Event #65: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Dia 4 Iniciado
Event #65: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Dia 4 Iniciado
A field of 193 players in Event #65: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship has been reduced down to just seven players, with two-time WSOP bracelet winner Nick Schulman and his 3,355,000 chip stack leading the way. Schulman, whose previous best finish in this event was a 35th place performance in last year's edition, will be looking to add another bracelet to the two $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship bracelets that he already owns.
Three more WSOP bracelet winners make up the rest of the top four, with four-time bracelet winner Brian Hastings (2,735,000), 2005 WSOP Main Event champ Joe Hachem (2,430,000), and two-time bracelet winner Chris Vitch (1,940,000) all sitting with playable stacks.
At the other end of the spectrum, Denis Strebkov (885,000) will have some work to do to catch the pack of bracelet winners. He already owns a third-place finish in Event #51: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better this summer, proving he already has prowess at the limit version of Omaha Hi-Lo.
Two players come into the final day with extreme short stacks, as Corey Hochman (170,000) returns with just barely over two big blinds to start the day. Somehow, that's not the shortest stack returning for Day 4, as last year's $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship runner-up Michael McKenna will be all-in on the very first hand of play, as his 65,000 in chips will go right into the big blind when play commences.
Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
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Amazon | 1 | 1 | Nick Schulman | United States | 3,355,000 | 42 |
Amazon | 1 | 2 | Joe Hachem | Australia | 2,430,000 | 30 |
Amazon | 1 | 3 | Denis Strebkov | Russia | 885,000 | 11 |
Amazon | 1 | 4 | Michael McKenna | United States | 65,000 | 1 |
Amazon | 1 | 5 | Chris Vitch | United States | 1,940,000 | 24 |
Amazon | 1 | 6 | Brian Hastings | United States | 2,735,000 | 34 |
Amazon | 1 | 7 | Corey Hochman | United States | 170,000 | 2 |
Play will begin at Level 27 (40,000/80,000) with one-hour levels and a 15-minute break at the completion of every two levels. The plan is for the final seven players to play to a winner.
Cards will be in the air at noon local time, and fans will be able to catch all the action on CBS All Access starting at 1 p.m. local time, although with Schulman leading this final table, another commentator will have to take the place of the multi-faceted poker pro. Who will walk away with the $463,670 top prize and the coveted WSOP gold bracelet? Stay tuned to the PokerNews Live Reporting blog to follow all the action!
Nível: 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 0
In the first hand of the day, Corey Hochman shoved for 170,000 from the hijack, and Joe Hachem called on the button. Michael McKenna was forced all-in from the big blind for his last 65,000 and the hands were tabled.
Michael McKenna:
Corey Hochman:
Joe Hachem:
Hachem took the lead on the flop, and improved to two pair on the turn. The river failed to provide any help to either of his opponents, and McKenna and Hochman both took their leave on the first hand of the final table.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Joe Hachem |
2,700,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
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Corey Hochman | Eliminado | |
Michael McKenna | Eliminado |
On the third hand of play for the day, Nick Schulman raised to 200,000 from the hijack to open the action and Chris Vitch three-bet to a pot-sized raise of 680,000. Nick Schulman four-bet to 1.86 million, effectively putting Vitch all in for his total of 1.16 million, which he called.
Chris Vitch:
Nick Schulman:
The board ran out with Vitch missing his Broadway outs as well as his backdoor low outs after the flop and he was eliminated from the tournament in 5th place.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Nick Schulman |
5,400,000
2,045,000
|
2,045,000 |
|
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Christopher Vitch | Eliminado | |
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Denis Strebkov raised to 180,000 from the button, and Nick Schulman three-bet to 580,000 in the big blind. Strebkob committed his last 885,000, and Schulman called.
Denis Strebkov:
Nick Schulman:
The flop hit both players, as Schulman flopped a wheel and Strebkov flopped a queen-high flush. The turn gave both players the same wheel, however, and Strebkov took three-quarters of the pot after the hit the river.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Nick Schulman |
5,000,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
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Denis Strebkov |
1,300,000
415,000
|
415,000 |
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Nick Schulman was on the button and opened to 200,000. He received calls from Joe Hachem in the small blind and Denis Strebkov in the big blind.
The flop came and all three players checked. The turn was and action checked to Schulman, who bet 300,000. Hachem folded and Strebkov called.
The river was and Strebkov checked. Schulman bet 795,000 and Strebkov folded, resulting in Schulman taking down the pot without showdown.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Nick Schulman |
5,600,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
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Denis Strebkov |
755,000
-545,000
|
-545,000 |
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Joe Hachem raised to 200,000 from under the gun, and Denis Strebkov three-bet to 720,000 on the button. Nick Schulman four-bet the pot in the big blind, enough to cover both opponents, Hachem folded and Strebkov called off his last 65,000.
Denis Strebkov:
Nick Schulman:
Schulman flopped top pair on the flop, but Strebkov held a pair and the nut flush draw. The turn gave Strebkov the flush and left Schulman looking to make a low, but the river gave Strebkov the double.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Nick Schulman |
5,200,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
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Denis Strebkov |
1,800,000
1,045,000
|
1,045,000 |
|
Denis Strebkov opened to 180,000 from the cutoff and Brian Hastings three-bet to the size of the pot, 660,000 from the button. Nick Schulman folded in the small blind and Joe Hachem went into the tank for before deciding to call from the big blind. Strebkov called and the three went heads up to the flop. Hachem was first to act and shoved his last 705,000 into the pot. Strebkov shoved over the top for 1.17 million and Hastings quickly folded.
Denis Strebkov:
Joe Hachem:
Hachem was in commanding shape to earn three-quarters of the pot after flopping a six high straight with the nut low to Strebkov's top pair, top kicker with the same nut low. The turn and river fell and the landscape remained unchanged as Hachem took three-quarters of the pot, adding to his stack significantly.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Joe Hachem |
2,600,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
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Brian Hastings |
2,500,000
-235,000
|
-235,000 |
|
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Denis Strebkov |
1,300,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
Nick Schulman limped in on the button, and Denis Strebkov checked his option in the big blind.
Strebkov checked an flop, and Schulman bet 100,000. Strebkov called.
Strebkov checked again on the turn, and Schulman bet 400,000. Strebkov check-shoved for 1.14 million and Schulman called.
Denis Strebkov:
Nick Schulman:
Schulman held the nut low and a wheel draw, while Strebkov had trip aces and some counterfeit outs to Schulman's nut low. The river left Schulman with a live three for low and Strebkov a full house, and the two chopped the pot.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Nick Schulman |
5,100,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
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Denis Strebkov | 1,300,000 | |
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