Level: 18
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 0
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #67: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller
Day: 2
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 17
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Dan Smith limped under the gun, and Aaron Katz got a look at Smith's stack. Katz raised to 25,000 on the button, the small blind folded, Brant Hale called in the big blind, and Smith potted it to 106,000. Katz called, and Hale folded.
The flop came 
, and Smith bet the pot. Katz was shielding his eyes from the flop and asked the dealer if there was an ace on the flop. The dealer told him there was not, and Katz took a look for himself. He then called rather quickly, and they showed down.
Smith: 
Katz: 
Katz had a pair of fives and an open-ended straight draw. Smith's aces were ahead, and he improved to top set on the 
turn. The 
river did not bail Katz out, and Smith got the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,071,000
551,000
|
551,000 |
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695,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
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Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
With around 75,000 in the pot and the board reading 
, the action was checked to Max Silver, in the cutoff, who bet 30,000. John Beauprez called from the big blind, and Anson Tsang called from middle position.
The turn was the 
, and Beauprez led out for 65,000. Tsang mucked his hand, and Silver called.
The river landed the 
, and Beauprez checked. Silver asked how much the pot was and then proceeded to bet the pot for 328,000. Beauprez didn't take much time to fold his hand, and Silver stacked another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,915,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
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|
335,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
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Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Konstantin Beylin limped in middle position, Dan Smith completed in the small blind, and Konstantin Bucherl checked his option.
The flop came 
, and Smith and Bucherl checked. Beylin bet 25,000, and Smith potted it to 111,000. Bucherl folded, and after a few seconds, Beylin folded his hand, too. The pot went to Smith.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
882,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
520,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
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Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
With 39 players remaining, here are recent complete counts from the $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller event, eight eliminations from the money:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,680,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,600,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,456,000
456,000
|
456,000 |
|
1,300,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
1,295,000
731,000
|
731,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,180,000 | |
|
|
||
|
1,050,000
106,000
|
106,000 |
|
930,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
915,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
805,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
775,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
755,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
695,000
106,000
|
106,000 |
|
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|
650,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
||
|
623,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
||
|
600,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
570,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
||
|
540,000
261,000
|
261,000 |
|
497,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
|
||
|
450,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
445,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
|
445,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
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|
440,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
436,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
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|
430,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Phil Galfond raised to 28,000 from middle position, Bryce Yockey called on the button, and Rifat Palevic called in the big blind.
The flop came 
, and the action was checked to Galfond, who bet 30,000. Yockey folded, and Palevic check-raised to 180,000. Galfond thought for a moment and moved all in for 300,000. Palevic quickly called, and the cards were tabled.
Palevic: 
Galfond: 
Galfond needed to hit one of his kickers to stay alive, but the turn was the 
, and the river was the 
. Palevic's ten kicker was good enough to earn him the pot and eliminate Galfond.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,180,000
740,000
|
740,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
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Level: 17
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 0
Level 16
: 5,000/10,000, 0 ante
Here are some updated counts just before players took off on a one-hour dinner break. The tournament clock says 42 players remain. They will return at approximately 9:30 p.m. to play four more levels before bagging for the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,685,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
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|
|
1,340,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
801,000
489,000
|
489,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
720,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
654,000
242,000
|
242,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
625,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
445,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
440,000
99,000
|
99,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
435,000
212,000
|
212,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
313,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
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|
275,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
227,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
185,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
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|
160,000
178,000
|
178,000 |
|
115,000
535,000
|
535,000 |
Level 16
: 5,000/10,000, 0 ante
With around 240,000 in the middle already, the board read 
. James Calderaro checked from the hijack, and Dario Sammartino bet 93,000 from the cutoff. Ben Tollerene called from the button, and Calderaro also stuck around with a call.
The river brought the , and the action was checked to Tollerene. He announced a bet of 300,000, and Calderaro went into the tank. After a couple minutes, he finally let his hand go, and Sammartino folded, as well.
"What did you have? Just tell me, don't tell anyone else," Calderaro pleaded.
"I can't tell you. Then you will know how I play," Tollerene responded as he stacked his newfound chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
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|
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1,015,000
559,000
|
559,000 |
|
|
400,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
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Level 16
: 5,000/10,000, 0 ante
James Park raised to 35,000 under the gun, Dimitar Popov called on the button, and Millard Hale called in the big blind.
The flop came , and all three players checked. On the 
turn, Hale checked, Park bet 52,000, Popov called, and Hale folded. It was heads-up to the 
river, and Park bet 150,000. Popov went into the tank, and several minutes later, he called.
Park showed 
for nines full on the river to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,265,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
190,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
