A total of 154 entries in Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Championship generated a prize pool of $1,447,600. The 64 remaining players in the field have their eyes on a first-place prize of $388,795. The top 24 players will be in the money, so they are still 40 eliminations away.
Two-time bracelet winner and 2015 WSOP Player of the Year Mike Gorodinsky begins the day as the chip leader with 304,000. Kyle Miaso is just behind him with 302,000, followed by Iraj Parvizi (263,000), Ilya Dyment (240,500) and Dan Shak (233,000) to round out the top five stacks to start Day 2. Also in the top 10 are big names Daniel Negreanu (224,500), Ray Dehkharghani, Tom Koral, Marco Johnson and David "ODB" Baker.
Defending champion Benny Glaser is still in contention, and so are Fabric Soulier, Anthony Zinno, Mike Matusow, Jeff Lisandro, Esther Taylor and Randy Ohel, among other talented pros.
Day 2 action will be underway at 2 p.m. in the Brasilia room and will last for 10 hour-long levels before the survivors bag for the finale of the event tomorrow.
Room
Table
Seat
Player
Location
Chip Count
Brasilia
715
1
Ralph Perry
United States
114,500
Brasilia
715
2
Matthew Davidow
United States
61,500
Brasilia
715
3
Owais Ahmed
United States
120,000
Brasilia
715
4
David Moskowitz
United States
55,500
Brasilia
715
5
Christopher Tsiolis
United States
55,500
Brasilia
715
6
Ilya Dyment
United States
240,500
Brasilia
715
7
Yarron Bendor
United States
86,000
Brasilia
715
8
Tai Nguyen
United States
76,000
Brasilia
716
1
Abe Mosseri
United States
142,000
Brasilia
716
2
Timothy Foley
United States
31,500
Brasilia
716
3
Ben Landowski
United States
176,500
Brasilia
716
5
Tom Koral
United States
192,500
Brasilia
716
6
Mike Gorodinsky
United States
304,000
Brasilia
716
7
Jared Talarico
United States
131,000
Brasilia
716
8
Daniel Zhu
United States
188,500
Brasilia
716
9
Viacheslav Zhukov
Russia
108,500
Brasilia
717
1
Aron Dermer
United States
168,000
Brasilia
717
2
Andrew Yeh
United States
49,500
Brasilia
717
3
Kyle Bowker
United States
156,500
Brasilia
717
4
Brock Parker
United States
75,000
Brasilia
717
5
Fabrice Soulier
France
161,000
Brasilia
717
6
David Prociak
United States
111,500
Brasilia
717
7
Mike Wattel
United States
54,000
Brasilia
717
8
Randy Ohel
United States
135,500
Brasilia
717
9
Mike Matusow
United States
148,000
Brasilia
718
1
Gary Benson
Australia
187,000
Brasilia
718
2
John Monnette
United States
144,500
Brasilia
718
3
Jeff Lisandro
Australia
79,500
Brasilia
718
4
Phillip Hui
United States
176,000
Brasilia
718
5
Dustin Sitar
United States
51,500
Brasilia
718
6
Curtis Phelps
United States
95,000
Brasilia
718
7
Chris George (NY)
United States
171,000
Brasilia
718
9
Rylen Sanehisa
United States
73,000
Brasilia
719
1
Christopher Vitch
United States
135,500
Brasilia
719
2
Andrey Zaichenko
Russia
162,500
Brasilia
719
3
Abdel Hamid
United States
91,500
Brasilia
719
4
Dan Shak
United States
233,000
Brasilia
719
6
Esther Taylor-Brady
United States
168,500
Brasilia
719
7
Matt Glantz
United States
105,000
Brasilia
719
8
Tony Hartmann
United States
98,000
Brasilia
719
9
Per Hildebrand
Sweden
41,000
Brasilia
720
1
Philip Long
United Kingdom
126,500
Brasilia
720
2
David "ODB" Baker
United States
190,000
Brasilia
720
5
Matt Woodward
United States
102,000
Brasilia
720
6
Kate Hoang
United States
100,800
Brasilia
720
7
Daniel Zack
United States
88,000
Brasilia
720
8
Robert Slezak
United States
85,500
Brasilia
720
9
Lars Gronning
United States
25,000
Brasilia
721
1
Marco Johnson
United States
192,000
Brasilia
721
2
Max Pescatori
Italy
56,500
Brasilia
721
3
Frank Kassela
United States
73,000
Brasilia
721
4
Ray Dehkharghani
United States
206,500
Brasilia
721
5
Timothy Flanders
United Kingdom
11,000
Brasilia
721
6
Iraj Parvizi
United Kingdom
263,000
Brasilia
721
7
Anthony Zinno
United States
103,500
Brasilia
721
8
Andrew Barber
United States
75,000
Brasilia
722
1
Vasu Amarapu
United States
39,000
Brasilia
722
2
Robert Stevanovski
United States
112,000
Brasilia
722
3
Benny Glaser
United Kingdom
53,500
Brasilia
722
4
Chris Bell
United States
54,000
Brasilia
722
5
Kyle Miaso
United States
302,000
Brasilia
722
6
Daniel Negreanu
Canada
224,500
Brasilia
722
7
Pavel Krasnoselskii
Russia
46,500
Brasilia
722
8
Shane Douglas
United States
30,000
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Matt Woodward raised from middle position before Mike Gorodinsky reraised from the next seat over. Daniel Negreanu called from the big blind. Woodward also called.
The flop came , and Negreanu checked. Woodward bet. Gorodinsky moved all in for his remaining 11,000. Negreanu called.
The turn brought the , and Negreanu check-called another bet from Woodward.
The completed the board, and Woodward fired one last bet, which Negreanu check-called.
Woodward turned over and scooped the pot with the deuce-three for the nut low and five-six for the straight after Negreanu showed and Gorodinsky revealed .
The remaining 25 players will now play hand-for-hand to determine the money bubble.
Christopher Vitch opened in early position, David "ODB" Baker called in the cutoff, and Chris Bell called in the small blind. The big blind folded, and these three saw a flop of .
Bell went all in for 9,000, Vitch raised, and Baker called. Bell was all in, with Vitch and Baker heads up for the side pot.
The turn brought the , and Vitch checked. Baker bet, and Vitch called. On the river, Vitch bet, and Baker called.
Vitch tabled for a queen-high straight, good for the pot.
Bell's and Baker's went to the muck, and Bell was eliminated on the money bubble. The remaining 24 players are in the money.
Abdel Hamid raised from the button before Kyle Miaso reraised from the small blind. Hamid then moved all in after the big blind folded. Miaso called.
Miaso:
Hamid:
The board ran out , giving Miaso the winning hand with the nut low as well as the seven-high straight.
"King on the river to rub it in," said Hamid as he collected his belongings and made his way to the cashiers, collecting $14,713 for his 24th-place finish.
Ben Landowski raised in late position, Yarron Bendor called in the cutoff, and Ray Dehkharghani three-bet from the big blind. Landowski four-bet all in, Bendor called, and Dehkharghani capped it. Bendor called, creating a side pot.
On the flop, Dehkharghani bet, and Bendor called.
The turn was the , and Dehkharghani bet again. Bendor called, and the river was the . Dehkharghani bet again, and this time, Bendor raised. Dehkharghani laughed and went into the tank. He eventually called.
Bendor showed for the wheel and the scoop. Landowski's was tabled, and he was eliminated in 23rd place for a payout of $14,809.
In the space of two hands, Kyle Miaso was eliminated from the tournament.
He first raised from middle position and was faced with a reraise from Ray Dehkharghani in the small blind. Miaso then three-bet before Dehkharghani moved all in for an additional 4,000. Miaso called.
Dehkharghani:
Miaso:
The board ran out , giving Dehkharghani the winning hand with a straight and leaving Miaso with 10,000 chips.
In the final hand, Miaso went all in from under the gun and was called by Dan Shak in the cutoff as well as Ilya Dyment and Owais Ahmed in the blinds.
All three live players then checked the flop as well as the turn before the completed the board. There, Dyment bet, forcing a fold from the other two players.
Dyment tabled and took down the pot with trip queens after Miaso flipped over his .
Miaso finished in 22nd place, receiving $14,809 for his efforts.
With three players in the hand on a flop of , Abe Mosseri checked in the small blind, Per Hildebrand checked in the big blind, and Chris George checked in the cutoff.
The turn was the , and Mosseri bet. Hildebrand called, and George got out of the way. On the river, Mosseri bet again, and Hildebrand called for his remaining 17,000 chips.
Mosseri showed for queens full of deuces on the river. Hildebrand flashed the before making his exit. He earns $14,809 for his 21st-place finish.
Randy Ohel raised from middle position before Christopher Vitch reraised from the button. Gary Benson called from the big blind then Ohel called all in for his remaining 31,000.
The flop came and both players checked.
The turn brought the and Benson checked. Vitch bet. Benson called.
The completed the board and Benson bet. Vitch raised. Benson called.
Vitch:
Benson:
Ohel:
Vitch would end up taking three-quarters of the pot, winning the high, and chopping the low with Benson.
Ohel would ultimately finish in 20th place earning $14,809 for his two days work.
Gary Benson moved all in for his last 14,000 from under the gun. David "ODB" Baker raised from middle position and was called by Christopher Vitch and Matt Woodward in the blinds.
The flop came and Vitch and Woodward checked. Baker bet and only Vitch called.
The turn brought the and Vitch checked then folded when Baker fired another bet.
Baker showed and had a set of queens.
"I have two outs," announced Benson, tabling his .
No help would come as the droped on the river giving Baker quads and sending the Australian pro to the rail in 19th place.