Event #57: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-26-2023 23:39 UTC-8

Dzivielevski Gets the Double

Jeremy Geist

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action is joined on a A♦8♦Q♠ flop with Yuri Dzivielevski all in and at risk. Day 1 chip leader Firas Kashat called the players were off to a turn and river.

Yuri Dzivielevski: A♠10♠A♥3♥
Firas Kashat: K♦Q♥10♦10♣

Dzivielevski was holding top set but needed to fade quite a few outs to stay alive. The 7♠ turn and 6♣ river brought no help for Kashat and Dzivielevski would get the full double late in Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Firas Kashat	2,400,000 -900,000	-900,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	850,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Firas Kashat Yuri Dzivielevski

06-26-2023 23:44 UTC-8

Teska Doubles; Arieh Gets Shorter

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Gregory Nerenberg fell silent after paying off a double for Roger Teska, who had the winning hand with A♠9♠8♥6♣ on a board of K♣7♦2♠A♥3♠. Teska then hit a straight against Ben Lamb to win another small pot, further boosting his short stack.

One table over, Josh Arieh raised and peeled a three-bet by Mads Amot from one seat over in the hijack. Arieh checked the 5♦4♣3♠ flop and then instantly folded when Amot bet 150,000. The Norwegian won the pot but lost a time bank in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Lamb	3,450,000 350,000	350,000

Mads Amot	2,415,000 615,000	615,000
Roger Teska	1,105,000 505,000	505,000
Gregory Nerenberg	525,000 -700,000	-700,000
Josh Arieh	510,000 -840,000	-840,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Gregory Nerenberg Josh Arieh Roger Teska Mads Amot

06-26-2023 23:51 UTC-8

Arieh Eliminated by Kashat

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

In a battle of the blinds, the short stack of around 450,000 by Josh Arieh in the big blind went into the middle preflop and he was ahead versus Firas Kashat.

Josh Arieh: A♠K♣8♠7♣
Firas Kashat: A♣9♥5♥3♦

The 8♥3♠3♥ flop gave Kashat trips and the 9♣ turn made it a full house, leaving Arieh dead prior to the 5♣ river.

"Lucky, lucky, life is all about luck," Kashat grinned as he raked in the chips.

Moments later, Dimitrios Michailidis was knocked out by Ben Lamb one table over and the field dropped to 35 contenders with fewer than half an hour to go for the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Lamb	3,900,000 450,000	450,000

Firas Kashat	2,875,000 475,000	475,000

Dimitrios Michailidis	Busted
Josh Arieh	Busted

Tags: Ben Lamb Dimitrios Michailidis Firas Kashat Josh Arieh

06-26-2023 23:53 UTC-8

What a Runout

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Kirk Brown

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Bradley Kil opened to 225 from the button and was called by the under-the-gun and Joseph Liberta in middle position.

The flop came out 7♥6♠5♣ and the under-the-gun player checked to Liberta who moved all in for a total of 640,000.

Kil then moved all in over the top and forced the other player to fold while they turned over their cards.

Joseph Liberta: A♥10♦8♥7♦
Bradley Kil: 10♥9♥7♣6♣

The turn 9♠ gave Kil the nut straight but also gave Liberta three pair for an added sweat. The river 8♦ also gave Liberta the exact same straight and the two players chopped up the pot.

"Wow, what a turn!" Liberta said.

"What a river!" Kil replied.

"Ahh, I had you crushed!" Liberta laughed as they stacked their chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bradley Kil	3,250,000 50,000	50,000
Joseph Liberta	1,050,000 530,000	530,000

Tags: Bradley Kil Joseph Liberta

06-26-2023 23:59 UTC-8

Late Night Counts

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Quan Zhou called when he limped in and Dylan Weisman raised it up to 120,000. He then gave up on the J♣10♦8♥7♠ turn when Weisman bet 360,000. That boosted the stack of Weisman further, who is hot on the heels of Chance Kornuth at the top of the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	4,500,000 300,000	300,000

Dylan Weisman	4,370,000 865,000	865,000

Bradley Kil	3,200,000 -50,000	-50,000
Quan Zhou	2,600,000 -425,000	-425,000
Michael Russo	2,500,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
George Wolff	1,400,000 850,000	850,000
Philip Wiszowaty	1,230,000 -170,000	-170,000
Yang Wang	1,100,000 400,000	400,000
Dash Dudley	550,000 -400,000	-400,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth Dylan Weisman Quan Zhou

06-27-2023 00:03 UTC-8

Kant Stop Kornuth

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Kirk Brown

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

On a heads-up flop of 4♠5♥5♣, Chance Kornuth checked to Andrew Ige who announced a bet of 250,000 and Kornuth made the call.

The turn came the 6♠ and Kornuth checked once more to Ige who fired again for 500,000. Kornuth thought about it for a second and made the call to see the K♣ appear on the river.

Kornuth then paused for a few moments and took a sip from his drink before he potted it for over 2,500,000, covering Ige.

Ige then went deep into the tank, using several time banks before he finally set out a stack to make the call, putting his tournament life at risk.

"Kings full," Kornuth simply said as he tabled K♦K♠10♠6♦ for a rivered full house and Ige disappointingly tabled 6♥7♦8♥9♦ for the turned straight before he gathered his belongings and made his way to the exit.

Kornuth was still in shock as he raked in the massive pot to rocket him into the clear chip lead with over 7,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	7,300,000 2,800,000	2,800,000

Andrew Ige	Busted

Tags: Andrew Ige Chance Kornuth

06-27-2023 00:07 UTC-8

Liberta Doubles Up

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Kirk Brown

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

After a brief pre-flop betting war, Joseph Liberta and Ben Lamb get it all in the middle, with Liberta at risk.

Joseph Liberta: A♦A♥J♠3♠
Ben Lamb: K♦K♠5♥4♦

Liberta was in a great position to double up in this spot, and the runout of Q♦J♣A♣9♦Q♣ did just that as he made aces full on the river to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Lamb	3,400,000 -500,000	-500,000

Joseph Liberta	1,400,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Joseph Liberta

06-27-2023 00:08 UTC-8

Three More Hands Announced

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Kirk Brown

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The Tournament Director has announced that three more hands will be played before players bag for the night.

06-27-2023 00:08 UTC-8

Roiter Eliminated by Kashat

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

In four-way action to the A♦K♣4♦ flop, Cary Katz checked out of the blinds and Firas Kashat bet 460,000. Klemens Roiter then jammed for 705,000 in the cutoff and Matthew Boulden called on the button. Katz folded and Kashat came along.

The 4♣ turn was checked through and the 9♠ river completed the board. Kashat moved all-in and Boulden snap-folded, exposing only the K♦ face-up.

Roiter exposed his Q♦Q♥J♦10♦ for a full wrap and flush draw that had missed, while Kashat scored the knockout with the K♥4♥3♠2♦ for a full house, fours full of kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Firas Kashat	4,000,000 1,125,000	1,125,000

Matthew Boulden	600,000 -1,350,000	-1,350,000
Klemens Roiter	Busted

Tags: Cary Katz Firas Kashat Klemens Roiter Matthew Boulden

06-27-2023 00:20 UTC-8

Quadruple Up for Katz; Seat Open for Boulden and Double for Lau

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

During the final hands of the night, the action exploded and several all-in showdowns took place in quick succession.

Cary Katz had been all-in preflop after a raise by Firas Kashat and two calls. He was looked up three ways and it checked to the J♥7♥6♣7♦J♣ river. Yuri Dzivielevski bet 125,000 and his two active opponents folded.

The Brazilian only briefly flashed his cards but Katz quadrupled with the J♠10♣8♣5♣.

On the same table, Matthew Boulden was then all-in after a K♣6♠3♣ flop against Mads Amot.

Matthew Boulden: A♠K♥9♣6♥
Mads Amot: Q♥6♣5♠4♥

Amot had a wrap and got there instantly with the 7♦ turn, the 3♦ river sent Boulden to the payout desk with the words "at least I don't have to come back tomorrow".

Ka Kwan Lau then got it in for 1,505,000 post flop against Ben Lamb with the flop showing Q♣6♥3♠.

Ka Kwan Lau:A♥K♠K♣J♥
Ben Lamb: K♦Q♦10♥3♥

Lamb was ahead with the top and bottom pair and that remained to be the case on the 7♦ turn. However, the 6♦ river counterfeited Lamb's two pair and he vaulted out of the chair in disgust.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ka Kwan Lau	3,900,000 2,600,000	2,600,000

Firas Kashat	3,800,000 -200,000	-200,000

Ben Lamb	1,800,000 -1,600,000	-1,600,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	1,275,000 425,000	425,000

Cary Katz	875,000 475,000	475,000

Matthew Boulden	Busted

Tags: Cary Katz Firas Kashat Mads Amot Matthew Boulden Yuri Dzivielevski