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

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
228,000
-56,000
-56,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jason Gray gb
Jason Gray
210,000
99,000
99,000

Tags: Jason GrayRoberto Romanello

Level: 12

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 0

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
390,000
68,500
68,500
WSOP 3X Winner
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
98,000
-27,000
-27,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Bryn KenneyChance Kornuth

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
164,500
Martin Kozlov au
Martin Kozlov
190,000
-104,500
-104,500
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Majid YahyaeiMartin Kozlov

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
-1,000
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
220,000
-10,500
-10,500
Vitaly Lunkin ru
Vitaly Lunkin
200,000
104,500
104,500
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Dario SammartinoJosh BeckleyVitaly Lunkin

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

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

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

Alexey Rybin Takes One from Aaron Katz

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

Alexey Rybin raised to 10,000 on the button, and Aaron Katz made it 20,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded, and Rybin four-bet to 60,000. Katz put in chips to call and said, "Okay, let's go."

The flop came {8-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}, and both players checked. On the {J-Hearts} turn, Katz checked, Rybin bet 50,000, and Katz called. The river was the {9-Clubs}, and both players checked.

Katz announced a pair of eights, and Rybin tabled {K-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} for kings up to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Alexey Rybin ru
Alexey Rybin
365,000
20,000
20,000
Aaron Katz us
Aaron Katz
248,000
-150,000
-150,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Aaron KatzAlexey Rybin