Event #45: $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Giorno 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-20 00:15 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

Livello 14 : Blinds 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Tim Sullivan	230,000 10,000	10,000
Joey Couden	180,000 105,000	105,000

Scott Clements	170,000 105,000	105,000

Eoghan O'Dea	160,000
Jermaine Reid	155,000 55,000	55,000

Yueqi Zhu	150,000 105,000	105,000

Mike Matusow	135,000 -155,000	-155,000

Ari Engel	122,000 77,000	77,000

Jake Schwartz	120,000
Marcel Vonk	110,000 5,000	5,000

Jim Collopy	105,000

Shaun Deeb	90,000 -5,000	-5,000

Ben Lamb	85,000 40,000	40,000

Bryan Micon	80,000
Jeff Madsen	80,000

Alex Livingston	75,000

Philip Sternheimer	75,000 -10,000	-10,000
Allen Kessler	50,000 40,000	40,000
Bradley Anderson	Eliminato

Brad Ruben	Eliminato

Adam Friedman	Eliminato

Nick Schulman	Eliminato

2023-06-20 00:02 UTC-7

Mulla Crumbles Steinman's Tower

Livello 14 : Blinds 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante

Big O

Four players, including Uzair Mulla in the cutoff and Chance Kornuth in the small blind, called preflop as action went on Ian Steinman in the big blind.

"What are you doing," Kornuth asked Steinman, who was busy assembling his chips in an artistic twirly tower. He eventually raised to 6,000 and only Mulla and the button called.

The flop came 6♥10♣J♣ and Steinman checked to Mulla, who bet 25,000. The button folded, but Steinman called to the 8♠ turn.

Steinman then bet enough to put Mulla all in and Mulla called for his last 15,000 with K♥Q♣J♠J♥10♦ for top set. Steinman showed A♥6♣6♦3♠2♠ for a smaller set.

The river came the 8♣ and Mulla finished with a full house to double up off Steinman, who was left rebuilding his now chopped down tower.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Uzair Mulla	90,000
Chance Kornuth	83,000 56,500	56,500

Ian Steinman	50,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth Ian Steinman Uzair Mulla

2023-06-19 23:50 UTC-7

Anderson Ends Losing Streak in All Ins

Livello 14 : Blinds 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

Defending champion Bradley Anderson was down to 12,000 when he moved all in from the button and was up against an opponent in early position.

Bradley Anderson: A♦K♥J♣10♥
Opponent: A♣Q♣4♦2♥

As his opponent stood up and began taking pictures of the board, the 3♠J♦J♠ flop gave Anderson trip jacks. He improved to a full house on the K♣ turn and secured the double up on the 8♦ river to keep his title defense alive.

"Every single time with you," his frustrated opponent said as he sat back down.

"Every single time? That's why I had 12,000. I'm 0-4 in all ins," Anderson said as the rest of the table, excluding the defeated player, began laughing. "That's why I have starting stack on Level 14."

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Bradley Anderson	27,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Bradley Anderson

Livello: 14

Limit Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000
Pot-Limit Blinds: 1,000/1,000 Ante: 1,000

2023-06-19 23:44 UTC-7

Matusow Sends Opponent Out the Door

Livello 13 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Big O

Mike Matusow limped from late position and the button, small blind and big blind all did the same to see a 6♠3♠5♠.

The blinds both checked to Matusow who tossed out a bet of 4,000. The player on the button tossed out a raise to 10,000 and both of the blinds folded before Matusow made the call leading to a 4♦ turn card.

Matusow checked to the button who bet 18,000. Matusow wasted little time in check-raising all in and the button player called off for slightly less, putting himself at risk and headed to a runout.

Button: K♣K♠Q♠7♦Xx
Mike Matusow: A♠10♠10♥6♣3♣

It's rare in Big O, but Matusow's opponent was drawing dead headed to the river which came the 5♣ to officially secure the pot for Matusow and send his opponent to the rail.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Mike Matusow	190,000 147,000	147,000

Tags: Mike Matusow

2023-06-19 23:42 UTC-7

Wong Climbing at the "Tough Table"

Livello 13 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

Newly-crowned WSOP bracelet winner Jerry Wong raised to 2,500 from the cutoff and Erik Schmidt called in the big blind.

Both players checked the Q♦7♠6♦ flop before Wong bet 3,000 on the 7♦ turn.

Schmidt called and both players checked again. Wong opened up A♠9♦9♠ to win the pot and Schmidt mucked.

"This is a really tough table. After I won that first pot I didn't win another for hours. I dropped all the down to 23,000," tablemate Mel Judah said during the hand about his table that also includes Shaun Deeb and Dustin Dirksen.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Jerry Wong	130,000 30,000	30,000

Mel Judah	128,000 -20,400	-20,400

Erik Schmidt	105,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Erik Schmidt Jerry Wong

2023-06-19 23:31 UTC-7

Cai Sends Out Oskooi

Livello 13 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Big O

Zhen Cai, Men Nguyen, and Shirin Oskooi went to a flop of 9♦K♠9♥ when action checked around to Oskooi in the cutoff, who bet 5,000.

Cai, under the gun, put in a raise to 10,000 and Nguyen got out of the way. Oskooi called to see the 4♠ turn, where she got her last 20,000 in the middle.

Oskooi turned over A♠J♥9♣8♦5♦, while Cai had K♣9♠7♥7♠6♣ for a full house. The river came the 2♥ and Cai raked in the pot, sending Oskooi off to the exit.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Zhen Cai	115,000
Men Nguyen	100,000

Shirin Oskooi	Eliminato

Tags: Men Nguyen Shirin Oskooi Zhen Cai

2023-06-19 23:30 UTC-7

Double Check and Triple Check, Just In Case

Livello 13 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Marc Perlman raised from under the gun and got called by a player in middle position leading to a J♦10♥9♣.

Both Perlman and his opponent checked through the flop to see the A♣ hit the turn. The players again checked through and arrived at a 10♣ river.

Action once again checked through and Perlman turned up the A♦4♣4♠2♣, good enough to take the whole pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Marc Perlman	70,000

Tags: Marc Perlman

2023-06-19 23:24 UTC-7

Al-Shanti Hits a Flush to Double Off Forrest

Livello 13 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Big O

Abdullah Al-Shanti moved all in for his last 28,500 on a flop of J♣8♠5♠ and Ted Forrest called in early position.

"I have a flush draw. Do you have the nut flush draw," Al-Shanti asked as he turned over K♣K♥Q♠7♠4♥. Forrest shook his head and exposed his A♠A♣J♦4♣3♥.

The 9♠ on the turn completed Al-Shanti's flush. "Give me as high as you have in the deck," Al-Shanti pleaded with the dealer as the K♦ fell on the river, giving him the entire pot.

"I would've bet 3-1 the money was going in after he lost the last one," a tablemate said to Al-Shanti after the hand.

"I'm not on tilt. I promise," Al-Shanti said as he raked in the double up.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Ted Forrest	65,000 20,000	20,000

Abdullah Al-Shanti	60,000 -50,000	-50,000

Tags: Abdullah Al-Shanti Ted Forrest

2023-06-19 23:17 UTC-7

Farha Starts With a "Bad Hand," Gets There Anyway

Livello 13 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

A player in the small blind reraised, leaving himself just 1,000 behind, as action went on Sam Farha in middle position.

"I have a bad hand," Farha said with a laugh as he called. The flop came 7♥8♠10♣ and the small blind put in his last chips, with Farha again calling.

Small Blind: A♣K♦10♦5♠
Sam Farha: Q♣9♥3♣2♥

"Queen or a jack," Farha said heading to the K♠ turn. Farha was still behind, but he spiked the J♦ on the river to complete his straight and send his opponent to the rail.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Sam Farha	120,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Sam Farha