2018 World Series of Poker

Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day: 4
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a1083
Prize
$417,921
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,588,600
Entries
169
Level Info
Level
32
Limits
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
0

Volpe Takes the First Three Hands of Heads Up

Level 31 : 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

Eli Elezra limped in and Paul Volpe checked in the big blind. Both players checked through the {K-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{Q-Hearts} board and Volpe claimed the pot with the {J-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{3-Spades}{2-Clubs}.

Volpe raised and Elezra called. On a flop of {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{3-Hearts}, Elezra checked and folded to a bet.

Elezra raised and Volpe came along to see a flop of {K-Spades}{6-Spades}{4-Diamonds}. Volpe checked and called a bet before checking again on the {6-Diamonds} turn. Elezra bet and Volpe check-raised, Elezra called. The {4-Clubs} river completed the board and Volpe bet, Elezra called.

Volpe showed the {A-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{8-Spades}{6-Clubs} for trips sixes and Elezra replied "that's good" before flashing the {K-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
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Paul Volpe
6,285,000
1,320,000
1,320,000
WSOP 3X Winner
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Eli Elezra
2,165,000
-1,320,000
-1,320,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

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Adam Coats Eliminated in 3rd Place ($181,374)

Level 31 : 120,000/240,000, 0 ante
Adam Coats
Adam Coats

Paul Volpe folded his button, Eli Elezra called from the small blind, Adam Coats raised from the big blind, and Elezra called.

The flop came {J-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} and Elezra bet. Coats raised all-in and Elezra called to put him at risk.

Eli Elezra: {Q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{6-Hearts}
Adam Coats: {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}

Coats had the lead with his aces and Broadway wrap while Elezra had flopped a smaller straight draw. The {6-Spades} on the turn gave Elezra some additional outs, and the {8-Diamonds} river gave him a queen-high straight to win the pot and end Coats's deep run in this event.

Player Chips Progress
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Paul Volpe
4,965,000
65,000
65,000
WSOP 3X Winner
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Eli Elezra
3,485,000
185,000
185,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Adam Coats
Busted

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Coats Chops With Elezra

Level 31 : 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

Eli Elezra limped from the small blind and Adam Coats checked in the big blind. On the {A-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} flop, Elezra bet and Coats called. Elezra bet the {7-Diamonds} turn and Coats moved all in for 300,000, Elezra called.

Adam Coats: {10-Hearts}{8-Spades}{4-Clubs}{3-Spades}
Eli Elezra: {10-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}

The {6-Hearts} on the river changed nothing and Coats claimed the high pot, Elezra took the low.

Player Chips Progress
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Eli Elezra
3,300,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Adam Coats
600,000

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Volpe Changes Gears

Level 31 : 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

Adam Coats limped in and Paul Volpe raised in the big blind, Coats called and checked the {Q-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{5-Spades} flop. Volpe bet and Coats folded.

Coats raised on the button and Volpe calls in the big blind. The flop came {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} and both players checked. Volpe bet the {4-Diamonds} turn and Coats called before doing so again on the {2-Clubs} river. Volpe showed {A-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{3-Clubs} for the wheel and scooped the pot.

Volpe raised on the button and Eli Elezra three-bet in the small blind, Volpe called. The {K-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{6-Spades} flop brought a bet by Elezra and a call. Same happened on the {5-Spades} turn before the {A-Spades} appeared on the river. Elezra bet and Volpe raised. "I am not going to reraise you," Elezra added and just called.

Volpe showed {8-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{3-Spades}{2-Spades} for a flush and the nut low, while Elezra had {A-Hearts}{J-Spades}{4-Spades}{2-Hearts} for the higher flush and counterfeit low.

Player Chips Progress
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Paul Volpe
4,900,000
2,030,000
2,030,000
WSOP 3X Winner
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Eli Elezra
3,200,000
-1,100,000
-1,100,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Adam Coats
600,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000

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Volpe Applies Pressure

Level 31 : 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

Eli Elezra folded his button, Adam Coats called from the small blind, Paul Volpe made it two bets, and Coats called.

The flop came {Q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{3-Spades} and Coats checked. Volpe bet, Coats check-raised, and Volpe called.

The turn brought the {10-Hearts}, Coats bet, and Volpe called.

The {10-Clubs} fell on the river and Coats bet. Volpe raised, Coats folded, and Volpe took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Paul Volpe
2,870,000
470,000
470,000
WSOP 3X Winner
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Adam Coats
1,600,000
-470,000
-470,000

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Elezra Quarters Volpe

Level 31 : 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

Paul Volpe raised first to act and Eli Elezra called in the small blind. Elezra checked the {10-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop and Volpe bet, Elezra called.

On the {3-Spades} turn, both players checked and Elezra bet the {8-Spades} on the river. Volpe called to get shown {A-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{5-Spades}{2-Spades} for a flush and a low by Elezra.

Volpe had {A-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} for the same low and received just one-quarter of the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Eli Elezra
4,300,000
400,000
400,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Paul Volpe
2,400,000
-395,000
-395,000
WSOP 3X Winner

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Kyle Miaso Eliminated in 4th Place ($129,648)

Level 31 : 120,000/240,000, 0 ante
Kyle Miaso
Kyle Miaso

Kyle Miaso limped from the small blind and Eli Elezra raised, Miaso called. The flop fell {10-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{2-Clubs} and Miaso checked, Elezra bet and Miaso raised before calling all in against the three bets of Elezra.

Kyle Miaso: {A-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{6-Spades}
Eli Elezra: {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{7-Spades}

Miaso had a low draw along with his middle pair, but couldn't outright win the high pot anymore as soon as the {7-Diamonds} turn improved Elezra to a full house. The {6-Diamonds} on the river also counterfeit his low draw and he was eliminated in 4th place for $129,648.

Player Chips Progress
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Eli Elezra
3,900,000
510,000
510,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Kyle Miaso
Busted

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Miaso Chops a Three-Way Pot

Level 31 : 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

Kyle Miaso raised from under the gun, Eli Elezra called from the button, and Paul Volpe called from the big blind.

The flop came {K-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} and Volpe checked. Miaso moved all-in for his last 75,000, Elezra called, and Volpe called.

The {6-Clubs} fell on the turn and Volpe bet. Elezra folded and the two live players tabled their hands.

Kyle Miaso: {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}
Paul Volpe: {A-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{2-Hearts}

Volpe had turned a six-high straight and Miaso held the nut low with a flush draw. The {10-Spades} on the river missed both players entirely and they chopped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Paul Volpe
2,795,000
120,000
120,000
WSOP 3X Winner
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Kyle Miaso
435,000
120,000
120,000

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