Event #41: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 2 | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-22-2017 17:07 UTC-7

It's All About the River!

Adam Lamers

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

There's a famous saying that goes, "It ain't over 'til it's over," and in the game of PLO, that couldn't be any more true.

The flop read with 40,000 in the pot, and the action was complete, waiting for the turn card. That card was the , and suddenly, the pot got inflated. After a series of bets and raises, Ludovic Lacay was all in for 178,000 with against Shankar Pillai, who held .

Pillai was ahead with a set of aces, but Lacay was the one who looked more excited, with so much potential to make the best hand. The river brought the , and Lacay gave a fist pump as he hit the nut flush to scoop a monster pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ludovic Lacay	393,000 303,000	303,000
Shankar Pillai	145,000 -75,000	-75,000

Tags: Ludovic Lacay Shankar Pillai

06-22-2017 17:39 UTC-7

Ted Leva Knocks Out Dien Le

[user340040]

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

During Level five of this tournament, Ted Leva was all in and lost a pot. He thought he was covered, as did the table, but after a careful recount while he was leaving, he found out he had a chip and a chair. A player had to run after him yelling so he could make it back for the next hand. A day later, he is still battling it out with the remaining 49 players.

Leva was in middle position and raised to 7,500. Dien Le was in the small blind and potted to 25,500. Leva called.

The flop was , and Le moved all in for roughly 19,000. Leva called.

Leva:
Le:

The turn and river completed the board, and Leva made a full house to climb into six figures.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ted Leva	112,000 34,700	34,700
Dien Le	Busted

Tags: Dien Le Ted Leva

06-22-2017 18:07 UTC-7

Walton Doubles

[user340040]

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

TJ Cloutier was in the small blind and raised to 12,000. Raymond Walton defended his big blind.

The flop was , and Cloutier bet pot for 24,000. Walton moved all in for 46,500, and Cloutier called.

Walton:
Cloutier:

The turn was the and the river the , giving Cloutier a straight and Walton a flush. Walton got the much-needed double-up, and this is the first misstep for Cloutier since the last break. He went on a tear to get up to 300,000 at his peak and still sits with a healthy stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tj Cloutier	211,500 -86,500	-86,500

Raymond Walton	117,000 85,500	85,500

Tags: Raymond Walton TJ Cloutier

06-22-2017 18:20 UTC-7

Players Finishing From 54th - 46th ($3,906)

[user340040]

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Knecht	Busted
Matt Sterling	Busted
Stephen Moreschi	Busted
Apoorva Goel	Busted
Dien Le	Busted
Philip Hayes	Busted
Dennis Benavides	Busted
Isaac Malca	Busted
Samuel Golbuff	Busted

06-22-2017 18:26 UTC-7

Lisandro's Range is Top Set Only

Adam Lamers

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

With the board reading and just over 20,000 in the pot, Chun Law led out from early position for 20,000 and was called by Dong Suh to his left. Jeff Lisandro was in the big blind and raised all in for 73,000. Law took a moment to think but folded his hand, while Suh took over three minutes before the clock was eventually called. With five seconds left, Suh finally shoved his remaining chips into the middle, which turned out to be the exact same amount as Lisandro.

Lisandro:
Suh:

Lisandro was way out in front with top set and a flush draw, and Suh thought he was drawing dead. The on the turn gave Suh some outs. but the on the river gave Lisandro a full house and the pot.

"I thought your range was more than top set," said a disappointed Suh.

"It was until I went on a cooler. Now that's all I play," answered Lisandro, which got a laugh from everyone on the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Lisandro	195,000 170,000	170,000

Dong Suh	Busted

Tags: Chun Law Jeffrey Lisandro

06-22-2017 18:36 UTC-7

Dinner Break

[user340040]

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Players will return in 60 minutes. Updated chip counts from about ten minutes before the players broke for dinner are below.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ludovic Lacay	454,000 61,000	61,000
Chun Law	340,000 110,000	110,000
Tj Cloutier	294,000 82,500	82,500

Christopher Del Grande	286,500 128,000	128,000
Jeff Williams	273,000 238,400	238,400
Oskar Silow	260,000 102,000	102,000
Jonas Van Baelen	260,000 25,000	25,000
Sergej Barbarez	247,000 17,000	17,000
Fabian Schoneck	236,000 83,000	83,000
Toby Lewis	235,000 109,800	109,800

Matt Waxman	224,000 -14,000	-14,000

Jordan Spurlin	208,000 159,300	159,300
Loren Klein	207,000 -35,000	-35,000

Mark Wahba	205,000 110,000	110,000
Lance Howard	203,000 160,400	160,400
Jeff Lisandro	200,000 5,000	5,000

Shankar Pillai	187,000 42,000	42,000

Alexander Freund	172,000 56,000	56,000
Timothy Batow	169,000 24,000	24,000
William Strong	148,000 56,800	56,800
Benjamin Juhasz	140,500 -93,500	-93,500
Raymond Walton	138,000 21,000	21,000
William Foster Jr	112,000 -29,500	-29,500
Robert Park	106,000 34,400	34,400
Ted Leva	103,500 -8,500	-8,500

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06-22-2017 20:13 UTC-7

Marchese Eliminated

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Tom Marchese was just eliminated by Roussos Koliakoudakis. Koliakoudakis made a full house to eliminate Marchese, who was one of the biggest names left in the field, with over $16 million in live recorded tournament earnings. This brings the field to 31 players left, and there will be a redraw at 27 for the final three tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roussos Koliakoudakis	150,000 61,000	61,000
Tom Marchese	Busted

Tags: Roussos Koliakoudakis Tom Marchese

06-22-2017 20:14 UTC-7

Players Finishing From 36th - 28th ($5,405)

[user340040]

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Teng	Busted
Ted Leva	Busted
Matt Waxman	Busted

Andreas Klatt	Busted
Tom Marchese	Busted

William Strong	Busted
Jan Collado	Busted
Robert Paddock	Busted
Paul Fowler	Busted

06-22-2017 20:58 UTC-7

Go Big or Go Home

[user340040]

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Toby Lewis was in late position with a bet of 55,000 in front of him. Jonas Vanbaelen was in the big blind and had 131,000 bet out, with the action back on Lewis. After a long tank, Lewis moved all in for what appeared to be about 156,000, and Vanbaelen called.

Vanbaelen:
Lewis: