Event #67: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller | 2017 World Series of Poker

07-07-2017 22:15 UTC-7

Two Pair for Caldo

Mickey Doft

Level 27 : 60,000/120,000, 0 ante

James Calderaro raised to 300,000 from under the gun, and Alexey Rybin called from the big blind.

They checked to the turn of a board, where Calderaro bet 400,000. Rybin check-called, the river was the , and both players checked.

Calderaro tabled for queens and sevens and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexey Rybin	12,520,000	-260,000
James Calderaro	8,900,000	1,000,000

Tags: Alexey Rybin James Calderaro

07-07-2017 22:13 UTC-7

Artem Babakhanyan Doubles Through James Calderaro

simkha

Level 27 : 60,000/120,000, 0 ante

With about 400,000 already in the middle and the board reading , James Calderaro bet 200,000 from the big blind into his lone opponent, Artem Babakhanyan, who was under the gun. Babakhanyan moved all in for 715,000, and after a few moments of thought, Calderaro called to put Babakhanyan at risk.

Calderaro:
Babakhanyan:

Both players held straights, but Babakhanyan had the best of it with the ten-high straight against Calderaro's eight-high straight. The river changed nothing, and Babakhanyan took the pot to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Calderaro	7,900,000	-1,400,000
Artem Babakhanyan	1,850,000	835,000

Tags: Artem Babakhanyan James Calderaro

07-07-2017 22:07 UTC-7

Taylor Doubles Through Rybin

Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : 60,000/120,000, 0 ante

Esther Taylor raised to 400,000 first to act, and Alexey Rybin called from the button. On the flop, Taylor bet the pot, and Rybin moved all in. Taylor called all in for 970,000.

Esther Taylor:
Alexey Rybin:

"Flush draw," Rybin said to his Russian rail, and they saw the board complete with the turn and river.

Taylor doubled and climbed to third in chips, while Rybin took a small hit to his stack and dropped to around half of the total chips in play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexey Rybin	12,780,000	-520,000
Esther Taylor	2,920,000	1,550,000

Tags: Alexey Rybin Esther Taylor

07-07-2017 22:03 UTC-7

Taylor Shoves Against Babakhanyan

Mickey Doft

Level 27 : 60,000/120,000, 0 ante

Artem Babakhanyan limped from the button, Esther Taylor raised the pot to 480,000 from the small blind, Alexey Rybin folded his big blind, and Babakhanyan called.

The flop came down , and Taylor shoved for about 290,000. Babakhanyan folded, giving Taylor the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Esther Taylor	1,370,000	810,000
Artem Babakhanyan	1,015,000	-735,000

Tags: Alexey Rybin Artem Babakhanyan Esther Taylor

07-07-2017 22:00 UTC-7

Taylor Loses Some

simkha

Level 27 : 60,000/120,000, 0 ante

Esther Taylor had just over 1,000,000 chips to start the hand and raised from under the gun to 400,000. James Calderaro called from the small blind, and the two players saw a flop of . They both checked.

The turn was the , and Calderado bet 800,000, putting Taylor to a decision for the remainder of her stack. After a few moments of thought, she folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Calderaro	9,300,000	20,000
Esther Taylor	560,000	-940,000

07-07-2017 21:55 UTC-7

Calderaro Shows Up Late

Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : 60,000/120,000, 0 ante

Alexey Rybin raised to 300,000, and Esther Taylor called in the big blind. The flop came , and both players checked. After the turn, Taylor checked, and Rybin bet 300,000 to win the pot.

Artem Babakhanyan raised to 300,000 on the button and flashed . Babakhanyan also showed pocket queens twice when he received walks, while more than 10 minutes in the new level had passed without any major action.

After 13 minutes of the new level, James Calderaro casually strolled in with a smile on the face and no sense of urgency. "Did you guys already blind me out?" he joked while he took the empty seat.

Babakhanyan has chipped up slightly, but he and Taylor remain at the bottom of the counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artem Babakhanyan	1,750,000	650,000
Esther Taylor	1,500,000	-500,000

Tags: Alexey Rybin Artem Babakhanyan Esther Taylor James Calderaro

07-07-2017 21:48 UTC-7

"E-Tay" Back to 2 Million

Mickey Doft

Level 27 : 60,000/120,000, 0 ante

James Calderaro has not yet returned from dinner break.

Esther Taylor raised to 300,000 from the cutoff, Alexey Rybin called from the button, and Artem Babakhanyan called from the big blind.

The flop came down , and Babakhanyan checked to Taylor, who bet 300,000. Rybin folded, Babakhanyan folded, and Taylor collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexey Rybin	13,300,000	-245,000
Esther Taylor	2,000,000	650,000
Artem Babakhanyan	1,100,000	-335,000

Level: 27

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 0

07-07-2017 20:50 UTC-7

Dinner Break

Mickey Doft

Level 26 : 50,000/100,000, 0 ante

The players are in the midst of a one-hour dinner break. Play resumes at about 9:38 p.m.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexey Rybin	13,545,000
James Calderaro	9,280,000
Artem Babakhanyan	1,435,000	-215,000
Esther Taylor	1,350,000	-480,000

07-07-2017 20:47 UTC-7

Calderaro Finishes the Level on a Rush

Mickey Doft

Level 26 : 50,000/100,000, 0 ante

James Calderaro won several medium-sized pots to close out the level, the last of which he raised to 300,000 from the cutoff, and Alexey Rybin called from the big blind.

The flop came down , and Rybin check-called 300,000 from Calderaro to see the turn. Both checked, the river completed the board, and Rybin checked to Calderaro, who bet 700,000. Rybin folded, and Calderaro took the last pot of the level.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexey Rybin	13,545,000	-1,255,000
James Calderaro	9,280,000	1,980,000

Tags: Alexey Rybin James Calderaro