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
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

More Updated Counts from the Field

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Artem Babakhanyan ru
Artem Babakhanyan
520,000 -4,500
Noah Schwartz us
Noah Schwartz
WSOP 1X Winner
470,000 172,000
JC Tran us
JC Tran
377,000 -11,000
Anson Tsang hk
Anson Tsang
WSOP 3X Winner
358,000 136,500
John O'Shea ie
John O'Shea
352,000 158,000
Peter Hernandez us
Peter Hernandez
326,000 85,000
Roberto Romanello gb
Roberto Romanello
WSOP 1X Winner
307,000 79,000
Tom Hu us
Tom Hu
275,000 34,000
Ognjen Sekularac rs
Ognjen Sekularac
260,000 43,500
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
WSOP 1X Winner
254,000 -7,000
Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
237,000 -22,000
Millard Hale us
Millard Hale
223,000 61,500
Andrew Watson us
Andrew Watson
221,000 -50,000
Micah Smith us
Micah Smith
221,000 -119,000
Chris Lee us
Chris Lee
205,000 138,000
Jason Gray gb
Jason Gray
205,000 -5,000
Chase Steely us
Chase Steely
197,000 86,500
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
WSOP 6X Winner
190,000 17,000
Jacob Schindler us
Jacob Schindler
WSOP 1X Winner
166,000 41,000
Eric Wasserson us
Eric Wasserson
155,000 -60,000
John Beauprez us
John Beauprez
WSOP 1X Winner
152,000 -23,000
Konstantinos Bouloutsos gr
Konstantinos Bouloutsos
149,000 -7,500
Brant Hale us
Brant Hale
115,000 -51,000
Konstantin Bucherl de
Konstantin Bucherl
114,000 32,000
Dominique Mosley us
Dominique Mosley
29,000 -122,000

Updated Chip Counts

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Some updated counts from around the room with a few players climbing over the 500,000 chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Kamran us
Michael Kamran
576,000 26,000
Gjergj Sinishtaj us
Gjergj Sinishtaj
540,000 31,500
Joshua Beckley us
Joshua Beckley
520,000 50,000
Daniel Reijmer nl
Daniel Reijmer
500,000 183,500
Eddie Ochana us
Eddie Ochana
460,000 106,000
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
WSOP 1X Winner
440,000 37,500
James Park gb
James Park
427,000 159,500
Ashton Griffin us
Ashton Griffin
415,000 206,500
Anton Morgenstern de
Anton Morgenstern
325,000 70,000
Konstantin Beylin us
Konstantin Beylin
320,000 67,000
Jan Collado de
Jan Collado
310,000 48,500
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
250,000 30,000
Majid Yahyaei us
Majid Yahyaei
243,000 -62,000
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
198,000 -42,000
Christopher Meyers us
Christopher Meyers
185,000 37,500
Esther Taylor us
Esther Taylor
178,000 53,000
Ismael Bojang de
Ismael Bojang
WSOP 1X Winner
140,000 -82,500
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
WSOP 1X Winner
140,000 -111,000
David Williams us
David Williams
WSOP 1X Winner
120,000 -245,500
Ben Tollerene us
Ben Tollerene
98,000 -109,000
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
WSOP 1X Winner
98,000 -27,000

A Gold Bracelet (and $1,289,074) Awaits the Winner

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

With a total of 205 entries, the prize pool has come to $4.868.750. A first-place prize of $1,289,074 is reserved for the winner, with 31 players making the money. Here's the breakdown:

PositionPrizePositionPrize
1$1,289,0749-10$87,813
2$796,70611-12$70,421
3$543,71313-14$57,922
4$379,12815-16$48,896
5$270,24217-24$42,393
6$197,00725-31$37,776
7$146,961  
8$112,239  
WSOP Bracelet

Vitaly Lunkin Doubles Through Dario Sammartino

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Dario Sammartino raised to 10,000 under the gun and was called by Josh Beckley in the next position and Vitaly Lunkin in the small blind.

The flop came {10-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{2-Hearts}, and Lunkin bet out 30,000. Sammartino raised to 80,000, and Beckley got out of the way. Lunkin then moved all in for 90,500, and Sammartino called to put him at risk.

Lunkin: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}
Sammartino: {A-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}

Lunkin's top set was ahead, and it held up on the {4-Clubs} turn and the {J-Diamonds} river for the double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Joshua Beckley us
Joshua Beckley
470,000 -1,000
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
220,000 -10,500
Vitaly Lunkin ru
Vitaly Lunkin
WSOP 2X Winner
200,000 104,500

Tags: Dario SammartinoJosh BeckleyVitaly Lunkin

Majid Yahyaei Takes from Martin Kozlov

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

With the board reading {10-Clubs}{7-Spades}{6-Hearts} {8-Hearts}, the small blind checked, and Majid Yahyaei bet 13,000 from the big blind. Martin Kozlov called on the button, and the small blind called. The river was the {4-Spades}, and the small blind checked again. Yahyaei bet 25,000, Kozlov called, and the small blind folded.

Yahyaei showed {A-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{J-Spades} for the nut straight to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Majid Yahyaei us
Majid Yahyaei
305,000 164,500
Martin Kozlov au
Martin Kozlov
WSOP 1X Winner
190,000 -104,500

Tags: Majid YahyaeiMartin Kozlov

Kornuth Bets Kenney Off

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Chance Kornuth raised to 8,000, and Bryn Kenney called from the big blind.

The flop came {k-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}, and both players checked to the {3-Spades} on the turn. Kenney led out for 23,000, and Kornuth called. The {6-Clubs} landed on the river, and Kenney checked this time. Kornuth bet 40,000, and Kenney laid his hand down.

"I would have raised the turn if I knew I was going to get there on the river," Kornuth said to Kenney as they both had a laugh.

Player Chips Progress
Chance Kornuth us
Chance Kornuth
WSOP 3X Winner
390,000 68,500
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
WSOP 1X Winner
98,000 -27,000

Tags: Bryn KenneyChance Kornuth

Level: 12

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 0

Gray Doubles Through Romanello

Level 11 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Roberto Romanello raised to 8,000 from middle position, and Jason Gray called from the big blind.

The flop came {q-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}, and Gray checked to Romanello, who bet 8,000. Gray check-raised to 43,500, and Romanello called. The turn was the {8-Clubs}, and Gray shoved all in for his remaining 53,500. Romanello tossed in a chip to call.

Gray tabled {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}{7-Clubs}{4-Spades}, and Romanello showed {a-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}. Romanello bricked the {k-Hearts} on the river, and Gray found a double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Roberto Romanello gb
Roberto Romanello
WSOP 1X Winner
228,000 -56,000
Jason Gray gb
Jason Gray
210,000 99,000

Tags: Jason GrayRoberto Romanello

Obst and Lau Each Win a Pot

Level 11 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante
James Obst
James Obst

Ka Kwan Lau raised to 8,000 from middle position and was called by Joseph Di Rosa Rojas on the button. The flop came {q-Clubs}{10-Spades}{3-Diamonds} and both players checked to the {k-Hearts} turn card. Lau checked again and Rojas bet 14,000. Lau called to see the {5-Hearts} land on the river. Lau checked for the third time and Rojas bet 29,000. Lau check-raised to 90,000 and Rojas let his hand go.

In the next hand, Lau raised again to 8,000 and was called by the button and James Obst in the small blind. the flop came {a-Spades}{10-Clubs}{9-Clubs} and Lau continued his story with a bet of 19,000. Both the button and Obst called and the {10-Spades} came on the turn.

Obst checked again and Lau bet 26,000. Both players called and the {8-Spades} was on the river. All three players checked this time. Obst turned over {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} for a jack-high straight, good enough to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ka Kwan Lau es
Ka Kwan Lau
WSOP 1X Winner
495,000 130,500
James Obst au
James Obst
WSOP 1X Winner
464,000 114,500
Joseph Di Rosa Rojas ve
Joseph Di Rosa Rojas
WSOP 1X Winner
160,000 -63,000

Tags: James ObstKa Kwan Lau

Jachtmann Pots and Wins

Level 11 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Jan-Peter Jachtmann was heads-up against Frank Parisi on a board of {K-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{6-Hearts} and he made a pot-sized bet of 127,500, sending Parisi into the tank. Eventually, a player called the clock, and with only two seconds remaining in the countdown, Parisi sent his cards into the muck and Jachtmann took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jan-Peter Jachtmann de
Jan-Peter Jachtmann
WSOP 1X Winner
280,000 47,000
Frank Parisi us
Frank Parisi
115,000 -87,500

Tags: Jan-Peter JachtmannFrank Parisi