Event #54: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship Day 2 | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-29-2017 14:24 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Jaspal Brar	Busted

Frank Williams	Busted
Jim McCrink	Busted
Jonathan Abdellatif	Busted
[Removed:4]	Busted
Jesse Yaginuma	Busted

Maxim Babko	Busted
Brock Parker	Busted
Ben Hamnett	Busted
Andrew Liporace	Busted

A Little Double for Sean Remz Through Juha Helppi

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Sean Remz raised to 14,000 from the button, leaving himself just 3,500 chips behind, and Juha Helppi called from the big blind.

The flop came , and the rest of the chips quickly went into the middle.

Remz:
Helppi:

Remz had he lead with his set of nines, and he was up against Helppi's kings and nut flush draw. The board filled out with the and the to give Remz a full house and a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juha Helppi	166,000 19,000	19,000

Sean Remz	37,500 58,900	58,900

Tags: Juha Helppi Sean Remz

06-29-2017 14:46 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Eyster	Busted

John Riordan	Busted

Orlando Romero	Busted
Juha Helppi	Busted

Scott Baumstein	Busted

Bogdan Capitan	Busted
Roberto Romanello	Busted

David Len Ashby	Busted
David Callaghan	Busted

Jonathan Zarin Stacked By Eoghan O'Dea

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Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

With about 15,000 chips already in the middle on a flop of , Jonathan Zarin checked from the small blind, and Eoghan O'Dea bet 10,500 from the button. Zarin check-raised to 45,000, and after a few moments of contemplation, O'Dea came over the top. Zarin called to put himeslf at risk.

Zarin:
O'Dea:

Zarin had a slight lead with his pair of tens, but O'Dea held the nut flush draw, a pair, and a gutshot. The on the turn didn't improve O'Dea, but the river gave him trip nines to win the pot and eliminate Zarin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eoghan O'Dea	210,000 82,800	82,800

Jonathan Zarin	Busted

Tags: Eoghan O'Dea Jonathan Zarin

06-29-2017 14:54 UTC-8

Triple-Up For Egerer

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Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Jerry Atkins was in middle position and raised to 11,000. Jonas Entin called from the hijack, and James Egerer moved all in for 14,000 on his big blind. Atkins and Entin called.

The flop was , and Atkins potted for 44,000. Entin thought for a moment and elected to fold.

James Egerer
Jerry Atkins

Egerer was ahead but had to fade a lot of outs, and he did just that when the fell on the turn, giving him a king-high straight. The hit the river, but wasn't enough to improve Atkin's hand, sending the triple-up over to Egerer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonas Entin	302,000 156,900	156,900
Jerry Atkins	240,000 158,900	158,900
James Egerer	44,000 100,800	100,800

Tags: James Egerer Jerry Atkins Jonas Entin

06-29-2017 14:55 UTC-8

Scott Clements vs. Jeffery Foster

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Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

With a substantial pot of about 85,000 already brewing and the board reading , Scott Clements checked from the small blind to his lone opponent, Jeffery Foster in the big blind. Foster checked behind.

The river brought the , and Clements bet 25,000. Foster called, and Clements tabled . Foster flipped over for the nut flush to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Clements	156,000 109,000	109,000

Jeffery Foster	138,000 138,000	138,000

Tags: Jeffery Foster Scott Clements

06-29-2017 15:06 UTC-8

Casey Carroll Eliminated by Miltiadis Kyriakides

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Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

With 26,000 chips already in the middle on a flop of , Miltiadis Kyriakides checked to Casey Carroll, who bet 26,000 from the button. After a few moments of thought, Kyriakides check-raised to put Carroll to a decision for the remainder of his stack, and he called to put himself at risk.

Carroll:
Kyriakides:

Kyriakides had the lead with his aces, but Carroll had a fistful of wrap outs. The on the turn wasn't one of them, and neither was the river, so Kyriakides took the pot to send Carroll to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Miltiadis Kyriakides	455,000 455,000	455,000
Casey Carroll	Busted

Tags: Casey Carroll Miltiadis Kyriakides

06-29-2017 15:10 UTC-8

Five-Way Pot Goes to Dewitt

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Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Ian O'Hara was under the gun and raised to 9,500. Ben Lamb called from the cutoff, Jason Dewitt called on the button, and both blinds defended.

The flop was , and O'Hara bet 16,000. Dewitt called, and all other players folded. The turn was the , and both players checked. The river was the , and both players checked again.

Dewitt tabled for a flush, and O'Hara's hand made its way to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason DeWitt	314,000 163,800	163,800

Ian O'Hara	181,500 75,100	75,100

Tags: Ben Lamb Ian O'Hara Jason DeWitt

06-29-2017 15:19 UTC-8

Some Chip Counts at the Break

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Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Players are now on their second 15-minute break of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Racener	495,000 185,000	185,000

Aleksei Altshuller	480,000 186,000	186,000
Gionni Demers	410,000 271,400	271,400
Jeff Madsen	380,000 15,000	15,000

Ben Lamb	360,000 131,000	131,000

Patrick Mahoney	302,000 158,000	158,000
Andrew Watson	205,000 117,400	117,400
Felipe Ramos	184,000 29,000	29,000

Yuriy Boyko	91,500 18,100	18,100
Brent Roberts	85,000 9,200	9,200
Garrett Greer	30,000 26,600	26,600

06-29-2017 15:22 UTC-8

Updated Counts

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Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominique Mosley	655,000 155,000	155,000
Yan Shing Tsang	580,000 376,000	376,000
Brandon Shack-Harris	564,000 84,000	84,000

Camilo Manrique	422,000 350,800	350,800
Brian Jordan	417,000 335,000	335,000
Toby Lewis	350,500 175,500	175,500

Ralph Perry	269,000 186,700	186,700

Dan Shak	232,000 158,000	158,000
Loren Klein	201,000 44,000	44,000

Connor Drinan	195,000 122,000	122,000

David Paredes	190,000 105,000	105,000
Alex Manzano	178,500 90,400	90,400

Stephen Chidwick	98,000 92,000	92,000