Event #32: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Mix
Jour 3 a débuté
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #32: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Mix
Jours 3
Event Info
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
2017 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$928,800
Entrants
688
Niveau
29
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
0
Day 3 Begins at 2 p.m. Local Time, Howard Smith Leads
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Welcome back to Event #32: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Mix at the 2017 World Series of Poker. When Day 3 begins at 2 p.m. local time, 29 players will take their seats to continue their quests for WSOP gold.
Leading the way is Howard Smith, who bagged 466,500 chips at the end of Day 2, and nipping at his heels are Erle Mankin (465,000), Yueqi Zhu (448,500), and Igor Sharaskin (445,000). Several well-known players are also still in contention, including Allen Kessler (74,500), Usman Siddique (117,500), and John Racener with a short stack of 27,000.
This event is scheduled to play down to a winner on Day 3, but with so many players remaining in the field, it's probable that play will continue for a fourth day. Play on Day 3 will consist of 10 one-hour levels with 15-minute breaks every two levels and a one-hour dinner break after the sixth level of the day at approximately 8:30 local time.
Check back here for all the latest updates from Event #32: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Mix from the PokerNews live reporting team.
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brasilia | 708 | 1 | John Racener | United States | 27,000 |
| Brasilia | 708 | 2 | Erle Mankin | United States | 465,000 |
| Brasilia | 708 | 3 | Usman Siddique | United Kingdom | 117,500 |
| Brasilia | 708 | 4 | Danny Woolard | United States | 350,500 |
| Brasilia | 708 | 6 | Stephen Johnson | United States | 38,000 |
| Brasilia | 708 | 7 | Matthew Smith | United States | 38,000 |
| Brasilia | 709 | 2 | Nikolai Yakovenko | Russia | 120,000 |
| Brasilia | 709 | 3 | Joshua Gibson | United States | 68,000 |
| Brasilia | 709 | 4 | Brian Wong | United States | 120,000 |
| Brasilia | 709 | 5 | Chunyang Wu | United States | 29,500 |
| Brasilia | 709 | 6 | Eric Pratt | United States | 84,000 |
| Brasilia | 709 | 7 | Yueqi Zhu | China | 448,500 |
| Brasilia | 712 | 1 | Vladimir Shchemelev | Russia | 256,000 |
| Brasilia | 712 | 2 | Ben Landowski | United States | 111,500 |
| Brasilia | 712 | 3 | David Brookshire | United States | 145,000 |
| Brasilia | 712 | 4 | Allyn Shulman | United States | 109,500 |
| Brasilia | 712 | 6 | Tai Nguyen | United States | 17,400 |
| Brasilia | 713 | 1 | Allen Kessler | United States | 74,500 |
| Brasilia | 713 | 3 | Jean-Marc Thomas | France | 53,000 |
| Brasilia | 713 | 4 | Eddie Blumenthal | United States | 226,000 |
| Brasilia | 713 | 5 | Gregory Jamison | United States | 127,500 |
| Brasilia | 713 | 6 | Jesse Simonelli | United States | 150,000 |
| Brasilia | 713 | 7 | Igor Sharaskin | Russia | 445,000 |
| Brasilia | 714 | 1 | Matthew Sanner | France | 169,000 |
| Brasilia | 714 | 2 | Mark Herm | United States | 200,000 |
| Brasilia | 714 | 3 | Jared Hemingway | United States | 135,500 |
| Brasilia | 714 | 4 | Rock Howard | United States | 383,500 |
| Brasilia | 714 | 5 | Howard Smith | United Kingdom | 466,500 |
| Brasilia | 714 | 7 | Alan Sternberg | United States | 31,000 |
Niveau: 21
Blinds: 5,000-10,000 Limits: 10,000-20,000
Pot Limit Blinds: 2,500-5,000
John Racener Eliminated by Stephen Johnson
Niveau 21
: 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Omaha-8
With the limit blinds at 5,000/10,000, Stephen Johnson raised from under the gun. John Racener three-bet all in for 22,000 from the cutoff and Johnson called.
Johnson: 
Racener: 
The board came down 
, giving Johnson a wheel to win the pot and eliminate Racener in 29th place for $4,711.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
77,000 | 39,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Yueqi Zhu Gets a Fold
Niveau 21
: 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Big-O
Yueqi Zhu raised to 12,000 from early position and Erle Mankin called from the small blind.
The flop came 
and Mankin checked. Zhu bet 19,000 and Mankin called.
The turn brought the 
and both players checked.
The 
fell on the river and Mankin checked. Zhu bet 42,000, and after a few moments of thought, Mankin folded and Zhu took the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
595,000 | 146,500 |
Jean-Marc Thomas Eliminated by Igor Sharaskin
Niveau 21
: 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Big O
Igor Sharaskin raised to 13,000 from the hijack, Jean-Marc Thomas three-bet shoved for about 40,000 from the small blind, and Sharaskin called.
Sharaskin: 
Thomas: 
The board came down 
, giving Sharaskin a set of threes with a seven perfect low to eliminate Thomas in 28th place for $5,773.
Brian Wong busted shortly thereafter in 27th place for $5,773.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
548,000 | 103,000 |
|
Eliminé | |
|
Eliminé |
Eddie Blumenthal Eliminated by Igor Sharaskin
Niveau 21
: 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Big O
Following a flop of 
, a flurry of action led to Eddie Blumenthal all in for about 160,000 with 
for two pairs. Igor Sharaskin had him at risk with 
for a pair of aces.
The turn and 
river completed the board, giving Sharaskin aces and threes to eliminate Blumenthal in 26th place for $5,773.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
730,000 | 182,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Tai Nguyen Takes Out Two
Niveau 21
: 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Big O
With the flop reading 
, short stack Chunyang Wu was already all in. David Brookshire and Tai Nguyen each committed 78,500 to see the turn where Brookshire shoved for about 50,000. Nguyen called.
Wu: 
Brookshire: 
Nguyen: 
Brookshire held the nut straight while Nguyen had the low and a diamond draw.
The river was the 
, giving Nguyen a flush to go along with his nut low to score the double elimination.
Wu took 24th place, Brookshire took 23rd, and Matt Smith busted at nearby table during that hand in 25th place.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000 | 230,000 |
|
|
Eliminé | |
|
Eliminé | |
|
Eliminé |
Howard Quarters Hemingway, Gibson Stays Alive
Niveau 21
: 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Big O
The player in the hijack opened with a raise to 13,000, Jared Hemingway made a pot-sized reraise from the cutoff, Rock Howard four-bet to 175,000 from the button, and Joshua Gibson called all in from the big blind for about 22,500. The original raiser folded, Hemingway committed his entire stack, and all three players tabled their hands.
Gibson: 
Howard: 
Hemingway:
The board ran out 
, giving Gibson a jack-high straight for the high half of the main pot. Howard took the low half of the main pot with a sixty-three, which was good for the low in the side pot as well, and Howard and Hemingway split the high half of the side pot since they both had two pairs, aces and deuces.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
410,000 | 26,500 |
|
40,000 | -95,500 |
Ben Landowski Eliminated by Allyn Shulman
Niveau 21
: 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Big O
Picking up the end of the hand, the final board read . Ben Landowski was all in with 
, but was defeated by Allyn Shulman's 
for sixes full of aces. Shulman also scored a double through Tai Nguyen on the hand.
Landowski finished in 22nd place for $5,773.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
270,000 | -130,000 |
|
220,000 | 110,500 |