Event #14: $1,500 Mixed: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, "Big O" Day 2 | 2026 World Series of Poker

14 hours 44 minutes ago

All-In Survivors

Jerome Solomon

Level 25

Limit: 25,000/50,000 Blinds, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 25,000 Ante, 15,000/25,000 Blinds, 50,000-90,000 Pot Limit Raise

Big O

Kevin Choi made a pot-sized raise to 320,000 chips preflop, putting Casey Carroll and Vadim Shlez all in with their calls.

Vadim Shlez: A♥K♠9♠5♣2♦ All in
Casey Carroll: 9♣7♠4♠3♦2♣ All in
Kevin Choi: A♠Q♠Q♦J♠2♠

The all-ins survived the runout of A♣9♥8♣5♠5♦, with Carroll making fives full of aces and Shlez making the nut-low.

Tags: Casey Carroll Kevin Choi Vadim Shlez

14 hours 48 minutes ago

Balas Leaves Shlez Vulnerable

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Jacob Wilson

Level 25

Limit: 25,000/50,000 Blinds, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 25,000 Ante, 15,000/25,000 Blinds, 50,000-90,000 Pot Limit Raise

Big O

Brandon Cantu opened the action from the hijack with a raise to 65,000. Dekel Balas flatted in the cutoff, before Vadim Shlez made a pot-sized raise to 285,000 from the small blind. Only Balas made the call. Shlez potted the J♦Q♥4♦ flop and Balas called all in.

Dekel Balas: A♠J♠10♦8♣4♣ All in
Vadim Shlez: A♣Q♣8♥4♥2♠

Balas needed to get lucky, and get lucky he did as the J♣ turn boated him up, leaving Shlez with just two outs. He couldn't find one on the 7♣ river, as he doubled his opponent and was left extremely short. Shlez busted a few hands later.

Tags: Brandon Cantu Dekel Balas Vadim Shlez

14 hours 54 minutes ago

32nd-39th Place Finishers ($7,302)

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Liam Gannon

Level 25

Limit: 25,000/50,000 Blinds, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 25,000 Ante, 15,000/25,000 Blinds, 50,000-90,000 Pot Limit Raise

14 hours 58 minutes ago

Wood Cannot Get There Against Fernando

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Liam Gannon

Level 25

Limit: 25,000/50,000 Blinds, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 25,000 Ante, 15,000/25,000 Blinds, 50,000-90,000 Pot Limit Raise

Big O

Action was picked up with Gregory Wood all in and at risk from the big blind for 270,000 total, up against Naween Fernando in first position.

Gregory Wood: A♥K♣6♠4♥3♥ All in
Naween Fernando: A♠A♦Q♦5♠3♠

Nothing improved for Wood on the runout of J♣Q♥ and he took his leave from the tournament while Fernando got richer.

Tags: Big O Gregory Wood Naween Fernando

15 hours 1 minute ago

Ha Survives; Newberry Knocked Out

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Jerome Solomon

Level 25

Limit: 25,000/50,000 Blinds, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 25,000 Ante, 15,000/25,000 Blinds, 50,000-90,000 Pot Limit Raise

Big O

Sang Ha and James Newberry found themselves in jeopardy as the raised all in preflop against Chris Lee.

Sang Ha: K♦J♣4♣3♦2♦ All in
James Newberry: A♦Q♣J♦10♥6♣ All in
Chris Lee: A♣9♥6♠5♠3♥

Ha found the nut-low in the A♠A♥8♥7♣4♥ runout to stay alive, while Lee's straight knocked Newberry out of the tournament.

Tags: Chris Lee James Newberry Sang Ha

15 hours 5 minutes ago

Rich Quarters Deck Without A Pair

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Liam Gannon

Level 25

Limit: 25,000/50,000 Blinds, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 25,000 Ante, 15,000/25,000 Blinds, 50,000-90,000 Pot Limit Raise

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

Action was picked up on the turn in a pot between Woody Deck in late position, Reagan Rich in the hijack, and Brian Battistone on the button.

With a board reading Q♣6♠2♦4♣, Deck moved all in for 380,000 and Rich called in the hijack. Battistone tanked before tossing his hand into the muck.

Woody Deck: A♥J♠7♥3♠ All in
Reagan Rich: A♠K♥J♥3♣

A 10♣ peeled off on the river and both players shared the same low, while Rich's ace-king high was good for the high. As Rich took in the pot, Battistone told the table he also folded ace-three, but with a pair of queens.

Tags: As Rich Brian Battistone Reagan Rich Woody Deck

15 hours 15 minutes ago

Hart Chops and Chops Again

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Jacob Wilson

Level 25

Limit: 25,000/50,000 Blinds, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 25,000 Ante, 15,000/25,000 Blinds, 50,000-90,000 Pot Limit Raise

Omaha Hi-Lo

Grant Hart moved all in for 50,000 on the button. Brad Ruben raised in the small blind and Naween Fernando called from the big blind. Ruben bet the J♠J♣2♣ flop, Fernando raised and Ruben called.

Both the A♥ turn and 9♠ river checked through, and the three players split the pot; Hart showed A♦K♥Q♣7♣, Ruben tabled A♣K♠6♣10♦, and Fernando flipped A♠K♣8♣3♣.

The very next hand, Hart did the exact same thing from the cutoff. Ruben raised again, this time from the button, and the blinds folded.

Grant Hart: A♠K♦10♠7♠ All in
Brad Ruben: A♦J♥3♥3♦

Hart flopped the stones on 9♠8♠4♠ and nothing changed with the Q♥ turn. Miraculously, he rivered an unwanted straight flush, as the 6♠ gave his opponent a low, and the two chopped yet again.

Tags: Brad Ruben Grant Hart Naween Fernando

Level: 25

Limit: 25,000/50,000 Blinds, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 25,000 Ante, 15,000/25,000 Blinds, 50,000-90,000 Pot Limit Raise

15 hours 37 minutes ago

Barber Gets (Almost) Max Value

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Jacob Wilson

Level 24

Limit: 20,000/40,000 Blinds, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 20,000 Ante, 10,000/20,000 Blinds, 40,000-70,000 Pot Limit Raise

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

Andrew Barber opened under the gun to 40,000, leaving just a single 5,000 value chip behind. Kevin Choi called from the cutoff, and Michael Banducci defended his big blind.

Action checked through on both the flop and the turn, leaving the board to read 5♣4♦3♦Q♠3♥. Banducci checked for a third time, and Barber led out for his final 5,000. Choi reluctantly called, and Banducci pondered a while before finding the fold, despite the price.

Barber's flopped wheel with A♠10♣3♣2♠ was enough to beat Choi's A♥10♦7♣5♥. A tablemate joked that if Barber hadn't slow-played, he would've got Banducci's 5,000, too, and Banducci agreed. "If you just think about it for five minutes, you'll realize why I did that," retorted Barber.

Tags: Andrew Barber Kevin Choi Michael Banducci

15 hours 56 minutes ago

Kondratenko Doubles Through Wood

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Jacob Wilson

Level 24

Limit: 20,000/40,000 Blinds, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 20,000 Ante, 10,000/20,000 Blinds, 40,000-70,000 Pot Limit Raise

Big O

Gregory Wood opened to 50,000 from the cutoff. His only customer was Volodymyr Kondratenko who defended his small blind, and the two went heads up to a flop of Q♦3♥8♣. Kondratenko shoved for 70,000 and Wood made the call.

Volodymyr Kondratenko: A♥6♥6♦3♣3♠ All in
Gregory Wood: A♠A♦K♦Q♣4♣

Kondratenko had taken the lead the lead with a set, but it was vulnerable, and the 2♣ turn was the worst in the deck from his point of view. Wood had turned the nut low, with a straight and flush draw to scoop. However, the 4♦ river counterfeit Wood's low, and Kondratenko scooped with a set and a six.

Tags: Gregory Wood Volodymyr Kondratenko