Amnon Filippi has been off to a decent start and wrestled some profit on a table filled with several notables. That includes Brandon Shack-Harris, who defended against an under-the-gun raise by Filippi. Both checked the flop and turn. Shack-Harris then bet the river and Filippi called to get shown the for a set of fives and a live low.
Filippi was somewhat surprised and just exposed the to receive just a quarter of the pot for the same low.
With one full bet invested on the turn, Rep Porter in the small blind then checked the on the river. Lucas Johnson opted to bet and Porter, who had less than two big bets behind, eventually surrendered to be reduced to a severe short stack.
Three ways to the turn, Julien Martini was already all-in with Wayne Diep and Jeffrey Vaughn each investing one bet. Diep also bet the river and Vaughn called.
Martini tabled the and was ready to leave but won half the pot for the high hand. Diep's and Vaughn's only chopped the low.
One hand later, Martini raised and bet the flop before checking the turn. Martini bet the river and Tyler Phillips sighed, then said "I should raise but just gonna call", as he was afraid of a superior low. Martini rolled over the but Phillips won the entire pot with the for a flush and nut low.
On a three-way board of , Nicholas Derke announced he was all-in, followed by a call and then a raise from the late position player. The middle position called and the cards were tabled.
Derke showed for a two-pair high and the nut low.
His opponents showed for a chopped hi and for a chopped low.
Derke was awarded half of the pot in a three-way chop.
On a board of , Cong Tran was all-in for the last 5,000 and he earned calls from William Remshardt and Paul Espinoza.
The two active players checked the river and Espinoza tabled the for two pair and a low. That beat the of Tran and the of Remshardt to scoop the entire pot.
In a larger confrontation between Ismael Bojang and Taylor von Kriegenbergh, the latter admitted that it was his first Omaha Hi-Lo tournament event ever.
Von Kriegenbergh had bet-raised it up on the river and Bojang was in the tank. Ultimately, no call followed and a frustrated Bojang tossed his cards into the muck as he dropped a decent chunk of his stack early on Day 2.