2019 World Series of Poker

Event #65: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a1054
Prize
$463,670
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,814,200
Entries
193
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
0

Ross Doubles Through Vitch After Losing Monster Pot to Esposito

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
Mike Ross
Mike Ross

A few hands after losing over 300,000 of his stack just to John Esposito, Mike Ross opened for 13,000 from early position and was called by Christopher Vitch from late position and Esposito defended his big.

The flop came {a-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and Ross jammed for his last 19,500 and was called by Vitch.

Mike Ross: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Christopher Vitch: {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{3-Spades}{2-Clubs}

Ross was able to find a much needed double up with the {2-Spades}{9-Spades} finishing the board.

Player Chips Progress
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John Esposito
540,000
-10,000
-10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Christopher Vitch
185,000
-72,000
-72,000
WSOP 3X Winner
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Mike Ross
80,000
80,000
80,000

Tags: John EspositoMike RossChristopher Vitch

Drinan Recovering

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Connor Drinan appears to have dropped some chips from the start the day when he began with a large stack. But he recovered some in a pot with Leif Force when both players checked down the turn and river on a board that read {7-Spades}{q-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{9-Hearts}. Drinan turned over {7-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{2-Clubs} and Force mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Leif Force
270,000
150,000
150,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Connor Drinan
161,000
-53,600
-53,600
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Connor DrinanLeif Force

Miller Eliminates Two Opponents Including Ross

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
Mike Ross
Mike Ross

Action on the table folded around to the player in the cutoff who opened for 14,000. Ryan Miller three-bet pot of 48,000 on the button and Mike Ross jammed from the small blind for 115,000. The initial raiser called for less as did Miller who had both opponents covered.

All-In Opponent: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{k-Spades}{3-Diamonds}
Mike Ross: {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{2-Spades}
Ryan Miller: {a-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{2-Hearts}

Each player flopped wheel and straight draws after the flop came a rainbow {4-Spades}{5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}.

The {q-Clubs} missed all three players but not the river.

The case ace {a-Clubs} fell on the river pairing each player with top pair, but it gave Miller the wheel and he eliminated both Ross and his other opponent.

Player Chips Progress
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Ryan Miller
350,000
172,000
172,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Mike Ross
Busted

Tags: Mike RossRyan Miller

Zhukov Wounds Esposito

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

In a pre-flop all in situation Viacheslav Zhukov's tournament was at stake against the massive stack of John Esposito.

Zhukov held the {a-Spades}{5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{2-Clubs}
Esposito had the {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}

The flop came {3-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{a-Diamonds} to give Esposito a big advantage on the high but Zhukov an equally strong grasp on the low. The turn was the {4-Hearts} to give Zhukov the wheel and turn the hand on its head and the {j-Spades} confirmed the big scoop for Zhukov to create a big chip shift.

Player Chips Progress
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Viacheslav Zhukov
390,000
333,000
333,000
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John Esposito
370,000
-170,000
-170,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: John EspositoViacheslav Zhukov

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 0

Buchalter Pots Esposito On River and Wins

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

John Esposito opened for 17,500 from early position and Yehuda Buchalter defended his big blind.

Buchalter check-called Esposito's 20,000 bet after the {2-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{7-Clubs} flop and the {8-Hearts} turn was checked to the river.

The {10-Spades} fell on the river and Buchalter announced pot getting a quick fold from Esposito.

Player Chips Progress
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John Esposito
310,000
-60,000
-60,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Yehuda Buchalter
180,000
-5,000
-5,000

Tags: Yehuda BuchalterJohn Esposito

Gamble Goes All-In, Splits Pot with Guagenti

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Nathan Gamble
Nathan Gamble

Nathan Gamble opened for 17,500 from late position and Joey Couden three-bet to 35,000 from the cutoff. The small blind folded and Nick Guagenti called from the bug blind along with Gamble who left himself with 2,500.

Gamble tossed his reaming 2,500 after the {7-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} flop and both Guagenti and checked the finishing board of {7-Spades}{2-Spades} to showdown after calling Gamble's all in.

Nathan Gamble: {a-Clubs}{9-Spades}{6-Clubs}{3-Hearts}
Joey Couden: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{8-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}
Nick Guagenti: {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}

Gamble survived but only held the lo as Guagenti scooped the other half of the pot holding the hi.

Player Chips Progress
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Nick Guagenti
220,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Joey Couden
155,000
-80,000
-80,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Nathan Gamble
57,500
-146,300
-146,300
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Nick GuagentiNathan GambleJoey Couden

Johnson Takes Out Couden

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

In a three-way pot on a flop that read {2-Spades}{9-Spades}{5-Clubs} Joey Couden had a bet out of 75,000. Stephen Johnson raised enough to put the remaining two players in the hand all in. One opponent got out of the way after thinking it over and Couden called.

Johnson would win the pot with the {a-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{6-Spades} as the board ran out the {3-Hearts} and the {k-Diamonds} as Couden's defeated hand was whisked away and turned over and he had to talk away from the table eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Stephen Johnson
380,000
151,800
151,800
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Joey Couden
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Joey CoudenStephen Johnson