Mark Erickson moved all in for 225,000 from the cutoff and was called by Barny Boatman in the small blind. Scott Abrams in the big blind bet the pot for 1,102,000. Boatman decided to keep his powder dry and folded.
Mark Erickson:
Scott Abrams:
Abrams flopped a set and turned a boat on a board of and with no qualifying low, Erickson heads to the exit in sixth place.
Men Nguyen has been eliminated from the tournament in stunning fashion following a massive 1-2 combo punch from Scott Abrams and Peter Neff.
First, Abrams raised pot to 240,000 in the small blind and was called by Nguyen in the big blind.
Abrams then check-called a bet of 400,000 from Nguyen on the flop.
On the turn, Abrams checked again, then after a pot-sized bet of 1,360,000 from Nguyen, Abrams moved all in, with Nguyen holding a bit over 1,700,000 behind.
Nguyen frustratedly folded to preserve his stack.
On the very next hand however, Nguyen raised the pot (240,000) from the small blind and was called by Neff in the big blind.
Nguyen quickly potted the flop and Neff then moved all in for the rest of Nguyen's stack. The seven-time bracelet winner called and was shockingly at risk.
Men Nguyen:
Peter Neff:
After the dealer dropped the on the river, Nguyen's two pair of aces and nines were second best to Neff's aces and jacks, and in two fell swoops, Nguyen went from four million chips to zero and was headed to the payout window.
Peter Neff bet 250,000 in the cutoff and was called by Bradley Anderson on the button.
Neff checked to Anderson after the flop who bet 325,000 and was met with a pot-sized bet from Neff which was enough to put Anderson all in. Anderson let out "What are you doing to me Peter?"
Anderson looked at their partner on the rail, then looked to the heavens and made the call.
Bradley Anderson:
Peter Neff:
Anderson was ahead with pocket aces, but Neff had a wrap. The runout was safe for Anderson as the completed the board to give Anderson a flush to complete the double up and leaving Neff short.
This is Anderson's second WSOP final table after finishing 5th in the Millionaire Maker in 2014.
Peter Neff in the small blind bet 250,000 and was called by Bradley Anderson in the big blind.
The flop of lit a powder keg of action. Anderson bet 450,000 and Neff bet the pot to go all in for 2,300,000. Anderson made the call.
Peter Neff:
Bradley Anderson:
Anderson had top pair and had an up and down straight draw. Neff had two pair and the nut low draw.
The on the turn gave both players a Broadway gut-shot, but the on the river gave Anderson aces and queens for two pair, as well as giving Anderson a low of to eliminate Neff in fourth place.
Barny Boatman, who lost a chunk of his stack two hands previously to Bradley Anderson, bet from the button and was called by Scott Abrams in the small blind.
Anderson in the big blind raised, Boatman called to go all in and Abrams called too which created a main pot of 1,240,000 and a side pot of 260,000.
The flop of was checked by Anderson and Abrams. The turn saw Abrams bet and was quickly raised by Anderson. Abrams folded and Anderson was immediately given the side-pot.
Barny Boatman:
Bradley Anderson:
Boatman was drawing dead as Anderson turned a full house. The inconsequential on the river completed the board. Anderson has a massive chip advantage going into heads-up whilst Boatman received an embrace from his rail for his valiant third-place finish.
On a flop of , Scott Abrams faced a pot-sized bet of 900,000 from Bradley Anderson. Abrams chose to go with his hand and moved all in for over 2,200,000. Anderson called and was on the verge of victory.
Scott Abrams:
Bradley Anderson:
"I need help," said Abrams as his low draw wasn't as good as Anderson's and he trailed his ace-high as well.
"That'll help," said Abrams as the rolled off on the turn to give Abrams an eight-high straight.
Things got even better for him as the fell on the river to counterfeit Anderson's low as well and give Abrams the full pot for a critical double-up.
All the chips went into the middle preflop with Scott Abrams in the small blind at risk for 3,015,000 against Bradley Anderson in the big blind.
Scott Abrams:
Bradley Anderson:
The board of did not really connect with anyone apart from Anderson pairing a deuce on the turn to make two pair for fives and deuces. Scott Abrams put up a valiant effort but finished in second place a year after finishing third in the same event.
After three long and competative days of Omaha Hi-Lo action, Bradley Anderson has won Event #72 $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo to win his first WSOP Gold Bracelet and a cool $195,565.
Anderson navigated a final table littered with poker legends such as Men "The Master" Nguyen and Barny Boatman, plus seasoned players Peter Neff and Scott Abrams to become champion.
Railed by Savannah, his wife of 12 years, Anderson captured the bracelet by outlasting 771 opponents to take a huge chunk of the $3,628,530 prize pool.
Anderson, who resides in Missoula, Montana, played his second-ever WSOP final table. In 2014 with five players left, Anderson was the chip leader but ended up finishing in fifth place for $355,913.
Day 3 started with 23 players in Paris Ballroom and the field thinned to a final table of eight within three hours, with Mel Judah, Rami Boukai and Adam Friedman among the notable casualties. The final table was moved into Bally's Event Center, where it felt like the eye of the storm with the razzmatazz of the Main Event bubble surrounding the final eight.
Event #72 $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo Final Table Results
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1st
Bradley Anderson
United States
$195,565
2nd
Scott Abrams
United States
$120,881
3rd
Barny Boatman
United Kingdom
$83,050
4th
Peter Neff
United States
$58,089
5th
Men Nguyen
United States
$41,377
6th
Mark Erickson
United States
$30,026
7th
Jarod Minghini
United States
$22,205
8th
Shawn Carter
United States
$16,740
Winner's Reaction
"It is definitely surreal. Today was a tough grind. I had a big chip lead going into heads-up, and Scott chipped away at me, but I weathered the storm. I wasn't really thinking about the money. I was focused on winning the bracelet." said an emotional Anderson, minutes after receiving his bracelet.
When asked about playing with poker legends Boatman and Nguyen at the final table, the champion responded "Barny was beating my butt in a lot of pots today! Men Nguyen is such a character and it was a good group on the final table today."
Anderson revealed he never intended to play in this tournament until he busted the Main Event. A PokerNews reporter asked if busting the Main Event was the best thing to happen this year? "Yeah, Exactly!" Anderson responded "If you offered to me to bust the main and win a side event, I for sure would have taken that."
Final Table Action
Shawn Carter was the first casualty of the final table who was narrowly out pipped on both high and low pots by Neff.
Adrenaline junkie Jarod Minghini was the next to be eliminated. The competitive snowboarder could not get a run of hands together and eventually ran out of chips when up against Nguyen and Mark Erickson
Start-of-day chipleader Erickson had a phenomenal run in this event but was on the wrong end of the most dramatic hand of the tournament. At the river, Nguyen and Erickson were all-in and Anderson was deep into the tank whether to call with the nut low or not to risk being quartered.
Anderson found the call and was the only one to hold the nut low, which proved vital in the tournament's latter stages. Nguyen took the high with a queen-high straight, which defeated Erickson's set of queens, which left him with only 300,000 chips. Erickson was eliminated shortly after the dinner break.
Men Nguyen was the next to exit proceedings shortly after Erickson's exit losing two big pots in a row. Peter Neff exited in fourth place after getting scooped by Anderson, who had a better two pair than Neff.
UK poker icon Barny Boatman clung on as long as possible, but the increasing blinds played havoc with his stack and he was down to four big blinds when he clashed with Anderson, who turned a full house to eliminate the Hendon Mob member.
Abrams put up a brave fight in heads-up play. After Boatman was eliminated, Anderson started with an 80/20 chip advantage. Abrams almost reached parity with the eventual winner, but Anderson stepped on the gas and managed to defeat Abrams to write his name in the poker history books.
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