Event #32: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Mix | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-18-2017 16:19 UTC-8

Howard Smith Gets Three-Quarters

Level 23 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

PLO-8

Yueqi Zhu raised to 17,000 from the button, and Howard Smith called from the small blind.

The flop came , and Smith checked. Zhu bet 26,000, and Smith called. The turn brought the , and both players checked. The fell on the river, and Smith bet 80,000. Zhu called and tabled for a seven-high straight and a seven-six low.

Smith tabled for a baby flush and the same low, so Smith took the high and they chopped the low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Howard Smith	780,000 110,000	110,000
Yueqi Zhu	750,000 60,000	60,000

06-18-2017 16:19 UTC-8

Gregory Jamison Eliminated in 13th Place ($9,069)

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Level 23 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Omaha-8

Gregory Jamison raised from under the gun, Igor Sharaskin three-bet from the button, and Jamison called for the remainder of his stack.

Jamison:
Sharaskin:

The board ran out , pairing Sharaskin's ten, and he took the pot to end Jamison's run in this tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Sharaskin	685,000 15,000	15,000
Gregory Jamison	Busted

Tags: Gregory Jamison Igor Sharaskin

06-18-2017 16:13 UTC-8

Stephen Johnson Eliminated in 14th Place ($9,069)

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Mickey Doft

Level 23 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Omaha-8

Down to 18,000, Stephen Johnson raised all in from early position. Usman Siddique called from the button, Danny Woolard called from the small blind, and Nikolai Yakovenko called from the big blind.

The flop came down , and Woolard bet. Yakovenko raised, Siddique folded, Woolard reraised, and Yakovenko called. The turn was the , Woolard bet, and Yakovenko called. The river was the , Woolard checked, Yakovenko bet, and Woolard called.

Yakovenko showed for a wheel, Woolard mucked, and Yakovenko won the side pot. Johnson showed and was eliminated in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolai Yakovenko	410,000 145,000	145,000
Danny Woolard	140,000 180,000	180,000
Stephen Johnson	Busted

Tags: Danny Woolard Nikolai Yakovenko Stephen Johnson Usman Siddique

06-18-2017 16:08 UTC-8

Danny Woolard Climbing

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Level 23 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Omaha-8

Danny Woolard raised to 30,000 from under the gun, and Stephen Johnson called from the button. The big blind called, as well, and the three players saw a flop of . The big blind checked, Woolard bet, Johnson raised, the big blind folded, and Woolard called.

The turn brought the , and both players checked.

The fell on the river, and Woolard bet. Johnson went into the tank, and after over a minute, he ultimately called. Woolard flipped over for fives full of aces, Johnson mucked, and Woolard took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danny Woolard	320,000 115,000	115,000
Stephen Johnson	18,000 102,000	102,000

Tags: Danny Woolard Stephen Johnson

06-18-2017 15:53 UTC-8

Table 713 Chip Counts

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Mickey Doft

Level 23 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Yueqi Zhu	810,000 90,000	90,000

Howard Smith	635,000 35,000	35,000
Vladimir Shchemelev	500,000 40,000	40,000
Tai Nguyen	450,000 10,000	10,000
Rock Howard	430,000 50,000	50,000
Erle Mankin	280,000 10,000	10,000
Jesse Simonelli	210,000 5,000	5,000

06-18-2017 15:50 UTC-8

Table 714 Chip Counts

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Mickey Doft

Level 23 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Sharaskin	670,000
Nikolai Yakovenko	265,000 5,000	5,000
Matthew Sanner	215,000 20,000	20,000
Usman Siddique	210,000
Danny Woolard	205,000 40,000	40,000
Stephen Johnson	120,000 31,000	31,000
Gregory Jamison	110,000 50,000	50,000

06-18-2017 15:45 UTC-8

Vladimir Shchemelev Chips Up

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Level 23 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Big O

With about 50,000 already in the middle and the board reading , Vladimir Shchemelev checked from the small blind to Howard Smith on the button, and Smith checked behind.

The turn brought the and Shchemelev bet 50,000. Smith called.

The fell on the river and Shchemelev bet 100,000. After a few moments of thought, Smith called and Shchemelev tabled for a nine-high straight and fifty-one low, which was good enough to scoop the pot.