Saturday, June 18, 2016 11:41 PM Local Time
Max Pescatori Eliminated
Max Pescatori is in the small blind. Brandon Shack-Harris raises from middle position and Pescatori reraises. Benjamin Gold calls from the big blind and Shack-Harris also calls.
The flop is . Pescatori puts his last chips in the middle, Gold calls, then Shack-Harris raises (to 95,000, 60,000 over Pescatori's all in).
Gold and Shack-Harris both check the turn, then when the appears on the river, Gold checks, Shack-Harris bets, and Gold calls.
Shack-Harris shows and Gold turns over . Gold takes the low in the side pot with an 8-4, Shack-Harris get the high with a pair of tens, and Pescatori leaves them to chop the main when he mucks his hand.
Benjamin Gold - 900,000 (7 BB)
Brandon Shack-Harris - 615,000 (5 BB)
Max Pescatori - Eliminated in 8th Place ($22,517)
Saturday, June 18, 2016 11:34 PM Local Time
Kondo still alive
Motohiro Kondo kicks it up to 120,000 in early position. Pescatori reraises behind him to 180,000 and it's heads-up to the flop after Kondo calls.
The flop comes .
Kondo checks. Pescatori bets 60,000. Kondo calls.
The turn is the . Kondo checks. Pescatori bets 120,000. Kondo calls.
The river is . Kondo has very few chips left and chooses to check. Pescatori checks behind.
To Pescatori's dismay, Kondo shows for aces and kings. Pescatori fires his cards face-up into the muck [x] and it looks like the multiple bracelet winner Pescatori got rivered by a better two pair and neither player held a low.
Kondo is building his stacks and Pescatori is dwindling.
Motohiro Kondo - 880,000 (7 BB)
Max Pescatori - 225,000 (2 BB)
Saturday, June 18, 2016 11:27 PM Local Time
Ilya Krupin
Max Pescatori makes it 120,000 on the button. Ilya Krupin in the big blind is the only caller.
The flop comes . Krupin checks, Pecatori bets the 60,000 and Krupin check-raises all in for the rest of his stack.
The turn is the and the river is the .
Pescatori has , but it's no match for Krupin's wheel on the river with .
Ilya Krupin - 475,000 (4 BB)
MaxPescatori - 830,000 (7 BB)
Saturday, June 18, 2016 11:24 PM Local Time
From the cutoff, big-stack Benny Glaser makes it 120,000. The only caller is Phillip Hui from the big blind.
The flop comes .
Hui checks. Glaser bets 60,000. Hui calls.
The turn is the . Hui checks. Glaser bets 120,000. Glaser calls.
The river is the . Both players check and Hui tables . He's had pocket aces not hold up a few times at this table but here they're good here and Glaser mucks his hand.
Phillip Hui - 925,000 (8 BB)
Benny Glaser - 2,400,000 (20 BB)
Saturday, June 18, 2016 11:06 PM Local Time
Event #27 final table ($1500 O-8)
Down to the last eight players here at the $1500 Omaha 8 or Better Hi-Lo and half of them are looking for their second (or fifth) gold bracelet.
Among the hardware-owning members of the final table are four-time winner Max Pescatori (whose first bracelet came in the $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Mixed event), Benny Glaser (2015 2-to-7 Triple Draw), Brandon Shack-Harris (2014 $1,000 PLO), and Phillip Hui, who is looking for his second career bracelet in the same game, having won the $3,000 Omaha Hi-Lo event back in 2014.
Saturday, June 18, 2016 10:47 PM Local Time
| Level: | 28 | | Limits: | 60,000/120,000 | |
Saturday, June 18, 2016 10:46 PM Local Time
On the flop of , Brandon Shack-Harris and Benny Glaser have a lot of chips in the middle already.
The turn is the and Shack-Harris checks. Glaser bets and Shack-Harris calls.
The river is the . Shack-Harris checks, Glaser bets, and Shack-Harris folds. Glaser has crossed the quarter million mark.
Benny Glaser - 2,700,000 (27 BB)
Brandon Shack-Harris - 430,000 (4 BB)
Saturday, June 18, 2016 10:45 PM Local Time
Phillip Hui is all in against Max Pescatori on the flop of . The turn and river come and . Hui shows for a flush, and scoops the pot.
Phillip Hui - 600,000 (6 BB)
Max Pescatori - 740,000 (7 BB)
Saturday, June 18, 2016 10:42 PM Local Time
Phillip Hui
It is a case of deja vu for Phillip Hui and Zachary Milchman at this $1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo final table. Milchman, who is seated in Seat 3, and Phillip Hui, who is in Seat 5, finished second and first respectively in 2014's $3,000 Omaha Hi-Lo bracelet event.
Saturday, June 18, 2016 10:31 PM Local Time
Packer Out in 9th Place at O-8.
Scott Packer is all in in the big blind for 20,000. Brandon Shack-Harris then comes in for 100,000. Motohiro Kondo calls 100,000 behind Shack-Harris.
The flop is . Shack-Harris and Kondo both check.
The turn is the . Shack-Harris bets 100,000. Kondo counts his own stacks then calls.
The river is the . Shack-Harris bets another 100,000 and Kondo calls.
Shack-Harris has for the high and Kondo holds for the low. Packer is eliminated with .
Brandon Shack-Harris - 780,000
Motohiro Kondo - 620,000
Scott Packer - Eliminated in 9th Place ($17,250)
Saturday, June 18, 2016 10:27 PM Local Time
Phillip Hui raises under the gun and is reraised by Max Pescatori. Hui calls.
Hui and Pescatori check the flop of . Hui check the turn, Pescatori bets, and Hui calls.
Hui checks the river, Pescatori shows for two pair and Hui folds.
Max Pescatori - 1,100,000 (11 BB)
Phillip Hui - 350,000 (3 BB)
Saturday, June 18, 2016 10:20 PM Local Time
Krupin raises to 100,000 from the cutoff. Harris reraises from the button to 150,000. All other players fold.
The flop is .
Krupin checks, Harris bets 50,000, and Krupin check-raises all in for 100,000.
Krupin holds . Harris holds .
It runs out [6h giving Krupin a flush and a double up.
Ilya Krupin - 500,000
Brandon Shack-Harris - 700,000
Saturday, June 18, 2016 10:16 PM Local Time
Motohiro Kondo is in late position and raises. Benjamin Gold calls from the big blind.
The flop is . Gold bets, Kondo calls.
On the turn, Gold bets, Kondo bets, and Gold calls.
Gold checks the river. Kondo bets. He has just a single 5,000-chip remaining, but Gold shakes his head and folds.
Motohiro Kondo - 605,000 (6 BB)
Benjamin Gold - 1,110,000 (11 BB)
Saturday, June 18, 2016 10:08 PM Local Time
Zachary Milchman is in the big blind. Max Pescatori calls from early
position, Benny Glaser limps in from the small blind and Milchman
checks.
The flop is . Glaser and Milchman check, Pescatori bets, Glaser folds, and Milchman calls.
is the turn. Milchaman checks, Pescatori bets, Milchman calls.
On
the river, both players check. Pescatori first shows
before unveiling , for a pair of aces. Milchman taps his
cards against the table a couple of times, then folds.
"The two most beautiful words a poker player can hear from his opponent: 'I fold,'" says Pescatori.
Max Pescatori - 700,000
Zachary Milchman - 225,000
Saturday, June 18, 2016 10:06 PM Local Time
We are down to the final table here in Event #26.
Saturday, June 18, 2016 10:04 PM Local Time
Tenth place finisher Joe Ford
Brandon Shack-Harris makes it 100,000 from middle position. In the small blind, Phillip Hui raises to 150,000. In the big blind, Joe Ford gets it all in for 165,000 total. Both Harris and Hui call.
The flop brings .
Hui bets 50,000 and Harris calls.
The turn is he . Hui bets 100,000 and Shack-Harris folds.
Hui turns over and asks "You got a king?" Ford reveals that he does with .
The river brings the and Hui has made the flush on the river to eliminate Ford in 10th place.
Phillip Hui - 450,000
Joe Ford - Eliminated in 10th Place ($13,415)
Saturday, June 18, 2016 9:51 PM Local Time
Phillip Hui makes it 100,000 in early position. From the button, Ilya Krupin reraises to 150,000. It's just the two of them when it gets back to Hui. Hui makes it 200,000. Krupin makes it 240,000, and is all in.
Hui is ahead with and Krupin holds .
The flop, however, rewards Krupin with deuces .
The turn is and the river the , sending Krupin the pot.
Ilya Krupin - 545,000 (10 bb)
Phillip Hui - 400,000 (8 bb)
Saturday, June 18, 2016 9:45 PM Local Time
| Level: | 27 | | Limits: | 50,000/100,000 | |
Saturday, June 18, 2016 8:48 PM Local Time
Players have a 60-minute break for dinner. Play will resume with Level 27 at about 9:45 p.m.
Saturday, June 18, 2016 8:40 PM Local Time
Joe Ford is on a short stack in the big blind. Max Pescatori raises in early position. Benjamin Gold calls. Ford calls as well.
The flop is . Ford checks, Pescatori bets, Gold calls, and Ford calls.
With a on the turn, Ford bets. Pescatori is the one calling this time, then Gold raises. Ford has to go all in to call. Pescatori raises. Gold calls.
The river is the . Pescatori checks it, Gold bets. Pescatori calls.
For the side pot, Pescatori has . Gold has . They split the low, and Gold gets the high with a pair of fives.
For the main pot, Ford shows . He has a nine-high straight good for half of the pot, and he shares the low pot equally with Pescatori and Gold.
Joe Ford - 150,000 (1 BB)
Benjamin Gold - 1,280,000 (16 BB)
Max Pescatori - 600,000 (7 BB)