remaining 14 players have been sent on a 15-minute break.