Event #50: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-24-2023 18:43 UTC-8

Garza Gains River Value From Halatenko

Christian Zetzsche

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Stanislav Halatenko raised to 750,000 with the A♥10♠10♥5♦ and it folded to Lou Garza in the big blind, who defended the Q♠J♥J♦5♥. The Q♣6♦2♠ flop increased Garza's lead and he checked. Halatenko bet 600,000 and Garza called before they checked the K♦ on the turn.

Garza made trips queens with the Q♦ river and he gave it some thought before betting 800,000. Halatenko didn't believe him and paid to get shown the bad news.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislav Halatenko	17,050,000 -2,150,000	-2,150,000

Arthur Morris	9,100,000 600,000	600,000
Lou Garza	7,700,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Travis Pearson	6,200,000 -750,000	-750,000
Peng Shan	3,700,000

Tags: Lou Garza Stanislav Halatenko

06-24-2023 18:37 UTC-8

Halatenko Increases Lead

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Geoff Paul

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Lou Garza opened preflop with a raise to 600,000 from the button. Stanislav Halatenko called from the small blind with A♥8♥7♦6♠, as did Morris from the big blind with A♣10♣5♥5♣.

The flop came 6♥Q♥3♥, giving Garza a flush but Halatenko the nut flush. Action checked all around. The 8♣ hit the turn, and Halatenko led out for 850,000. Garza made the call.

The river brought the 7♣. Halatenko led out for 2,700,000, and Garza went into the tank. After about three minutes, he made the call and saw the higher flush of his opponent. Halatenko raked in the massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislav Halatenko	19,200,000 4,150,000	4,150,000

Arthur Morris	8,500,000 -900,000	-900,000
Travis Pearson	6,950,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Lou Garza	5,400,000 -4,300,000	-4,300,000
Peng Shan	3,700,000

06-24-2023 18:28 UTC-8

Garza Takes From Halatenko

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Geoff Paul

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Stanislav Halatenko opened preflop action by betting 750,000 from the hijack holding K♠Q♠7♣6♠. Lou Garza, the big blind, came along with J♦9♥8♠5♥.

Garza checked the 9♣8♥Q♣ flop. Halatenko led out for 425,000 and was called.

The turn was the 8♦, and Garza checked with eights full. Halatenko led out for 950,000, unknowingly drawing dead. Garza considered his next move for a minute, and made the call.

The A♥ arrived on the river, and Garza checked once more. Halatenko checked behind, denying Garza a bit of extra value but still awarding him a nice-sized pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislav Halatenko	15,050,000 -2,125,000	-2,125,000

Lou Garza	9,700,000 2,275,000	2,275,000
Arthur Morris	9,400,000
Travis Pearson	5,900,000
Peng Shan	3,700,000 -150,000	-150,000

06-24-2023 18:27 UTC-8

Negreanu Proposes Changes to the Poker Hall of Fame Induction Process

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Connor Richards

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

With its ever-growing backlog of deserving players and industry professionals waiting for their time to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame, some players are calling for changes to the nomination and induction process.

One of those players is Daniel Negreanu, poker's biggest ambassador and himself a member of the Poker Hall of Fame who was inducted in 2014. Negreanu has long called for overhauls to the Poker Hall of Fame nomination process and renewed his calls this week on his daily vlog during the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

"How I would fix the Hall of Fame is this: every single year, two players get in — players, not contributors," Negreanu told his vlog viewers. "Every single year, two players get in. Every third year ... we add an additional third person who is a contributor to the game. That would be the Isai Scheinbergs and the Matt Savages of the world. Every three years, one of them would get in. That way, we don't have to constantly compare apples to oranges."

Read About Negreanu's Proposed HOF Changes

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

06-24-2023 18:19 UTC-8

Halatenko and Pearson Going Back and Forth

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Geoff Paul

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Stanislav Halatenko raised to 800,000 from the button holding A♦J♥5♥4♥. Travis Pearson defended his big blind with A♣10♠10♣3♠.

The flop came K♠K♣J♦, and Pearson checked. Halatenko led out for 500,000, and Pearson folded.

On the next hand, Halatenko raised to 900,000 from the cutoff with 10♠10♦6♥5♣. This time, Pearson bet the pot with Q♠Q♥J♠10♥. Halatenko quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislav Halatenko	17,175,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Arthur Morris	9,400,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000
Lou Garza	7,425,000 -150,000	-150,000
Travis Pearson	5,900,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
Peng Shan	3,850,000 -600,000	-600,000

Tags: Stanislav Halatenko Travis Pearson

Level: 32

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

06-24-2023 17:54 UTC-8

Shan Doubles Right Before the Break

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Travis Pearson raised to 600,000 on the button and Peng Shan moved all-in out of the small blind for Pearson tocall.

Peng Shan: K♠J♠9♦8♦
Travis Pearson: A♠10♦4♦2♠

Shan wandered back to his rail and Pearson shook his head on the Q♦10♣6♠ flop as Shan had picked up 19 outs to avoid elimination. Nothing changed on the 3♥ turn but the 8♠ river improved him to the queen-high straight. Shan didn't realise it at first before he burst out in celebration.

Right after the hand, the five remaining players went on their first scheduled 15-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislav Halatenko	16,075,000 1,250,000	1,250,000

Arthur Morris	10,900,000 -125,000	-125,000
Lou Garza	7,575,000 -500,000	-500,000
Travis Pearson	4,750,000 -2,600,000	-2,600,000
Peng Shan	4,450,000 1,975,000	1,975,000

Tags: Peng Shan Travis Pearson

06-24-2023 17:46 UTC-8

Morris Doubles Through Shan, Moves Into Second

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Geoff Paul

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Peng Shan raised to 600,000 from the cutoff with Q♠J♠9♣8♣, and Arthur Morris defended his big blind with A♠K♥5♠4♦.

The flop came 10♠4♠5♥, giving Morris the nut flush draw with two pair. Both players checked.

The J♥ hit the turn, giving Shan a wrap and top pair but keeping Morris in the lead. Morris led out with a check, and Shan responded with a bet of 750,000. Morris contemplated for a minute before announcing pot, pushing forward 3,825,000. Shan reraised all in, and Morris called.

Both players went to their rail to await the final card. The 6♠ hit the river and Morris celebrated doubling up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislav Halatenko	14,825,000

Arthur Morris	11,025,000 6,575,000	6,575,000
Lou Garza	8,075,000
Travis Pearson	7,350,000 -625,000	-625,000
Peng Shan	2,475,000 -5,950,000	-5,950,000

Tags: Arthur Morris Peng Shan

06-24-2023 17:42 UTC-8

Calling the Clock Episode #8: Ivey Denied 11th Bracelet, Hellmuth Arrives in Costume

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Chad Holloway

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

On the eighth episode of “Calling the Clock,” Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen cover eight more topics “On the Board.” That included who they like for Poker Hall of Fame, Brian Rast winning the $50,000 Poker Players Championship for the third time, and Phil Ivey making the final table, just missing out on his eleventh bracelet.

They also highlight Jeremy Ausmus winning his sixth bracelet, the upcoming PokerNews Cup at Golden Nugget, the July 2 Celebration of Life for Doyle Brunson, and Phil Hellmuth arriving in costume with his tag team partner Dan “Jungleman” Cates.

Check out those stories and more in the latest “Calling the Clock” straight from the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP)!

06-24-2023 17:34 UTC-8

Halatenko Gets Morris to Fold

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Stanislav Halatenko raised to 700,000 out of the small blind with the 8♥7♣6♠4♣ and picked up a call by Arthur Morris in the big blind with the A♥J♦6♦5♠. They headed to the A♦Q♠9♥ flop on which Halatenko bet 600,000 and Morris called.

The 10♦ followed on the turn and Halatenko fired a bet worth 1,300,000 this time. Morris folded the best hand at that point as he eyeballed the other stacks around him before letting go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislav Halatenko	14,825,000 1,675,000	1,675,000

Peng Shan	8,425,000 -250,000	-250,000
Lou Garza	8,075,000 375,000	375,000
Travis Pearson	7,975,000
Arthur Morris	4,450,000 -1,800,000	-1,800,000

Tags: Arthur Morris Stanislav Halatenko