2014 World Series of Poker

Event #14: $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi-Low
Day: 3
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
akq9
Prize
$283,275
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
1,036
Level Info
Level
31
Limits
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
0

Event #14: $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi-Low

Day 3 Completed

Nick Kost Wins Event #14: $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi-Low ($283,275)

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 0 ante
Nick Kost - 1st Place
Nick Kost - 1st Place

Twenty-six began the day and one remains: Nick Kost has taken down Event #14: $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi-Low here at the 2014 World Series of Poker. He'll claim $283,275 in prize money, as well as a priceless WSOP gold bracelet.

It took a smidge over 10 levels, but on the very first hand of Level 11, Kost busted runner-up Kal Raichura in a three-bet pot by rivering a flush in a pot where neither qualified for a low.

Kost also had to overcome a stiff challenge from defending champion Calen "Big Wheel" McNeil, whose title defense was about as worthy as they come before being halted in fourth place. Former Main Event champion Greg Raymer also put together a final table run, but he busted in seventh. Bracelet winners Chris Tryba and Frankie O'Dell also made Day 3 appearances before falling relatively early.

Kost came in with a mere $15,815 in live cashes, but his Omaha Eight-or-Better prowess had already contributed to two of his cashes: a ninth-place finish in different Omaha Eight-Or-Better tournament and a fourth-place finish in a seven-game tournament, both at the 2011 LAPC.

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Tags: Calen McNeilChris TrybaFrankie O'DellGreg RaymerKal RaichuraNick Kost

Kal Raichura Eliminated in 2nd Place ($175,300)

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 0 ante
Kal Raichura - 2nd Place
Kal Raichura - 2nd Place

Nick Kost raised the button, and Kal Raichura three-bet. Kost called, and the flop came {q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}. Raichura bet, Kost raised, Raichura put in three bets, and Kost made it four bets. Raichura called, then bet the {8-Clubs} turn. Kost's turn to call, and then Raichura put the last of it in blind on the {3-Diamonds} river.

Kost quickly called, standing up as he slapped {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} onto the felt for a queen-high flush.

"Nice hand," Raichura said, briefly exposing {k-}{j-}{q-}{x-} before the dealer swept it up.

Player Chips Progress
Kal Raichura ca
Kal Raichura
Busted

Tags: Nick KostKal Raichura

Level: 31

Limits: 100,000/200,000

Ante:

Kost Hits Flush

Level 30 : 80,000/160,000, 0 ante

Kal Raichura had pulled back to even but Nick Kost just took down a nice pot where he hit a flush with {J-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{10-Spades}{6-Diamonds} on a {8-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} board. Raichura called bets on the flop, turn, and river and would muck his hand and say "that's good" after seeing Kost's cards.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Kost us
Nick Kost
3,050,000
250,000
250,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Kal Raichura ca
Kal Raichura
1,600,000
-250,000
-250,000

Raichura Backdoors a Flush

Level 30 : 80,000/160,000, 0 ante

Kal Raichura limped in, and Nick Kost checked. Kost check-raised the {j-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{q-Spades} flop, and Raichura called. Raichura called the {8-Spades} turn and {6-Spades} river.

Kost showed {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for a straight, but Raichura had flopped an identical straight with {10-Spades}{8-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{5-Spades} and gone runner-runner flush.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Kost us
Nick Kost
2,800,000
-550,000
-550,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Kal Raichura ca
Kal Raichura
1,850,000
550,000
550,000

Tags: Kal RaichuraNick Kost

All Even

Level 30 : 80,000/160,000, 0 ante

Nick Kost has evened things up after taking down a good sized pot off of Kal Raichura when he check-raised a {Q-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{7-Spades} flop, was called, bet the {7-Clubs} turn and bet again. Raichura would call and then fold to Kost's bet on the {Q-Clubs} river.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Kost us
Nick Kost
2,350,000
950,000
950,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Kal Raichura ca
Kal Raichura
2,300,000
-950,000
-950,000

Raichura Hits the River

Level 30 : 80,000/160,000, 0 ante

Kal Raichura called a raise before check-raising the {10-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{6-Hearts} flop. Nick Kost came back with a three-bet, which Raichura called. Raichura then check-called the {7-Spades} turn before both players checked the {9-Hearts} on the end.

Kost tossed {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{10-Spades}{6-Clubs} into the middle for two pair, but Raichura had caught a flush with {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{2-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Kal Raichura ca
Kal Raichura
3,250,000
320,000
320,000
Nick Kost us
Nick Kost
1,400,000
-320,000
-320,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Kal RaichuraNick Kost