Event #25: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-13 15:00 UTC-7

Lamb Continues to Add Chips

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Nível 25 : Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante

Ben Lamb raised it up for Johannes Becker to call, who then check-folded the A♣K♥4♠ flop to a bet. "I had ace-king-trey-deuce," Lamb mentioned in the chat without showing his cards.

Luis Velador and James Chen won pots after before Velador raised and called a three-bet by Lamb. On the A♥10♦3♥ flop, Velador check-folded to a bet. "What did you raise with?" Lamb inquired and Velador joked back "three queens and a four".

Brad Ruben and Erik Seidel then got raises through.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Ben Lamb	4,800,000 800,000	800,000

Erik Seidel	2,150,000 100,000	100,000

Luis Velador	1,700,000 -100,000	-100,000

Robert Yass	1,600,000 -300,000	-300,000
Brad Ruben	1,100,000 100,000	100,000

Johannes Becker	890,000 -310,000	-310,000

James Chen (US)	825,000 -200,000	-200,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Brad Ruben Erik Seidel James Chen (US)Johannes Becker Luis Velador

2023-06-13 15:09 UTC-7

Johannes Becker Eliminated in 7th Place ($61,919)

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Nível 25 : Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante

Ben Lamb raised in the cutoff and was called by Johannes Becker in the small blind and Erik Seidel in the big blind.

"How much do you have?" Lamb inquired and Becker replied he started the hand with 900k. The flop came A♣K♠9♣ and it checked to Lamb, who bet. Becker mulled it over to then check-raise for Seidel to fold and Lamb made it three bets to earn a call from Becker.

On the 8♠ turn, Becker had fewer than two bets behind and bet, Lamb raised and the German called it off.

Johannes Becker: A♥K♥Q♦10♣
Ben Lamb: A♣A♦9♥4♦

Becker was in dire shape with his top two pair and needed a jack to survive, as he held no low draw. The 5♦ fell on the river and ended his run in seventh place for $61,919.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Ben Lamb	5,800,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Erik Seidel	1,900,000 -250,000	-250,000

Johannes Becker	Eliminado

Tags: Ben Lamb Erik Seidel Johannes Becker

2023-06-13 15:17 UTC-7

Lamb Unstoppable for Now

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Nível 25 : Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante

Robert Yass raised and called a three-bet by Ben Lamb, which led them to the Q♥8♣7♥ flop. Yass check-called a bet and did so again on the 9♠ turn to have five bets behind to the 10♥ river. This time, both checked and Lamb won the pot with the A♥A♦Q♣8♠.

Yass briefly inquired if Lamb would have called a bet, to which the chip leader seemingly nodded and added "I had the ace of hearts".

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Ben Lamb	6,550,000 750,000	750,000

Robert Yass	1,025,000 -575,000	-575,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Robert Yass

2023-06-13 15:20 UTC-7

Lamb Bullies Seidel and Velador

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Action opened with a middle position raise from Erik Seidel, a call from Luis Velador on the button and a call from Ben Lamb in the big blind.

Lamb lead out into both players on a 10♣J♦5♥ flop and continued the pressure on the 7♣ turn, getting calls from both Seidel and Velador.

Undeterred, Lamb bet once more on the K♠ river and this time both Seidel and Velador folded. Prompting Lamb to quip, "What a great day to be alive," as he stacked up his nearly seven million chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Ben Lamb	7,000,000 450,000	450,000

Erik Seidel	1,500,000 -400,000	-400,000

Luis Velador	1,100,000 -600,000	-600,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Erik Seidel Luis Velador

2023-06-13 15:30 UTC-7

Yass Survives Against Velador

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Down to the last 275,000, Robert Yass got it in from under the gun as Luis Velador reluctantly got along with it from the big blind.

Robert Yass: A♣9♠7♥2♦
Luis Velador: 8♠8♣6♥2♥

The board ran out A♦Q♣6♠3♣5♦ and Yass earned three quarters.

One hand later, they got it in again but this time with multi-street action until the 8♦6♦6♣7♠ turn.

Robert Yass: A♥A♦8♥7♦
Luis Velador: 10♥9♦5♣3♥

The 6♠ river gave Velador a low and Yass a full house as they chopped it up.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Luis Velador	1,100,000

Robert Yass	400,000 -625,000	-625,000

Tags: Luis Velador Robert Yass

2023-06-13 15:36 UTC-7

Brad Ruben Eliminated in 6th Place ($81,317)

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Nível 25 : Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante

The action started with a raise by James Chen and Brad Ruben called in the cutoff, as did Luis Velador. Once Ben Lamb called in the big blind, Velador joked "oh no, not that guy again" and Lamb replied "I probably gonna buy it" before they headed to the A♦K♥3♦ flop.

Lamb bet and that forced out Chen while Ruben then opted to raise. Velador got out of the way and Lamb inquired how much Ruben had behind before he called.

"You got four?!" Lamb asked once more and Ruben nodded when they were on the 2♣ turn. Lamb then bet, Ruben got it in and was snapped off.

Brad Ruben: A♠7♦2♠2♦
Ben Lamb: A♥Q♥5♦4♠

Lamb had hit gin on the turn with the wheel and nut low but wasn't secured the entire pot yet against a set and flush draw. However, the J♥ river was a brick and that knocked out Ruben in sixth place in the last hand before the first break.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Ben Lamb	8,440,000 1,440,000	1,440,000

James Chen (US)	1,425,000 600,000	600,000
Luis Velador	875,000 -225,000	-225,000

Brad Ruben	Eliminado

Tags: Ben Lamb Brad Ruben James Chen (US)Luis Velador

2023-06-13 15:36 UTC-7

Players Are Going on Their First 10-minute Break of the Day

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The first scheduled 10-minute break is upon us, with the five remaining players returning shortly to Level 26 at blinds 60,000/120,000 and betting limits 120,000/140,000

2023-06-13 15:50 UTC-7

Updated Counts for the Streamed Conclusion

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Level 26 will commence with the following chip counts and seat assignments for the final five players. All PokerNews updates will be published according to the delay on the PokerGO platform.

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds	Big Bets
2	Erik Seidel	United States	1,590,000	13	7
4	Luis Velador	Mexico	875,000	7	4
5	Robert Yass	United States	400,000	3	2
6	Ben Lamb	United States	8,440,000	70	35
7	James Chen (US)	United States	1,425,000	12	6

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Ben Lamb	8,440,000

Erik Seidel	1,590,000 90,000	90,000

James Chen (US)	1,425,000 600,000	600,000
Luis Velador	875,000

Robert Yass	400,000

2023-06-13 16:01 UTC-7

The Chad & Jesse Poker Show: Poker Legend Jack McClelland Shares Untold Stories

Nível 25 : Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante

On the latest The Chad & Jesse Poker Show straight from the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP),Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen are joined by Poker Hall of Famer Jack McClelland, who served as the Tournament Director of the WSOP from 1984-98.

He was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2014 alongside Daniel Negreanu, and he talks about that honor as well as memories of Stu Ungar and Doyle Brunson, and what it was like to work for the legendary Benny Binion.

Nível: 26

Limites: 120,000/240,000

Ante: 0