2017 World Series of Poker

Event #46: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day: 3
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kqj8
Prize
$223,339
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,120,500
Entries
830
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
0

Barry Greenstein Eliminated in 14th Place ($9,513)

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Barry Greenstein
Barry Greenstein

Nathan Gamble raised to 40,000 and Wendy Weissman called in the small blind. Barry Greenstein was all in for 49,000 from the big blind and both players called.

The remaining two players checked a flop and turn of {q-}{8-Clubs}{4-}{9-Clubs} before Weissman check-folded to a bet of 50,000 on the {k-Clubs} river.

Gamble turned over {a-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{5-}{10-} for the nut flush and Greenstein mucked {2-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{2-}{4-} and was eliminated in 14th place for $9,513.

Player Chips Progress
Nathan Gamble us
Nathan Gamble
1,400,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Barry GreensteinNathan GambleWendy Weissman

Andrew Watson Eliminated in 13th Place ($9,513)

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Marco Johnson raised to 40,000 from the cutoff and Andrew Watson was all in blind for around 30,000 from the big blind.

Johnson: {2-Clubs}{3-Spades}{5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}
Watson: {a-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}

"That's not a good window card," said Watson with the board coming {5-Spades}{6-Clubs}{3-Clubs}. The turn was the {9-Spades} and the river the {4-Diamonds}, meaning Johnson made a straight and a six low, eliminating Watson in 13th place for $9,513.

Player Chips Progress
Marco Johnson us
Marco Johnson
310,000
75,000
75,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Andrew Watson us
Andrew Watson
Busted

Tags: Andrew WatsonMarco Johnson

Barny Boatman Eliminated in 12th Place ($12,034)

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Barny Boatman
Barny Boatman

Nathan Gamble raised to 60,000 from the cutoff. Ray Henson moved all in from the button and Barny Boatman moved all in for less from the big blind. Gamble called, putting two players at risk.

Boatman: {k-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Henson: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{6-Clubs}
Gamble: {a-Hearts}{8-Spades}{3-Hearts}{5-Spades}

The board ran out {10-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{10-Spades}{4-Clubs}, giving Gamble a wheel for the low and Henson a flush, eliminating Boatman. He took home $12,034 for his 12th-place finish.

Player Chips Progress
Nathan Gamble us
Nathan Gamble
1,550,000
150,000
150,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Ray Henson us
Ray Henson
250,000
-10,000
-10,000
Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Barny BoatmanNathan GambleRay Henson

Kevin Saul Eliminated in 11th Place ($12,034)

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Kevin Saul
Kevin Saul

Kevin Saul has been grinding a downhill course since the start of this level, and his velocity even increased. Saul wasn't able to change the direction and fell all the way down.

First, he suffered a big blow in a pot that started with Saul raising to 45,000 from the button. Millard Hale called from the big blind and the action on the flop looked like a game of tennis. The ball was moving left to right within seconds.

Hale checked on the {4-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} and what followed was a super-fast "pot-all-in-call" sequence.

Hale: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{7-Spades}{K-Hearts}
Saul: {6-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{2-Spades}{3-Clubs}

Hale hit the flop right on the money, having top two pairs in addition to a flush draw. Saul had only a gutshot straight draw. While he wasn't likely to win the high half of the pot, he needed one more low card to secure a chop.

The {7-Diamonds} turn sealed the high for Hale and the {4-Diamonds} river missed Saul's low outs.

Saul was down to his last 168,000 and he lost his remaining chips in the following minutes. Michael Gross drew a close to Saul's performance with {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}. Saul's cards and the board were already mucked by the time we arrived.

Player Chips Progress
Millard Hale us
Millard Hale
412,000
182,000
182,000
Kevin Saul us
Kevin Saul
Busted

Tags: Kevin SaulMichael GrossMillard Hale

Unofficial Final Table Redraw

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
SeatNameCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Ray HensonUnited States220,00011
2Wendy WeissmanUnited States345,00017
3Fernando MaciaUnited States565,00028
4Marco JohnsonUnited States620,00031
5Millard HaleUnited States487,00024
6Miguel UseBelgium560,00028
7Jason RiesenbergUnited States130,0006.5
8Michael GrossUnited States1,070,00053.5
9Nathan GambleUnited States1,190,00059.5
10Adam HendrixUnited States1,035,00052

Riesenberg Shoves into Aces, Ends Up Quartered

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Jason Riesenberg
Jason Riesenberg

Action on a ten-handed final table is usually slow when it comes to pot-limit Omaha, and this table hasn't been any different.

Nonetheless, Jason Riesenberg knew he was soon going to make his move, and he picked his spot when Ray Henson opened from the second position.

Riesenberg had a four-to-a-wheel hand, holding {A-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{4-Spades}{5-Diamonds}. Unfortunately for him, Henson had an even stronger weapon, showing {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{2-Spades}{6-Spades} for bullets with two additional low cards.

The board ran out {4-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{K-Spades}{3-Diamonds}, leaving Henson's aces as the high-hand winner. Both players used their ace-deuce for the best possible low, and Riesenberg had to give up half of his chips, being quartered.

Riesenberg is playing a micro stack, and he'll soon be inevitably all in again.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Riesenberg us
Jason Riesenberg
50,000
-80,000
-80,000

Tags: Jason RiesenbergRay Henson

Level: 24

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 0

Jason Riesenberg Eliminated in 10th Place ($12,034)

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Jason Riesenberg
Jason Riesenberg

Jason Riesenberg was all in from under the gun for his last 59,000. He got three callers: Michael Gross, Wendy Weissman and Millard Hale.

The remaining three players checked down the board of {6-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{10-Spades}, and all cards were turned over.

Riesenberg: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}{6-Spades}{3-Spades}
Gross: {a-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}
Weissman: {a-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{7-Spades}
Hale: {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{4-Spades}{5-Spades}

Hale had flopped a flush, and with no low hand, he scooped the pot, eliminating Riesenberg in 11th place for $12,034.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Gross us
Michael Gross
1,010,000
-60,000
-60,000
Millard Hale us
Millard Hale
580,000
93,000
93,000
Wendy Weissman us
Wendy Weissman
290,000
-55,000
-55,000
Jason Riesenberg us
Jason Riesenberg
Busted

Tags: Jason RiesenbergMichael GrossMillard HaleWendy Weissman

Henson Has Aces Again

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Ray Henson had already found aces in his hand during play at the final table, and he peeked at the bullets again just a few moments ago.

Henson was in middle position, and he raised to 75,000. Miguel Use scanned Henson's stack, signaling with his hand that he'd like to have a better view of Henson's remaining chips. Henson obliged, and Use decided to see the flop, calling.

The {K-Spades}{J-Spades}{10-Clubs} flop saw Use announce, "Pot," covering Henson's leftovers. Henson snap-called.

Ray Henson: {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{5-Spades}
Miguel Use: {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{3-Spades}

Henson had flopped the nuts, but the race was still a sweat with Use drawing for spades. The rest of the board bricked, however, and Henson doubled his 189,000.

Player Chips Progress
Ray Henson us
Ray Henson
390,000
170,000
170,000
Miguel Use be
Miguel Use
350,000
-210,000
-210,000

Tags: Miguel UseRay Henson

Wendy Weissman Eliminated in 9th Place ($15,470)

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Wendy Weissman
Wendy Weissman

Michael Gross raised to 55,000, and Wendy Weissman potted to 177,000. Gross called.

The rest of Weissman's chips went in on the {2-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{10-Clubs} flop, and Gross called.

Weissman: {a-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}
Gross: {a-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}

The turn was the {7-Diamonds} and the river the {k-Clubs}. That gave Gross a better eight-low than his opponent and the nut flush. Weissman was eliminated in ninth place for $15,470.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Gross us
Michael Gross
1,200,000
190,000
190,000
Wendy Weissman us
Wendy Weissman
Busted

Tags: Michael GrossWendy Weissman