Event #25: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Giorno 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-11 14:30 UTC-8

Martini Eliminated by Obst

Livello 12 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Julien Martini raised and called a three-bet by James Obst in the small blind, who then bet each street of the 10♣8♠6♥7♥6♦ board. Martini called the first two bets rather swiftly before tank-calling the final bet for the last of his chips.

Obst tabled the A♦10♦9♠2♦ for tens up and the nut low, which beat the A♣Q♣J♦3♦ of Martini.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
James Obst	160,000 -17,000	-17,000

Julien Martini	Eliminato

Tags: James Obst Julien Martini

2023-06-11 14:24 UTC-8

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Livello 12 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Damjan Radanov	480,000 140,000	140,000
Jason Daly	320,000 45,000	45,000

John Hennigan	270,000 150,000	150,000

Alan Sternberg	260,000 35,000	35,000

Jake Liebeskind	250,000 25,000	25,000
Christian Harder	220,000 69,000	69,000
Steven Loube	220,000 111,000	111,000

George Wolff	200,000 23,000	23,000
James Chen	185,000 80,000	80,000

Kosei Ichinose	70,000 -36,000	-36,000
Brandon Shack-Harris	55,000 -40,000	-40,000

Allen Kessler	55,000 -19,000	-19,000
Sovann Pen	Eliminato
Alex Livingston	Eliminato

2023-06-11 14:21 UTC-8

Stephan Sits Amongst Tournament Chip Leaders in Big Stack Clash

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Livello 12 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

A large heads-up pot was played between Christopher Stephan and Jason Daly when PokerNews caught up to the action. Stephan tabled A♠K♠5♦2♣ on a final board of 6♠Q♣3♠A♥K♦ and Jason Daly studied his hand in frustration before mucking face down.

The pot would increase Stephan's chip count to over 400,000, elevating him to amongst the tournament chip leaders.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Christopher Stephan	405,000 105,000	105,000
Jason Daly	275,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Christopher Stephan Jason Daly

2023-06-11 14:06 UTC-8

Assorted Chip Counts After First Break

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Livello 12 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Ryan Hughes	360,000 192,000	192,000

Kyle Ray	302,000 47,000	47,000
Yong Wang	290,000 167,000	167,000
Erik Seidel	275,000 135,000	135,000

Zack Freeman	275,000 275,000	275,000
Steve Chanthabouasy	260,000 23,000	23,000
Jake Liebeskind	225,000 -25,000	-25,000
Sam Farha	135,000 -45,000	-45,000

David Williams	130,000 -130,000	-130,000

Daniel Zack	120,000 -55,000	-55,000

Brandon Shack-Harris	95,000 -8,000	-8,000

2023-06-11 14:03 UTC-8

Bojang Among the Next to Fall

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Livello 12 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

In one of the last hands before the break, Christopher Stephan bet the 10♦9♥3♥Q♠ out of the small blind. Ismael Bojang mulled it over for a while with just 10,000 behind and sigh-folded. Bojang chopped the next pot to add a few chips but bowed out soon after the action resumed in level 12.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Christopher Stephan	300,000 60,000	60,000
Ismael Bojang	Eliminato

Ren Lin	Eliminato
Ben Yu	Eliminato

Tags: Christopher Stephan Ismael Bojang

2023-06-11 14:00 UTC-8

Further Early Casualties on Day 2

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Livello 12 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Gary Bolden	Eliminato

Todd Brunson	Eliminato

Motoyoshi Okamura	Eliminato

Noah Bronstein	Eliminato
Roland Israelashvili	Eliminato
Ryan Laplante	Eliminato

Christopher Logue	Eliminato

Livello: 12

Limiti: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 0

2023-06-11 13:51 UTC-8

Scotty Nguyen Recovering From Surgery, Will Miss First Half of WSOP

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Livello 11 : Limits 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Five-time bracelet winner and 1998 Main Event Champion Scotty Nguyen will miss the first half of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) as the Vietnamese-American poker icon recovers from surgery.
Nguyen, always a fan-favorite of WSOP, took to Twitter earlier this week to announce he was undergoing surgery for slipping rib syndrome, a condition that can cause severe chest pain in addition to "a slipping, clicking, or popping sensation in the lower chest," according to an article published in Psychopharmacology Bulletin.
But it's not all over, baby. Nguyen tweeted today to let his fans know that the surgery was a success and that he hopes to recover in time for the second half of the WSOP.

slipped rib syndrome surgery recovery update baby! thanks you all for the continued love and support baby! https://t.co/b4MEvhxyWn
— Scotty Nguyen (@TheScottyNguyen)

“I want to let you guys know the surgery (recovery) is going so well," Nguyen said in a video. "Right now, on both sides (it) is sore and swollen and I have trouble to get in and out of bed. But I have my wife, Julie, she (is) right there to help me sitting up or standing up.”
“I love all of you, baby. See you in the second half at the World Series in Vegas.”

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2023-06-11 13:48 UTC-8

First Break of the Day

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Livello 11 : Limits 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Only 96 players remain on the first scheduled 10-minute break of the day.

2023-06-11 13:46 UTC-8

O'Connell Essentially Doubles

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Livello 11 : Limits 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Three ways to the 9♥5♠3♣ flop, the action checked to Bart O'Connell on the button and he bet for Jason Berilgen and Alex Livingston to call. The 3♦ turn paired the board and Berilgen checked, Livingston bet and O'Connell instantly raised with just 6,000 behind.

Berilgen folded while Livingston called and then checked the 8♠ river. O'Connell moved all-in and Livingston groaned. "I paired my emergency card," he said and mulled it over, agonising the massive pot odds. Eventually, he folded and mentioned in table chat he had ace-ace-eight. "I guess I have to call?", he added.

Their table broke soon after as the field dropped below 100 hopefuls.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Connor Drinan	300,000 -75,000	-75,000

Jason Berilgen	170,000 84,000	84,000
Jyri Merivirta	130,000
Alex Livingston	125,000 65,000	65,000

Bart O'Connell	85,000
Ilya Dyment	70,000 -35,000	-35,000

Tags: Alex Livingston Bart O'Connell Jason Berilgen