Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Day 2 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-01-2018 18:15 UTC-8

Min-Cash for Laplante

Yori Epskamp

Level 15 : 1,300/2,500, 0 ante

Ryan Laplante is one of the first players who walked off to the payout desk to collect money. The bracelet winner finished in 133rd place and received $2,252 for his first WSOP cash of the summer.

Other players that busted in the money are Raymond Henson, Craig Chait, David "Bakes" Baker, and Justin Vold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Henson	Busted
Craig Chait	Busted
David "Bakes" Baker	Busted

Justin Vold	Busted

Tags: Ryan Laplante

06-01-2018 18:10 UTC-8

Post-Bubble Casualties

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 1,300/2,500, 0 ante

Kevin Brewer, Scott Buller, Steve Lustig, and Tony Ruberto all busted. Wellington Draper also busted soon after the bubble burst.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Brewer	Busted
Gary Floyd	Busted
Dennis Napel	Busted
Scott Buller	Busted
Steve Lustig	Busted
Yuebin Guo	Busted
Wellington Draper	Busted
Chris Wallace	Busted

James Dedauw	Busted
Tony Ruberto	Busted

Tags: Kevin Brewer Scott Buller Steve Lustig Tony Ruberto Wellington Draper

06-01-2018 18:00 UTC-8

Douglas Stays In

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 1,300/2,500, 0 ante

Justin Vold ended up mucking after being unable to beat the high of Jermaine Reid and the low of James Douglas on a board of . Reid had and won the bigger side pot, while Douglas stayed in contention with the .

Left and right on the other tables, though, the players kept busting soon after the bubble burst to see the field reduced to just 127 contenders. A list of casualties is to follow shortly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	120,000 24,000	24,000

Jermaine Reid	75,000 61,800	61,800

James Douglas	15,000 -12,400	-12,400

Tags: James Douglas Jermaine Reid Justin Vold

06-01-2018 17:52 UTC-8

Scholl Bubbles; All in the Money

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 1,300/2,500, 0 ante

Within a few minutes from each other, several players busted and the last of them was Benjamin Scholl. His cards were all but mucked as Denny Axel claimed the entire pot with for the nut low and two pair on a board of .

According to other players at the table, Scholl had for the second nut low and worse two pair to become the last player to leave empty-handed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denny Axel	16,000 -30,400	-30,400
Benjamin Scholl	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Scholl Denny Axel

06-01-2018 17:51 UTC-8

Kosach and Chang Survive Bubble

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Yori Epskamp

Level 15 : 1,300/2,500, 0 ante

Shortly before the bubble burst, Sergey Kosach was all in and at risk against Danny Chang. On a board, Chang put Kosach in for his final chips and Kosach called.

Sergey Kosach:
Danny Chang:

Kosach got the best both ways: a straight for high and a better seventy-six for low.

Chang, left with around 20,000, after the hand, raised the next hand in the small blind and Douglas Exman defended his big blind. On the flop, Exman called a bet from Chang.

The turn was the and Chang bet, Exman raised, Chang shoved, and Exman called.

Chang:
Exman:

It was a cooler for Exman, who was holding the underfull. The river was the and Exman was left with one big bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergey Kosach	50,000 24,400	24,400
Danny Chang	40,000 7,600	7,600
Earl Exman	2,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Danny Chang Douglas Exman Sergey Kosach

06-01-2018 17:49 UTC-8

888 Poker Spotlight: Chris Moorman Calls for the British Rail

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Level 15 : 1,300/2,500, 0 ante

Team 888 Ambassador & World Series of Poker Bracelet winner Chris Moorman chats with [Removed:139] about the $3k Shootout event, and the upcoming summer.

Moorman's main goal is, of course, to make a final table so he can bring in the oh-so-famous British rail. If you've never seen a British rail in action, well, let's just say the entertainment value is quite high. (As is the stock behind the bar)

https://www.pokernews.com/video/888-poker-spotlight-chris-moorman-calls-for-the-british-rail-11484.htm

Tags: english poker Chris Moorman World Series of Poker WSOP

06-01-2018 17:41 UTC-8

Nasty Beat for Dennis

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 1,300/2,500, 0 ante

On the turn of a board , Morty Dennis checked and then raised all in over the top of a bet by Pamela McPeak, who quickly called the extra few chips.

Morty Dennis:
Pamela McPeak:

Dennis was in excellent shape with the better high and low hand as well as the flush draw, but a cruel on the river gave McPeak the full house and Dennis a bad beat story to tell. One table over, Patrick Gunn also ran out of chips to reduce the field to the last 143 hopefuls.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pamela McPeak	55,000 3,000	3,000
Monty Dennis	Busted
Patrick Gunn	Busted

Tags: Morty Dennis Pamela McPeak Patrick Gunn

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,300/2,500

Ante: 0

06-01-2018 17:19 UTC-8

Break

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Yori Epskamp

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

The 145 players remaining players are on a 15-minute break.

06-01-2018 17:15 UTC-8

Pursley Keeps Stacking

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Yori Epskamp

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

As the bubble starts to approach, chipleader James Pursley just busted Jason Gooch to extend his chip lead even further. A short stacked Gooch was all in for his final chips and Pursley was building a side pot with Hernan Salazar.

On a rundown, Salazar check-called two bets from Pursley, then check-folded the river.