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2016 47th Annual World Series of Poker

Thursday, June 30, 2016 to Saturday, July 02, 2016

Event #53: $1,500 Mixed PLO/8; Omaha/8; and Big O

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  • Buy-in: $1,500
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Friday, July 1, 2016 11:19 PM Local Time

Omaha 8

Fu-Bang Huang raises to 10,000 in the cutoff and Gary Bolden calls in the small blind.

The flop is    . Bolden checks, Huang bets, and Bolden calls.

The turn is the  . Bolden bets, Huang raises, and Bolden calls.

The river is the  . Bolden checks, Huang bets, and Bolden folds.

"I guess I lost the minimum," Bolden says after the hand. 

Fu-Bang Huang - 210,000
Gary Bolden - 188,000

Friday, July 1, 2016 10:42 PM Local Time
Level:18Blinds:1,200/2,400Limits:5,000/10,000
Friday, July 1, 2016 10:38 PM Local Time

Big O

Ofer Zvi Stern raises to 5,700 under the gun, Keith Ferrera raises to 20,100 in the next position, and Stern calls.

The flop is    . Stern checks, Ferrera bets 12,000, and Stern raises to 35,000. Ferrera goes all in and Stern calls for less.

"I'm going to need some help," Stern says to the dealer, and they table their hands.

Stern:      
Ferrera:      

The turn is the   and the river is the  , providing no help to Stern, and he is eliminated.

Keith Ferrera - 204,000
Ofer Zvi Stern - Eliminated
Friday, July 1, 2016 10:35 PM Local Time

Big O

Yuval Bronshtein raises to 6,000 under the gun, Dan Saltmarsh raises to 20,000, the small blind is all in for a short stack, and Bronshtein re-pots all in for 81,200. Saltmarsh calls.

Bronshtein:      
Saltmarsh:      
Small blind:      

The board runs out      . Bronshtein scoops the huge pot with nines full.

"I didn't think I was going to use the nines," he says after the river comes out.

Yuval Bronshtein - 166,000
Dan Saltmarsh - 114,000

Friday, July 1, 2016 10:33 PM Local Time

Omaha 8

Preflop, Kate Hoang and another player are already at four bets and Jordan Meltzer is all in for 14,400.

The flop is    , Hoang bets (4,000) and the other player calls.

Hoang bets on the   turn (8,000 for the big bet), and once again her remaining opponent calls. Meltzer can only watch.

The river is the  , Hoang bets, the other player calls, and she shows      for the nut flush. Her opponent doesn't have a better hand, and he folds. Meltzer flashes his hand to friends on the rail and puts his cards in the muck.

Kate Hoang - 240,000
Jordan Meltzer - Eliminated in 58th Place ($2,663)

Gorilla Gaming
Friday, July 1, 2016 10:18 PM Local Time

 PLO/8

Gavin Smith is considering a massage but he's not sure how long he's going to be at the table. "I might bust out this hand. And we're the next table to break," he tells the masseuse. He shows her his cards.

The player to his right raises to 4,000 and Smith shoves for 13,200. Once action gets back to the original raiser, he calls Smith's shove and the cards are on their backs:

Smith -     
Opponent -     

The board comes out as      . Smith's aces give him a win, and he gets the massage.

Gavin Smith - 29,400

 

Friday, July 1, 2016 10:11 PM Local Time

PLO/8

Jessie Bryant raises to 6,000 under the gun and Bart Hanson calls on the button. 

The flop is    . Bryant bets 8,000 and Hanson goes all in for 26,300 on top. 

Bryant thinks for over two minutes and lets it go.

Bart Hanson - 50,000
Jessie Bryant - 98,000

Friday, July 1, 2016 10:06 PM Local Time

PLO/8

With the board reading    , the small blind goes all in for 9,000. Keith Ferrera calls in the cutoff.

Small blind:     
Ferrera:     

The board runs out   on the turn and   on the river. Ferrera's set is good and he eliminates his opponent.

Keith Ferrera - 101,000

Friday, July 1, 2016 10:05 PM Local Time
Friday, July 1, 2016 9:41 PM Local Time
Level:17Blinds:1,000/2,000Limits:4,000/8,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Friday, July 1, 2016 8:36 PM Local Time
Players are on a 60-minute dinner break. Play will resume at approximately 9:30 p.m. with Level 17.
Friday, July 1, 2016 8:35 PM Local Time

PLO/8

Kate Hoang limps in early position and Jason Somerville limps in the cutoff. The small blind completes and Tim Burt checks his option. 

The flop is     and all players check.

The turn is the  . Hoang bets 4,500, Somerville calls, and the other two fold.

They go heads up to the   river. Hoang bets out 8,000 and Somerville makes a quick call.

Hoang:     
Somerville:     

Somerville's flush is good for the high and he also has the best low to scoop the pot.

Jason Somerville - 64,500
Kate Hoang - 200,000

Friday, July 1, 2016 8:35 PM Local Time

Big O

On a flop of    , Ted Forrest and Lei Cong are both all in, and Fu-bang Hoang calls. Cong has only about 20,000 left, Forrest just a bit more. Hoang has about 100,000 over each of them.

The hands are flipped over:

Forrest -      
Cong -      
Hoang -      

Forrest and Cong both have the nut low draw. Forrest has a set of sixes, but Hoang has a set of nines. Cong has double-suited aces.

The turn and river are   and   respectively. Hoang's set stays good, and Forrest and Cong are left to chop the low.

Fu-bang Hoang- 130,000
Ted Forrest - 15,000
Lei Cong - 12,500

Friday, July 1, 2016 8:16 PM Local Time

Omaha/8

With the board reading    , both Tim Burt and Jason Somerville have 9,000 in front of them heading to the turn.

The turn is the  . Burt bets from the blinds and Somerville calls in late position.

The river is the  . Burt bets again and Somerville calls. 

Burt shows      for the nut straight and a low, and Somerville mucks.

Tim Burt - 90,000
Jason Somerville - 37,500

Friday, July 1, 2016 8:09 PM Local Time

PLO/8

On a flop of    , James Douglas in the small blind and Gavin Smith in the cutoff both put in 3,800.

The turn is the  . Douglas checks, Smith bets 12,000, and Douglas calls.

The river is the  . Douglas checks again and Smith goes all in for 3,600. Douglas thinks briefly and calls.

Smith:     
Douglas:     

Smith wins the low and Douglas wins the high with a pair of jacks.

Gavin Smith - 19,000
James Douglas - 154,000

Gorilla Gaming
Friday, July 1, 2016 8:08 PM Local Time

Omaha 8

Fabrizio Gonzales is in late position and raises. The small blind calls.

The flop is    . The small blind checks, Gonzalez bets, the small blind raises, and Gonzalez three-bets. The small blind calls.

The small blind bets the   turn, Gonzalez raises, and the small blind calls.

When the river   shows up, the small blind checks. Gonzalez bets once more. This time the small blind folds, after putting 27,000 into the pot.

Fabrizio Gonzalez - 152,000

Friday, July 1, 2016 8:00 PM Local Time


 
Kate Hoang

PLO/8

On a flop of    , Tim Burt in late position and Kate Hoang on the button both put in 3,900.

The turn is the  . Burt bets 5,000 and Hoang raises to 15,000. Burt thinks for a minute, smiles, and folds.

"I can't put you on a hand," he says, and Hoang collects the chips.

Kate Hoang - 184,000
Tim Burt - 77,000

Friday, July 1, 2016 7:44 PM Local Time

Cody Crouch and James Douglas are heads up to a flop of    . Douglas is in the small blind and Crouch is on the button.

Douglas checks, then Crouch raises to 5,500. Douglas calls.

Douglas checks the   turn. Crouch bets 8,500. Douglas calls.

On the   river, Douglas bets 7,000. Crouch thinks a bit, then folds his cards and Douglas takes the pot.

James Douglas - 144,000
Cody Crouch - 166,000

Friday, July 1, 2016 7:30 PM Local Time
Level:16Limits:800/1,600Ante:3,000/6,000
Friday, July 1, 2016 7:28 PM Local Time

Big O

With the board reading     , Joe Tuccini pots the turn for 18,300 and Saber Harrazi goes all in for 20,000 more. Tuccini counts out the chips, thinks it over for a minute, and calls.

Harrazi:      
Tuccini:      

The river is the  . Tuccini fills up and eliminates Harrazi.

Joe Tuccini - 110,000
Saber Harrazi - Eliminated

Playtika - Jason Alexander
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