Level: 5
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 0
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #67: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$4,868,750
Entries
205
Level
30
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
0
Cash Games to Tournament: Aaron Katz
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Level 4
: 300/600, 0 ante
Cash game / mixed game player Aaron Katz talks with Julia Lee about playing in the 50K Poker Players Championship. The NYC businessman talks about having fun with the pros, side bets, and egos.
Second Break of the Day
Level 4
: 300/600, 0 ante
Four levels have been completed so far this afternoon, and players have gone on a 15-minute break.
During the break, the T-25 chips will be raced off.
Er Takes From Zinno
Level 4
: 300/600, 0 ante
The player under the gun limped in, and Zorlu Er also limped before the action reached Anthony Zinno on the button. Zinno, who won this very event in 2015, raised it up to 2,600, and Michael Huntress called in the small blind. The initial limper called, and Er also came along to see a four-way flop.
It came 
. All players checked, and the same applied for the 
turn. It checked around to Zinno on the 
river, and he bet 10,000. That forced out two opponents, but Er check-raised to 25,000. Zinno folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000 | -25,000 |
|
115,000 | |
|
82,000 | -43,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 4
: 300/600, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
266,000 | -19,000 |
|
255,000 | |
|
210,000 | 210,000 |
|
172,000 | 32,000 |
|
146,000 | 21,000 |
|
130,000 | 50,000 |
|
125,000 | -27,000 |
|
123,000 | -28,000 |
|
119,000 | -6,000 |
|
110,000 | -2,000 |
|
104,000 | -21,000 |
|
100,000 | -3,000 |
|
93,000 | -62,000 |
|
80,000 | -92,000 |
|
70,000 | -5,000 |
No Action for Zhou
Level 4
: 300/600, 0 ante
Tommy Le raised to 2,000, and Ben Tollerene three-bet to 6,800 from one seat over. Quan Zhou, on the button, and the player in the small blind called, and Le also tossed in the additional chips. All four players checked the 
flop and the 
turn. There was no betting action on the 
river either, and Tollerene announced a pair of aces, turning over his 
.
Le announced two pair but sent his cards into the muck as soon as Zhou flipped over 
for a set of nines as the winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
245,000 | -10,000 |
|
128,000 | -2,000 |
|
55,000 | -14,000 |
Le Pots for Value
Level 4
: 300/600, 0 ante
Tommy Le three-bet to 6,600 from the small blind and called a four-bet to 20,800 from Ben Tollerene out of the big blind.
The two went to a 
flop and both checked to see the on the turn. Tommy Le led betting pot, to the tune of 43,600. Tollerene took a moment before making the call.
The river was the and both players checked.
Le tabled 
for two pair and Tollerene mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
255,000 | 60,000 |
|
|
69,000 | -56,000 |
Babakhanyan Forces Out Kyriakides
Level 4
: 300/600, 0 ante
Picking up the action on the 
flop with some 10,000 in the pot, Artem Babakhanyan checked out of the big blind and Miltiadis Kyriakides bet 5,000. Back on Babakhanyan, he check-raised to 17,000 and Kyriakides, who finished eighth in the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship a few days ago, eventually let go.
Down to less than half the starting stack, Kyriakides has plenty of work ahead if he wishes to complete another deep run at the WSOP.
One table over, Eric Wasserson sat down with a fresh stack and the field has been bumped to 153 entries.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
305,000 | 13,000 |
|
125,000 | 125,000 |
|
55,000 | -10,000 |
Jattin Doubles Through Rybin
Level 4
: 300/600, 0 ante
Farid Jattin raised from the button and was called by Mike Krasienko in the small blind and Alexey Rybin in the big blind. On the three-way flop of 
, both Krasienko and Rybin checked and Jattin bet. Krasienko folded and Rybin check-raised before calling the shove of Jattin for 31,000.
Jattin: 
for two pair, kings and fives
Rybin: 
for two pair, fives and treys
The 
turn and river were both blanks and Jattin doubled, putting a small dent into the big stack of Rybin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000 | -30,000 |
|
193,000 | 50,000 |
|
69,000 | 24,000 |
Lamb Chips Up Slightly
Level 4
: 300/600, 0 ante
On the three-way flop of , Ben Lamb bet 3,500 and Dario Sammartino folded while the player under the gun called Lamb's bet. After the turn, Lamb's bet of 8,000 was check-called again before the final bet on the river for 19,000 was also check-called.
Lamb turned over 
for two pair and that won the pot. The table also features Jan Collado and Martin Kozlov who've bumped up their stacks nicely so far.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000 | 100,000 |
|
195,000 | 25,000 |
|
140,000 | 15,000 |
|
120,000 | 120,000 |