2017 World Series of Poker

Event #32: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Mix
Day: 2
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10543
Prize
$193,484
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$928,800
Entries
688
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
0

Ramos Doubles Through Racener

Level 14 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

PLO-8

John Racener raised to 1,800 from under the gun, Felipe Ramos reraised the pot from the small blind, Racener reraised, and Ramos called all in for 8,300.

Racener: {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{K-Hearts}{J-Hearts}
Ramos: {A-Clubs}{A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}

The board came down {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}, giving Ramos the second-best low to go along with his aces to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
John Racener us
John Racener
74,000
-11,000
-11,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Felipe Ramos br
Felipe Ramos
18,600
5,400
5,400
GGPoker

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,000-2,000 Limits: 2,000-4,000

Felipe Ramos Gets Quartered

Level 13 : 400/800, 0 ante
Felipe Ramos
Felipe Ramos

Big-O

Felipe Ramos got his stack in on a flop of {8-Spades}{7-Clubs}{4-Clubs} against Rock Howard, who had him covered by a wide margin.

Ramos: {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{2-Spades}
Howard: {A-Spades}{10-Spades}{8-Clubs}{7-Spades}{2-Diamonds}

Both players had the nut low, but Howard also had top two pair, which left Ramos drawing thin for the high half, especially since all the aces in the deck were already out. The {9-Clubs} turn and {5-Clubs} river changed nothing, and Rock took three-quarters of the pot to leave Ramos with half of his previous stack.

Player Chips Progress
Rock Howard us
Rock Howard
102,000
102,000
102,000
Felipe Ramos br
Felipe Ramos
13,200
-1,800
-1,800
GGPoker

Tags: Felipe Ramos

Sam Farha Eliminated by Matthew Smith

Level 13 : 400/800, 0 ante

PLO-8

As relayed to us, Matthew Smith raised from under the gun, and Sam Farha called from the big blind.

They checked to the turn of a {K-Hearts}{K-Spades}{9-Spades}{4-Hearts} board, where Farha bet 3,000. Smith called, the river was the {J-Spades}, and Farha bet his remaining 3,500 or so. Smith called.

Farha showed {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{7-Spades} for trip kings, but Smith tabled {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{2-Spades} for a flush to eliminate Farha.

Player Chips Progress
Matthew Smith us
Matthew Smith
65,000
11,000
11,000
Sam Farha us
Sam Farha
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Matthew SmithSam Farha

Stacey Vaughn Climbing

Level 13 : 400/800, 0 ante

PLO-8

With about 5,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading {10-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{5-Spades}, Stacey Vaughn checked from the big blind, a player in middle position checked, and Phil Hellmuth bet 3,000 from the cutoff. Vaughn called and the middle-position player called as well.

The turn brought the {7-Diamonds} and Vaughn lead out for 9,000. The middle-position player folded, Hellmuth folded as well, and Vaughn took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Stacey Vaughn us
Stacey Vaughn
56,000
12,900
12,900

Tags: Stacey VaughnPhil Hellmuth

A Few More Chip Counts

Level 13 : 400/800, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Yueqi Zhu cn
Yueqi Zhu
68,000
22,000
22,000
WSOP 1X Winner
David Brookshire us
David Brookshire
65,000
-11,000
-11,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Lee Markholt us
Lee Markholt
55,000
13,000
13,000
Matthew Smith us
Matthew Smith
54,000
32,500
32,500
Hernan Salazar us
Hernan Salazar
48,000
10,000
10,000
Nikolai Yakovenko ru
Nikolai Yakovenko
46,000
23,000
23,000
Jared Hemingway us
Jared Hemingway
46,000
-21,000
-21,000
Frank Athey us
Frank Athey
44,000
1,000
1,000
Mark Herm us
Mark Herm
34,000
2,000
2,000
Tom Koral us
Tom Koral
33,000
16,500
16,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Ryan Hughes us
Ryan Hughes
29,000
1,000
1,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Ashton Griffin us
Ashton Griffin
23,000
-3,000
-3,000
Orlando Romero us
Orlando Romero
20,000
-14,000
-14,000
Jarred Graham au
Jarred Graham
15,000
-27,000
-27,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Noah Bronstein us
Noah Bronstein
13,000
-500
-500
Marcel Luske nl
Marcel Luske
12,000
-12,000
-12,000
Cole Jackson us
Cole Jackson
Busted
Jesse Cohen us
Jesse Cohen
Busted

New Chip Leader Allen Kessler Takes Down Alex Luneau

Level 13 : 400/800, 0 ante
Allen Kessler
Allen Kessler

Big-O

As recapped to us by Allen Kessler and fellow players at his table, Kessler raised from the hijiack and Alex Luneau called from the big blind.

The flop came down {8-}{6-}{4-} and a flurry of action resulted in Luneau all in for roughly 70,000. Kessler had him barely covered.

Kessler: {A-}{7-}{6-}{5-}{3-}
Luneau: {A-}{8-}{8-}{2-}{X-}

Kessler held the nut straight and second best low, while Luneau held top set with the nut low.

An {A-} turn and {2-} river completed the board, giving Kessler the high with his eight-high straight and the low with a wheel, eliminating Luneau in what was easily the largest pot of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
155,000
74,000
74,000
Alex Luneau fr
Alex Luneau
Busted

Tags: Alexandre LuneauAllen Kessler

Some Updated Chip Counts

Level 13 : 400/800, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Leif Force us
Leif Force
97,000
-13,000
-13,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Igor Sharaskin ru
Igor Sharaskin
95,000
9,000
9,000
Daniel Zack us
Daniel Zack
82,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
81,000
20,200
20,200
Alex Luneau fr
Alex Luneau
65,000
-4,000
-4,000
John Racener us
John Racener
57,000
-5,000
-5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Alan Sternberg us
Alan Sternberg
46,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Yuval Bronshtein il
Yuval Bronshtein
41,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
34,000
-9,000
-9,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Jeff Lisandro au
Jeff Lisandro
33,500
-10,500
-10,500
WSOP 6X Winner
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
32,000
15,600
15,600
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Sam Farha us
Sam Farha
31,500
2,300
2,300
WSOP 3X Winner
Allyn Shulman us
Allyn Shulman
29,500
6,800
6,800
WSOP 1X Winner
Bart Hanson us
Bart Hanson
14,000
5,500
5,500
Tony Cousineau us
Tony Cousineau
12,000
500
500
Blake Schwartzbach us
Blake Schwartzbach
Busted

Level: 13

Blinds: 800-1,500 Limits: 1,500-3,000