Event #78: $1,500 Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-09-2023 23:40 UTC-8

Skaggs Skates into the Chip Lead

Claudio Elizalde

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Thomas Skaggs raised pot on the button, and when he faced a re-pot from David Hu, Skaggs reluctantly put in the call.

Thomas Skaggs: A♠K♦4♠3♦
David Hu: A♦Q♦Q♣7♥

Hu seemed in a good spot to take a commanding lead if his pair of queens could hold. Skaggs' immediate outs were a king or an ace.

The wheel spun, 9♠3♣4♥ pairing both of Skaggs' previously unpaired cards. The turn was a brick in the form of the [the], and when the 6♣ peeled off on the river, Hu had to explain to his rail that he had lost a flip.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Skaggs	16,100,000 9,450,000	9,450,000

Satar Al-Sadoun	8,000,000 575,000	575,000

David Hu	5,400,000 -12,100,000	-12,100,000

Tags: David Hu Thomas Skaggs

Level: 34

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 400,000

07-09-2023 23:28 UTC-8

Skaggs Doubles Through Al-Sadoun

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Chris Land

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Satar Al-Sadoun raised to 600,000 from the button and David Hu called in the small blind. Thomas Skaggs in the big blind announced pot which amounted to a 2,400,000 chip raise.

Al-Sadoun double-checked the chip counts before announcing pot himself. Hu quickly folded, and Skaggs called off the rest of his stack, putting himself at risk and sending both players to a runout.

Thomas Skaggs: A♣Q♣J♦10♦
Satar Al-Sadoun: A♥Q♥8♠5♦

The board ran out K♦5♠10♠2♥9♥, giving Skaggs a straight for the win and securing him a full double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Satar Al-Sadoun	7,425,000 -25,000	-25,000

Thomas Skaggs	6,650,000 650,000	650,000

Tags: David Hu Satar Al-Sadoun Thomas Skaggs

07-09-2023 23:20 UTC-8

From Dawn to Al-Sadoun

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Satar Al-Sadoun has gone from chip leader to short stack several times in this gauntlet of Day 3, and at the point that this hand took place, David Hu had both his opponents covered two-to-one.

Al-Sadoun checked on a flop of 4♥4♦2♥, and Hu bet 600,000, which Al-Sadoun called. The turn brought the 6♥, and they both tapped the table.

When the river came the Q♥, Al-Sadoun bet an even 1,000,000, which Hu snap-called. Hu saved Al-Sadoun from having to show when he quickly tabled the 10♥3♥A♣9♣ for the flush.

Shortly after, Al-Sadoun won a pot preflop after potting it over Thomas Skaggs' open, showing the A♣A♦ after Skaggs mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Hu	17,500,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Satar Al-Sadoun	7,450,000 -2,100,000	-2,100,000

Thomas Skaggs	6,000,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: David Hu Satar Al-Sadoun Thomas Skaggs'

07-09-2023 23:02 UTC-8

Al-Sadoun Gets Some Back From Skaggs

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Chris Land

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Satar Al-Sadoun raised to 600,000 from the button and got called by Thomas Skaggs in the big blind to bring out a K♥8♣5♥ flop.

Skaggs checked over to Al-Sadoun who tossed out a bet of 600,000. Skaggs counted out calling chips and slid them into the pot to see the K♦ hit the turn.

Both players checked through to the 7♦ river on which both players checked through again to get to showdown.

Al-Sadoun showed the A♥9♥6♥4♣ for the second nut straight which was good enough to force Skaggs to toss his cards into the muck as the dealer pushed the pot in Al-Sadoun's direction.

Player	Chips	Progress
Satar Al-Sadoun	9,550,000 2,850,000	2,850,000

Thomas Skaggs	5,650,000 -2,350,000	-2,350,000

Tags: Satar Al-Sadoun Thomas Skaggs

07-09-2023 22:53 UTC-8

Skaggs Check Raises Back into Contention

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Three ways to a flop of 3♥9♣8♥, Thomas Skaggs checked and Satar Al-Sadoun placed a bet of 600,000. David Hu made the call and Skaggs raised for the remainder of his chips.

Al-Sadoun tossed his hand in the muck and Hu thought for a bit before sticking in the call.

Thomas Skaggs: Q♥8♠8♦4♣
David Hu: A♥10♦8♣7♠

Skaggs had flopped a set of eights and Hu just had his open-ended straight draw working for him. The door quickly closed on Hu when the turn paired the 9♠, making the river purely an obligatory action.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Hu	15,600,000 -1,850,000	-1,850,000
Thomas Skaggs	8,000,000 3,900,000	3,900,000

Satar Al-Sadoun	6,700,000 -3,050,000	-3,050,000

Tags: David Hu Satar Al-Sadoun Thomas Skaggs

07-09-2023 22:40 UTC-8

Paul DeGiulio Eliminated in 4th Place ($54,775)

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Chris Land

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Action folded to Paul DeGiulio in the small blind who raised to 900,000. David Hu potted to get all the chips in and DeGiulio called off the rest of his stack putting himself at risk and headed to a runout.

Paul DeGiulio: J♣9♠7♠6♣
David Hu: J♠9♥4♠3♦

The board ran out 3♥K♦10♦10♠8♠, giving Hu a pair of threes which was enough to win the pot and send DeGiulio home in third place for $54,775.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Hu	17,450,000 4,950,000	4,950,000
Paul DeGiulio	Busted

Tags: David Hu Paul DeGiulio

07-09-2023 22:32 UTC-8

Skaggs Wins a Couple

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Just before the break:

Thomas Skaggs had blinded down to a short stack and got the last of his chips in preflop against David Hu in the big blind.

Thomas Skaggs: J♦9♣4♦2♣
David Hu: A♥K♥5♥2♦

The flop scrolled across Q♦J♥9♠, putting Skaggs in the lead with two pair. the turn was the 6♠, quickly followed by the 8♣, awarding Skaggs this crucial double.

Just one hand later Skaggs won a pot against Paul DeGiulio when he potted it from the small blind on a flop that read K♥5♠7♠.

This was a breath of life for Skaggs after a difficult evening of battle.