Event #46 $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Omaha Hi-Lo

Brendan Taylor opened with a raise and was called by Hani Awad in the cutoff, Levon Torosyan on the button and Carl Restifo in the big blind.

The flop was     and all the players checked around to the   on the turn. There, action checked to Taylor who bet. Awad and Torosyan called while Restifo folded.

Taylor bet again on the   river and both players called. Taylor showed      for kings and eights as well as the nut low. Torosyan showed      for the nut low as well. Awad ended up mucking his hand so Taylor grabbed three quarters of the pot.

Brendan Taylor	730,000	200,000
Hani Awad	440,000	20,000
Levon Torosyan	160,000	-130,000

Stud Hi-Lo

Levon Torosyan completed with the   and Ian Shaw made it two bets with the  . Hani Awad called with his   and Torosyan called as well.

Levon Torosyan:   /    
Hani Awad:   /    / 
Ian Shaw:   /    — Folded on fifth

Torosyan bet on fourth street and was called by both opponents. On fifth, Torosyan bet again but this time only Awad called.

On sixth street, Awad checked after making a pair of queens. Torosyan bet and Awad called. Both players checked on seventh street. Awad showed down his     for queens up and that would earn him the pot.

Brendan Taylor	530,000	-60,000
Hani Awad	420,000	155,000
Ian Shaw	390,000	55,000
Carl Restifo	380,000	-5,000
Levon Torosyan	290,000	-50,000
William Shelton	215,000	-45,000

Omaha Hi-Lo

On a flop of     action checked to William Shelton who put out a bet. Carl Restifo made it two bets on the button. Brendan Taylor called as did Shelton.

All three players checked on the   turn and the   river.

"Nut spades," Taylor said showed     . It was good and he scooped the small pot.

Brendan Taylor	590,000	70,000
Carl Restifo	385,000	-70,000
William Shelton	260,000	-100,000

Stud Hi-Lo

Hani Awad called the bring in with his   and William Shelton completed with his  . Carl Restifo called over his bring in with the   and Awad called too.

Hani Awad:   /    / 
Carl Restifo:   /    / 
William Shelton:   /    / 

Action checked around on fourth street and Shelton took initiative on fifth street and bet. Both players called.

All three players checked again on sixth street then on seventh street, action checked to Restifo. Restifo bet and Awad and Shelton both called.

Awad showed his     for two pair while Restifo showed     for a low. The two would chop the pot when Shelton mucked.

Carl Restifo	455,000	40,000
William Shelton	360,000	-55,000
Hani Awad	265,000	75,000

Omaha Hi-Lo

Cyndy Violette raised from the hijack and Eric Rodawig called from the big blind.

The flop came down    , Rodawig led out and Violette called.

The turn was the  , Rodawig bet and Violette folded.

Eric Rodawig	440,000	40,000
Cyndy Violette	50,000	-110,000

Omaha Hi-Lo

Hani Awad raised from under the gun and he was called by William Shelton in the cutoff and Brendan Taylor in the big blind.

The flop was     and all three players checked to see the   on the turn. There, action checked to Awad who bet. Only Taylor called.

On the   river, both players checked and Taylor showed down his      and with his two pair he was able to scoop. That pot left Awad with under 100,000 and he sits in dangerous territory.

Brendan Taylor	520,000	80,000
Hani Awad	85,000	-55,000

Omaha Hi-Lo

Paul Tedeschi raised from the small blind and Eddie Blumenthal called from the big blind.

The flop came down    , Tedeschi bet, Blumenthal raised and Tedeschi called.

The turn was the   and both players checked.

The river was the   and Tedeschi check-called a bet from Blumenthal showed      for a seven-high straight with the nut low. Tedechi showed      and Blumenthal scooped the pot.

Eddie Blumenthal	400,000	130,000
Paul Tedeschi	268,000	-122,000

Omaha Hi-Lo

Under the gun Levon Torosyan opened with a raise and action folded around to the big blind where Hani Awad called.

The flop was     and both players checked to the   turn. There, Awad led out with a bet and Torosyan called.

The river was the   and Awad bet again. Torosyan thought for a bit, then called but shook his head and mucked when Awad showed down his      for a flush and a low. Awad scooped the pot and Torosyan dropped to under 200,000 chips.

Hani Awad	215,000	98,000
Levon Torosyan	175,000	-145,000

Stud Hi-Lo

Carl Restifo completed with the   and Ian Shaw made it two bets with the  . Delmiro Toledo made it three bets with the   and both of his opponents called.

Carl Restifo:   /    / 
Delmiro Toledo:   /    / 
Ian Shaw:   /    — Folded on fifth

On fourth street, Shaw checked and Toledo bet. Restifo called as did shaw. On fifth street, Restifo took the first to act and bet. Only Toledo called. On sixth street, both players checked.

On seventh, Restifo checked. Toledo bet and Restifo called. Toledo showed     for two pair, but Restifo had aces up with his     and that earned him the pot putting Toledo on an extremely short stack.

Toledo would triple up the next hand when his pair of eights held up to scoop him a pot.

Ian Shaw	490,000	-85,000
Carl Restifo	415,000	121,000
Delmiro Toledo	75,000	-64,000

Only 15 remain in Event #46: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better and one-third of the remaining players are all bracelet holders. Among them are Cyndy Violette, Hani Awad, Eric Rodawig, Brendan Taylor and Daniel Ospina. Each of them is looking to add a multiple bracelet to their resume while the rest of their field seeks their first.

Violette is seeking her first bracelet since 2004 when she won the $2,000 seven-card stud high-low split for $135,900. Violette has a storied career at the WSOP dating back to 1987 where she notched her first cash in a ladies event. Today she could break the $1 million mark in WSOP earning with a finish of third or better in this event.

Hani Awad is looking for his second Omaha Hi-Lo/Stud Hi-Lo bracelet as he won this very same event back in 2016. Brendan Taylor is looking to add to an impressive World Series of Poker resume already. Making the final table of this event would put him up to eight over the course of his WSOP tenure. Eric Rodawig is also looking to add his second bracelet after winning Event #33: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship in 2011. Last year, Rodawig came 2nd in Event #30: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship, just narrowly missing out on his second bracelet, but he'll look for redemption and another chance for that second bracelet today.

Daniel Ospina earned his first bracelet earlier this summer in Event #14: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw. This event marks his third cash of the series and he'll look to become the first multiple bracelet winner this summer. Ospina sits with the third largest stack coming into the day and with another strong finish he could put himself in contention for Player of the Year.

Action resumes a 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 26th and kicks back off in level 21 with limits of 12,000 and 24,000. The plan is to play down to a winner and with just 15 players left in the tournament, this goal is likely to be reached. Currently, the remaining 15 placers are all guaranteed a payout of at least $7,074 for 15th place, but of course what they are all aiming for is the first place prize of $214,291. PokerNews will be here with coverage of this event from start to finish, so don't miss a thing.