Event #75: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-04-2023 14:59 UTC-8

Rapaski Loses Some; Urbanovich Doubles

Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Ryan Rapaski raised to 110,000 and earned a call from chip leader Hassan Kamel from one seat over. They checked the J♣7♣5♥ flop and Rapaski also checked the A♣ turn. Kamel bet 130,000 and that won the pot.

Soon after, Kamel got it in against Dzmitry Urbanovich with the latter at risk for 690,000.

Dzmitry Urbanovich: A♠K♥5♥2♥
Hassan Kamel: A♣A♥8♣4♣

The board came K♦9♠5♠4♥K♠ and Urbanovich doubled with kings full of fives.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hassan Kamel	2,400,000 -700,000	-700,000

Dzmitry Urbanovich	1,450,000 465,000	465,000
Ryan Rapaski	800,000 -225,000	-225,000

Tags: Dzmitry Urbanovich Hassan Kamel Ryan Rapaski

07-04-2023 14:52 UTC-8

Baby Flush for Deutsch

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Josh Noy

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Patrick Leonard opened to 85,000 in early position and found a call from Stephen Deutsch in the cutoff.

Both players checked through the 8♠4♠10♦ flop and K♦ turn, before Leonard bet 80,000 on the Q♦ river.

Deutsch slid in the quick call and announced flush, showing 7♦3♦3♣2♣. Leonard saw the bad news and mucked, as Deutsch took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Deutsch	1,900,000 250,000	250,000

Patrick Leonard	380,000 -130,000	-130,000

Tags: Patrick Leonard Stephen Deutsch

07-04-2023 14:46 UTC-8

Just One Flop in Sight

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Ryan Rapaski raised to 125,000 and was called by Anton Smirnov in the big blind. The A♠K♣8♠ flop was checked by Smirnov and he then folded when Rapaski continued for 225,000, with the latter exposing the A♦8♥.

Smirnov then raised to 100,000 in the small blind. Dylan Weisman checked his cards and folded, getting shown the A♦A♣2x.

One table over, John Holley opened to 100,000 in the cutoff and Patrick Leonard called on the button. Stephen Deutsch three-bet to 400,000 from the big blind and Holley folded with the words "heads-up I would call".

Leonard inquired to see how many chips Deutsch had behind and folded half a minute later.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Holley	2,120,000 -100,000	-100,000
Anton Smirnov	1,700,000 100,000	100,000
Stephen Deutsch	1,650,000 20,000	20,000

Ryan Rapaski	1,025,000 195,000	195,000
Dylan Weisman	910,000 -80,000	-80,000

Patrick Leonard	510,000 50,000	50,000

Ben Yu	350,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Anton Smirnov Dylan Weisman John Holley Patrick Leonard Ryan Rapaski Stephen Deutsch

07-04-2023 14:38 UTC-8

Maxx Coleman Eliminated in 15th Place ($30,159)

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Josh Noy

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Maxx Coleman got his last three big blinds into the middle against chip leader Hassan Kamel.

Maxx Coleman: A♣A♦Q♦9♣
Hassan Kamel: J♦6♦5♥3♣

Coleman's pocket aces were in the lead until the river, where Kamel hit trip fives to score the knockout. Coleman earns $30,159 for his 15th place finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hassan Kamel	3,100,000 200,000	200,000

Maxx Coleman	Busted

Tags: Hassan Kamel Maxx Coleman

07-04-2023 14:28 UTC-8

Three Quarters for Tran Against McNeil

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Calen McNeil raised to 85,000 from under the gun and Long Tran potted to 335,000 on the button. McNeil asked for his stack size to then announce all-in before he noticed that Ben Yu was still to act out of the big blind.

Yu reluctantly folded and the all-in of McNeil was confirmed as Tran called it off for 750,000 total.

Long Tran: A♥A♠Q♣5♣
Calen McNeil: A♦A♣J♠10♥

To make a long story short, both had a pair of aces on the 9♦7♦2♥4♣J♦ board and Tran also won the low as he earned three quarters of the pot.

"That is unfortunate," Canadian McNeil remarked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Long Tran	1,200,000 390,000	390,000
Calen McNeil	800,000 -240,000	-240,000

Ben Yu	210,000 -75,000	-75,000

Tags: Ben Yu Calen McNeil Long Tran

07-04-2023 14:23 UTC-8

Updated Counts on the Break

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Hassan Kamel	2,900,000 -200,000	-200,000

John Holley	2,220,000 -80,000	-80,000
Stephen Deutsch	1,630,000 120,000	120,000

Ryan Hoenig	1,620,000 20,000	20,000
Anton Smirnov	1,600,000
Calen McNeil	1,040,000 165,000	165,000

Dylan Weisman	990,000

Dzmitry Urbanovich	985,000 80,000	80,000
Ryan Rapaski	830,000 -190,000	-190,000
Long Tran	810,000 145,000	145,000
Naoya Kihara	675,000

Patrick Leonard	460,000 -25,000	-25,000

Paul Volpe	440,000 -135,000	-135,000

Ben Yu	285,000 -5,000	-5,000

Maxx Coleman	110,000

Level: 23

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

07-04-2023 14:11 UTC-8

Break

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Yori Epskamp

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The 15 remaining players are on their first 15-minute break of the day.

07-04-2023 14:11 UTC-8

Joao Simao Eliminated in 16th Place ($24,509)

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Yori Epskamp

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Joao Simao potted preflop to 105,000, leaving just 40,000 behind, and both Ben Yu and John Holley called. On the 10♠4♠4♥ flop, Holley checked, Simao bet 30,000, and Yu called.

Holley then raised to 105,000, Simao called his remaining 10,000, and Yu folded.

Joao Simao: A♣J♥4♣2♥
John Holley: K♠10♣10♥9♠

Holley had wholly smashed the flop, making the 9♣ turn and 2♦ river more or less a mere formality. Simao said his goodbyes to leave 15 players to go on break.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Holley	2,300,000 390,000	390,000
Ben Yu	290,000 -345,000	-345,000

Joao Simao	Busted

Tags: Ben Yu Joao Simao John Holley

07-04-2023 14:10 UTC-8

Weisman Doubles Through Coleman; Chops With Kihara

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

In a limped battle of the blinds, the flop showed A♦9♥8♦ and Dylan Weisman bet 60,000. Maxx Coleman raised to 275,000 and then called the shove by Weisman.

Dylan Weisman: Q♠J♦J♣10♦
Maxx Coleman: A♠9♦7♣5♠

The 10♥ turn and Q♥ river completed the board for Weisman to double.

He then limped the button for Coleman to call in the small blind, Naoya Kihara checked out of the big blind.

They checked the 4♠4♦3♦ flop to see the 2♠ turn and Coleman checked, Kihara bet 80,000. Weisman raised to 360,000 and called Kihara's shove.

Dylan Weisman: 7♦6♣5♦5♥
Naoya Kihara: Q♦10♥6♠5♠

Weisman had a 12.5% freeroll advantage with his pair and higher straight draw while Kihara was hoping for spades. The J♣ river ensured another split pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Weisman	990,000 390,000	390,000

Naoya Kihara	675,000 -115,000	-115,000

Maxx Coleman	110,000 -515,000	-515,000

Tags: Dylan Weisman Maxx Coleman Naoya Kihara