2018 World Series of Poker

Event #49: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa32
Prize
$1,018,336
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$4,474,400
Entries
476
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
0

Ivey Takes from Schwartz

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Phil Ivey took his seat on Table 445 and he's already increased his stack after tangling with Noah Schwartz in a battle of blinds that saw Schwartz limp and Ivey raise to 6,000.

Schwartz called to see the {J-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{9-Spades} fall on the flop and checked to Ivey who bet the maximum. Schwartz called the 12,000-bet and the {10-Hearts} turn and {3-Hearts} river were checked by both players.

Schwartz turned up {A-Spades}{K-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} for aces and tens but Ivey had the winner with {Q-Spades}{J-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
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Phil Ivey
75,000
WSOP 11X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Noah Schwartz
60,000
-53,000
-53,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Phil IveyNoah Schwartz

Vieira Runs into Former Champ's Blades

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante
Lee Watkinson
Lee Watkinson

Joao Vieira was one of the dozens of players who arrived today to receive a starting stack and try to work with 25 big blinds. Vieira's tournament experience was, however, cut to just 40 minutes.

He lost almost all his chips when he three-bet over a 5,200-raise from the hijack, making it 17,600 on the button. Lee Watkinson acted next and jammed for his last 33,600 and the hijack got out of the way. Vieira visibly didn't like the spot he ended up in, but he had to make the call.

Vieira: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}{J-Spades}{3-Clubs}
Watkinson: {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{6-Spades}

The board ran {10-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{2-Spades}{3-Spades}{6-Hearts}, securing a safe double for the 2006 champion of this very event. Vieira left his chair but the table informed him that he had some chips left.

Vieira returned to his seat and put his 4,200 in play with kings. He ran into a flush and while he hit a set on the turn, the river card was a brick and Vieira finally left his table.

Player Chips Progress
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Lee Watkinson
75,000
-13,800
-13,800
WSOP 1X Winner
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Joao Vieira
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Joao VieiraLee Watkinson

Wong Bet-Three-Bets

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Jerry Wong bet 14,000 from middle position on {6-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{j-Hearts} and the big blind made it 35,000 to go. Wong thought awhile and set him in for his last 14,000. The big blind thought briefly and then decided to preserve his remaining crumbs.

Player Chips Progress
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Jerry Wong
190,000
123,700
123,700
WSOP 1X Winner

Drinan Can't Convince Himself to Continue

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

With the turn reading {5-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{7-Spades}, Joe Hachem was in the cutoff, betting what looked like a pot-sized bet of 43,500. Hachem had only about 20,000 more left in front of him and the action was on his left-hand neighbor Connor Drinan who had Hachem covered by a few big blinds.

Drinan spent a good amount of time tanking. A few minutes later, Hachem himself called the clock and the floor person gave Drinan 30 seconds. Drinan leant forward one more time and checked the situation but he was eventually able to release his hand before the verbal 10-second countdown.

Player Chips Progress
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Joe Hachem
105,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
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Connor Drinan
80,000
-28,000
-28,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Connor DrinanJoe Hachem

Michael Mizrachi Forced to Fold

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante
Michael Mizrachi
Michael Mizrachi

We found Norbert Szecsi in middle position with 12,000 in front of him on {k-Spades}{9-Clubs}{8-Hearts}. Eric Rabl had made it 50,000 on the button and Michael Mizrachi had called in the big blind, though there was no way to tell if he had bet initially or cold-called. The turn was the {5-Spades}. Mizrachi tanked about a minute and checked, and Rabl snap-potted. It was just under 130,000 and Mizrachi folded in short order.

Player Chips Progress
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Eric Rabl
330,000
84,600
84,600
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Michael Mizrachi
191,000
-84,000
-84,000
WSOP 5X Winner

Tags: Eric RablMichael MizrachiNorbert Szecsi

An Incomplete List of Today's Registrants

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

These players are new to the field. A massive amount of late-registering players has pushed the event to 476 runners, with many of the most recognizable names choosing to wait until Day 2 to hop in.

Player Chips Progress
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Sam Soverel
106,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Joe Hachem
80,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
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Scott Seiver
63,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Profile photo of Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
60,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Leif Force us
Leif Force
60,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ryan Laplante us
Ryan Laplante
55,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Scott Davies us
Scott Davies
53,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Aaron Mermelstein us
Aaron Mermelstein
50,000
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Scotty Nguyen
50,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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David Sands
50,000
Profile photo of Daniel Alaei us
Daniel Alaei
50,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Randy Ohel us
Randy Ohel
50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Dylan Linde us
Dylan Linde
50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
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Lars Gronning
50,000
Profile photo of Kevin Eyster us
Kevin Eyster
50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Lauren Roberts
48,000
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Scott Clements
47,000
WSOP 3X Winner
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Joao Vieira
45,000
WSOP 3X Winner
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Dan Smith
45,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
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Brian Rast
26,500
4,500
4,500
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tough Start for Rast

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Brian Rast was among the players who entered straight into Day 2. Unfortunately for the 2018 NL Single Draw Championship bracelet winner, his first minutes in the PLO Championship weren't the best he's had at the tables this summer.

Rast was seen on the river of the {A-}{2-}{6-}{K-}{6-} board, sitting in a middle position and facing a bet of 15,000 from big blind Xuedong Li. Rast tossed in calling chips but mucked when Li showed him {5-}{3-}{2-}{2-} for a baby full house. Rast is still playing roughly 11 bigs.

Player Chips Progress
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Xuedong Li
260,000
36,300
36,300
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Brian Rast
22,000
22,000
22,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Brian RastXuedong Li

Nevanlinna Doesn't Bite the Check-Raise

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

On a flop of {9-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}, Jussi Nevanlinna bet into the 15,000 chip pot out of the cutoff. He was up against two players in the blinds and small blind Michael Banducci check-raised to 13,000. The action returned to Nevanlinna who asked his opponent how much he had left and then fired back, three-betting to 35,000. A snap-fold followed and Nevanlinna raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Jussi Nevanlinna
205,000
16,500
16,500
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Michael Banducci
139,600
8,000
8,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jussi NevanlinnaMichael Banducci

Quick Exit for Kruk

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Christopher Kruk looked to be one of the late registering players but he was getting out of his seat when we got to his table, with Rob Mizrachi sweeping up his chips. It looked like Kruk got it in with {a-}{k-}{j-}{10-} against {a-}{a-}{8-}{2-}, with Mizrachi making aces full on the river.

Player Chips Progress
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Robert Mizrachi
295,000
98,800
98,800
WSOP 5X Winner
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Christopher Kruk
Busted

Tags: Christopher KrukRobert Mizrachi

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 0