2017 World Series of Poker

Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day: 1
123
Event Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
74105
Prize
$238,620
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,221,750
Entries
904
Level Info
Level
31
Limits
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 904
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Mike Matusow Makes His Exit; More Chip Counts

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

Mike Matusow recently hit the rail after he couldn't find the high or the low in a four-way pot, but several more players have shown up in the field including Andy Frankenberger, Ben Yu, and Jesse Sylvia.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Hani Awad us
Hani Awad
30,500
9,500
9,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Paul Tedeschi fr
Paul Tedeschi
20,800
8,800
8,800
Profile photo of Mike Wattel us
Mike Wattel
20,000
4,500
4,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Tuan Le us
Tuan Le
17,500
Profile photo of Jesse Martin us
Jesse Martin
16,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
10,500
2,400
2,400
Profile photo of Andy Frankenberger us
Andy Frankenberger
9,800
9,800
9,800
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Jesse Sylvia us
Jesse Sylvia
8,000
8,000
8,000
Profile photo of Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
7,500
7,500
7,500
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
5,000
8,600
8,600
Profile photo of Perry Friedman us
Perry Friedman
1,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Wendy Freedman us
Wendy Freedman
Busted

A Few New Faces

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

Several new players managed to squeak into the tournament just before the close of registration including Jason Mercier and Leif Force.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Dan Heimiller us
Dan Heimiller
34,500
1,500
1,500
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Victor Ramdin us
Victor Ramdin
8,300
3,500
3,500
Profile photo of Leif Force us
Leif Force
7,500
7,500
7,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
7,500
7,500
7,500
WSOP 6X Winner
Profile photo of Benny Glaser gb
Benny Glaser
7,000
5,300
5,300
WSOP 8X Winner
Profile photo of Cyndy Violette us
Cyndy Violette
4,800
5,200
5,200
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
2,000
4,100
4,100
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
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Allyn Shulman
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Jimmy Fricke Exits

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

Jimmy Fricke called a raise in the big blind and the two went heads-up to a flop. On the {9-Spades}{8-Spades}{6-Diamonds} board, Fricke check-called a bet. The turn was the {4-Diamonds} and Ficke check-called another bet. On the {J-Clubs} river, Fricke check-called a third time.

His opponent showed {A-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} for a low and a pair of queens. That was good enough to scoop the pot and Fricke was left with just about 1,000 chips. He was eliminated from the tournament shortly after.

Player Chips Progress
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Jimmy Fricke
Busted

Tags: Jimmy Fricke

Level: 7

Limits: 500/1,000

Ante: 0

Counts Before Break

Level 6 : 400/800, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of John Monnette us
John Monnette
24,000
12,000
12,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Ben Ludlow us
Ben Ludlow
22,000
7,700
7,700
Profile photo of Hani Awad us
Hani Awad
21,000
15,000
15,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Aaron Steury us
Aaron Steury
20,700
9,300
9,300
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jon Turner us
Jon Turner
14,700
5,700
5,700
$25K Fantasy
Profile photo of Max Pescatori it
Max Pescatori
14,400
5,100
5,100
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Naoya Kihara jp
Naoya Kihara
13,600
200
200
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
13,000
2,800
2,800
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
10,100
5,100
5,100
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Mike Sexton us
Mike Sexton
4,600
4,600
4,600
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
4,100
5,600
5,600
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

A Quarter of a Three-Way Pot for Maria Ho

Level 6 : 400/800, 0 ante

Maria Ho limped under the gun which prompted four more limps, and a check from the big blind.

The flop came {8-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{7-Clubs} and action check to Ho, who bet. She was called by the player in the cutoff and from the player in the small blind.

On the {2-Diamonds} turn, the small blind checked to Ho, who bet. Both players called again.

On the {6-Clubs} river, all three players checked and their hands were exposed.

Ho: {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{3-Diamonds}
Cutoff: {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{A-Spades}{3-Spades}
Small Blind: {9-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{2-Spades}

Ho and the cutoff chopped the low with their {A-}{3-} while the small blind took the high with his flush. Despite taking a small hit in the pot, Ho has already built over starting stack after joining Event #4 midway through the day.

Player Chips Progress
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Maria Ho
13,600
4,300
4,300

Some Have Chips, Some Don't

Level 6 : 400/800, 0 ante

Chino Rheem and Eric Wasserson have busted from the event, but there are plenty of other notables left with chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Dan Heimiller us
Dan Heimiller
33,000
11,000
11,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Mike Wattel us
Mike Wattel
24,500
9,500
9,500
WSOP 2X Winner
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Perry Friedman
11,000
1,000
1,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jesse Martin us
Jesse Martin
11,000
3,500
3,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Chris George us
Chris George
7,500
4,000
4,000
Profile photo of Wendy Freedman us
Wendy Freedman
1,500
2,400
2,400
Profile photo of Eric Wasserson us
Eric Wasserson
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
Busted