Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day 1 Started
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day: 1
Event Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,221,750
Entries
904
Level
31
Limits
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 904
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Welcome to Day 2 of the World Series of Poker. Today the first non-hold’em event of the series kicks off with Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better.
Last year it was Benny Glaser who took down this event to start a massive summer tear. He took home $244,103 and topped the field of 903 to bring home his second career WSOP gold bracelet. Just a few days later he also took down the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship as well, earning $407,194 and winning his third WSOP bracelet. We’ll see if Glaser returns to defend his title today in Event #4.
Today's schedule calls for 10 one-hour levels with breaks every two levels. Players will start off the event with 7,500 chips. Late registration will remain open until the end of Level 6, or roughly 9:45 p.m. PST.
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Level: 1
Limits: 100/200
Ante: 0
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
After a raise and a reraise preflop, Shannon Shorr faced off against one other player in a heads-up pot.
The flop came 
and Shorr checked to his opponent, who bet. Shorr called.
The Turn was the 
and Shorr checked once more. His opponent bet and Shorr called again.
On the 
river, Shorr checked a third time and his opponent checked behind. The played turned up 
and his flush was good enough to get a muck from Shorr.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,500
6,500
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6,500 |
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Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
Defending champ Benny Glaser has taken his seat in the field. Also spotted was David Bach, Allen Kessler, Mike Leah, and Naoya Kihara to name a few.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
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Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
Several notable players have now taken their seat in Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8 or Better including several bracelet winners. David Benyamine, Chris Tryba, Perry Friedman, Tuan Le, and the 2010 WSOP Player of the Year Frank Kassela have all joined the fray.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
||
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
||
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
||
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
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|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
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7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
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7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
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Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
After a raise and two calls, Chris George also called from the big blind. The flop came 
and the small blind checked to George, who bet. Two players called bringing three-way action to the turn.
The 
came on the turn and action checked to George, who bet. He only found one caller this time.
On the river 
, George bet for a third time. His opponent raised and George called.
"I have a queen-high flush and a deuce-four for a low," the player said, showing 
. George took one more look at his hand before mucking, awarding the entire pot to his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,300
800
|
800 |
Level: 2
Limits: 150/300
Ante: 0
Level 2
: 150/300, 0 ante
On a flop of action checked to Naoya Kihara in the big blind. He put out a bet and was called by two players.
The turn was the 
and action checked to Kihara again. He bet and was raised by the player in position. Everyone else folded while Kihara called, taking the two heads-up to the river.
On the 
river, Kihara checked to his opponent. She bet. Kihara took another look at his cards, sighed, then threw in a call.
"I have the nut flush," the player said, fanning her cards. "Four different ways."
She showed her 
. Kihara groaned and turned up the , then mucked the rest of his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,950
550
|
550 |
|
|
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Level 2
: 150/300, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,500
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
9,800
1,400
|
1,400 |
|
|
||
|
|
9,800
2,300
|
2,300 |
|
|
||
|
|
8,800
2,300
|
2,300 |
|
|
||
|
|
8,100
600
|
600 |
|
|
7,800
300
|
300 |
|
|
||
|
|
7,000
500
|
500 |
|
6,800 | |
|
||
|
6,800 | |
|
|
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|
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6,300
1,200
|
1,200 |
|
|
5,900
1,600
|
1,600 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,750
1,750
|
1,750 |
|
|
4,700
2,800
|
2,800 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,500
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
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