Level: 22
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 0
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #67: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$4,868,750
Entries
205
Level
30
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
0
Level 21
: 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Michael Kamran recently arrived and has taken his seat.
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 2 | 1 | Michael Kamran | United States | 330,000 | 11 |
| Amazon | 2 | 2 | Ben Tollerene | United States | 675,000 | 23 |
| Amazon | 2 | 3 | James Park | United Kingdom | 3,200,000 | 107 |
| Amazon | 2 | 4 | Artem Babakhanyan | Russia | 1,085,000 | 36 |
| Amazon | 2 | 5 | Dan Smith | United States | 1,990,000 | 66 |
| Amazon | 2 | 6 | Aaron Katz | United States | 1,850,000 | 62 |
| Amazon | 2 | 7 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | 2,390,000 | 80 |
| Amazon | 2 | 8 | Alexey Rybin | Russia | 1,095,000 | 37 |
| Amazon | 5 | 1 | Iraj Parvizi | United Kingdom | 3,210,000 | 107 |
| Amazon | 5 | 2 | Felix Bleiker | Switzerland | 530,000 | 18 |
| Amazon | 5 | 3 | Bryce Yockey | United States | 1,600,000 | 53 |
| Amazon | 5 | 4 | Esther Taylor | United States | 1,080,000 | 36 |
| Amazon | 5 | 5 | Martin Kozlov | Australia | 860,000 | 29 |
| Amazon | 5 | 6 | William Kakon | United States | 1,050,000 | 35 |
| Amazon | 5 | 7 | Rifat Palevic | Sweden | 850,000 | 28 |
| Amazon | 5 | 8 | James Calderaro | United States | 3,900,000 | 130 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,900,000 | |
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|
3,210,000
-190,000
|
-190,000 |
|
3,200,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
2,390,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,990,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
||
|
1,850,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,600,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
||
|
1,095,000
-235,000
|
-235,000 |
|
1,085,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
1,080,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
1,050,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
||
|
860,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
||
|
850,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
675,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
530,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
330,000 | |
Level 21
: 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Mike Krasienko raised from under the gun and James Calderaro called from the next seat over.
The flop came down 
and Krasienko bet. Calderaro called to see the 
turn and called another bet from Krasienko. The river was the 
, Krasienko checked, and Calderaro bet 500,000. Krasienko tanked for about two minutes.
"Show me if I fold?" asked Krasienko.
"Absolutely," responded Calderaro immediately.
About 20 seconds later, Krasienko called, but he mucked instantly when Calderaro tabled 
for quad nines.
In the following hand, Ben Tollerene opened to 70,000 from the hijack and Krasienko called all in for about 35,000 from the big blind.
Tollerene: 
Krasienko: 
The board came down 
, not enough help to Krasienko, ending his tournament in 17th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,900,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
|
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|
|
730,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Level 21
: 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Dan Smith raised to 105,000 from the cutoff and Rifat Palevic called from the big blind.
The flop came 
and Palevic checked. Smith bet 50,000 and Palevic called.
The turn brought the 
and Palevic checked. Smith bet again, 200,000 this time, and Palevic called.
The fell on the river and Palevic checked a third time. Smith bet 725,000, sending Palevic into the tank for about a minute.
"Should I fold a full house? King-ten no good?" asked Palevic as he rechecked his hole cards. Ultimately, he folded, and Smith took the chips.
"Show the bluff and I'll give you $100," Palevic said as Smith's cards went into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,050,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
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|
|
825,000
-405,000
|
-405,000 |
|
|
||
Level 21
: 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Aaron Katz raised to 60,000 from the cutoff and Tommy Le called on the button, as did Bryce Yockey in the big blind. The trio checked the 
flop and the appeared on the turn. Yockey bet 140,000 and Katz folded, Le moved all in for just over 400,000 and Yockey quickly called.
Tommy Le: 
for a set of fives and wrap
Bryce Yockey: 
for a set of queens and open-ended straight draw
The 
on the river was a blank and Le was eliminated in 18th place for $42,393, scoring yet another deep run in a Pot-Limit Omaha event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
|
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|
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1,700,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
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||
Level 21
: 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Michael Kamran came into the day as the second shortest stack, but has yet to arrive 45 minutes into the level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
Level 21
: 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Iraj Parvizi has been involved in almost all hands on his table thus far and Alexey Rybin joined the club. Just now they got into yet another interesting pot with Parvizi from under the gun betting 100,000 on the 
flop. Rybin called on the button and the fell on the turn. Parvizi bet 200,000 and Rybin called.
The river brought checks from both players and Parvizi tabled 
. "I have a set also," Rybin said and tabled the inferior 
. Aaron Katz added "what is going on here, he must really like you. The straight before and now sets?" over to Rybin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,400,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
1,330,000
-420,000
|
-420,000 |
Level 21
: 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
James Park raised from under the gun and Eddie Ochana defended his big blind. The flop came and Ochana got his short stack in after a series of raises with Park looking him up.
Eddie Ochana:
James Park: 
The turn gave Ochana more outs, but some of them were also taken away due to the diamond draw of Park. The river gave Park the nut flush and Ochana had to settle for 19th place and a payday of $42,393.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,980,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 21
: 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Mike Krasienko raised to 80,000 from the hijack, James Calderaro called from the cutoff, Ben Tollerene called from the button, and Martin Kozlov three-bet shoved from the small blind for 340,000. Only Calderaro called.
Calderaro: 
Kozlov:
The board came down 
, giving Kozlov an ace-high flush to double through Calderaro.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,700,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
|
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|
|
870,000
515,000
|
515,000 |
|
|
||
Level 21
: 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Ashton Griffin had only about 145,000 chips to start the hand and raised to 75,000 from under the gun, Felix Bleiker called from the cutoff, and James Park called from the big blind.
The flop came 
and Park checked. Griffin moved all in for about 70,000, Bleiker raised to 160,000, and Park moved two stacks of green T-25,000 chips forward to check-raise to 1,000,000. Bleiker folded and Park showed 
, which was in good shape against Griffin who held a fistful of black Broadway cards 
.
The on the turn gave Park two pair, eights and sixes, and the insignificant on the river meant the pot was his and Griffin's deep run in this event has come to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,080,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
Busted |