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

06-17-2017 01:00 UTC-7

Sharaskin Takes Out Bowker

simkha

Level 9 : 150/300, 0 ante

PLO-8

Kyle Bowker got all his chips in the middle against Igor Sharaskin on a board of and Sharaskin had the larger of the two stacks by a wide margin.

Bowker:
Sharaskin:

Bowker had trip kings but he was trailing Sharaskin who had flopped threes full, so he needed to make a bigger boat on the river in order to double up. Unfortunately for Bowker, the was no help to him and Sharaskin took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Sharaskin	95,000 20,000	20,000
Kyle Bowker	Busted

Tags: Igor Sharaskin Kyle Bowker

06-17-2017 00:38 UTC-7

Chip Counts

Mickey Doft

Level 9 : 150/300, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolai Yakovenko	22,000 14,000	14,000
Lee Markholt	20,000 8,000	8,000
Lee Watkinson	20,000

Mike Matusow	19,000 1,500	1,500

Luis Velador	14,000

Alan Sternberg	14,000 7,500	7,500

Josh Beckley	14,000 8,000	8,000
Felipe Ramos	14,000 6,800	6,800

Scott Abrams	13,000

Mike Patrick	9,000
Eoghan O'Dea	8,500 3,000	3,000
Marco Johnson	8,000 500	500

Tony Cousineau	8,000 -8,500	-8,500
Benjamin Zamani	7,000 -3,500	-3,500

Chris Bjorin	Busted

Mallory Smith	Busted
Allan Le	Busted

Chris George	Busted
Gary Benson	Busted

Raymond Davis	Busted
Sam Grizzle	Busted
Paul Volpe	Busted

Daniel Santoro	Busted
Jimmy Guerrero	Busted
Carol Fuchs	Busted

06-17-2017 00:38 UTC-7

Mike Sexton Climbs Bit by Bit

simkha

Level 9 : 150/300, 0 ante

PLO-8

Mike Sexton raised to 600 from the button and Allyn Shulman called from the big blind.

The flop came and Shulman checked. Sexton bet 600 and Shulman called.

The turn brought the and Shulman checked again. Sexton bet 1,200, Shulman folded, and Sexton took the pot.

"You know this is pot-limit, right Mike?" quipped another player at the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Sexton	27,500 3,000	3,000

Allyn Shulman	12,000 -4,300	-4,300

Tags: Mike Sexton

06-17-2017 00:26 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

simkha

Level 9 : 150/300, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Sharaskin	75,000 -2,000	-2,000
John Racener	52,500 7,500	7,500

Allen Kessler	39,200 3,200	3,200
Leif Force	37,200 11,600	11,600

Barry Greenstein	25,300 -7,200	-7,200

Mike Sexton	24,500 17,000	17,000

Alex Luneau	19,700 2,200	2,200
Max Pescatori	19,000 -500	-500

Kyle Bowker	18,800 2,400	2,400

Mike Matusow	17,500 2,100	2,100

Tony Cousineau	16,500 7,900	7,900
Allyn Shulman	16,300 6,300	6,300

Phil Hellmuth	13,700 700	700

Bart Hanson	13,300
Benny Glaser	12,700 100	100

Mel Judah	10,500 -1,300	-1,300

Ryan Laplante	4,900 -800	-800

Michael Sanders	Busted
Chris Vitch	Busted
Chris Ferguson	Busted

06-17-2017 00:23 UTC-7

Leah vs. Kessler

Mickey Doft

Level 9 : 150/300, 0 ante

PLO-8

Mike Leah limped from the small blind, Allen Kessler raised to 900 from the big blind and Leah called.

The flop came down and Leah check-called 1,500 from Kessler. The turn was the , Leah led for 2,500 and Kessler called. The river completed the board and both players checked.

Leah showed , while Kessler showed for top set to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allen Kessler	36,000 -2,100	-2,100
Mike Leah	17,800 -4,200	-4,200

Tags: Allen Kessler Mike Leah

Level: 9

Blinds: 300-600 Limits: 600-1,200

06-16-2017 23:45 UTC-7

Break Time

simkha

Level 8 : 100/200, 0 ante

Players are on their final 15-minute break of the day.

06-16-2017 23:41 UTC-7

Payouts Released

Mickey Doft

Level 8 : 100/200, 0 ante

Event #32 drew 688 players. The WSOP has posted prize pool information, and there will be 104 finishers paid in this event. The winner will receive $194,323 in addition to a piece of gold WSOP jewelry, and a min-cash in 104th will be worth $2,286.

Consult the "Payouts" tab above for all of the relevant info.

06-16-2017 23:27 UTC-7

Recent Eliminations

Mickey Doft

Level 8 : 100/200, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Gross	Busted
David Sands	Busted
Mike Wattel	Busted

Martin Staszko	Busted
Lee Markholt	Busted
Ari Engel	Busted

Chris Ferguson	Busted

06-16-2017 23:18 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

simkha

Level 8 : 100/200, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Sharaskin	77,000 25,500	25,500
Allen Kessler	35,500 500	500
Barry Greenstein	32,500 17,500	17,500

Leif Force	25,600 20,800	20,800

Kyle Bowker	16,400 9,400	9,400

Mike Matusow	15,400 900	900

Michael Sanders	15,000 -2,000	-2,000
Orlando Romero	14,800 -3,200	-3,200
Bart Hanson	13,300 1,800	1,800
Benny Glaser	12,600 -4,400	-4,400

Mel Judah	11,800 3,800	3,800

Jeff Madsen	10,000 1,800	1,800

Tony Cousineau	8,600 -400	-400
Phil Hellmuth	8,600 6,200	6,200

Chris Vitch	6,300 -3,500	-3,500
Ryan Laplante	5,700 5,700	5,700

Chris Ferguson	3,200 -4,300	-4,300