Event #45: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed)

Ten players came into today and after seven and a half hours of play, it was Phil Hui making an impressive comeback to win his third WSOP bracelet in Event #45: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-handed for $311,782. A field of 1,438 created a total prizepool worth $1,918,385 for this event, part of the 2022 World Series of Poker schedule.

Hui began the day in the middle of the pack and after a heads-up match between Hui and Daniel Tordjman that lasted just under two hours, it was Hui shaking his opponent's hand collecting his third WSOP bracelet.

"I have a good life," the Event #45 champ said after his win "I like winning bracelets, I like winning trophies, I have my whole life. I'm happy with everything." The Florida resident was surrounded by a rail of his friends and his wife, WSOP bracelet winner Loni Hui. "The more important thing is that I broke the tie with my wife," Hui joked, "before this, we both had two, now I have three."

Event #45: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-handed Final Table Results

Final Day Action

It only took one hand for the players to come down to the official final table as Kao Saechao got all of his chips in the middle with three threes against Shane Nardiello's three nines. The river saw Saechao unable to fill up and he exited the tournament in tenth place for $21,293, bringing the field down to the unofficial final table.

After that it was start of day short stack Dylan Smith who got all of his chips in with ace-ten-nine-four one suit against Nardiello's kings with a suit. Smith mustered a pair of fours on the flop and no further help was provided as he exited the tournament in ninth place for $26,961.

WSOP bracelet winner Dylan Weisman started the day as one of the chip leaders, but after losing a large pot to Tordjman, a large pot to Hui he found himself as one of the shorter stacks at the table. He got the remainder of his chips in with a set of queens against David Prociak's set of kings and left the tourney in eighth place for $34,532.

Paul Fehlig was eliminated in seventh place for $44,735. He began the day as one of the shortest stacks, but managed to ladder up multiple times before ultimately getting in his queens against Nardiello's aces and failing to improve.

It took some time to see the next player leave, but WSOP bracelet winner David Williams ended up going all in with his pair of jacks against Hui's flopped straight. The turn and river did not give Williams any help and he ended his tournament in sixth place for $55,606.

Shortly after, it was the beginning of final table chip leader Nardiello to hit the rail. Nardiello lost a key pot against Charles Coultas and he ended up getting in his jacks and nines in on the turn against Prociak's straight. The board ran out as no favor to him and he hit the rail in fifth place for $77,635.

Coultas saw a few fortunate runouts to double throughout the final table. In the end, however, he had flopped a flush draw, overcard combo against Tordjman's trips. Both players got it in on the flop, but no help was brought to Coultas who finished his tournament run in fourth place for $103,979

WSOP bracelet winner Prociak came into three-handed with a significant chip lead, but a massive hand against Tordjman where they both held full houses saw him tumble down the chip counts. It ultimately was Hui who did him in when they got all in on a king-high flop, Hui held a pair of kings and a gutshot, and Prociak's straight did not come home. He ended his run in third place for $140,783.

Heads-up play began, with things seeming to go in Tordjman's direction, at one point having Hui down over six to one in chips. A timely straight on the river for Hui and a few pots going his direction saw things even up by the first break in heads up. After the first break, Hui and Tordjman battled it out for the chip lead, both players holding it for a decent amount of time.

A key turning point was when both players got it in on a flop containing a jack and two sevens. Hui held three sevens and Tordjman held a flush draw and a wrap straight draw combination. The board runout only saw Hui fill up and Tordjman was left with a five to one chip deficit. A few hands later, Tordjman got in in preflop with king high and pair of tens in his hand while Hui had an ace high with a jack, eight, seven. The board ran out with an eight and a seven on it and Tordjman ended his impressive run in second place for $192,674.

Congratulations to Phil Hui for winning his third WSOP bracelet in Event #45: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha at Ballys and Paris in Las Vegas Nevada. Thanks to all who entered this tournament and stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates on the World Series of Poker.

Daniel Tordjman limped in and Phil Hui raised to 1,200,000. Tordjman moved all in and Hui called.

Daniel Tordjman:     
Phil Hui:     

Tordjman was ahead with tens but the     flop was a good one for Hui as he picked up straight and two pair outs. The turn brought the   to give Hui the lead with sevens and eights, and the river   bricked off to end the tournament.

Phil Hui	35,950,000	11,450,000
Daniel Tordjman	0	-11,450,000

Daniel Tordjman limped in and Phil Hui raised to 1,200,000. Tordjman three-bet to 3,600,000 and Hui called.

The flop came     and Hui checked-folded to a bet of 4,000,000.

Daniel Tordjman	22,950,000	1,450,000
Phil Hui	13,000,000	-1,450,000

Daniel Tordjman raised to 900,000 and Phil Hui called to see the     flop. The action went check-check and the turn brought the  .

Hui fired out 1,500,000 and Tordjman called. The river was the   and both players checked.

"Sevens," said Hui. "Three of them."

Hui showed      and took down the pot.

A few hands later, Hui called a raise of 900,000 and the flop came    . The action checked to the   turn and again to the   river. There was a bet and a call of 2,000,000 and Hui showed      for a set of treys.

Phil Hui	23,500,000	5,975,000
Daniel Tordjman	12,450,000	-6,075,000

There will be a 15-minute break before play resumes.

Daniel Tordjman	18,525,000	-1,775,000
Phil Hui	17,525,000	1,875,000

Phil Hui raised to 900,000 and Daniel Tordjman potted, Hui called it off and was at risk.

Phil Hui:     
Daniel Tordjman:     

Tordjman was in front with queens but Hui got some help on the     flop in the form of an open-ended straight draw. The turn   was no help, but the   river was as Hui doubled with a nine-high straight.

Daniel Tordjman	26,250,000	-2,450,000
Phil Hui	9,700,000	2,450,000

Phil Hui raised to 800,000 and Daniel Tordjman called to see the     flop. Both players checked and the turn brought the  . Hui bet 800,000 and Tordjman raised to 4,000,000 which Hui called.

The river brought the   and Hui tank-folded to a bet of 5,000,000.

Hui was down to 6,000,000 million after that hand, but he won the next two small pots gain a little back.

Daniel Tordjman	26,950,000	1,450,000
Phil Hui	9,000,000	-1,000,000

Daniel Tordjman has taken the first three hands of heads-up to play to extend his lead.

Tordjman raised to 700,000 and Phil Hui called to see the     flop. Hui check-called 700,000 and the   hit the turn.

Both players checked to the   river and Hui check-folded to a bet of 2,200,000.

On the next hand, Hui raised to 900,000 and Tordjman called. The action checked to the       river and Tordjman won it with a bet of 1,500,000.

After that, Tordjman opened to 800,000 and Hui came along to the     flop. Both players checked to the   turn and Hui check-called a bet of 800,000 more.

The river brought the   and Hui check-folded when Tordjman sized up to 3,500,000.

Daniel Tordjman	25,500,000	1,100,000
Phil Hui	10,000,000	-5,525,000

After losing a couple of small showdowns to Phil Hui, David Prociak limped in the small and Daniel Trodjman raised to 800,000. Prociak called.

The flop came     and Prociak check-called 500,000 from Trodjman.

Prociak check-called again on the   turn, this time 1,000,000.

The river was the   and Prociak checked for the third time. Trodjman put out of a stack of 4,000,000 and Prociak tanked. After several minutes, Prociak called for his remaining 1,400,000.

Prociak tabled      for nines full of eights and Trodjman rolled over a bluff of     .

Daniel Tordjman	20,100,000	-2,400,000
Phil Hui	9,300,000	875,000
David Prociak	6,500,000	1,475,000

Daniel Tordjman raised to 800,000 from the button and was looked up by David Prociak in the big blind.

The flop of     saw Prociak check to Tordjman who continued for 600,000 which Prociak called.

On the  , Prociak checked once more and Tordjman sized up to 1,800,000 getting one more call from Prociak.

Prociak checked a third time on the   river where Tordjman bet pot for 5,975,000 and Tordjman went into the tank. After some time thinking he put in the chips for the call. Tordjman turned over      for kings full of nines and before mucking his hand, Prociak flashed up    for kings full of sixes as Tordjman took a massive chip lead at the final table.

Daniel Tordjman	22,500,000	8,450,000
Phil Hui	8,425,000	1,625,000
David Prociak	5,025,000	-10,075,000