2017 World Series of Poker

Event #41: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 2
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kkq10
Prize
$231,438
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,174,500
Entries
870
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
0

It's All About the River!

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

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 {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}{9-Spades} with 40,000 in the pot, and the action was complete, waiting for the turn card. That card was the {4-Clubs}, and suddenly, the pot got inflated. After a series of bets and raises, Ludovic Lacay was all in for 178,000 with {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{q-Spades} against Shankar Pillai, who held {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}.

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 {8-Clubs}, and Lacay gave a fist pump as he hit the nut flush to scoop a monster pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ludovic Lacay fr
Ludovic Lacay
393,000 303,000
Shankar Pillai us
Shankar Pillai
WSOP 2X Winner
145,000 -75,000

Tags: Ludovic LacayShankar Pillai

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 0

Break Time and Updated Stacks

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
WSOP 1X Winner
260,000 7,600
Loren Klein us
Loren Klein
WSOP 4X Winner
242,000 192,700
Jonas Van Baelen be
Jonas Van Baelen
235,000 59,000
Benjamin Juhasz hu
Benjamin Juhasz
234,000 50,000
Chun Law us
Chun Law
230,000 11,000
Sergej Barbarez de
Sergej Barbarez
230,000 132,200
Shankar Pillai us
Shankar Pillai
WSOP 2X Winner
220,000 9,800
Thiago Grigoletti br
Thiago Grigoletti
175,000 108,100
Matt Waxman us
Matt Waxman
WSOP 1X Winner
163,000 142,200
Oskar Silow se
Oskar Silow
158,000 2,300
Philip Hayes us
Philip Hayes
157,000 6,900
Timothy Batow us
Timothy Batow
145,000 59,400
Tj Cloutier us
Tj Cloutier
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
105,500 19,500

Mark Wahba Flops Top Set, Doubles Up

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

There was around 20,000 in the pot, and three players went to the flop of {j-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}. The action was checked to Mark Wahba on the button, who bet 15,000. The big blind raised all in, and Wahba called for his stack of 34,700 as the third player folded out of the way.

Wahba tabled {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}, which was ahead of his opponent's top pair and straight draw. The turn was the {q-Spades}, and the river was the {7-Hearts}, giving Wahba a full house. He doubled up just before the second break of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Wahba us
Mark Wahba
95,000 52,600

Marchese Takes it Down on the River

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante
Tom Marchese
Tom Marchese

With about 55,000 in the pot and the board reading {k-Spades}{j-Clubs}{3-Clubs} {q-Clubs}, Danny Wong checked from the small blind. Tom Marchese was on the button and bet 23,500. Wong check-raised to 58,000, and Marchese called.

The river was the {k-Hearts}, and Wong checked. Marchese moved all in, having Wong's stack of roughly 64,000 covered. Wong tanked for a couple of minutes before electing to fold.

Marchese has been on fire from the start of Day 2, turning his 30,700-chip stack into over 250,000 already.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
WSOP 1X Winner
252,400 143,000
Danny Wong us
Danny Wong
WSOP 1X Winner
64,000 13,800

Tags: Danny WongTom Marchese

Shankar Pillai Has Heaps

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

In a five-way limped pot, the flop came {8-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}, and Jeanmarc Thomas was the first to bet 12,000 from the big blind. Shankar Pillai called from middle position, and everyone else folded.

The turn was the {6-Clubs}, and Thomas checked to Pillai, who bet the pot — 36,000. Thomas pushed all in for 45,000, and Pillai called.

Pillai: {a-Spades}{5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}
Thomas: {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}

Pillai was in front with a six-high straight, but Thomas had a bigger straight draw and three pair, looking for a full house. The river brought the {3-Diamonds}, providing no help to Thomas, and he was sent to the cash cage while Pillai stacked chips from another pot.

Player Chips Progress
Shankar Pillai us
Shankar Pillai
WSOP 2X Winner
210,200 89,800
Jeanmarc Thomas fr
Jeanmarc Thomas
Busted

Tags: Shankar Pillai

Juhasz Picks Off a Bluff

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Benjamin Juhasz got involved in a pot with Judah Bolser, to his right, with around 40,000 in the pot preflop. The flop came {10-Hearts}{9-Spades}{8-Hearts}, and both players checked to the {a-Clubs} on the turn. Bolser bet 15,000, and Juhasz called.

The river brought the {4-Spades}, and Bolser bet again for 18,000. Juhasz thought for a couple minutes and then threw in a chip to call. Bolser said, "Nice hand," and knocked the table as Juhasz tabled {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} for two pair to scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Juhasz hu
Benjamin Juhasz
184,000 127,900

Tags: Benjamin Juhasz