Event #25: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-15-2017 15:30 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Taylor	1,215,000 135,000	135,000
Allan Le	1,080,000 -135,000	-135,000

Igor Sharaskin	895,000
Tyler Groth	870,000 30,000	30,000

Adam Brown	545,000 -25,000	-25,000
Jonathan Zarin	410,000 58,000	58,000
Daniel Spencer	295,000 75,000	75,000

Break For the Last Seven

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

The remaining seven players have been sent into their second 15-minute break of the day.

06-15-2017 15:22 UTC-8

Mark Zullo Eliminated in 8th Place ($16,986)

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Jan_Kores

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Aces don't seem to be the winning hand on this final table. All players who have departed so far fell while holding the bullets in their hands. That also applied to the most recent casualty, Mark Zullo.

Zullo was in the third position and he raised pot, leaving himself only 13,000 behind. Igor Sharaskin called from the big blind and put his opponent at risk when the appeared in the middle of the table. Zullo had no option but call.

Mark Zullo:
Igor Sharaskin:

Zullo had flopped the top set but he needed to fade another club to stay ahead. The dealer was against that, though as he revealed the on the turn, completing Sharaskin's flush draw. Zullo now hoped for the board pairing, but the was a blank shot.

Mark Zullo walked away in the last hand before the break, taking $16,986 for eighth place. The remaining players are guaranteed at least $22,456.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Sharaskin	895,000 -125,000	-125,000
Mark Zullo	Busted

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06-15-2017 15:21 UTC-8

Zullo Pays Off Groth

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Mark Zullo limped in from the cutoff, and Tyler Groth checked his option in the big blind. On the flop, Groth checked, and Zullo bet 25,000 in order to pick up a call by Groth.

The same action repeated on the turn, with a check, a bet of 60,000, and a call, before Groth bet the river for 125,000.

Zullo was in the think tank for a minute and sighed, then called the bet with less than that behind. Groth announced a full house and rolled over for kings over treys, which was good enough to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Groth	840,000 199,000	199,000

Mark Zullo	105,000 -220,000	-220,000

Tags: Mark Zullo Tyler Groth

06-15-2017 15:16 UTC-8

Brown Spikes a Three

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Jan_Kores

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Neighbors on the final table, Mark Zullo and Adam Brown faced off in a pot while sitting in the blinds.

Zullo limped from the small blind, and Brown checked his option in the big. They both checked the flop, keeping the pot small.

The turn card was the , and Zullo bet 25,000. Brown called.

Zullo bet out another 60,000 on the river, and he received a snap-call. Zullo showed a bluff with , while Brown's improved to a full house on the turn, likely making the call-down much easier for him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Brown	570,000 110,000	110,000
Mark Zullo	325,000 -168,000	-168,000

Tags: Adam Brown Mark Zullo

06-15-2017 15:11 UTC-8

Groth Takes from Zullo; Sharaskin from Taylor

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Mark Zullo raised to 55,000, and Tyler Groth three-bet the pot to 201,000 on the button. Zullo double-checked the remaining stack of Groth and called, before checking the flop. Groth immediately moved all in, and Zullo folded after brief consideration to get shown .

One hand later, Darren Taylor limped in, and Igor Sharaskin raised to 72,000, which Taylor called. The flop came , and Taylor checked. Sharaskin continued for 76,000, and that ended the hand right there.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Taylor	1,080,000 -70,000	-70,000
Igor Sharaskin	1,020,000 79,000	79,000
Tyler Groth	641,000 237,000	237,000

Mark Zullo	493,000 -107,000	-107,000

Tags: Darren Taylor Igor Sharaskin Mark Zullo Tyler Groth

06-15-2017 15:06 UTC-8

Casey Carroll Eliminated in 9th Place ($13,026)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Right after the elimination of Bruno Politano, Casey Carroll raised the pot out of the small blind, and Tyler Groth reraised all in. Carroll called all in for slightly less.

Casey Carroll:
Tyler Groth:

"Oh my god," Groth sighed, but his emotions suddenly changed on the flop when he improved to a set. One ace remained in the deck, and Carroll also had a gutshot straight draw to avoid elimination. However, both the turn and river were blanks.

The stacks were counted, and Carroll had 174,000. Groth had that covered with 230,000, and Carroll was eliminated in ninth place for $13,026. All eight remaining players are guaranteed at least $16,986 for their efforts now.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Groth	404,000 217,000	217,000

Casey Carroll	Busted

Tags: Bruno Politano Casey Carroll Tyler Groth

06-15-2017 14:56 UTC-8

Bruno Politano Eliminated in 10th Place ($10,129)

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Jan_Kores

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Coming back for the final day with the shortest stack, Bruno Politano fought bravely but his tally eventually couldn't last longer than until the unofficial final table.

Politano's final hand started with Allan Le's open from the lowjack. Le raised to 52,000 and Politano shoved all in from the button. He cut his chips so that everyone could make a quick count, and it was 179,000 total. Le didn't hesitate and called.

Bruno Politano:
Allan Le:

Politano had aces but Le held double suited one-gappers, seeking a drawy flop to have a chance for the knockout.

Le got more than that as the dealer rolled over the , hurting Politano's feelings. "He flopped a flush," Politano informed his fans in the rail, with a heart-broken voice.

The turn left Politano drawing that as he knew he was going to depart in 10th place before the landed on the river. The 888 Ambassador picked up $10,129 for his efforts and the tournament continues with the official nine-handed final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allan Le	1,215,000 205,000	205,000

Bruno Politano	Busted

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06-15-2017 14:47 UTC-8

Zarin Doubles Through Taylor

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Jan_Kores

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Still shaking after the recent massive encounter, Darren Taylor raised to 52,000 from the hijack, only to see button Jonathan Zarin move all in for 158,000.

Taylor asked for a count, then called, and the cards were turned over.

Jonathan Zarin:
Darren Taylor:

Zarin's spades were higher Taylor's, strengthening his already-better hand. The board, however, wouldn't provide flush for any of the players, as only red cards hit the felt. The dealer revealed the , improving Zarin's hand to a king-high straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Taylor	1,150,000 -254,000	-254,000
Jonathan Zarin	352,000 167,000	167,000

Tags: Darren Taylor Jonathan Zarin

06-15-2017 14:34 UTC-8

Massive Double for Taylor

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

In a three-way limped pot on a flop, Tyler Groth in the small blind, Darren Taylor in the big blind, and Mark Zullo checked to see the on the turn. Groth checked, Taylor bet 26,000, and Zullo called before Groth also called. The on the river saw a bet of 100,000 by Groth and a fold by Taylor, who was shown for the straight flush by Groth.

The very next hand, Groth limped the button, and Taylor raised to 96,000 in the small blind. Groth called, and the flop fell . Taylor checked, Groth bet 216,000, and Taylor subsequently check-raised all in. Groth asked for a count, and Taylor was at risk for 594,000, which Groth called by tossing in a single chip.

Darren Taylor:
Tyler Groth:

"He got kings and the six. The guy is dead, let's fucking go," the British rail of Taylor said. Technically, Groth was not drawing dead but needed running treys for quads to avoid a huge setback. The turn locked things up for Taylor, and the river was a mere formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Taylor	1,404,000 604,000	604,000
Tyler Groth	187,000 -638,000	-638,000

Tags: Darren Taylor Mark Zullo Tyler Groth