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
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Level: 3
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 0
Level 2
: 200/400, 0 ante
Two levels are in the books and players have gone on a 15-minute break.
Level 2
: 200/400, 0 ante
Artem Babakhanyan has disposed of one-time chip leader Leon Tsoukernik, just a level and a half into the day.
We missed the action but Babakhanyan was able to fill us in. The flop came 
and Babakhanyan had 
with two diamonds. Tsoukernik had flopped a set of threes and a diamond on the river gave Babakhanyan a flush to win the pot and bust Tsoukernik.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
292,000
167,000
|
167,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 2
: 200/400, 0 ante
On the turn of a board 
with more than 70,000 in the middle, Mack Lee checked from early position and Josh Arieh bet 72,000 from the button. Lee gave it some consideration and called before the 
river completed the board.
Both players checked and Lee turned over 
. All Arieh could do was sit there, shrug, and double-check his cards without saying a word. More than half a minute passed and Benjamin Zamani said, "The hand is over, right?"
Arieh shot back with a, "Are you in a hurry?" before mucking his cards.
Zamani said, "Might as well take the break now," with just one minute left on the level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
275,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
45,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
||
Level 2
: 200/400, 0 ante
Bryce Yockey and Christopher Frank won their first World Series of Poker bracelet this summer while Benjamin Zamani earned his second bracelet by taking down Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better. David Williams also joined the field to make it four additonal bracelet winners in contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000 | |
|
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|
125,000 | |
|
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|
125,000 | |
|
|
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|
125,000 | |
|
|
||
Level 2
: 200/400, 0 ante
There were plenty of chips already in the middle and the board was completed, showing 
. Charles Lehr bet 15,400 and Daniel Reijmer raised it up to 55,000.
"What is the bet?" Lehr asked, and the raise to 55,000 was confirmed. Although Lehr said, "Well, I guess you have fours." He could not find the fold and tossed in the chips for a call. Reijmer turned over 
for rivered quads and raked in the big pot. Lehr left his seat to tell a friend on a nearby table what happened, then returned to his seat and said, "F##k poker."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
178,000
178,000
|
178,000 |
|
|
52,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
Level 2
: 200/400, 0 ante
Facing a bet of 11,000 from his heads-up opponent on the river of a 
board, Jan-Peter Jachtmann studied for a moment.
"You either have a full house or you have nothing, I can't fold," Jachtmann said as he tossed in the call.
His opponent showed 
and Jachtmann tabled 
, flopping a full house to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
173,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
Level 2
: 200/400, 0 ante
On the five-way flop of 
, David Paredes bet 2,700 and Zorlu Er called while all other opponents including Jan-Peter Jachtmann folded. The on the turn was checked through and Paredes bet the 
river for 3,500. Er called and Paredes flashed 
for aces and sevens, which Er had beat with 
for aces and nines.
Paredes mucked his two other cards and Er claimed the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
153,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
||
|
115,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
112,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
Level 2
: 200/400, 0 ante
The who's-who of pot-limit Omaha experts is taking part in this event, and while some of the biggest names are still missing, the field has been growing to 106 entries. Among those to take their seats were David Benyamine, Bobby Oboodi, Ka Kwan Lau, Edison Nguyen, Miltiadis Kyriakides, and Noah Schwartz.
Below are further updated counts from the field in Level 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
172,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
125,000 | |
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
||
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
||
|
119,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
112,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
|
110,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
