Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-03-2017 18:53 UTC-7

Benjamin Zamani Playing Two Games at Once

MrCleverFox

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Benajamin Zamani has reached the final two tables here in Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8 or Better, but it's not enough to keep his attention only on this tournament. He's decided to register for Event #8: $333 WSOP.com ONLINE No-Limit Hold'em as well and he's playing both at the same time. Zamani still has a decent stack here is this tournament, but he'll try to build one in Event #8 as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Zamani	775,000 485,000	485,000

06-03-2017 19:12 UTC-7

Erle Mankin Eliminated in 12th Place ($13,008)

Mateusz_Pater

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Forrest Auel raised from the cut off before Erle Mankin moved all in for his remaining 35,000. James Chen folded his big blind before the cards were exposed.

Auel:
Mankin:

Mankin held the lead on then turn but a repeating nine on a board saw Auel take down the pot with a higher two pair sending Auel home in 12th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Forrest Auel	620,000 -30,000	-30,000
Erle Mankin	Busted

Tags: Erle Mankin Forrest Auel James Chen

06-03-2017 19:39 UTC-7

Christopher Logue Eliminated in 11th Place ($13,008)

Mateusz_Pater

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Christopher Logue - Bubbles final table in 11th place

Christopher Logue raised from the cutoff and was called by Jared Hemingway on the button.

The flop came and Logue bet. Hemingway raised. Logue called.

The turn brought the and Logue checked. Hemingway bet. Logue moved all in for an extra bet and Hemingway called.

Logue:
Hemingway:

Logue found himself behind against Hemingway's turned two pair and would find no help from the river card resulting in his elimination in 11th place.

The remaining ten players have moved over to the side feature table and will play down to a winner. A redraw will be up shortly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Hemingway	640,000 305,000	305,000
Christopher Logue	Busted

Tags: Christopher Logue Jared Hemingway

06-03-2017 19:53 UTC-7

James Chen Eliminated in 10th Place ($13,008)

Mateusz_Pater

Level 26 : 40,000/80,000, 0 ante

James Chen raised from middle position and was met with a reraise from Alex Ferrari in the cutoff. Chen called.

The flop came , and Chen check-called a bet from Ferrari.

The turn brought the , and Chen moved all in for his remaining 55,000. Ferrari called.

Ferrari then tabled and was infront of Chen's .

The river bricked, resulting in Ferrari scooping the pot with the nut low and taking the high with a higher pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Ferrari	900,000 225,000	225,000
James Chen	Busted

Tags: Alex Ferrari James Chen

06-03-2017 20:42 UTC-7

Dustin Sitar Eliminated in 9th Place ($16,726); Martin Corpuz Eliminated in 8th Place ($21,839)

Mateusz_Pater

Level 26 : 40,000/80,000, 0 ante

The action started with Dustin Sitar moving all in for 60,000 from under the gun. The action folded to Jared Hemingway, who raised from the button. Martin Corpuz then moved all in for 140,000 from the small blind. Hemingway asked for a count, then called.

Jared Hemingway:
Martin Corpuz:
Dustin Sitar:

The board ran out to see Hemingway spike a five on the river to scoop the entire pot with trip fives.

Sitar finished in ninth place, having lesser chips, and Corpuz enjoyed a fortunate pay jump, finishing in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Hemingway	1,600,000 950,000	950,000
Dustin Sitar	Busted
Martin Corpuz	Busted

Tags: Dustin Sitar Jared Hemingway Martin Corpuz

06-03-2017 22:20 UTC-7

Scott Buller Eliminated in 7th Place ($28,948)

Mateusz_Pater

Level 27 : 50,000/100,000, 0 ante

Ryan Paluf opened with a raise from under the gun and was called by Jared Hemingway in the cutoff. Scott Buller then three-bet from the button. Both Paluf and Hemingway called.

The flop came , and the action checked to Buller. He bet. Only Paluf called.

The turn brought the and Paluf bet. Buller called for his remaining 35,000.

Paluf:
Buller:

Paluf had the pot locked up with a flush barring a low card on the river.

The completed the board, resulting in Buller being eliminated in seventh place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Buller	Busted

Tags: Jared Hemingway Ryan Paluf Scott Buller

06-03-2017 23:12 UTC-7

Forrest Auel Eliminated in 6th Place ($38,946)

[user153906]

Level 28 : 60,000/120,000, 0 ante

Jared Hemingway raised. Next to act, Forrest Auel moved all in for 130,000 total — just 10,000 more. Ryan Paluf and Hemingway both called.

Hemingway and Paluf checked it down through the runout, and the three hands were turned up.

Hemingway:
Paluf:
Auel:

Paluf made a flush, and Hemingway made a low with his , and that was it for Auel. He was eliminated from the tournament and collected $38,946 for his efforts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Hemingway	1,750,000 -150,000	-150,000
Ryan Paluf	1,400,000 100,000	100,000
Forrest Auel	Busted

06-04-2017 00:26 UTC-7

Benjamin Zamani Takes From Gary Vick With a Set

MrCleverFox

Level 29 : 80,000/160,000, 0 ante

From the small blind, Gary Vick raised. Benjamin Zamani called from the big.

The flop came and Vick checked. Zamani bet and Vick called.

The turn was the , and action repeated with a check from Vick, a bet from Zamani. and a call from Vick.

The river was the , and Vick checked a third time. Zamani bet again, and Vick called once more. Zamani showed , and his set was good enough to scoop the entire pot as neither player had a qualifying low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Zamani	1,350,000 180,000	180,000

Gary Vick	500,000 -500,000	-500,000

06-04-2017 00:45 UTC-7

Gary Vick Eliminated in 5th Place ($53,171)

MrCleverFox

Level 29 : 80,000/160,000, 0 ante

Ryan Paluf raised from the button. From the small blind, Gary Vick called all in for less than the raise. Benjamin Zamani called from the big blind, leaving heads-up action between him and Paluf heading to the flop.

Paluf and Zamani checked through the runout. Paluf showed , while Vick showed . Paluf's aces were enough to take down the entire pot, and Vick was sent to the rail.