2014 World Series of Poker

Event #25: $2,500 Omaha/Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low
Day: 3
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kqj77
Prize
$267,327
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,069,250
Entries
470
Level Info
Level
28
Limits
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Fu Wong Eliminated in 10th Place ($18,519)

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Fu Wong
Fu Wong

Omaha Hi-Low

In the previous hand, Fu Wong called the barrels of John Kabbaj and then folded on the river of a {5-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{9-Hearts} board to leave himself with about one big blind.

The very next hand he was all in for 19,000 out of the big blind and the action folded to Mike Leah on the button. Leah raised to 40,000 and Christopher McHugh called in the small blind.

On the {2-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds} flop, McHugh check-called 20,000 and then check-raised from 40,000 to 80,000 once the {2-Spades} turn appeared. Leah folded and we proceeded to the showdown:

McHugh: {A-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{9-Spades}
Wong: {4-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}

Only a low card could save Wong from elimination to chop the pot but the {10-Diamonds} was of no help to see him depart in 10th place. The remaining players now get moved to the nine-handed unofficial feature table and the live stream without hole cards takes place with a five minute delay.

Player Chips Progress
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Fu Wong
Busted

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Level: 24

Limits: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

Leah And Kabbaj Clash

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante

Stud Hi-Low

In the first hand, Mike Leah and John Kabbaj completed on third and Leah then bet through until sixth when his opponent eventually let go.

Leah: {A-Hearts}{x-} / {K-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{3-Spades}{3-Hearts}
Kabbaj: {x-}{x-} / QcAd2sKc] / muck

Only one hand later the two clashed again with four bets on fifth street and Kabbaj got his last 18,000 in after sixth was dealt.

Kabbaj: {2-Hearts}{8-Hearts} / {8-Spades}{A-Spades}{7-Hearts}{4-Clubs} / {3-Diamonds}
Leah: {K-Hearts}{2-Clubs} / {3-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} / {6-Diamonds}

Chop it up.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike Leah
490,000
90,000
90,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Big Pot Sends McHugh to the Top of the Chip Counts

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante

Omaha Hi-Low

Action folded to Mike Leah on the button and he raised to 30,000. Christopher McHugh then three-bet to 45,000 from the small blind, the big folded, and Leah called to see a {5-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} flop. McHugh bet, Leah called, and the {9-Diamonds} appeared on the turn.

McHugh bet 30,000, Leah called, and after the call was made the {A-Clubs} completed the board on the river. McHugh immediately bet 30,000 and Leah took his time before acting. His body language suggested that he knew he was in trouble, but he made the call nonetheless. Sure enough, McHugh rolled over the {k-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{5-Hearts} for a rivered flush and Leah simply mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Christopher McHugh
700,000
380,000
380,000
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Mike Leah
400,000
-180,000
-180,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Andrey Zhigalov Eliminated in 11th Place ($14,605)

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante
Andrey Zhigalov
Andrey Zhigalov

Stud Hi-Low

Andrey Zhigalov was left very short stacked after he called the completion on third, checked the fourth and then called the bets on fifth and sixth before checking seventh versus Joe Tehan. The Russian was chasing a low but could not get there to get scooped.

Zhigalov: {3-Clubs}{4-Clubs} / {2-Hearts}{7-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{J-Spades} / {10-Clubs}
Tehan: {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds} / {10-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{9-Spades}{2-Diamonds} / {x-}

One hand later the game type switched.

Omaha Hi-Low

Joe Tehan raised to 30,000 and Mike Leah called, Zhigalov was all in for 24,000 from the button and Fu Wong also called in the big blind. The {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} flop was checked through to Leah and he bet 15,000, only Wong called. Leah then bet the {9-Clubs} turn and Wong check-called 30,000 to do so again after the {6-Hearts} river.

Tehan had {5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{2-Diamonds} for a six high straight and 6-5 low, Wong won the hi pot with {5-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{2-Hearts} for a nine high straight and Zhigalov mucked his cards. The dealer flipped over his {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{7-Spades}{J-Hearts} and the cash game specialist with the PokerStars nickname "gigaloff" has been eliminated in 11th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Andrey Zhigalov
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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One Pair Does It for Kabbaj

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante

Stud Hi-Low

Mike Leah had the bring-in with the {9-Spades} (yes, a nine) and then called when John Kabbaj completed with the {A-Diamonds}. Leah proceeded to call bets on fourth through sixth streets before both players checked on seventh.

Leah: {8-Spades}{8-Clubs} / {9-Spades}{10-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{a-Hearts} / {2-Spades}
Kabbaj: {a-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} / {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}

"One pair," Kabbaj said and showed nines. It turned out to be good as Leah showed he hand unimproved eights from the get go.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike Leah
580,000
-70,000
-70,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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John Kabbaj
252,000
102,000
102,000
WSOP 2X Winner

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Chris Reslock Eliminated in 12th Place ($14,605)

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante
Chris Reslock
Chris Reslock

Omaha Hi-Low

In a previous hand, Chris Reslock folded after a {3-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{10-Clubs} turn when Erik Seidel bet into him and he was left pretty short. Two hands later, Seidel raised to 30,000 from early position and Tyson Marks three bet to 45,000. Reslock called all in out of the big blind for less than that and Seidel tossed in the extra chips.

On the {Q-Spades}{2-Hearts}{4-Spades} flop, Marks continued and got called by Seidel. Both then checked the {Q-Diamonds} turn and Marks bet 30,000 on the {2-Diamonds} river. Seidel folded and both players turned over their cards.

Reslock: {6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{7-Spades}{3-Diamonds}
Marks: {A-Spades}{2-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}

The trips deuces of Marks scooped the pot and Reslock could not survive his 10th all in of the day. He takes home $14,605 for his 12th place finish.

Player Chips Progress
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Chris Reslock
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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Level: 23

Limits: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 3,000

PokerNews Podcast Episode #224: Nick Schulman vs. The Phone Vendor feat. Matt Waxman

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Matt Waxman
Matt Waxman

Matt Waxman joins the PokerNews Podcast at the top of the show to talk about winning a bracelet in 2013, debate whether or not the National Championship is a closed event, and tell the story of his first big heater in poker. The crew then gives play-by-play of a spat between Nick Schulman and the phone vendors outside of the Amazon Room, breaks down the recent bracelet winners, and more.

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