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

23 hours 12 minutes ago

Ponomarev Falls to Zhu

Jacob Wilson

Level 18

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000-12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion, 12,000-24,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Yueqi Zhu opened the action with a raise from the hijack. Nikolay Ponomarev called all-in for his final 23,000 on the button, and Jared Hyman defended his big blind.

Hyman check-called a bet from Zhu on the Q♣3♦5♥ flop, before action went check-check on the 4♦ turn. Hyman checked for a third time on the 10♥ river, then folded after Zhu bet out.

Zhu tabled A♥6♣5♦3♠ for two pair and a good low. Ponomarev could only produce top pair with A♦K♥Q♦9♥ as his tournament ended.

Tags: Jared Hyman Nikolay Ponomarev Yueqi Zhu

23 hours 26 minutes ago

Yu Takes One Down

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Jacob Wilson

Level 18

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000-12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion, 12,000-24,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Sean Yu: XxXx4♦5♥7♦A♦/Xx
Kristan Lord: XxXx/6♥Q♥ ~ folded on fourth street
Ziya Rahim: XxXx/A♥2♣J♦K♣ ~ folded on sixth street

Kristan Lord completed with his six, and Ziya Rahim, who was sat on his direct left, made it two bets to go. Sean Yu flatted, and Lord called to see fourth.

On fourth street, Rahim continued with a bet, and Yu put in a call. Lord folded, bringing the remaining players to fifth.

Rahim slowed down with a check on fifth street, then called a bet from Yu. He checked again on sixth, then sigh-folded as Yu showed no signs of slowing down.

Tags: Kristan Lord Sean Yu Ziya Rahim

Level: 18

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000-12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion, 12,000-24,000 Limits

23 hours 38 minutes ago

First Eliminations ITM ($5,000)

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Brett Slezak

Level 18

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000-12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion, 12,000-24,000 Limits

23 hours 39 minutes ago

Behind, Ahead, then Behind Again for Hammers

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Brett Slezak

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Sherry Hammers: A♥2♦ / 7♦2♠XxXx / Xx All in
Hieu Ma: XxXx / 5♠10♦ - folded on fourth street
Davin Anderson: XxXx / 8♠10♣ - folded on fourth street
Joseph Hallock: 5x3♥ / 7♥7♣XxXx / Xx

Hammers completed and was called by three opponents.

Hallock led fourth with open sevens, Ma folded, Hammers raised all-in for 17,000, Anderson folded, and Hallock called to put her at risk.

Hammers held twos against the sevens of Hallock, while both had three to a low. On fifth, Hammers caught the 2♥, giving her trips to take the lead. However, Hallock's board ran out 4♣6♠, giving him a seven-high straight and low.

Hammers could not make a full house as her final two cards were K♦9♦, and she was eliminated in brutal fashion.

Tags: Davin Anderson Hieu Ma Joseph Hallock Sherry Hammers

23 hours 41 minutes ago

Balas Sends Theuma Home

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Jacob Wilson

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Corel Theuma: XxXx/Q♥K♠Q♦J♠/Xx
Mark Vathanasin: XxXx/8♣J♦7♣ ~ folded on fifth street
Dekel Balas: XxXx/6♦5♦2♥Q♣/Xx

Action was picked up on fourth street, where Corel Theuma moved all in for just 2,000. Mark Vathanasin called, then called again when Dekel Balas put out a full bet. Balas bet again when checked to on fifth street, and Vathanasin folded.

Balas tabled 8♠7♠ in the hole for a made low and an open-ender, whereas Theuma was just hoping to hold for half the pot, with 4♥3♥ in the hole. Theuma remained in the lead on sixth, before Balas turned over the 9♥ on seventh for the straight. Theuma was dead, and the 3♦ he flipped couldn't save him.

Tags: Corel Theuma Dekel Balas Mark Vathanasin

23 hours 55 minutes ago

Enright's Run Not Over Yet

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Brett Slezak

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Barbara Enright, who famously made the final table of the 1995 WSOP Main Event, got her final 17,000 into the middle preflop from the small blind, up against Richard Bremer on the button and Andrew Barber in the big blind.

On the 9♣6♠5♣ flop, Barber check-called a bet from Bremer. He then check-folded on the 3♠ turn.

Barbara Enright: A♠K♣7♥3♣ All in
Richard Bremer: 9♠8♠3♥2♦

Bremer had two pair, while Enright needed to find a club. The river was the 10♣, giving Enright the flush and the better low as she scooped to stay alive.

Tags: Andrew Barber Barbara Enright Richard Bremer

1 day ago

Bubble Bursts In Mixed Hi-Lo

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Jacob Wilson

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

With just one more player to go until the in-the-money phase of the tournament, dealers had been asked to pause the deal at the completion of the hand, with hand-for-hand set to ensue.

Action was picked up on the river, with Jon Turner all in, and tablemates Mark Rubbathan and Donovan Bates still holding live cards. The board read J♦6♥9♣8♠2♣ and all cards were put onto their backs.

Jon Turner: A♥A♦Q♦J♥ All in
Donovan Bates: A♣9♠4♣2♥
Mark Rubbathan: Q♣9♦3♣2♠

Turner's aces had been cracked, as both of his opponents held two pair. Luckily enough, Ed Smith had busted at another table, and the two shared a min-cash between them, with no hand-for-hand necessary.

Tags: Donovan Bates Ed Smith Jon Turner Mark Rubbathan

1 day ago

Negreanu Soft Bubbles With Trips and Seven-Low

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Jacob Wilson

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Daniel Negreanu: XxXx/7♣7♦2♦7♠/Xx All in
Sean Yu: XxXx/Q♦8♦9♥8♠/Xx
Stanislav Ivanov: XxXx/5♥8♣3♠2♠/Xx

Action was picked up on sixth street, with Daniel Negreanu all in, and Sean Yu and Stanislav Ivanov contesting a side pot. Yu checked, Ivanov bet, and Yu called. The same occurred on seventh, and all cards had to be tabled.

"Wheel," announced Ivanov, tabling A♣4♦4♥. "Wheel?" asked Yu, seemingly in disbelief that his two pair with A♠Q♣2♥ was no good. The side pot was shipped to Ivanov.

Negreanu now needed to fill up to stay alive and chopped the pot, as he turned over A♥4♣. He went for the squeeze, and determined his card was a low spade. Knowing the deuce and the three were face up, he rooted for the four. Unfortunately for Dnegs, he flipped the 5♠, making a low with trip sevens, and still going home two shy of the money.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Sean Yu Stanislav Ivanov

1 day ago

Lonis Survives Again

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Brett Slezak

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Jesse Lonis: 8♦5♦ / 6♦3♦Q♦Xx / Xx All in
Sean Yu: 9♥5♣ / 9♦4♠5♥Xx / Xx
Stanislav Ivanov: XxXx / 7♥2♥K♠ - folded on fifth street

Action picked up on fifth with Lonis all-in for crumbs again. Ivanov check-folded to a bet from Yu on the side pot.

Lonis had already made a flush on fifth, while Yu had two pair. On sixth, Yu caught the 4♣ to give himself three pairs and additional boat-outs, but his final card was the 3♠ and Lonis scooped to survive again.

Tags: Jesse Lonis Sean Yu Stanislav Ivanov