Players have reached the last level of the night, before the survivors will bag up for the final day.
Players have reached the last level of the night, before the survivors will bag up for the final day.
Level: 25
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Big O
Farhad Jamasi limped from under the gun, and Jonathan Krela did the same in the cutoff. Steven Liu made the call in the small blind, and Brevin Andreadis checked his big blind option.
All four players checked the 8♦7♥9♠ flop, and Andreadis led out for 175,000 on the J♥ turn. Only Liu called to see the 3♣ river, where Andreadis moved his stack of 580,000 into the middle.
Liu did not take long to let his hand go, and Andreadis collected the pot.
Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better
At the other table, Michael Lenz limped in middle position and called when Joshua Stewart raised to 200,000 in the cutoff.
Lenz checked the K♦7♣3♦ flop, where Stewart continued for 315,000. That produced a fold from Lenz, and the pot was shipped to Stewart.
Big O
Hokyiu Lee bet 100,000 under the gun on the flop of 10♥K♦A♥. Steven Liu called from the cutoff.
On the 8♣ turn, Lee bet 125,000 and Liu called.
When the 7♥ fell on the river, Liu fired a pot-sized bet that would put Lee all in with a call. After an extensive tank, he put in the chips.
Hokyiu Lee: A♦5♥4♦2♣2♠
Steven Liu: A♠Q♣Q♥3♥2♦
Liu announced, "Nut-low, queen-high flush." Those were good enough for the scoop and an elimination.
For the first time in well over a decade, Brad Booth was back in the World Series of Poker Main Event.
The Canadian, affectionately known as "Yukon Brad," was one of the biggest personalities of poker's boom years. From battling in Bobby's Room to pulling off one of the most memorable bluffs in High Stakes Poker history against Phil Ivey, Booth was never far from the spotlight.
Booth believes the last time he played the Main Event was around 2012, and after years away from the WSOP and a well-documented fall from the high-stakes scene, he's back in poker's biggest tournament with a very different outlook.
"It's been a minute," Booth told PokerNews. "Definitely north of a decade. I was in the woods there for a wee bit."
Big O
Sergio Benso opened to 95,000 from under the gun, and Michael Lenz made the call in the cutoff. Joshua Stewart came along in the small blind, while Justin Liberto defended his big blind to the 6♠3♠J♦ flop.
Stewart checked to Liberto, who bet 180,000. Benso called before Lenz moved all in for 545,000. Stewart got out of the way, and Liberto announced pot to 2,235,000.
Benso took some time before realizing he had misread his hand, and slid his cards to the dealer. That left Lenz at risk heads up.
Michael Lenz: A♠Q♣8♠2♣2♦
Justin Liberto: A♦Q♠J♣10♦2♠
Both players turned over their nut low draw, while Liberto was in front for the high with his jack. The 10♠ turn gave Lenz a flush, and the 4♦ river left both players chopping the low pot.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $196,431 |
| 2 | $130,904 |
| 3 | $90,762 |
| 4 | $64,007 |
| 5 | $45,925 |
| 6 | $33,536 |
| 7 | $24,931 |
| 8 | $18,874 |
| 9 | $14,557 |
| 10-11 | $11,441 |
| 12-14 | $9,167 |
Five Card PLO Double Board
Q♥9♠6♣K♦4♠
2♦5♣10♣10♥7♠
Brevin Andreadis checked the flop from the small blind, and Farhad Jamasi did the same in the big blind. Jonathan Krela moved all in for his last 190,000 in middle position, and both blinds called.
Andreadis anad Jamasi checked through the turn and river, leaving just the main pot to be decided.
Jonathan Krela: K♠K♦8♣7♥2♠
Brevin Andreadis: A♥Q♦7♥4♦3♣
Farhad Jamasi: Q♠8♦6♠6♦4♣
Krela revealed his turned set of kings on the top board, and those same kings were also good on the bottom. That allowed Krela to scoop a triple-up, and he went on to quarter Jamasi on the next hand to chip up even further.
Five Card PLO Double Board
4♥6♥J♠8♣8♠
9♠10♣3♥9♣10♠
Eemil Tuominen raised to 140,000 from middle position. Justin Liberto, operating from the small blind, was the only caller.
When the flop hit, Justin Liberto bet the pot, and Tuominen called all in.
Eemil Tuominen: K♣K♥Q♠7♥7♦
Justin Liberto: 9♦8♦6♠5♣4♣
Liberto ended up with a full house on one board and trip nines on the other to scoop the pot.
Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000