Event #75: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-07-04 13:41 UTC-7

Volpe Lays it Down

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Nível 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Paul Volpe raised to 60,000 on the button and Joao Simao potted to 190,000 in the big blind, leaving himself with 220,000 behind. Volpe called to see A♥9♥7♠ roll off the deck.

Simao wasted no time getting the rest of his stack in and Volpe went in the tank. The two players had an animated chat while Volpe was considering it.

"Will you show if I fold?" Volpe inquired.

"Is this for information?" Simao roared.

The pair kept quipping back and forth before Volpe ultimately laid it down. Simao was a good sport and flashed A♠A♣7♣Xx, prompting a cheer from Volpe.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Paul Volpe	700,000 -90,000	-90,000

Joao Simao	635,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Joao Simao Paul Volpe

2023-07-04 13:46 UTC-7

McNeil Forces Out Wilkerson

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Nível 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Having invested 60,000 preflop, Calen McNeil and Dylan Wilkerson headed to the K♥10♠5♦ flop on which they invested 175,000 each. McNeil then bet the 10♥ turn for 220,000 and Wilkerson quickly folded.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Calen McNeil	945,000 295,000	295,000

Dylan Wilkerson	175,000 -500,000	-500,000

Tags: Calen McNeil Dylan Wilkerson

2023-07-04 13:51 UTC-7

Kihara Scoops Simao for a Double

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Nível 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Paul Volpe raised to 60,000 from under the gun and Naoya Kihara called from one seat over. Joao Simao raised to 275,000 in the cutoff and Volpe tank-folded which prompted "ah, we are still friends."

Kihara called, however, and they headed to the 8♦7♥3♦ flop, on which the shove by Kihara for 105,000 was called by Simao.

Noaya Kihara: A♥5♠4♦2♦
Joao Simao: A♠A♦J♠6♣

The J♦ turn ensured the scoop of Kihara, (with the nut low and nut low diamond flush) to make the 9♠ river a formality.

"How do you find the low cards here and here ... diamonds?!" Simao asked more to himself than Kihara.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Naoya Kihara	880,000 390,000	390,000

Paul Volpe	675,000 -25,000	-25,000

Joao Simao	250,000 -385,000	-385,000

Tags: Joao Simao Naoya Kihara Paul Volpe

2023-07-04 13:53 UTC-7

Rapaski Doubles Through Zamani

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Nível 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Martin Zamani raised to 60,000 in middle position, Hassan Kamel called from the cutoff, as did Anton Smirnov on the button, and Ryan Rapaski from the big blind. The flop was Q♥8♠5♠ and Rapaski bet pot, leaving himself with crumbs behind.

Zamani went all in over the top, which quickly got Kamel out of the way. Smirnov, though, appeared to have a big hand for the situation and painfully gave it up after two minutes. Rapaski quickly committed the extra chips.

Ryan Rapaski: A♦Q♣8♦3♥
Martin Zamani: A♣J♥8♣2♦

The turn and river 9♥9♠ brought a pair on the board, meaning Rapaski's two pair (queens and nines with ace kicker) would play for a full double-up, with no low possible.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Ryan Rapaski	1,115,000 630,000	630,000
Martin Zamani	655,000 -545,000	-545,000

Tags: Anton Smirnov Hassan Kamel Martin Zamani Ryan Rapaski

2023-07-04 14:00 UTC-7

Martin Zamani Eliminated in 18th Place ($24,509)

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Nível 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

In the hand just prior, Martin Zamani had tangled with Hassan Kamel and check-called a bet of 150,000 on the A♣8♣6♠2♥ turn. Zamani checked the 2♠ river and Kamel bet the pot for 275,000 to force a fold from Zamani.

Zamani then raised it up to 85,000 from the button in the last hand of the level before he faced a three-bet to 265,000 by Anton Smirnov in the big blind, which he called. Smirnov potted the 7♣5♥3♦ flop and Zamani called all-in for around 550,000 total.

Martin Zamani: K♣K♦6♣3♥
Anton Smirnov: A♠A♦9♣6♥

The Q♠ turn and J♠ river brought no help to Zamani, as he made no low and his pair of kings was no good either. He departed in 18th place for $24,509.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Hassan Kamel	2,240,000 495,000	495,000

Anton Smirnov	2,000,000 400,000	400,000
Martin Zamani	Eliminado

Tags: Anton Smirnov Hassan Kamel Martin Zamani

Nível: 22

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

2023-07-04 14:02 UTC-7

Dylan Wilkerson Eliminated in 17th Place ($24,509)

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Nível 22 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

On the turn, the board was reading 7♦6♣3♦10♦ and John Holley checked. Dylan Wilkerson bet pot and Holly raised to get the rest of Wilkerson's stack in.

Dylan Wilkerson: J♥4♦3♣2♥
John Holley: A♠9♣8♣3♠

Holley had the nut straight on the turn while Wilkerson had an 7-6-4-3-2 low. Holley drilled the 4♠ on the river to improve to a 7-6-4-3-A low to pip Wilkerson and send him out in 17th place.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
John Holley	2,150,000 110,000	110,000
Dylan Wilkerson	Eliminado

Tags: Dylan Wilkerson Eliminated John Holley

2023-07-04 14:11 UTC-7

Redraw of the Final Two Tables

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Nível 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
116	1	Dzmitry Urbanovich	Poland	690,000	23
116	2	Paul Volpe	United States	725,000	24
116	3	Anton Smirnov	Russia	1,950,000	65
116	4	Dylan Weisman	United States	265,000	9
116	5	Maxx Coleman	United States	855,000	29
116	6	Naoya Kihara	Japan	870,000	29
116	7	Ryan Rapaski	United States	1,020,000	34
116	8	Hassan Kamel	Australia	2,240,000	75

121	1	Long Tran	United States	500,000	17
121	2	Stephen Deutsch	United States	1,550,000	52
121	3	Ben Yu	United States	475,000	16
121	4	Calen McNeil	Canada	875,000	29
121	5	Ryan Hoenig	United States	1,600,000	53
121	6	John Holley	United States	2,150,000	72
121	7	Patrick Leonard	United Kingdom	150,000	5
121	8	Joao Simao	Brazil	320,000	11

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Hassan Kamel	2,240,000

John Holley	2,150,000
Anton Smirnov	1,950,000 -50,000	-50,000
Ryan Hoenig	1,600,000 275,000	275,000
Stephen Deutsch	1,550,000 350,000	350,000

Ryan Rapaski	1,020,000 -95,000	-95,000
Calen McNeil	875,000 -70,000	-70,000

Naoya Kihara	870,000 -10,000	-10,000

Maxx Coleman	855,000 -235,000	-235,000

Paul Volpe	725,000 50,000	50,000

Dzmitry Urbanovich	690,000 -200,000	-200,000
Long Tran	500,000 -75,000	-75,000
Ben Yu	475,000 -135,000	-135,000

Joao Simao	320,000 70,000	70,000

Dylan Weisman	265,000 -435,000	-435,000

Patrick Leonard	150,000 -60,000	-60,000

2023-07-04 14:22 UTC-7

Leonard Chops for Minor Profit

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Nível 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Three ways to the J♦8♣5♠ flop, John Holley checked out of the small blind and Patrick Leonard got his last 45,000 in from the big blind. Ben Yu called in the hijack and Holley then check-raised the pot to 420,000.

Dylan Weisman walked over to sweat the showdown with Leonard while Yu was in the tank, which was remarked upon by Holley. Eventually, Yu folded and the cards were flipped over.

Patrick Leonard: A♣Q♦6♠3♠
John Holley: K♣Q♦9♦6♦

"Oh, I have nothing, I was just making a play ... it seemed like a good spot," Holley said when the cards had been exposed.

The board completed with the 9♠ turn and 3♥ river as Holley won the high pot with a pair of nines and Leonard took the low.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
John Holley	2,200,000 50,000	50,000
Ben Yu	525,000 50,000	50,000

Patrick Leonard	190,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Dylan Weisman John Holley Patrick Leonard

2023-07-04 14:30 UTC-7

Simao Gets Three-Quartered

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Nível 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

A rather innocuous blind-on-blind battle between Long Tran and Joao Simao exploded on the river when the dealer completed the J♥10♣2♥7♥5♠ board. Simao bet a large part of his stack, Tran stuck the rest in and Simao called.

Tran rolled over A♥5♥5♦4♦ for the nut flush and a 7-5-4-2-A low. Simao tabled A♠K♥10♠4♣ for the same low to escape with a quarter of the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Long Tran	665,000 165,000	165,000
Joao Simao	175,000 -145,000	-145,000

Tags: Joao Simao Long Tran