Event #45: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better | 2026 World Series of Poker

1 day 19 hours ago

Bates Falls Further

Brett Slezak

Level 31

Limit Flop/Draw: 125,000-250,000, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 75,000 Bring-In, 250,000 Completion, 250,000-500,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Nikolai Fal raised on the button and Donovan Bates called in the big blind.

On the K♦Q♦10♠ flop, Bates check-called a bet from Fal.

Bates then led on the 10♥ turn and Fal called before the 6♠ river checked through.

Donovan Bates: A♥Q♠7♦2♣
Nikolai Fal: A♠J♠9♥4♣

Fal flopped the straight for the winner as Bates fell further down in the counts.

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1 day 19 hours ago

Blumenthal Increases Chip Lead, Bates and Fal Now Even

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Jacob Wilson

Level 31

Limit Flop/Draw: 125,000-250,000, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 75,000 Bring-In, 250,000 Completion, 250,000-500,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Nikolai Fal: XxXx/10♦A♠ ~ folded on fourth street
Eddie Blumenthal: J♦Q♥Q♣K♣/A♦J♥2♥
Donovan Bates: XxXx/7♣7♥2♣6♠/Xx

Donovan Bates was the bring in, but opted to complete. He received calls from both Nikolai Fal and Eddie Blumenthal.

He then bet out on fourth, prompting Fal to fold and Blumenthal to call.

Blumenthal picked up the best board on fifth, and check-called a bet from Bates, before leading out himself on sixth. Bates called, and action checked through on seventh. Blumenthal tabled two pair for the scoop.

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1 day 19 hours ago

Blumenthal Wins One Without Showdown

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Jacob Wilson

Level 31

Limit Flop/Draw: 125,000-250,000, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 75,000 Bring-In, 250,000 Completion, 250,000-500,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Eddie Blumenthal: XxXx6♦8♥5♠Q♠/Xx
Donovan Bates: XxXx/A♠10♠J♠4♣/Xx ~ folded on seventh street

Eddie Blumenthal brought in, then called following a completion from Donovan Bates. Bates then check-called bets from Blumenthal from fourth through to sixth, as both players received a final card face-down.

Blumenthal bet yet again when checked to on seventh, and Bates sigh-folded. He showed K♦7♦3♠, claiming the king was picked up on seventh, as he missed both a flush and a low draw.

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1 day 19 hours ago

Fal Gets Revenge on Bates

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Brett Slezak

Level 31

Limit Flop/Draw: 125,000-250,000, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 75,000 Bring-In, 250,000 Completion, 250,000-500,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Nikolai Fal: XxXx / 2♥5♥4♠K♥ / Xx
Donovan Bates: XxXx / Q♠8♣6♣Q♥ / Xx

Bates completed and Fal called. Bates then led fourth and Fal called again.

On fifth, Bates check-called a bet before sixth street checked through after Bates made open queens.

On seventh, Bates led and Fal called instantly. Bates tabled A♥8♥3♥ in the hole for two pair, queens and eights. However, it was no good as Fal revealed K♦7♠5♦ for a better two pair, kings and fives.

Tags: Donovan Bates Nikolai Fal

1 day 19 hours ago

Bates Scoops Fal in Big One

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Jacob Wilson

Level 31

Limit Flop/Draw: 125,000-250,000, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 75,000 Bring-In, 250,000 Completion, 250,000-500,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Nikolai Fal raised the button, and Donovan Bates called from the big blind. Bates then check-called bets from Fal on both the 7♥3♣Q♠ flop and the J♣ turn.

Action then checked through on the A♠ river, and Bates showed 7♦7♣6♠4♠ for a set of sevens as well as a low. Fal tabled A♣10♣2♥ for a missed nut flush draw, low draw and gutshot, to end up with only top pair. Bates collected the full pot.

Tags: Donovan Bates Nikolai Fal

1 day 19 hours ago

Soshi Yasoshima Eliminated in 4th Place ($80,340)

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Jacob Wilson

Level 31

Limit Flop/Draw: 125,000-250,000, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 75,000 Bring-In, 250,000 Completion, 250,000-500,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Nikolai Fal raised in the small blind and Soshi Yasoshima defended his big. Fal then bet the 10♣9♦7♦ flop, and bet again on the 2♥ river after Yasoshima called. Yasoshima called again on the turn, with all of his chips going into the middle.

Soshi Yasoshima: 10♦5♦5♠3♥ All in
Nikolai Fal: A♦9♠8♦4♠

The 8♣ river fell, and Fal was playing two pair for the high, with a superior low to Yasoshima. The latter couldn't beat his high, either, and just missed out on a podium spot.

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1 day 20 hours ago

Blumenthal Scoops Bates in Big One

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Brett Slezak

Level 31

Limit Flop/Draw: 125,000-250,000, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 75,000 Bring-In, 250,000 Completion, 250,000-500,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Eddie Blumenthal: XxXx / 7♥5♦3♥A♥ / Xx
Donovan Bates: XxXx / A♣8♠6♠2♦ / Xx

Blumenthal complated, Bates raised, and Blumenthal called. Bates led forth and Blumenthal called.

Bates then took the passive side, opting to swiftly check-call on fifth and sixth.

Bates checked a final time on seventh. Blumenthal bet, and Bates instantly called. However, he got the bad news as Blumenthal tabled 7♠5♥4♣ in the hole for two pair, sevens and fives, with a seven low. He scooped to drag a huge one in the first pot back from break.

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1 day 20 hours ago

Track the WSOP's Best Mixed Game Players With the MyPlayers Feed

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Matthew Warburton

Level 31

Limit Flop/Draw: 125,000-250,000, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 75,000 Bring-In, 250,000 Completion, 250,000-500,000 Limits

Texas Hold'em may be far and away the most popular variant of poker, but true grinders know the joy of switching it up with variants like Omaha, Stud and 2-7.

Some of poker's most decorated players have made mixed games their bread and butter. This includes Poker Hall of Famer Phil Ivey, who won three bracelets in a single summer way back in 2002, as well as Scott Seiver and Benny Glaser, who pulled off the same feat the last two summers.

From four-time $50,000 Poker Players Championship winner Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi to back-to-back-to-back Dealers Choice Championship winner Adam Friedman, here are some of the top mixed game players to look out for at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) this summer — and you can conveniently track them using the new PokerNews MyPlayers feed.

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Level: 31

Limit Flop/Draw: 125,000-250,000, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 75,000 Bring-In, 250,000 Completion, 250,000-500,000 Limits

1 day 20 hours ago