Event #67: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller | 2017 World Series of Poker

2017-07-07 19:04 UTC-7

Ben Tollerene Eliminated in 8th Place ($112,239)

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Niveau 25 : 40,000/80,000, 0 ante

James Calderaro limped from under the gun, Dario Sammartino limped from the next seat over, Ben Tollerene limped from the button, Alexey Rybin completed the small blind, and Bryce Yockey raised to 480,000 from the big blind. Calderaro and Sammartino folded, and Tollerene and Rybin called.

The flop came down . Rybin checked, Yockey shoved for about 1,570,000, Tollerene called all in for roughly 1,060,000, and Rybin folded.

Yockey:
Tollerene:

The turn and river completed the board, giving Yockey an ace-high flush to eliminate Tollerene in eighth place.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Bryce Yockey	4,150,000 2,030,000	2,030,000

Ben Tollerene	Eliminé

Tags: Alexey Rybin Ben Tollerene Bryce Yockey Dario Sammartino James Calderaro

2017-07-07 17:37 UTC-7

Martin Kozlov Eliminated in 9th Place ($87,813)

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Niveau 24 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Esther Taylor raised to 150,000 from middle position, James Calderaro called from the button, Martin Kozlov re-raised all in from the small blind for 250,000, Taylor re-raised the pot to 1,110,000, and Calderaro folded.

Taylor:
Kozlov:

The board came down , no help to Kozlov, ending his run in ninth place.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Esther Taylor	2,600,000 450,000	450,000
Martin Kozlov	Eliminé

Tags: Esther Taylor James Calderaro Martin Kozlov

2017-07-07 17:22 UTC-7

William Kakon Eliminated in 10th Place ($87,813)

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Niveau 24 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

William Kakon raised to 160,000 from the button, and Bryce Yockey called from the big blind.

The flop came , and the rest of the chips went into the middle in a quick flurry of action, with Kakon at risk.

Kakon:
Yockey:

Yockey had the lead with two pair, nines and sixes, and Kakon needed help from the deck in order to preserve his tournament life. The turn and river changed nothing, and Yockey took the pot to eliminate Kakon.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Bryce Yockey	2,280,000 1,170,000	1,170,000

William Kakon	Eliminé

Tags: Bryce Yockey William Kakon

2017-07-07 16:38 UTC-7

James Park Eliminated in 11th Place ($70,421)

123md

Niveau 23 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

James Park raised the pot to 175,000 from under the gun, Alexey Rybin reraised the pot from the small blind, Park four-bet shoved for about 1,350,000, and Rybin called.

Park:
Rybin:

The board came down , giving Rybin tens and fours to eliminate Park in 11th place.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Alexey Rybin	5,630,000 1,310,000	1,310,000
James Park	Eliminé

Tags: Alexey Rybin James Park

2017-07-07 16:04 UTC-7

Aaron Katz Eliminated in 12th Place ($70,421)

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Niveau 22 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Alexey Rybin raised to 125,000 from under the gun and Aaron Katz called in the small blind. Dario Sammartino raised the pot to 500,000 in the big blind and both of his opponents called to set up a massive 1.5 million pot to the flop of . Katz moved all in for 410,000 and Sammartino reraised the pot, forcing out Rybin.

Aaron Katz:
Dario Sammartino:

"Let's get lucky once," Katz said and then asked for clubs after the turn before noticing Sammartino's nut flush draw. The river was the blank and Sammartino scooped the pot with a set of aces, eliminating Katz in 12th place for $70,421.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Alexey Rybin	4,050,000 -570,000	-570,000
Dario Sammartino	3,750,000 1,470,000	1,470,000
Aaron Katz	Eliminé

Tags: Aaron Katz Alexey Rybin Dario Sammartino

2017-07-07 15:58 UTC-7

Felix Bleiker Eliminated in 13th Place ($57,922)

123md

Niveau 22 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Felix Bleiker raised the pot to 140,000 from the button, Esther Taylor reraised from the big blind, and Bleiker called all in for about 300,000.

Bleiker:
Taylor:

The board came down , giving Taylor kings and treys to eliminate Bleiker in 13th place.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Esther Taylor	1,450,000 370,000	370,000
Felix Bleiker	Eliminé

Tags: Esther Taylor Felix Bleiker

2017-07-07 15:29 UTC-7

Michael Kamran Eliminated in 14th Place ($57,922)

123md

Niveau 22 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

A short-stacked Michael Kamran, who had only been present for about 10 minutes, got his stack into the middle with against Ben Tollerene's .

The board ran out two pair for Tollerene, ending Kamran's tournament in 14th place.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ben Tollerene	1,085,000 275,000	275,000
Michael Kamran	Eliminé

Tags: Ben Tollerene Michael Kamran

2017-07-07 15:13 UTC-7

Rifat Palevic Eliminated in 16th Place ($48,896) & Iraj Parvizi Eliminated in 15th Place ($48,896)

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Niveau 22 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Rifat Palevic limped from the cutoff, James Calderaro raised from the button, Iraj Parvizi called from the small blind, and Palevic called as well.

The flop came and Parvizi checked. Palevic bet 375,000, Calderaro raised the pot to 1,400,000, Parvizi jammed for about 3,100,000, and Palevic put his stack in as well. Calderaro had the largest of the three stacks and called.

Calderaro:
Parvizi:
Palevic:

Calderaro had the lead with the flopped nut straight and top two pair, Parvizi was open-ended with a pair of tens, and Palevic had flopped a set of sevens. The fell on the turn which gave both Calderaro and Palevic boats, but Calderaro had the bigger boat with nines full of tens, leaving both Parvizi and Palevic in terrible shape heading to the river. It was the , and Calderaro took the pot to eliminate both players.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
James Calderaro	7,700,000 3,800,000	3,800,000

Iraj Parvizi	Eliminé
Rifat Palevic	Eliminé

Tags: Iraj Parvizi James Calderaro Rifat Palevic

2017-07-07 15:00 UTC-7

Mike Krasienko Eliminated in 17th Place ($42,393)

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Niveau 21 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Mike Krasienko raised from under the gun and James Calderaro called from the next seat over.

The flop came down and Krasienko bet. Calderaro called to see the turn and called another bet from Krasienko. The river was the , Krasienko checked, and Calderaro bet 500,000. Krasienko tanked for about two minutes.

"Show me if I fold?" asked Krasienko.

"Absolutely," responded Calderaro immediately.

About 20 seconds later, Krasienko called, but he mucked instantly when Calderaro tabled for quad nines.

In the following hand, Ben Tollerene opened to 70,000 from the hijack and Krasienko called all in for about 35,000 from the big blind.

Tollerene:
Krasienko:

The board came down , not enough help to Krasienko, ending his tournament in 17th place.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
James Calderaro	3,900,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Ben Tollerene	730,000 110,000	110,000
Mike Krasienko	Eliminé

Tags: Ben Tollerene James Calderaro Mike Krasienko

2017-07-07 14:50 UTC-7

Tommy Le Eliminated in 18th Place ($42,393)

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Niveau 21 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Aaron Katz raised to 60,000 from the cutoff and Tommy Le called on the button, as did Bryce Yockey in the big blind. The trio checked the flop and the appeared on the turn. Yockey bet 140,000 and Katz folded, Le moved all in for just over 400,000 and Yockey quickly called.

Tommy Le: for a set of fives and wrap
Bryce Yockey: for a set of queens and open-ended straight draw

The on the river was a blank and Le was eliminated in 18th place for $42,393, scoring yet another deep run in a Pot-Limit Omaha event.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Aaron Katz	1,700,000 -120,000	-120,000

Bryce Yockey	1,700,000 900,000	900,000

Tommy Le	Eliminé

Tags: Aaron Katz Bryce Yockey Tommy Le