Event #8: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed) Day 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-01-2024 12:30 UTC-8

Eshaan "BrownBalla" Bhalla Eliminated on the Bubble

Tyler Foran

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Rostyslav Sabishchenko raised 30,000 in the small blind, and Eshaan Bhalla defended the big blind.

The dealer spread a flop of 8♣7♠7♦, and Sabishchenko dropped a stack of chips across the line. Bhalla only had 39,000 remaining and made the call.

Eshaan Bhalla: A♦K♠10♣8♦ All in
Rostyslav Sabishchenko: J♣3♦2♠2♦

Bhalla was ahead with his eight, and still led after the Q♥ turn, but the 7♣ river improved Sabishchenko to a full house as Bhalla exited the table on the stone bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rostyslav Sabishchenko	1,025,000 -5,000	-5,000
Eshaan Bhalla	Busted

Tags: Eshaan Bhalla Rostyslav Sabishchenko

06-01-2024 12:33 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Aditya Sadhu	510,000
Noah Bronstein	Busted

Mincash for Benham

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Yori Epskamp

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Kevin Benham survived the bubble with the proverbial chip and and chair and was all in for crumbs against two other players. Daniel Swartz was also all in for 87,000, and Gabriel Andrade was in there to try and knock them both out.

Kevin Benham: A♥Q♥J♥6♣ All in
Daniel Swartz: K♦K♠10♦7♥ All in
Gabriel Andrade: 7♣6♠5♥4♣

The board ran out 9♥5♦2♠J♦8♥ and Swartz briefly thought he was eliminated against Andrade's straight before realizing he had made a higher straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Andrade	650,000 230,000	230,000
Daniel Swartz	220,000 -15,000	-15,000
Kevin Benham	Busted

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06-01-2024 12:38 UTC-8

Graham Sent to the Rail

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Najeem Ajez raised from the hijack to 35,000. Action folded around to Jarred Graham in the big blind who made the call.

The flop came down 10♣9♥2♠ and Ajez fired out 30,000. Graham moved all in for his remaining 110,000 chips and Ajez made the call.

Jarred Graham: J♦10♥9♦7♠ All in
Najeem Ajez: A♦A♠10♦7♥

The turn 2♥ gave Ajez the better two pair, and the river 4♣ brought no help to Graham, as Ajez stacked his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Najeem Ajez	390,000 195,000	195,000
Jarred Graham	Busted

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06-01-2024 12:40 UTC-8

Ladines Eliminated by Sadhu

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Yori Epskamp

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Joshua Ladines was all in and at risk against Eric Fields and Aditya Sadhu. On the turn, with the board reading K♦9♥4♠2♠, Sadhu bet 50,000 and Fields folded.

Joshua Ladines: J♠7♠5♥5♣ All in
Aditya Sadhu: A♠K♣10♥3♠

Sadhu's ace-king remained best after the 6♣ river and Ladines was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aditya Sadhu	730,000 220,000	220,000
Eric Fields	320,000 75,000	75,000
Joshua Ladines	Busted

06-01-2024 12:40 UTC-8

Stand Up Trick Works for Vohra

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Tyler Foran

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

With about 50,000 in the middle, the flop read 10♣7♥5♣, and Raj Vohra shoved his last 31,000 into the middle. Trey Brabham was his only opponent in the hand and made the call.

Raj Vohra: K♠J♣J♥3♣ All in
Trey Brabham: A♦Q♥6♥5♦

Vohra was way out in front with an overpair and flush draw, but the A♠ turn gave Brabham the best hand as Vohra stood up and let out a sigh. However, the 4♣ river gave him a flush as he sat back in his chair.

"As soon as he stood up I knew I was going to lose," said Brabham.

Player	Chips	Progress
Trey Brabham	330,000 -45,000	-45,000
Raj Vohra	112,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: Raj Vohra Trey Brabham

06-01-2024 12:43 UTC-8

Recent Eliminations

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Tyler Foran

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tong Li	Busted

Andrew Watson	Busted
Dan Shak	Busted
Kane Kalas	Busted
David Prociak	Busted

Antti Marttinen	Busted
Kurtis Tinfow	Busted

06-01-2024 12:46 UTC-8

Koppel's Aces Cracked

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Yori Epskamp

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Jared Koppel was all in for his last 121,000 against right-hand neighbor Daniel Harmetz.

Jared Koppel: A♣A♥K♥8♣ All in
Daniel Harmetz: K♦K♠Q♠Q♥

The board ran out 10♥9♣6♠7♠9♠ for Harmetz to river the backdoor flush and send Koppel on his way to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Harmetz	300,000 50,000	50,000
Jared Koppel	Busted

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06-01-2024 12:49 UTC-8

Grau Eliminated

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Terry Woodruff raised from under the gun to 35,000. It folded around to Tim Grau in the big blind who made the call.

The flop came down A♥3♥7♣ and Woodruff fired 90,000. Grau check-raised all in for his remaining 190,000 chips and Woodruff made the call.

Tim Grau: A♠K♥7♦5♠ All in
Terry Woodruff: A♦Q♠J♦5♣

The board ran out Q♥8♥ and Woodruff drilled the turn to stack his opponent and add to his table-leading stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Terry Woodruff	1,200,000 180,000	180,000
Tim Grau	Busted

Tags: Terry Woodruff Tim Grau

06-01-2024 12:52 UTC-8

Sabishchenko Keeps Building

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Yori Epskamp

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Down to his final few chips and all in against two other players, the board was K♣Q♠5♠7♣2♥ and the hands went to showdown.

Frederick Hoban turned over A♣10♦9♣8♣; promising until the river but ultimately a mere ace-ten high.

Rostyslav Sabishchenko showed A♦K♠J♦6♣ to take the pot with ace-king and remain high up on the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rostyslav Sabishchenko	1,350,000 325,000	325,000
Frederick Hoban	Busted

Tags: Frederick Hoban Rostyslav Sabishchenko