Event #87: $2,500 Mixed Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Dia 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-07-14 11:47 UTC-7

Thorpe Among Leaders Entering Day 2 of $2,500 Mixed Omaha/Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Day 2 of Event #87: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better has arrived at the 2023 World Series of Poker, with 247 players still in contention for a share of the $1,023,500 prize pool. Play commences at 1 p.m. local time in Horseshoe Gold.

A total of 460 entrants saw play at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, including "Crazy" Mike Thorpe, who enters Day 2 with 165,300. The mixed-game specialist has six cashes this summer, all of which are in limit-game formats. He looks to add to that record with a strong performance today. Also beginning the day near the top of the leaderboard is Daniel Strelitz, who enters play just behind Thorpe with 165,200. Strelitz, a two-time bracelet winner, will be looking to improve upon his best finish this summer - a fifth-place result in $1,500 Eight Game Mix 6-Handed. Atop the leaderboard sits Patrick Leonard, who enters Day 2 with 211,500 and will look to add to last year's Tag Team bracelet.

Players need to finish in the top 69 to make the money. By doing so, they will earn a minimum of $4,053. After meeting that goal, players will look to position themselves for tomorrow's final day, where $221,733 and a WSOP gold bracelet await the winner.

Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Bets
1	Patrick Leonard	United Kingdom	211,500	42
2	Scott Numoto	United States	198,800	40
3	Jude Arena	United States	183,700	37
4	Xixiang Luo	China	181,100	36
5	Maksim Pisarenko	Russia	180,200	36
6	Jason Stockfish	United States	170,800	34
7	Mike Thorpe	United States	165,300	33
8	Daniel Strelitz	United States	165,200	33
9	Nathan Gamble	United States	148,000	30
10	Ashish Gupta	Australia	143,600	29

Day 2 will consist of ten 60-minute levels. Action resumes on Level 11 with blinds of 1,300-2,500 and limits of 2,500-5,000 in Omaha. Stud will have a 500 ante, 700 bring-in, 2,500 completion, and limits of 2,500-5,000. Players completing the day will bag for Day 3 and find themselves one step closer to being a champion.

Stay tuned to PokerNews to see which players are able to take that step and position themselves for a shot at the title of WSOP champion!

Tags: Ashish Gupta Daniel Strelitz Jason Stockfish Jude Arena Maksim Pisarenko Mike Thorpe Nathan Gamble Patrick Leonard Scott Numoto Xixiang Luo

2023-07-14 13:32 UTC-7

Tamasauskas Scoops the Pot, Eliminates Rosen

Nível 11 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Vincas Tamasauskas: XxXx/A♠K♠5♣J♥/Xx
Nick Kost: XxXx/2♥10♦3♣4♥/Xx
Matthew Rosen: XxXx/3♠4♣Q♥6♣/Xx

Action was caught on fourth street, where enough bets went in to make Matthew Rosen go all in, with both Vincas Tamasauskas and Nick Kost looking to score a knockout.

On fifth street, a side pot was created when Tamasauskas check-called a bet from Kost, and the same happened on sixth and seventh street.

Tamasauskas tabled two pair, jacks and fives, with J♠8♦5♠ while Kost could only come up with one pair of kings with K♠K♥5♥. Meanwhile, Rosen tabled K♣4♦Xx, which took neither part of the pot. Rosen was eliminated while Tamasauskas scooped a big three-way pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Vincas Tamasauskas	132,500 31,900	31,900
Nick Kost	8,600 -36,500	-36,500

Matthew Rosen	Eliminado

Tags: Matthew Rosen Nick Kost Vincas Tamasauskas

2023-07-14 14:17 UTC-7

Negreanu Can Not Bring Himself to Fold

Nível 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 700 ante

Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Daniel Negreanu: XxXx/K♥7♥5♥4♠/Xx
Andrew Brown XxXx/10♦Q♥8♦7♣/Xx

With action caught at the final street, Daniel Negreanu had bet and Vincas Tamasauskas had folded. Andrew Brown then raised and Negreanu let out an expletive.

"I knew you were on diamonds!" Negreanu claimed. After some more table talk, he eventually put in the call, being shown A♦5♦2♦ by his opponent for the ace-high flush. Negreanu mucked his cards and started talking to his vlog camera about how he knew he was beat but could bring himself to lay it down, accompanied with some more expletives.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Andrew Brown	142,000 25,100	25,100
Vincas Tamasauskas	55,000 -77,500	-77,500
Daniel Negreanu	34,000 -47,800	-47,800

Tags: Andrew Brown Daniel Negreanu Vincas Tamasauskas

2023-07-14 14:54 UTC-7

Kessler Quintuples

Nível 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 700 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

In classic "Chainsaw" fashion, Allen Kessler called all-in for 1,500, half a big blind, in middle position. Jorge Leon then raised from the hijack and Michael Noori called from the cutoff to create a side pot of 3,000 chips.

The flop was dealt 4♠Q♦6♣ and Leon check-called a bet from Noori. The 7♣ turn then went check-check before Noori fired another bet on the J♥ river, after a check from Leon. Leon made the call and all three players showed down.

Noori and Leon chopped the side pot with Noori winning the low with A♦A♥J♣8♥ for an eight low, and Leon winning the high with A♠K♠Q♣J♦ for two pair.

Meanwhile, Kessler scooped the main pot when he tabled 8♦5♥4♥3♦ for an eight-high straight and a seven-low, and he would start the next hand with five times as many chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jorge Leon	133,000 94,700	94,700
Michael Noori	27,000 -47,300	-47,300

Allen Kessler	7,500 -48,300	-48,300

Tags: Allen Kessler Jorge Leon Michael Noori

2023-07-14 15:57 UTC-7

Dickstein Wins Battle of Short Stacks, Eliminates Judah

Nível 13 : Limits 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Mark Dickstein raised from middle position and Mel Judah reraised from the cutoff. The short stacks then got their stacks in the middle, with Judah being at risk.

Mel Judah: A♦A♣J♣3♠
Mark Dickstein: A♥6♠6♦2♣

Judah's aces immediately got cracked on the 4♦6♣7♦ flop, giving Dickstein a set of sixes and the nut low. The 9♥9♠ that completed the board did not change anything, and Judah said his goodbyes to the table.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mark Dickstein	57,000 33,100	33,100
Mel Judah	Eliminado

John Clancy	Eliminado

Tags: Mark Dickstein Mel Judah

2023-07-14 16:26 UTC-7

Engel Scoops, Negreanu Out

Nível 14 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Ari Engel: XxXx/4♠9♥10♠6♣/Xx
Mark Dickstein: XxXx/5♣J♦7♣K♣/Xx

Ari Engel and Mark Dickstein were heads up on fourth street, where Dickstein led out with a bet and Engel called. The same sequence occurred on fifth and sixth street before both players checked on seventh street.

"Aces are good," stated Engel, but Dickstein showed A♥Q♠Q♣ instead. Upon seeing that, Engel tabled K♥K♦7♥ and scooped the pot, much to the dismay of his opponent.

Meanwhile, Daniel Negreanu has joined the players that have been sent to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Ari Engel	155,000 38,600	38,600

Mark Dickstein	56,000 -1,000	-1,000
Daniel Negreanu	Eliminado

Dennis Monty	Eliminado
Salim Valimahomed	Eliminado
Rafael Caiaffa	Eliminado
Richard Bremer	Eliminado

2023-07-14 16:59 UTC-7

Bach Gives Up on Seventh

Nível 14 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

David Bach: XxXx/A♠4♦5♦J♦/Xx
Philip Sternheimer: XxXx/A♥5♠Q♦/Xx
Vasu Amarapu: XxXx/9♠ - folded third street

Philip Sternheimer brought in and Vasu Amarapu just called. David Bach then completed and Sternheimer made the call while Amarapu went out of the way.

Sternheimer then check-called a bet from Bach on fourth and fifth street before both players checked on sixth street. On seventh street, it was Sternheimer who led out with a bet, and Bach added his seven cards to the muck, relinquishing the pot to Sternheimer.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Philip Sternheimer	152,500 122,200	122,200

David Bach	93,000 -9,000	-9,000

Vasu Amarapu	90,500 -9,300	-9,300

Tags: David Bach Philip Sternheimer Vasu Amarapu

2023-07-14 17:20 UTC-7

Fitoussi Retreats

Nível 14 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Bruno Fitoussi was already all-in when a completed board of 6♠10♠2♣9♠9♦ laid on the table. There was a side pot between Thomas Jamieson in the big blind and Andrew Barber under the gun and Barber would bet after a check from Jamieson. Jamieson then folded and Barber announced "flush," while tabling his A♠K♠J♦2♥.

"You win," Fitoussi replied. He threw his cards face down but the dealer turned over his A♣7♠7♥3♥, for two pair, nines and sevens, as the rules dictate.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Andrew Barber	195,000 106,900	106,900

Thomas Jamieson	80,000 -18,200	-18,200
Bruno Fitoussi	Eliminado

2023-07-14 19:00 UTC-7

Four-Way Pot Sees Bach Bust, Zapulla Quadruple

Nível 16 : Limits 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

David Bach: 6♥3♥/4♦10♠7♣9♥/6♣
Kevin Mcintosh: XxXx/4♣K♠4♠ - folded fifth street
Eddie Blumenthal: 7♦3♦/A♠J♠J♣Q♣/2♣
Paul Zapulla: A♦Q♦/10♦A♣9♦Q♥/8♥

On third street, enough bets went in that David Bach was all-in and a 4,500 side pot was created between the three other players. Eddie Blumenthal then checked on fourth street and Kevin Mcintosh also went all-in for 1,000 more. All players called before Blumenthal bet his jacks showing on fifth street and Mcintosh folded.

The three players then showed down and Zapulla was in the lead with his pair of aces, while Bach was chasing a low. By seventh street, neither Bach or Blumenthal improved their hands and Zapulla scooped the entire pot with two pair, aces and queens, resulting in the elimination of Bach.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Eddie Blumenthal	297,000 179,400	179,400
Kevin Mcintosh	152,000 -139,500	-139,500
Paul Zappulla	61,000 -22,400	-22,400
David Bach	Eliminado

Tags: David Bach Eddie Blumenthal Kevin Mcintosh Paul Zapulla

2023-07-14 19:17 UTC-7

Le Gambles With Exposed Card

Nível 16 : Limits 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Maksim Pisarenko raised from under the gun and small blind Ari Engel made the call. Nghia Le checked his cards in the big blind and Engel then claimed he saw at least one of them.

"Oh well, let's gamble," Le assessed the situation.

The flop then came A♣Q♥J♠ and the action checked to Pisarenko, who led out with a bet. Engel folded and Le called, but the latter would check-fold to another bet on the 3♥ turn as well, shipping the pot to Pisarenko.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Ron Ware	294,000 19,000	19,000
Kevin Chance	258,000 175,200	175,200
Ari Engel	240,000 85,000	85,000

Nghia Le	145,000 73,100	73,100

Maksim Pisarenko	140,000 -40,200	-40,200

Daniel Strelitz	Eliminado

Giuseppe Liantonio	Eliminado

Tags: Ari Engel Maksim Pisarenko Nghia Le