2017 World Series of Poker

Event #67: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
akq6
Prize
$1,289,074
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$4,868,750
Entries
205
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
0

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 0

Updated Chip Counts

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Gjergj Sinishtaj us
Gjergj Sinishtaj
412,000 287,000
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
365,000 25,000
Millard Hale us
Millard Hale
330,000 187,000
Mack Lee us
Mack Lee
235,000 5,000
Charles Sylvestre ca
Charles Sylvestre
WSOP 1X Winner
201,000 -56,000
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
WSOP 1X Winner
166,000 -194,000
Brandon Shack-Harris us
Brandon Shack-Harris
WSOP 2X Winner
165,000 -30,000
Phil Galfond us
Phil Galfond
WSOP 3X Winner
145,000 20,000
Vitaly Lunkin ru
Vitaly Lunkin
WSOP 2X Winner
133,000 -47,000
John O'Shea ie
John O'Shea
123,000 -13,000
David Williams us
David Williams
WSOP 1X Winner
116,000 -39,000
Kyle Bowker us
Kyle Bowker
WSOP 1X Winner
110,000 -15,000
Sam Trickett gb
Sam Trickett
82,000 -45,000
Bobby Oboodi us
Bobby Oboodi
81,000 -14,000
Dermot Blain ie
Dermot Blain
80,000 -10,000
Daniel Alaei us
Daniel Alaei
WSOP 5X Winner
55,000 -45,000

Lackey Triples Up in Massive Clash Between Smith and Obst

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 0 ante
Micah Smith's Stack Sent Crashing
Micah Smith's Stack Sent Crashing

Paul Lackey was already all in and at risk for 34,200 while a reraise for the pot saw James Obst and Micah Smith invest another 88,400 on top of that for an even bigger side pot. The flop fell {7-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and Obst moved all in from the cutoff for 111,200 with Smith calling.

Paul Lackey: {A-Diamonds}{A-Spades}{J-Spades}{2-Hearts}
James Obst: {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}
Micah Smith: {Q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{8-Spades}

Both the {4-Hearts} turn and {3-Spades} river changed nothing and Lackey tripled up while Obst doubled through Smith in a huge side pot with just ace-king high.

Player Chips Progress
James Obst au
James Obst
WSOP 1X Winner
399,200 214,200
Micah Smith us
Micah Smith
140,000 -240,000
Paul Lackey us
Paul Lackey
103,000 103,000

Tags: James ObstMicah SmithPaul Lackey

Jachtmann Finishes Off Josephy

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 0 ante
Cliff Josephy in an earlier event
Cliff Josephy in an earlier event

Jan-Peter Jachtmann and Cliff Josephy had tangled in a big pot earlier on and it was a cruel final chapter that the German ended up being the one to take the remainder of Josephy's stack.

Josephy raised the pot and Jachtmann three-bet to 15,000 out of the blinds. Josephy moved all in for around 65,000 and Jachtmann quickly called.

Cliff Josephy: {A-Clubs}{A-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{4-Hearts}
Jan-Peter Jachtmann: {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{10-Hearts}

The {K-Spades}{10-Spades}{9-Spades} flop gave Jachtmann two pair, and the {4-Clubs} turn and {K-Hearts} river gave Jachtmann a full house to send Josephy packing.

Only a few moments later, Ashly Butler was also spotted on his way out.

Player Chips Progress
Jan-Peter Jachtmann de
Jan-Peter Jachtmann
WSOP 1X Winner
265,000 20,000
Cliff Josephy us
Cliff Josephy
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted
Ashley Butler
Ashley Butler
Busted

Tags: Ashly ButlerCliff JosephyJan-Peter Jachtmann

Up To 187 Entries

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

After 175 entries in 2015 and 184 entries in 2016, a new record in terms of attendance will be set for this event as the tournament screens show a total of 187 participants. The most recent players to register were Brian Rast, Shaun Deeb and Martin Kabrhel.

Registration remains open until the start of Day 2, which may bump up the number of entries further.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Kabrhel cz
Martin Kabrhel
WSOP 2X Winner
125,000 125,000
Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
125,000 125,000
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
WSOP 6X Winner
125,000 125,000

Tags: Brian RastMartin KabrhelShaun Deeb

Zhou Doubles With Aces Versus Aces

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

There was only 6,600 in the middle and the board was showing {K-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{5-Spades}{6-Hearts}{5-Hearts}. Xinyan Zhou was jumping out of his chair in joy while the massage girl that had been taken care of him stood back with a smile.

Soon enough, the reason for the joy became apparent, as the stack of Zhou worth 206,000 in total was counted. According to other players at the table, Zhou got into a raising war with Ben Tollerene and both got their stacks in preflop.

Tollerene had {A-}{A-}{10-}{7-} and Zhou's {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} ended up as the winner, as he turned a straight to crack aces and score a massive double.

Player Chips Progress
Xinyan Zhou us
Xinyan Zhou
418,600 418,600
Ben Tollerene us
Ben Tollerene
165,000 -155,000

Tags: Ben TollereneXinyan Zhou

Kornuth Takes From Smith, Clock Called

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

With about 80,000 in the middle on the turn of a {7-Spades}{a-Spades}{6-Spades}{k-Diamonds} board, Chance Kornuth led with a pot-sized bet of 80,000.

The decision was on Dan Smith and a tablemate called the clock. As the floor started the countdown Smith released his cards, awarding the pot to Kornuth.

Player Chips Progress
Chance Kornuth us
Chance Kornuth
WSOP 3X Winner
293,000 83,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
WSOP 1X Winner
64,000 -77,000

Tags: Dan SmithChance Kornuth

Saliba Stays In

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

After a raise to 5,600, Vivian Saliba moved all in for her last 11,300 and the initial raiser called with {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}.

Saliba was ahead with {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and the opponent said "I like my hand." That was until the flop came {6-Spades}{4-Clubs}{2-Clubs}. Neither the {4-Spades} turn nor the {4-Diamonds} river changed anything and Saliba doubled up her short stack.

Player Chips Progress
Vivian Saliba br
Vivian Saliba
24,400 5,400

Tags: Vivian Saliba