2023 World Series of Poker

Event #25: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day: 4
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k1085
Prize
$492,795
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,971,600
Entries
212
Level Info
Level
27
Limits
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
7
Players Left
1

Johannes Becker Eliminated in 7th Place ($61,919)

Level 25 : Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante
Johannes Becker
Johannes Becker

Ben Lamb raised in the cutoff and was called by Johannes Becker in the small blind and Erik Seidel in the big blind.

"How much do you have?" Lamb inquired and Becker replied he started the hand with 900k. The flop came A?K?9? and it checked to Lamb, who bet. Becker mulled it over to then check-raise for Seidel to fold and Lamb made it three bets to earn a call from Becker.

On the 8? turn, Becker had fewer than two bets behind and bet, Lamb raised and the German called it off.

Johannes Becker: A?K?Q?10?
Ben Lamb: A?A?9?4?

Becker was in dire shape with his top two pair and needed a jack to survive, as he held no low draw. The 5? fell on the river and ended his run in seventh place for $61,919.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
5,800,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
1,900,000
-250,000
-250,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Johannes Becker de
Johannes Becker
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ben LambErik SeidelJohannes Becker

Lamb Continues to Add Chips

Level 25 : Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante

Ben Lamb raised it up for Johannes Becker to call, who then check-folded the A?K?4? flop to a bet. "I had ace-king-trey-deuce," Lamb mentioned in the chat without showing his cards.

Luis Velador and James Chen won pots after before Velador raised and called a three-bet by Lamb. On the A?10?3? flop, Velador check-folded to a bet. "What did you raise with?" Lamb inquired and Velador joked back "three queens and a four".

Brad Ruben and Erik Seidel then got raises through.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
4,800,000
800,000
800,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
2,150,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Luis Velador mx
Luis Velador
1,700,000
-100,000
-100,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Robert Yass us
Robert Yass
1,600,000
-300,000
-300,000
Brad Ruben us
Brad Ruben
1,100,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Johannes Becker de
Johannes Becker
890,000
-310,000
-310,000
WSOP 1X Winner
James Chen (US) us
James Chen (US)
825,000
-200,000
-200,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ben LambBrad RubenErik SeidelJames Chen (US)Johannes BeckerLuis Velador

Lamb Extends Chip Lead With Back-to-Back Scoops

Level 25 : Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante
Ben Lamb
Ben Lamb

Brad Ruben opened from late position and Ben Lamb defended the big blind.

Lamb check-called a bet from Ruben on the 5?2?2? flop and both players checked the 9? turn.

Lamb would then lead out on the 10? river and Ruben made the call to see Lamb's two pair as he tabled Q?Q?5?4? for queens and fives.

In the next hand, Lamb would get involved with Luis Velador, as he three-bet a late position raise from the small blind and comment, "probably a good call," as Velador put in the calling chips.

Lamb continued the preflop aggression by betting on the J?9?A? flop and Velador would call.

Both players checked the 3? turn and the 3d] river, with Lamb tabling A?10?10?2? for two pair, growing his chip count to around the four million mark.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
4,000,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Luis Velador mx
Luis Velador
1,800,000
-300,000
-300,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Brad Ruben us
Brad Ruben
1,000,000
-800,000
-800,000
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Ben LambBrad RubenLuis Velador

Small Pots Without Major Chip Changes

Level 25 : Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante

James Chen limped in from the small blind and Johannes Becker checked out of the big blind. On the Q?8?7? flop, Chen checked and folded to a bet by Becker.

Luis Velador raised and Erik Seidel defended the big blind. They checked the entire Q?9?2?K?9? board and Seidel won the pot with Q?7?3?2?.

Seidel limped the small blind next and he called a raise by Brad Ruben in the big blind. Seidel check-called the A?K?6? flop and the Q? turn was checked to the 4? river. The bet by Seidel won the pot, as Ruben folded.

Becker got a raise through from the cutoff before Chen did so, followed by Seidel.

Velador then raised in the cutoff and Chen defended his big blind. The A?7?6? flop brought a check-call by Chen and he check-folded the 9? turn.

Last but not least, Robert Yass collected the blinds with a raise before Seidel took on Ruben again in a duel of the blinds. Seidel raised for Ruben to call and Seidel bet the 10?4?3? flop, earning a call. On the 7? turn, Seidel checked and Ruben took it down with a bet.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
2,800,000
-200,000
-200,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Luis Velador mx
Luis Velador
2,100,000
-200,000
-200,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
2,050,000
-310,000
-310,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Robert Yass us
Robert Yass
1,900,000
50,000
50,000
Brad Ruben us
Brad Ruben
1,800,000
-205,000
-205,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Johannes Becker de
Johannes Becker
1,200,000
150,000
150,000
WSOP 1X Winner
James Chen (US) us
James Chen (US)
1,025,000
-275,000
-275,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Brad RubenErik SeidelJames Chen (US)Johannes BeckerLuis VeladorRobert Yass

Phil Galfond Offers Poker Hall of Fame Pick; Says Two Should Be Inducted Per Year

Level 25 : Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante

Phil Galfond has yet to make an appearance at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP), and as he told PokerNews, right now he has no plans to play live.

��But who knows, plans change,�� added Galfond, who has been playing online at WSOP.com.

While Galfond hasn��t been at the WSOP �C well, at least Phil as his wife, Farah Galfond, has been competing �C the three-time bracelet winner is still weighing in by his relatively new newsletter ��PG��s Takes of the Week.��

One of the topics the online poker legend, who prior to the WSOP inserted himself in some drama involving Doug Polk and Charlie Carrel with a pointed letter, was that of the Poker Hall of Fame. Right now, the public is being solicited for nomination.

��The nominations for the Poker Hall of Fame are now open, presenting voters with a familiar dilemma: there are simply too many great options to choose from,�� Galfond wrote before giving his picks.

Click here to see Phil Galfond's PHoF picks!

Chen Scoops Seidel for a Full Double-Up, Then Chops Velador's Chips with Becker in Back-To-Back Hands

Level 25 : Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante
James Chen (US)
James Chen (US)

James Chen raised from early position and was three-bet by Erik Seidel from middle position. Chen made the call and the two players took a heads-up flop of J?4?Q?. Chen would check-raise Seidel all-in and the cards were on their backs.

James Chen: A?K?Q?3?
Erik Seidel: A?A?Q?2?

Seidel's pair of aces were in the lead over Chen's top pair of queens on the board, but the 10? on the river would give Chen a broadway straight and full double-up.

Chen would be involved in the next hand as well after calling a raise from the big blind against an early position raise from Johannes Becker and call from Luis Velador on the button.

Both Chen and Velador would call a flop bet from Becker and then check down the remaining two streets on a final board of 2?2?6?7?J?.

Chen would chop with Becker, continuing to chip up after starting the day as one of the short stacks.

Player Chips Progress
Luis Velador mx
Luis Velador
2,300,000
-150,000
-150,000
WSOP 2X Winner
James Chen (US) us
James Chen (US)
1,300,000
775,000
775,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Johannes Becker de
Johannes Becker
1,050,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Erik SeidelJames Chen

Yass Chips Up Without Showdown

Level 25 : Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante

Erik Seidel raised from under the gun to win the blinds.

One hand later, Robert Yass opened the action with a raise and Seidel defended the big blind. On a A?4?2? flop, Seidel check-folded to a bet.

Ben Lamb raised and stole the blinds before Luis Velador received a walk.

Velador raised it up out of the small blind the hand thereafter and Yass called in the big blind. Velador bet the 8?8?6? flop to earn a call and check-called the J? turn. The 6? river was checked by Velador once more and Yass bet to force a fold from his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
3,000,000
200,000
200,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Luis Velador mx
Luis Velador
2,450,000
-150,000
-150,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Robert Yass us
Robert Yass
1,850,000
475,000
475,000

Tags: Ben LambErik SeidelLuis VeladorRobert Yass

Velador Three-Quarters Chen; Chen Left Short

Level 25 : Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante
Luis Velador
Luis Velador

James Chen opened the action with an early position raise and was called by Luis Velador on the button.

Chen continued with a bet on the 9?A?4? flop and was called by Velador. Both players would check the K? turn and Chen would check-call a bet from Velador on the 3? river.

Velador tabled A?6?3?2? for aces up and a sixty-four low and Chen showed down A?8?5?3? for the same two pair, but a worse low.

Player Chips Progress
Luis Velador mx
Luis Velador
2,600,000
410,000
410,000
WSOP 2X Winner
James Chen (US) us
James Chen (US)
525,000
-460,000
-460,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: James ChenLuis Velador

Two Chops and a Small Profit At The Start

Level 25 : Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante

Erik Seidel raised from under the gun and Johannes Becker defended the big blind. On a Q?3?2? flop, Becker check-called and they checked the 6? turn. Becker bet the J? river and Seidel reluctantly called with his A?K?8?5? to chop against Becker's A?A?8?3?.

Ben Lamb then three-bet an open raise by Luis Velador, who came along. Velador check-called bets on the K?10?6? flop and 7? turn. They checked the 4? river and the [��Ah3h3c2d] of Velador earned the low, Lamb took the high with the A?K?Q?4?.

Velador was visibly happy about the chop and said so. "I am happy with half the pot ... against Ben, I take a quarter also," he joked.

Lamb raised the next hand for Velador to defend the big blind and then check-fold a Q?9?4? flop.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
2,800,000
255,000
255,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Luis Velador mx
Luis Velador
2,190,000
-200,000
-200,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Johannes Becker de
Johannes Becker
1,040,000
-50,000
-50,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ben LambErik SeidelJohannes BeckerLuis Velador

Level: 25

Limits: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 0