Event #54: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship | 2017 World Series of Poker

07-01-2017 21:53 UTC-7

Le and Mio Battle Back and Forth

Christian Zetzsche

Level 32 : 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

Hani Mio raised to 600,000 from the small blind, and Tommy Le called in the big blind. On the flop, Mio bet 1,200,000, and Le folded after much consideration. Mio flashed the .

Le limped the small blind and folded when Chris Lee raised the pot.

The next hand, Le raised to 600,000 on the button. Mio called in the big blind, and the flop was checked through. Mio bet the turn for 900,000, and Le folded.

Mio limped the button, Le raised to 960,000 in the small blind, and Mio called. The flop and turn were checked through. On the river, Le bet 1,300,000, and Mio folded.

Le limped the button, Lee completed in the small blind, and Mio checked. On a flop of , Mio bet the pot, and both opponents folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Lee	10,700,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Tommy Le	6,750,000 500,000	500,000

Hani Mio	3,950,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Chris Lee Hani Mio Tommy Le

07-01-2017 22:04 UTC-7

Tommy Le vs. Chris Lee

simkha

Level 32 : 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

Tommy Le called from the small blind, and Chris Lee checked his option.

The flop came , and Le checked. Lee bet 325,000, and Le called. The turn brought the , and Le bet 1,000,000. Lee called. The fell on the river, and both players checked.

Le tabled for a pair of eights, Lee mucked, and Le took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommy Le	9,800,000 3,050,000	3,050,000

Chris Lee	9,200,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000
Hani Mio	2,300,000 -1,650,000	-1,650,000

Tags: Chris Lee Tommy Le

07-01-2017 22:12 UTC-7

Le Takes from Lee

Christian Zetzsche

Level 32 : 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

Chris Lee limped from the button, Hani Mio completed from the small blind, and Tommy Le checked his option. The flop fell , and Mio checked. Le bet 350,000, and Lee raised to 1,000,000. While Mio quickly folded, Le gave it some consideration and called.

After the turn, Le bet 1,000,000, and that won the pot without further resistance.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommy Le	11,280,000 1,480,000	1,480,000

Chris Lee	7,940,000 -1,260,000	-1,260,000

Tags: Chris Lee Hani Mio Tommy Le

07-01-2017 22:18 UTC-7

Tommy Le vs. Hani Mio

simkha

Level 32 : 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

Hani Mio called from the button, Tommy Le called from the small blind, and Chris Lee checked his option.

The flop came , and Le bet 400,000. Lee folded, and Mio called. The turn brought the , and Le checked. Mio bet 700,000, and Le called. The fell on the river, and both players checked.

Le tabled for the nut straight and took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommy Le	10,700,000 -580,000	-580,000

Hani Mio	1,220,000 -1,080,000	-1,080,000

Tags: Hani Mio Tommy Le

07-01-2017 22:20 UTC-7

Le Rivers Straight and Gets Paid

Christian Zetzsche

Level 32 : 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

Hani Mio limped the button, Tommy Le completed from the small blind, and Chris Lee checked from the big blind.

On the flop and the turn, all three players checked. Le bet the river for 400,000, and Lee called, Mio folded.

Le showed for a straight, and Lee mucked for a set face-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommy Le	12,115,000 1,415,000	1,415,000

Chris Lee	7,525,000 -415,000	-415,000
Hani Mio	1,770,000 550,000	550,000

Tags: Chris Lee Hani Mio Tommy Le

07-01-2017 22:21 UTC-7

Break Time

simkha

Level 32 : 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

Players are now on a 15-minute break.

Level: 33

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 0

07-01-2017 22:41 UTC-7

Hani Mio Eliminated in 3rd Place ($397,836)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 33 : 150,000/300,000, 0 ante

In the first hand back from the break, Chris Lee raised the pot from the small blind, and Hani Mio folded in the big blind.

Mio limped the second hand from the button, and Tommy Le raised the pot to 1,200,000 in the small blind. Lee asked Mio for his stack, which was slightly more than Le's raise, and called in the big blind. Mio moved all in for 1,325,000 in total, and both opponents called.

The two remaining active players checked down the board of , and all cards were tabled.

Hani Mio:
Chris Lee:
Tommy Le:

Mio's fives and threes were no good, as Le had aces and threes, eliminating Mio in third place for a payday of $397,836.

There will now be a short break to set up the heads-up duel. Le will start with a 2:1 lead over Lee to battle for his first Omaha bracelet after five previous final table appearances.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommy Le	14,900,000 2,785,000	2,785,000

Chris Lee	6,500,000 -1,025,000	-1,025,000
Hani Mio	Busted

Tags: Chris Lee Hani Mio Tommy Le

07-01-2017 22:48 UTC-7

Tommy Le Calls and Wins

simkha

Level 33 : 150,000/300,000, 0 ante

Chris Lee raised to 900,000 from the button, and Tommy Le called from the big blind.

The flop came , and both players checked. The turn brought the , and they checked again.

The fell on the river, and Le checked. Lee bet 1,200,000, sending Le into the tank briefly. He called and tabled for a pair of sevens, which was good enough to win the pot against Lee's .

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommy Le	17,300,000 2,400,000	2,400,000

Chris Lee	4,100,000 -2,400,000	-2,400,000

Tags: Chris Lee Tommy Le

07-01-2017 23:00 UTC-7

Many Small Pots

Christian Zetzsche

Level 33 : 150,000/300,000, 0 ante

Tommy Le raised to 900,000, and Chris Lee called. On the flop, Lee bet 1,800,000, and Le folded.

Both players took one big blind each by raising to 900,000 the ned two hands, and Lee said, "That was a really nice call man."

Le limped in, and Lee checked. On the flop, Lee check-called a bet of 400,000 before the turn was checked. Lee bet the river for 1,400,000, and that won the pot.

Last but not least, another limped pot saw a flop of , and Lee check-called a bet of 400,000 by Le. The turn went check-check before Lee bet the river for 400,000. Le made it 1,200,000 to go and forced a fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommy Le	16,650,000 -650,000	-650,000

Chris Lee	4,750,000 650,000	650,000

Tags: Chris Lee Tommy Le