Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 0
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
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$4,868,750
Entries
205
Level
30
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 205
Filter
Level 8
: 800/1,600, 0 ante
Eight levels have been completed this evening with two more to go. Players have departed on a 15-minute break.
Level 8
: 800/1,600, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
412,000
287,000
|
287,000 |
|
365,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
330,000
187,000
|
187,000 |
|
||
|
235,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
201,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
|
||
|
166,000
194,000
|
194,000 |
|
|
||
|
165,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
145,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
133,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
|
||
|
123,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
116,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
|
||
|
110,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
82,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
81,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
80,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
55,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
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Level 8
: 800/1,600, 0 ante
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 
and Obst moved all in from the cutoff for 111,200 with Smith calling.
Paul Lackey: 
James Obst: 
Micah Smith: 
Both the 
turn and 
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
399,200
214,200
|
214,200 |
|
|
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|
140,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
103,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
Level 8
: 800/1,600, 0 ante
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:
Jan-Peter Jachtmann: 
The 
flop gave Jachtmann two pair, and the turn and 
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
265,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
|
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Busted | |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
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|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
||
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
||
Level 8
: 800/1,600, 0 ante
Dan Smith bet pot on the river of a 
board, making it 40,000 to go. Noah Schwartz was his opponent the two exchanged a few words before Schwartz gave it up.
Smith flashed his cards to the table, revealing 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
363,000
173,000
|
173,000 |
|
|
||
|
97,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
||
Level 8
: 800/1,600, 0 ante
There was only 6,600 in the middle and the board was showing 
. 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 
and Zhou's 
ended up as the winner, as he turned a straight to crack aces and score a massive double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
418,600
418,600
|
418,600 |
|
165,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
Level 8
: 800/1,600, 0 ante
With about 80,000 in the middle on the turn of a 
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
293,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
||
|
|
64,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
|
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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 
.
Saliba was ahead with 
and the opponent said "I like my hand." That was until the flop came 
. Neither the 
turn nor the river changed anything and Saliba doubled up her short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,400
5,400
|
5,400 |
|
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