Event #54: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship Day 3 | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-30-2017 14:00 UTC-8

Vivian Saliba Doubles Through Tommy Le

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Vivian Saliba got her stack in the middle from the cutoff on a board reading against Tommy Le, who was in the big blind.

Saliba:
Le:

Saliba had a commanding lead with deuces full of kings, and after the fell on the river, she took the pot to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommy Le	2,100,000 200,000	200,000

Vivian Saliba	380,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Vivian Saliba Tommy Le

06-30-2017 14:05 UTC-8

Robert Cowen Eliminated in 20th Place ($26,167)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Robert Cowen moved all in for his last 77,000 from the hijack and Sean Rafael reraised from the small blind to force out John Monnette in the big blind.

Cowen:
Rafael:

The board came and Cowen left the table with a "good luck guys," departing in 20th place for $26,167.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Rafael	365,000 455,000	455,000
Robert Cowen	Busted

Tags: John Monnette Robert Cowen Sean Rafael

06-30-2017 14:08 UTC-8

Action and Chip Counts From Table 700

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Michail Karapanos won a pot against Chris Lee on a board of and the latter jumped right back into the action the next hand. Oliver Weis raised from under the gun and Lee called on the button, as did Ben Lamb in the big blind.

The flop of was checked through and Lamb bet the turn for 105,000. Weis folded and Lee called before the river was checked through. Lamb announced a seven and Lee showed for kings and jacks. That was good enough to scoop the pot, as Lamb mucked his cards.

Below are the updated counts of all current players of Table 700.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommy Le	2,250,000 150,000	150,000

Chris Lee	2,100,000 100,000	100,000
Michail Karapanos	1,100,000 200,000	200,000
Oliver Weis	740,000 100,000	100,000

Vivian Saliba	420,000 40,000	40,000

Ben Lamb	400,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Michail Karapanos Oliver Weis Chris Lee

06-30-2017 14:12 UTC-8

Murat Tulek Shoves and Wins

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Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Eoghan O'Dea raised to 55,000 from the hijack, Murat Tulek called from the cutoff, and Johnny Lodden called from the big blind.

The flop came and Lodden checked. O'Dea bet 50,000 and Tulek quickly moved his whole stack forward. Lodden folded, O'Dea folded as well, and Tulek took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eoghan O'Dea	1,670,000 670,000	670,000

Murat Tulek	530,000 190,000	190,000
Johnny Lodden	440,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Eoghan O'Dea Johnny Lodden Murat Tulek

06-30-2017 14:15 UTC-8

Howard Millian vs. Aleksei Altshuller

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Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

With 147,000 already in the middle and the board reading , Howard Millian bet the pot from the big blind and Aleksei Altshuller called from the button.

The turn brought the and Millian bet 366,000. Altshuller folded and Millian took the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksei Altshuller	1,310,000 110,000	110,000
Howard Millian	860,000 152,000	152,000

Tags: Aleksei Altshuller Howard Millian

06-30-2017 14:20 UTC-8

Lee Takes From Le

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Chris Lee raised to 55,000 and Vivian Saliba called from one seat over, as did Tommy Le in the small blind and Michail Karapanos in the big blind.

On the flop, the action checked to Lee and he bet 105,000, which only Le called. The turn was checked and Le bet the river for 125,000. Lee called and Le flashed . Lee had that beat with for a set of fives and claimed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Lee	2,700,000 600,000	600,000
Tommy Le	1,875,000 375,000	375,000

Michail Karapanos	1,090,000 10,000	10,000
Vivian Saliba	380,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Chris Lee Michail Karapanos Tommy Le Vivian Saliba

06-30-2017 14:23 UTC-8

Johnny Lodden Eliminated in 19th Place ($26,167)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Johnny Lodden raised from the button and Eoghan O'Dea called from the big blind. The duo checked the flop of and the fell on the turn. O'Dea checked, Lodden bet, and then called all in for 265,000 when facing the check-raise of O'Dea.

Lodden was at risk with and O'Dea showed for a flopped straight. The river failed to improve Lodden and he was eliminated in 19th place for $26,167.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eoghan O'Dea	2,450,000 780,000	780,000

Johnny Lodden	Busted

Tags: Eoghan O'Dea Johnny Lodden

06-30-2017 14:26 UTC-8

The Nguyen Eliminated in 18th Place ($26,167)

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Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

The Nguyen got his stack in before the flop against Jason DeWitt.

Nguyen:
DeWitt:

DeWitt had the preflop advantage with his aces and Nguyen needed help from the deck in order to double up. The board ran out and DeWitt took the pot to send Nguyen to the cage.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason DeWitt	1,660,000 240,000	240,000

The Nguyen	Busted

Tags: Jason DeWitt The Nguyen

06-30-2017 14:31 UTC-8

John Racener Eliminated in 17th Place ($26,167)

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Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Eoghan O'Dea started the action with a raise to 55,000, John Racener three-bet from late position, and he and O'Dea got the rest of the chips in the middle in a hurry with Racener at risk.

Racener:
O'Dea:

Racener had the preflop advantage with his kings, but O'Dea caught a set on the flop to take the lead. The turn and river were no help to Racener and his run in this event has come to an end.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eoghan O'Dea	2,350,000 100,000	100,000

John Racener	Busted

Tags: Eoghan O'Dea John Racener

06-30-2017 14:38 UTC-8

Redraw of the Last Two Tables

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Room	Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
Brasilia	700	1	Chris Lee	United States	2,675,000	111
Brasilia	700	2	Oliver Weis	Germany	600,000	25
Brasilia	700	3	Sean Rafael	United States	300,000	13
Brasilia	700	4	Hani Mio	United States	2,200,000	92
Brasilia	700	5	Aleksei Altshuller	Russia	910,000	38
Brasilia	700	6	Tommy Le	United States	2,100,000	88
Brasilia	700	7	Miltiadis Kyriakides	Cyprus	1,300,000	54
Brasilia	700	8	Eoghan O'Dea	Ireland	2,300,000	96

Brasilia	701	1	Murat Tulek	Germany	450,000	19
Brasilia	701	2	Howard Millian	United States	800,000	33
Brasilia	701	3	Vivian Saliba	Brazil	190,000	8
Brasilia	701	4	Michail Karapanos	Greece	940,000	39
Brasilia	701	5	Scott Clements	United States	3,490,000	145
Brasilia	701	6	Jason DeWitt	United States	1,540,000	64
Brasilia	701	7	Ben Lamb	United States	410,000	17
Brasilia	701	8	John Monnette	United States	890,000	37

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Clements	3,490,000

Chris Lee	2,675,000
Eoghan O'Dea	2,300,000 50,000	50,000

Hani Mio	2,200,000
Tommy Le	2,100,000

Jason DeWitt	1,540,000

Miltiadis Kyriakides	1,300,000
Michail Karapanos	940,000
Aleksei Altshuller	910,000
John Monnette	890,000

Howard Millian	800,000
Oliver Weis	600,000

Murat Tulek	450,000
Ben Lamb	410,000

Sean Rafael	300,000
Vivian Saliba	190,000