Event #7: €1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better | 2017 World Series of Poker Europe

11-01-2017 16:05 UTC+1

Alioto Loses Some; Chudapal Doubles Up

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Will Shillibier

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

On a flop Dario Alioto checked to Eldert Soer who bet pot to 95,000. Alioto folded face up and Soer took down the pot.

Meanwhile, Siarhei Chudapal had raised and Christopher Back had three-bet. Chudapal moved all in and Back called.

Christopher Back:
Siarhei Chudapal:

The board ran out and Chudapal doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Alioto	250,000 45,000	45,000

Eldert Soer	220,000 55,000	55,000
Christopher Back	215,000 35,000	35,000
Siarhei Chudapal	130,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Christopher Back Dario Alioto Eldert Soer Siarhei Chudapal

11-01-2017 16:10 UTC+1

Racener Quartered; Tobias Hausen Eliminated in 13th Place (€2,452)

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Will Shillibier

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Tobias Hausen just became the latest elimination in the Omaha Hi-Lo event, taking home €2,452 for his 13th place finish.

Meanwhile, John Racener got it all in against Siarhei Chudapal with against his opponent's . The board ran out meaning they chopped the low portion of the pot, with Chudapal's flush taking the high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Siarhei Chudapal	170,000 40,000	40,000
John Racener	35,000 15,000	15,000

Tobias Hausen	Busted

Tags: John Racener Siarhei Chudapal Tobias Hausen

11-01-2017 16:13 UTC+1

Fabio Esposito Eliminated in 12th Place (€2,764)

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Will Shillibier

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Blind on blind Artur Sojka raised and Fabio Esposito re-raised all in. Sojka called.

Artur Sojka:
Fabio Esposito:

The board ran out giving Sojka top pair and eliminating Esposito.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Sojka	507,000 77,000	77,000
Fabio Esposito	Busted

Tags: Artur Sojka Fabio Esposito

11-01-2017 16:23 UTC+1

Khurana Doubles Through Chudapal

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Will Shillibier

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Siarhei Chudapal raised to 25,000 and Divanshu Khurana three-bet all in from the big blind. Chudapal called.

Divanshu Khurana:
Siarhei Chudapal:

The flop was a good one for Chudapal coming giving him two pair. The turn was the and the river meant that Chudapal's two pair was counterfeited and Khurana was kept alive, doubling up to around 100,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Siarhei Chudapal	200,000 30,000	30,000
Divanshu Khurana	90,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: Siarhei Chudapal Divanshu Khurana

11-01-2017 16:30 UTC+1

Chudapal Doubles Through Back

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Will Shillibier

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Siarhei Chudapal has been one of the more active players at the final two tables, and here he opened from the small blind and Christopher Back three-bet. Chudapal moved all in and Back called.

Siarhei Chudapal:
Christopher Back:

The flop came giving Chudapal a flush draw. The turn was the and the river gave Chudapal a straight.

"Wow," said Back, "I missed that. I was just trying to fade spades!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Siarhei Chudapal	175,000 25,000	25,000
Christopher Back	90,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Christopher Back Siarhei Chudapal

Level: 19

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 0

11-01-2017 16:45 UTC+1

Christopher Back Eliminated in 11th Place (€2,764)

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Will Shillibier

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

It was all in pre-flop between Christopher Back and chip leader Rex Clinkscales.

Christopher Back:
Rex Clinkscales:

The board ran out . Back was eliminated and takes home €2,764 for his 11th place finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rex Clinkscales	670,000 185,000	185,000
Christopher Back	Busted

Tags: Christopher Back Rex Clinkscales

11-01-2017 16:47 UTC+1

John Racener Eliminated in 10th Place (€3,231)

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Will Shillibier

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

John Racener was the short stack at the table and he moved all in and Rex Clinkscales called.

John Racener:
Rex Clinkscales:

The board ran out with Racener failing to find a low to secure him half the pot, and Clinkscales eliminated another player in quick succession.

The remaining nine players are all redrawing around one table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rex Clinkscales	750,000 80,000	80,000
John Racener	Busted

Tags: Rex Clinkscales John Racener

11-01-2017 16:55 UTC+1

Unofficial Final Table Draw (full)

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Will Shillibier

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Seat	Name	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Divanshu Khurana	India	64000	5
2	Chris Ferguson	United States	161000	13
3	Dario Alioto	Italy	179000	15
4	Sebastian Langrock	Germany	124000	10
5	Artur Sojka	Poland	449000	37
6	Eldert Soer	Netherlands	385000	32
7	Siarhei Chudapal	Belarus	138000	12
8	Rex Clinkscales	United States	794000	66
9	Stanislav Wright	Ukraine	472000	39

Player	Chips	Progress
Rex Clinkscales	794,000 44,000	44,000
Stanislav Wright	472,000 102,000	102,000
Artur Sojka	449,000 58,000	58,000
Eldert Soer	385,000 165,000	165,000
Dario Alioto	179,000 71,000	71,000

Chris Ferguson	161,000 39,000	39,000

Siarhei Chudapal	138,000 37,000	37,000
Sebastian Langrock	124,000 10,000	10,000

Divanshu Khurana	64,000 26,000	26,000

11-01-2017 17:15 UTC+1

Sojka Wins Monster Pot; Takes Over Chip Lead

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Will Shillibier

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Rex Clinkscales raised to 27,000 from middle position and Artur Sojka defended his big blind.

The flop came and Sojka check-called a bet of 25,000. The turn was the . Sojka checked again and Clinkscales bet 50,000. Sojka check-raised to 250,000. Clinkscales moved all in and Sojka called.

"Do you have nines?" asked Clinkscales, and Sojka shook his head.

Artur Sojka:
Rex Clinkscales: