Event #66: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Dia 1 Começado
Event #66: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Dia 1 Começado
Action continues today at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino with the next championship event of the 2021 World Series of Poker. The fourth edition of Event #65: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship begins as this exciting big bet, split pot game is expected to attract many of the biggest mixed-game players in the poker world.
The defending champion is Nick Schulman, who topped a field of 193 entries back in 2019 to win his third career bracelet and the first-place prize of $463,670.
Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Prize (USD) |
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2019 | 193 | Nick Schulman | United States | $463,670 |
2018 | 237 | Phil Galfond | United States | $567,788 |
2017 | 207 | Bryce Yockey | United States | $511,147 |
Three Omaha Hi-Lo bracelets have already been awarded this fall, including Ari Engel earning the second of his career by taking down Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship. Connor Drinan also earned his second WSOP gold bracelet in Event #5: $1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better, and Dylan Linde captured Event #21: $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better.
The action is scheduled to get underway at 3 p.m. local time and conclude after ten levels of play. Each level lasts 60 minutes, with 15-minute breaks after every two levels. Players begin with 60,000 chips, and late registration will remain open until the start of Day two.
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Nível: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
With the button starting in the eight-seat, the tournament director has instructed the dealers to shuffle up and deal.
The tournament clock shows 64 entrants early in level one, including some notable WSOP bracelet winners.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
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Yueqi Zhu |
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
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Qinghai Pan |
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Jose Paz-Gutierrez |
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Ryan Laplante |
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
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John Esposito |
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
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Charles Sinn |
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Cliff Josephy |
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
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Bradley Ruben
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Jonathan Ingalls |
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
David Benyamine |
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
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Shaun Deeb | 60,000 | |
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Esther Taylor | 60,000 | |
Allen Kessler | 60,000 | |
Mark Gregorich | 60,000 |
After a limp from the cutoff, Charles Sinn raised to 900 on the button and the cutoff called. They went heads-up to a flop of and the action checked to Sinn who threw in a bet of 1,500. His opponent called and the landed on the turn.
The action checked to Sinn again and he made another bet of 4,000. His opponent stuck around to see the on the river. Sinn fired a third barrel of 10,000 and his opponent thought for a minute before making the call. Sinn turned over for the best low hand while his opponent showed for a pair of fours to claim the high hand.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Charles Sinn |
60,500
500
|
500 |
Bryce Yockey just took his seat along with a few others and he wasted little time getting in on the action. Yockey opened to 700 from under the gun and was called by the hijack. The flop came and Yockey check-called a bet of 700 from his opponent.
The turn brought the and Yockey chose to lead out with a bet of 2,500. His opponent laid his hand down and Yockey won his first pot of the day.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
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Bryce Yockey | 62,000 | |
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Chip Jett | 60,000 | |
Frank Crivello | 60,000 | |
Tsugunari Toma | 60,000 | |
Andres Korn | 60,000 | |
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Rep Porter | 60,000 | |
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After a raise to 700, from early position, Shaun Deeb stuck in a three-bet to 2,100 in the cutoff. The action folded back to the initial raiser who called. The flop fell and the action checked to Deeb who continued for 2,000. His opponent called and the hit the turn.
The action checked to Deeb again and he fired in another bet of 4,500. His opponent still called and the completed the board. Deeb tossed in one more bet of 10,000 and his opponent finally laid his hand down.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Shaun Deeb |
68,500
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
Robert Cowen bet 1,800 on a flop showing and John Esposito check-called to the turn.
This time Esposito led out for 5,000 and Cowen called to see the river. Esposito fired again for 15,000 and Cowen took a moment before moving all in. Esposito eventually made the call.
Robert Cowen:
John Esposito:
Both players had A-2-3-7-8 for the nut low, but Cowen revealed two pair to take the high and earn three-quarters of the pot.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
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Robert Cowen |
88,000
88,000
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88,000 |
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John Esposito |
42,000
-18,000
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-18,000 |
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