Event #67: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller Jour 2 | 2017 World Series of Poker

2017-07-06 20:39 UTC-7

Dinner Break

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Niveau 16 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Here are some updated counts just before players took off on a one-hour dinner break. The tournament clock says 42 players remain. They will return at approximately 9:30 p.m. to play four more levels before bagging for the night.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
James Calderaro	1,685,000 -15,000	-15,000

James Park	1,340,000 75,000	75,000
Esther Taylor	801,000 -489,000	-489,000
William Kakon	720,000 -40,000	-40,000

Tommy Le	654,000 242,000	242,000

Eddie Ochana	625,000 -35,000	-35,000
Anson Tsang	445,000 87,000	87,000

Bryce Yockey	440,000 99,000	99,000

Martin Kozlov	435,000 212,000	212,000

Phil Galfond	313,000 9,000	9,000

Andrew Watson	275,000 45,000	45,000
Dimitar Popov	227,000 37,000	37,000
Millard Hale	185,000 -105,000	-105,000
Christopher Meyers	160,000 -178,000	-178,000
Ajay Chabra	115,000 -535,000	-535,000

Niveau: 17

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 0

2017-07-06 21:47 UTC-7

Galfond Can't Get Away From It

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Niveau 17 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Phil Galfond raised to 28,000 from middle position, Bryce Yockey called on the button, and Rifat Palevic called in the big blind.

The flop came , and the action was checked to Galfond, who bet 30,000. Yockey folded, and Palevic check-raised to 180,000. Galfond thought for a moment and moved all in for 300,000. Palevic quickly called, and the cards were tabled.

Palevic:
Galfond:

Galfond needed to hit one of his kickers to stay alive, but the turn was the , and the river was the . Palevic's ten kicker was good enough to earn him the pot and eliminate Galfond.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Rifat Palevic	1,180,000 740,000	740,000

Phil Galfond	Eliminé

Tags: Bryce Yockey Phil Galfond

2017-07-06 22:08 UTC-7

Complete Counts from the Field (complet)

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Niveau 17 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

With 39 players remaining, here are recent complete counts from the $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller event, eight eliminations from the money:

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
James Calderaro	1,680,000 -5,000	-5,000

Max Silver	1,600,000 40,000	40,000

Alexey Rybin	1,456,000 456,000	456,000
James Park	1,300,000 -40,000	-40,000
Aaron Katz	1,295,000 731,000	731,000

Rifat Palevic	1,180,000

Iraj Parvizi	1,050,000 106,000	106,000
Mike Krasienko	930,000 20,000	20,000
Konstantin Beylin	915,000 -105,000	-105,000
Ben Tollerene	805,000 -210,000	-210,000
Felix Bleiker	775,000 650,000	650,000
Jason Gray	755,000 245,000	245,000
Esther Taylor	695,000 -106,000	-106,000
William Kakon	650,000 -70,000	-70,000

Tommy Le	623,000 -31,000	-31,000

Eddie Ochana	600,000 -25,000	-25,000
Dario Sammartino	570,000 170,000	170,000

Tom Hu	540,000 261,000	261,000
Bryce Yockey	497,000 57,000	57,000

Anson Tsang	450,000 5,000	5,000

Brant Hale	445,000 325,000	325,000
John Beauprez	445,000 -30,000	-30,000

Gjergj Sinishtaj	440,000 -140,000	-140,000
Martin Kozlov	436,000 1,000	1,000

Harry Thomas Jr.	430,000 25,000	25,000

Lire Plus

2017-07-06 22:12 UTC-7

Smith Check-Pots Beylin

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Niveau 17 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Konstantin Beylin limped in middle position, Dan Smith completed in the small blind, and Konstantin Bucherl checked his option.

The flop came , and Smith and Bucherl checked. Beylin bet 25,000, and Smith potted it to 111,000. Bucherl folded, and after a few seconds, Beylin folded his hand, too. The pot went to Smith.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Konstantin Beylin	882,000 -33,000	-33,000
Dan Smith	520,000 125,000	125,000

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2017-07-06 22:22 UTC-7

Silver Bullet

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Niveau 17 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

With around 75,000 in the pot and the board reading , the action was checked to Max Silver, in the cutoff, who bet 30,000. John Beauprez called from the big blind, and Anson Tsang called from middle position.

The turn was the , and Beauprez led out for 65,000. Tsang mucked his hand, and Silver called.

The river landed the , and Beauprez checked. Silver asked how much the pot was and then proceeded to bet the pot for 328,000. Beauprez didn't take much time to fold his hand, and Silver stacked another pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Max Silver	1,915,000 315,000	315,000

John Beauprez	335,000 -110,000	-110,000

Tags: Anson Tsang John Beauprez Max Silver

2017-07-06 22:29 UTC-7

Smith Doubles Through Katz

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Niveau 17 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Dan Smith limped under the gun, and Aaron Katz got a look at Smith's stack. Katz raised to 25,000 on the button, the small blind folded, Brant Hale called in the big blind, and Smith potted it to 106,000. Katz called, and Hale folded.

The flop came , and Smith bet the pot. Katz was shielding his eyes from the flop and asked the dealer if there was an ace on the flop. The dealer told him there was not, and Katz took a look for himself. He then called rather quickly, and they showed down.

Smith:
Katz:

Katz had a pair of fives and an open-ended straight draw. Smith's aces were ahead, and he improved to top set on the turn. The river did not bail Katz out, and Smith got the double-up.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Dan Smith	1,071,000 551,000	551,000

Aaron Katz	695,000 -600,000	-600,000

Tags: Aaron Katz Dan Smith

Niveau: 18

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 0

2017-07-06 22:42 UTC-7

Rybin Has Everything

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Niveau 18 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

The board read with nearly 60,000 chips in the middle, and the action was checked to Tommy Le on the button. Le bet 33,000, only to be check-raised to 125,000 by Alexey Rybin. Felix Bleiker called from late position, and Le folded. The river brought the , and both players checked.

Rybin tabled for a full house, and Bleiker mucked his cards.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Alexey Rybin	1,620,000 164,000	164,000
Tommy Le	845,000 222,000	222,000

Felix Bleiker	560,000 -215,000	-215,000

Tags: Alexey Rybin Tommy Le

2017-07-06 22:53 UTC-7

Tsang More than Doubles Up, Meyers Eliminated

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Niveau 18 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Tom Hu potted to 56,000 in early position, and Christopher Meyers called all in for 52,000 in middle position. Anson Tsang was in the small blind. He looked up at the clock and then moved all in for 177,000. The big blind folded, and Hu called to put both opponents at risk.

Meyers:
Tsang:
Hu:

The flop came , giving Tsang a set of tens to take the lead. His hand held up on the turn and the river, and Tsang won the pot to more than double up. Meyers was eliminated.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Tom Hu	521,000 -19,000	-19,000
Anson Tsang	422,000 -28,000	-28,000

Christopher Meyers	Eliminé

Tags: Anson Tsang Christopher Meyers Tom Hu