2019 World Series of Poker

Event #18: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a982
Prize
$443,641
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,720,200
Entries
183
Level Info
Level
27
Limits
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
0

Higgs on a Heater

Level 13 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Sam Higgs
Sam Higgs

Sam Higgs bet throughout a board of {q-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} and forced folds from Mike Wattel and John Racener to get his stack up to around 445,000. That was the start of a rush for the Aussie, as he continued with plenty of aggression.

In the next hand he defended out of the small blind against a raise by Philip Sternheimer and check-called on the {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} flop. Higgs check-raised the {4-Hearts} turn and Sternheimer called before Higgs bet the {q-Diamonds} river as well. Sternheimer called all in and was shown the {6-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{2-Spades} for a flush and a low. Sternheimer only had {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} and was eliminated.

Higgs took on Wattel and Racener once more and this time it was just Racener that called a river bet on {k-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{5-Hearts}{4-Hearts}. Higgs rolled over {7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{3-Spades} for a full house and scored the next pot.

One hand later, Chris Bjorin was all in after four-way action to the {4-Spades}{4-Clubs}{2-Spades}{8-Hearts} turn as Andrey Zaichenko had led. Higgs called in the cutoff and also called another bet by Zaichenko on the {j-Hearts} river.

Zaichenko {a-Spades}{10-Spades}{7-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}) and Bjorin {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{3-Clubs} chopped the low and Higgs took the high portion with {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mike Wattel us
Mike Wattel
160,000
-15,000
-15,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of John Racener us
John Racener
105,000
-140,000
-140,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Andrey Zaichenko
50,000
-40,000
-40,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Chris Bjorin se
Chris Bjorin
24,000
-26,000
-26,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Philip Sternheimer gb
Philip Sternheimer
Busted

Tags: Andrey ZaichenkoChris BjorinJohn RacenerMike WattelPhilip SternheimerSam Higgs