Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Day 2 | 2026 World Series of Poker

15 hours 16 minutes ago

Selbst Holds to Send Out Two

David Salituro

Level 23 : Limits 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

Jose Paz-Gutierrez was all in from the hijack on a flop of Q♣9♠K♣ as Vanessa Selbst in the big blind and Ilia Krupin under the gun put him at risk.

Selbst then bet on the 3♠ turn, Krupin raised all in, and Selbst called.

Selbst showed J♠J♥10♠8♠ for a straight, Krupin had A♥A♠2♠2♥ for aces and a flush draw, while Paz-Gutierrez turned over A♦J♦7♦3♣. The river was the 6♥ and Selbst scooped the pot to send both opponents to the rail.

Tags: Ilia Krupin Jose Paz-Gutierrez Vanessa Selbst

15 hours 17 minutes ago

Vornicu Takes From Vandemheem

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Liam Gannon

Level 23 : Limits 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

Jose Paz-Gutierrez raised in first position to see Michael Krascenko Jr in the hijack, Valentin Vornicu in the cutoff, and Kelly Vandemheen in the big blind call.

The flop rolled out 9♣7♠4♥ and Vandemheen checked over to Paz-Gutierrez, who bet and received three calls.

Action checked through on the turn K♣ to the river J♣ where it checked around to Vornicu, who bet to see only Vandemheen call.

Vornicu tabled A♣J♠6♥6♣ for the nut flush and the 14-time WSOPC ring winner took down the pot.

Tags: Jose Paz-Gutierrez Kelly Vandemheen Michael Krascenko Jr Valentin Vornicu

15 hours 23 minutes ago

Rean Moving Back Up by Scooping Kupin

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Limits 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

Aaron Kupin three-bet on the button and Nirath Rean called in middle position, as did Amnon Filippi in the cutoff.

Kupin bet on the A♠8♠4♠ flop, and only Rean called. Kupin then continued betting on the 4♦ turn and 2♠ river as Rean called him down.

Rean turned over 6♥5♣4♥3♣ for a wheel, and Kupin mucked.

Tags: Aaron Kupin Amnon Filippi Nirath Rean

15 hours 27 minutes ago

Chan Forced All In Blinds

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Limits 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

Lok Chan was all in from the big blind as John Holley raised on the button to chase away the rest of the table.

Lok Chan: A♣7♠5♠3♣ All in
John Holley: A♥8♥8♦2♣

"That's your blind hand?", Holley said once Chan turned over his cards. The board ran out 8♣9♥6♥J♣7♥, and Holley ended up making a flush on the river with a low to scoop the pot and send Chan to the rail.

Tags: John Holley Lok Chan

15 hours 35 minutes ago

Rean Falling Fast as Filippi Calls Down

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Limits 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

"If you play tournaments here, every day you'll see something that you'll never see again in your life," Amnon Filippi told his tablemates as he opened in middle position. Nirath Rean called in the big blind.

Filippi bet on the 9♠7♥4♠ flop and Rean called. Both players checked the K♦ turn, and Rean then bet on the 4♦ river. Filippi called.

Rean showed Q♥J♣5♣4♥ for trips, but Filippi had A♠6♣4♣3♣ and took the pot with his ace-kicker.

Tags: Amnon Filippi Nirath Rean

15 hours 36 minutes ago

Phillips Leaves Chan Short

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Liam Gannon

Level 23 : Limits 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

Tyler Phillips raised from under the gun and Lok Chan defended his big blind.

The flop rolled out Q♠9♥7♣ and Chan checked over to Phillips, who bet. This prompted Chan to raise and Phillips matched the bet.

On the turn 3♣, Chan checked over to Phillips who bet again, and Chan called.

Chan checked the K♥ river and folded to Phillips' final bet.

"Nice bluff," said table mate John Holley.

"I was bluffing," replied Phillips, "until the river."

Tags: John Holley Lok Chan Tyler Phillips

15 hours 41 minutes ago

Selbst Comes From Behind to Double Off Vornicu

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Limits 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

Valentin Vornicu raised on the button before Vanessa Selbst reraised in the small blind. Vornicu then four-bet, and Selbst called for her last 95,000.

Vanessa Selbst: A♦K♠10♥9♦ All in
Valentin Vornicu: A♠A♣8♥2♦

Selbst needed to improve against Vornicu's aces, and she made trips on the K♦4♦K♥ flop to take the lead. "How do you play that shit?" she said in jest as the rest of the board ran out J♠5♣ to earn her a double up.

Tags: Valentin Vornicu Vanessa Selbst

15 hours 51 minutes ago

Bambrick Crosses Two Million at Holley's Expense

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Limits 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

John Holley bet from middle position on a flop of J♥J♠4♦ and Ryan Bambrick raised in the big blind. Holley called, and the 6♥ fell on the turn.

Bambrick then bet, and Holley called. Bambrick bet again on the 10♣ river, and Holley gave up his hand this time.

Tags: John Holley Ryan Bambrick

15 hours 57 minutes ago

Krupin Quarters Lin

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Liam Gannon

Level 23 : Limits 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

Andrew Voor raised in the cutoff, to see Ilia Krupin three-bet on the button. David Lin four-bet all in for 115,000 in the small blind. Voor called, then called Krupin's all in for 120,000 total.

David Lin: A♦K♣6♦3♠ All in
Ilia Krupin: A♠A♣9♦3♣ All in
Andrew Voor: A♥J♦9♠4♣

The board ran out 8♥2♦2♣5♠2♥ and the full house was good for Krupin to take the full side and half of the main, while the low was chopped between himself and Lin.

Tags: Andrew Voor David Lin Ilia Krupin

15 hours 57 minutes ago

Vandemheen the "Luckiest Man Alive"

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Limits 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

Vanessa Selbst bet from the small blind on a flop of 9♥10♠8♣ and Kelly Vandemheen called in the big blind, as did Valentin Vornicu on the button.

The turn was the K♠ and Selbst checked to Vandemheen, who put out a bet. Vornicu then raised, and Selbst took a minute before folding. Vandemheen called to the J♠ river, where he led out with a bet.

"You always river it," Vornicu said before calling, and Vandemheen showed A♦Q♠10♠9♣ for the rivered nut straight. Vornicu flashed queen-jack for a beaten flopped straight.

"You're the luckiest man alive," he told Vandemheen after the hand.

Tags: Kelly Vandemheen Valentin Vornicu Vanessa Selbst