Event #75: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day 3 Started
Event #75: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day 3 Started
Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
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116 | 1 | Ryan Hoenig | United States | 1,550,000 | 62 |
116 | 2 | Anton Smirnov | Russia | 500,000 | 20 |
116 | 3 | John Holley | United States | 2,040,000 | 82 |
116 | 4 | Calen McNeil | Canada | 525,000 | 21 |
116 | 6 | Dylan Wilkerson | United States | 400,000 | 16 |
116 | 7 | Dylan Weisman | United States | 545,000 | 22 |
116 | 8 | Stephen Deutsch | United States | 2,110,000 | 84 |
121 | 2 | Hassan Kamel | Australia | 1,745,000 | 70 |
121 | 4 | Christopher Vitch | United States | 865,000 | 35 |
121 | 5 | Dzmitry Urbanovich | Poland | 890,000 | 36 |
121 | 6 | Ryan Rapaski | United States | 485,000 | 19 |
121 | 7 | Maxx Coleman | United States | 1,090,000 | 44 |
121 | 8 | Martin Zamani | United States | 1,035,000 | 41 |
126 | 1 | Joao Simao | Brazil | 585,000 | 23 |
126 | 2 | Long Tran | United States | 330,000 | 13 |
126 | 3 | Patrick Leonard | United Kingdom | 170,000 | 7 |
126 | 4 | Ben Yu | United States | 725,000 | 29 |
126 | 7 | Paul Volpe | United States | 530,000 | 21 |
126 | 8 | Naoya Kihara | Japan | 765,000 | 31 |
After two days of play, a field of 277 hopefuls have been whittled down to it's final 19 for a shot at WSOP glory. Event #75: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship, one of the last championship events of the 2023 World Series of Poker, will have cards back in the air at 1 p.m. PDT as the field plays down to it's final five.
Unsurprisingly, plenty of notables are still in the hunt for the first-place prize of $598,613 and the coveted wristband. While each of the 19 remaining players has $24,509 already locked up, their eyes will be firmly fixed on the big one that awaits them on Friday, July 5th.
Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Stephen Deutsch | United States | 2,110,000 | 84 |
2 | John Holley | United States | 2,040,000 | 82 |
3 | Hassan Kamel | Australia | 1,745,000 | 70 |
4 | Ryan Hoenig | United States | 1,550,000 | 62 |
5 | Maxx Coleman | United States | 1,090,000 | 44 |
6 | Martin Zamani | United States | 1,035,000 | 41 |
7 | Dzmitry Urbanovich | Poland | 890,000 | 36 |
8 | Christopher Vitch | United States | 865,000 | 35 |
9 | Naoya Kihara | Japan | 765,000 | 31 |
10 | Ben Yu | United States | 725,000 | 29 |
There's plenty of play left on Day 3 before the final five are set. Stephen Deutsch is the one in the driver's seat, sporting 84 big blinds with his stack of 2,110,000. John Holley (2,040,000) and Hassan Kamel (1,745,000) round out the top three.
No fewer than nine bracelet winners will take a seat on Day 3 as well, including such luminaries as Maxx Coleman (1,090,000), Chris Vitch (865,000), Ben Yu (740,000), Paul Volpe (530,000), and short stack Patrick Leonard (170,000).
As mentioned, cards will be back in the air at 1 p.m. in the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Levels will be 60 minutes throughout and resume in Level 21 with blinds at 10,000-25,000 and a 25,000 big blind ante. Breaks will be every two levels, with a 60-minute dinner break after Level 26 (~7:30 p.m. local time). Play will hard stop when only five remain.
Make sure to follow along with PokerNews live updates throughout the day as we get closer to crowning a new PLO-8 champion.
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
In one of the first hands of the day, Ben Yu raised to 50,000, Naoya Kihara three-bet to 185,000 on the button and Yu called. Yu then potted the K♣4♣3♠ flop, Kihara shoved, and Yu stuck the rest in.
Ben Yu: A♠9♠5♥3♦
Naoya Kihara: A♣K♠6♦2♥
The board ran out 6♥3♥ and the players chopped it up, Kihara with the nut-low and Yu taking high with trip treys.
"Hmm, almost," Kihara grinned.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Naoya Kihara |
795,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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Ben Yu |
755,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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Stephen Deutsch raised it up and then four-bet jammed into Anton Smirnov, who pushed forward his 440,000 stack for the call.
Anton Smirnov: A♠Q♥8♦4♠
Stephen Deutsch: A♥A♦J♠10♥
The board ran out 7♠6♠2♠7♦8♠ and Smirnov scooped and doubled with the nut flush and a low.
Patrick Leonard potted out of the small blind and Ben Yu called in the big blind. On a 9♦4♦4♣ flop, Leonard moved all-in for his last 45,000 and Yu reluctantly called.
Patrick Leonard: A♠K♦K♣7♠
Ben Yu: A♣K♠J♠10♥
The 9♣ turn and 9♥ river changed nothing as Leonard doubled with a full house.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Stephen Deutsch |
1,700,000
-410,000
|
-410,000 |
|
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Anton Smirnov |
905,000
405,000
|
405,000 |
Ben Yu |
610,000
-145,000
|
-145,000 |
|
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Patrick Leonard |
265,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
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Four players saw a flop of Q♥10♥7♥ and checked it around. On the 7♣ turn, two checks followed to Ryan Hoenig, who bet 100,000. Anton Smirnov and Calen McNeil got out of the way, but Dylan Wilkerson went in the tank.
After a little over a minute, he cut out a check-raise to 200,000, leaving himself a little over 100,000 behind. Hoenig considered it for a bit, then tapped the table in defeat.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ryan Hoenig |
1,325,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
Dylan Wilkerson |
675,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
Chris Vitch raised to 70,000 and Martin Zamani three-bet to 255,000. Vitch four-bet shoved all in and Zamani quickly called it off.
Chris Vitch: A♠A♣K♥6♣
Martin Zamani: A♥K♣4♥3♥
The 8♣5♥4♠ flop was much to Zamani's delight, who quipped "favorite, big favorite." The turn brought the 10♣ and the river was the 2♦, completing Zamani's wheel for the scoop.
"Favorite." Zamani comfirmed.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Martin Zamani |
1,950,000
915,000
|
915,000 |
Christopher Vitch | Busted | |
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After the elimination of Chris Vitch, Anton Smirnov got moved to Martin Zamani's table. He didn't waste much time getting his chips in against Zamani, with the flop reading J♠10♠2♦.
Smirnov was all in and at risk for 740,000 total.
Anton Smirnov: A♦A♥10♥7♠
Martin Zamani: A♠Q♥3♠2♠
"Good game, man," Zamani chuckled.
Smirnov needed to avoid many cards to stave off eliminated and did just that as the board ran out 8♣J♦. He pumped his fists in excitement to celebrate the double-up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Anton Smirnov |
1,600,000
695,000
|
695,000 |
Martin Zamani |
1,200,000
-750,000
|
-750,000 |
Long Tran doubled through Naoya Kihara with A♠Q♦3♥2♣ versus K♥Q♣5♣2♥ when he made a pair and nut-low on the 10♦9♦4♦8♠A♦ runout.
Calen McNeil then chipped up without showdown when he bet the pot on the Q♥J♦4♥9♥ turn against Anton Smirnov before the latter was moved tables.
Dylan Weisman got it in with the A♣A♠5♠2♥ and Stephen Deutsch looked him up with the A♦K♦K♥6♠. The Q♦J♠8♥A♥3♣ board gave Weisman a set of aces and the second nut low to scoop, further denting Deutsch's stack.
Last but not least, Paul Volpe raised to 75,000 in the hijack and Joao Simao potted to 260,000 on the button. Volpe inquired with the floor if there had been a second elimination before he called. The 7♠5♠3♣ flop saw Volpe jam for 210,000 and Simao went into the tank.
They chatted back and forth and Simao casually dropped that he had double-suited aces and could not make a flush. He ultimately folded and Volpe asked if he could show the cards just to him before tossing them all the way over to the other side of the table.
"You can turn them over," Volpe added and the A♦7♦5x4x were shown for a mere second as Simao indeed flashed aces.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Stephen Deutsch |
1,200,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
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Paul Volpe |
790,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
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Dylan Weisman |
700,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
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Calen McNeil |
650,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
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Long Tran |
575,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
Naoya Kihara |
490,000
-305,000
|
-305,000 |
|
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Joao Simao |
445,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
|
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Patrick Leonard |
210,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
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