Event #25: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack | 2019 World Series of Poker

06-12-2019 14:46 UTC-8

Alexandru Ivan Eliminated in 6th Place ($38,051)

Milko van Winden

Level 40 : 600,000/1,200,000, 0 ante

Andrew Donabedian raised to 4,000,000 from the hijack and Alexandru Ivan called from the big blind leaving himself behind with just 2,800,000.

The flop fell and Ivan immediately pushed the remainder of his stack to the middle. Donabedian snap-called and opened for a pair of aces and a flush draw. Ivan had and plenty of outs to hit two pair.

The turn was the which took away a ton of his outs and the river sealed the deal for Donabedian who sent Ivan home with $38,051.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Donabedian	20,750,000 8,750,000	8,750,000

Alexandru Ivan	Busted

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06-12-2019 14:42 UTC-8

Valden Doubles Through Donabedian

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Yori Epskamp

Level 40 : 600,000/1,200,000, 0 ante

The double-ups keep rolling in at a rapid pace at this final table and once again, the shortest stack ended up with the best of it. It was Robert Valden who came in with a pot-sized raise. Andrew Donabedian three-bet from the big blind and Valden called all in for 6,500,000 total.

Robert Valden:
Andrew Donabedian:

The board came and Valden celebrated with a fist-pump.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Valden	13,600,000 5,200,000	5,200,000
Andrew Donabedian	12,000,000 -5,000,000	-5,000,000

Tags: Andrew Donabedian Robert Valden

06-12-2019 14:37 UTC-8

Tom Franklin Eliminated in 7th Place ($28,803)

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Milko van Winden

Level 40 : 600,000/1,200,000, 0 ante

Tom Franklin bet pot from the hijack which was 4,200,000. He had only 100,000 behind and big blind Corey Wright put him all in. Franklin quickly put his last 100,000 in the middle as well.

Tom Franklin:
Corey Wright:

The board ran out and Franklin was eliminated from the tournament by Wright.

Franklin did cash for $28,803 but he has to wait a little longer for his second bracelet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Corey Wright	13,500,000 4,800,000	4,800,000

Tom Franklin	Busted

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06-12-2019 14:31 UTC-8

Dreyer Doubles Through Ivan

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Yori Epskamp

Level 40 : 600,000/1,200,000, 0 ante

On the button, Todd Dreyer announced "Pot," which meant a raise to 4,200,000. Alexandru Ivan shoved from the big blind and Dreyer called it off for 5,850,000 total.

Todd Dreyer:
Alexandru Ivan:

The flop put a set of nines out there for Ivan.

"So far so good!" he cheered. "Pair the board!"

Instead, the turn and river came to give Dreyer the double with a queen-high flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Dreyer	12,300,000 5,150,000	5,150,000
Alexandru Ivan	5,800,000 -7,550,000	-7,550,000

Tags: Alexandru Ivan Todd Dreyer

Level: 40

Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000

Ante: 0

06-12-2019 14:14 UTC-8

Ivan Makes Franklin Fold

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Milko van Winden

Level 39 : 500,000/1,000,000, 0 ante

Alexandru Ivan limped from early position and so did small blind Tom Franklin. Big blind Todd Dreyer checked his option and the flop was dealt.

All three players checked and the rolled off the deck. Franklin lead out with a bet of 2,000,000 and Dreyer got out of the way. Ivan then pushed his entire stack to the middle. the dealer counted it out and the bet was 8,350,000. Ivan had Franklin covered by 150,000.

Franklin thought about it for a minute before he let go of his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandru Ivan	13,350,000 7,350,000	7,350,000
Tom Franklin	6,200,000 -7,000,000	-7,000,000

Tags: Alexandru Ivan Todd Dreyer Tom Franklin

06-12-2019 14:05 UTC-8

Wright Sticks, Loses

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Yori Epskamp

Level 39 : 500,000/1,000,000, 0 ante

Corey Wright limped in from the small blind and Andrew Donabedian checked his option. The flop was and Wright check-called 1,200,000 from Donabedian. On the turn, Wright stuck around and check-called a second barrel worth 2,700,000.

The river brought a third club with the and both players checked. Wright revealed but Donabedian had gotten there with the for a rivered flush to win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Donabedian	17,000,000 8,725,000	8,725,000

Corey Wright	8,700,000 -7,300,000	-7,300,000

Tags: Andrew Donabedian Corey Wright

06-12-2019 14:01 UTC-8

Florian Fuchs Eliminated in 8th Place ($22,006)

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Milko van Winden

Level 39 : 500,000/1,000,000, 0 ante

Fuchs was eliminated from the tournament after he started at the eight-handed final table second in chips. Fuchs finished in eighth place cashing for $22,006.

Corey Wright opened the action with a pot bet to 3,500,000 from middle position and Fuchs put his last 2,900,000 in the middle. The other players got out of the way and they opened up.

Wright had the lead with against the of Fuchs. Wright ended up with a flush after the dealer put on the board to eliminate Fuchs.

Player	Chips	Progress
Corey Wright	16,000,000 2,225,000	2,225,000

Florian Fuchs	Busted

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06-12-2019 13:56 UTC-8

Niste Doubles Through Ivan

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Milko van Winden

Level 39 : 500,000/1,000,000, 0 ante

Mihai Niste and Alexandru Ivan tangled before the flop and all the chips went to the middle. Niste was the player at risk with 7,600,000 and Ivan could do the dirty work if the cards fell right for him.

Mihai Niste:
Alexandru Ivan:

The board ran out and Ivan couldn't recover from Niste's flopped straight.

Niste is close to the top of the leaderboard after being down to just four big blinds in the previous level.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mihai Niste	15,700,000 8,500,000	8,500,000
Alexandru Ivan	6,000,000 -8,900,000	-8,900,000

Tags: Alexandru Ivan Mihai Niste

06-12-2019 13:52 UTC-8

Ivan Gets "Lucky Too"

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Yori Epskamp

Level 39 : 500,000/1,000,000, 0 ante

Alexandru Ivan shoved his entire stack of 7,200,000 forward from the cutoff, more than the maximum allotted pot-size of 3,500,000. Florian Fuchs elected to call from the big blind.

"Don't want to put me all in?" Ivan inquired but the pair would see the flop first instead.

The flop came down and Fuchs checked. Ivan stuck the other 3,700,000 in and Fuchs beat him to the pot with a call.

Alexandru Ivan:
Florian Fuchs:

"You got lucky. Now I need to get lucky too," Ivan assessed the situation. He most certainly did, as the rolled off on the turn to send the table in a frenzy. The on the river even improved him further to a wheel. Fuchs simply shook his head and slipped to 3,400,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandru Ivan	14,900,000 7,700,000	7,700,000
Florian Fuchs	3,400,000 -11,550,000	-11,550,000

Tags: Alexandru Ivan Florian Fuchs