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

Robert Yass Eliminated in 5th Place ($109,340)

Level 26 : Limits 120,000/240,000, 0 ante
Robert Yass
Robert Yass

Shortly after the previous chop, Yass was all-in for 320,000 preflop and looked up by the run-away chip leader Ben Lamb.

Robert Yass: A?7?3?3?
Ben Lamb: A?Q?7?6?

The J?9?8? flop was bad news for Yass while the 5? turn locked up half the pot already. Yass then missed the low draw with the K? and bowed out in fifth place.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Lamb
9,420,000
980,000
980,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
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Robert Yass
Busted

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Level: 26

Limits: 120,000/240,000

Ante: 0

The Chad & Jesse Poker Show: Poker Legend Jack McClelland Shares Untold Stories

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

On the latest The Chad & Jesse Poker Show straight from the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP),Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen are joined by Poker Hall of Famer Jack McClelland, who served as the Tournament Director of the WSOP from 1984-98.

He was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2014 alongside Daniel Negreanu, and he talks about that honor as well as memories of Stu Ungar and Doyle Brunson, and what it was like to work for the legendary Benny Binion.

Updated Counts for the Streamed Conclusion

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

Level 26 will commence with the following chip counts and seat assignments for the final five players. All PokerNews updates will be published according to the delay on the PokerGO platform.

SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig BlindsBig Bets
2Erik SeidelUnited States1,590,000137
4Luis VeladorMexico875,00074
5Robert YassUnited States400,00032
6Ben LambUnited States8,440,0007035
7James Chen (US)United States1,425,000126
Player Chips Progress
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Ben Lamb
8,440,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
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Erik Seidel
1,590,000
90,000
90,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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James Chen (US)
1,425,000
600,000
600,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Luis Velador
875,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Robert Yass
400,000

Brad Ruben Eliminated in 6th Place ($81,317)

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

The action started with a raise by James Chen and Brad Ruben called in the cutoff, as did Luis Velador. Once Ben Lamb called in the big blind, Velador joked "oh no, not that guy again" and Lamb replied "I probably gonna buy it" before they headed to the A?K?3? flop.

Lamb bet and that forced out Chen while Ruben then opted to raise. Velador got out of the way and Lamb inquired how much Ruben had behind before he called.

"You got four?!" Lamb asked once more and Ruben nodded when they were on the 2? turn. Lamb then bet, Ruben got it in and was snapped off.

Brad Ruben: A?7?2?2?
Ben Lamb: A?Q?5?4?

Lamb had hit gin on the turn with the wheel and nut low but wasn't secured the entire pot yet against a set and flush draw. However, the J? river was a brick and that knocked out Ruben in sixth place in the last hand before the first break.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Lamb
8,440,000
1,440,000
1,440,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
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James Chen (US)
1,425,000
600,000
600,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Luis Velador
875,000
-225,000
-225,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Brad Ruben
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Ben LambBrad RubenJames Chen (US)Luis Velador

Yass Survives Against Velador

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

Down to the last 275,000, Robert Yass got it in from under the gun as Luis Velador reluctantly got along with it from the big blind.

Robert Yass: A?9?7?2?
Luis Velador: 8?8?6?2?

The board ran out A?Q?6?3?5? and Yass earned three quarters.

One hand later, they got it in again but this time with multi-street action until the 8?6?6?7? turn.

Robert Yass: A?A?8?7?
Luis Velador: 10?9?5?3?

The 6? river gave Velador a low and Yass a full house as they chopped it up.

Player Chips Progress
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Luis Velador
1,100,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Robert Yass
400,000
-625,000
-625,000

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Lamb Bullies Seidel and Velador

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

Action opened with a middle position raise from Erik Seidel, a call from Luis Velador on the button and a call from Ben Lamb in the big blind.

Lamb lead out into both players on a 10?J?5? flop and continued the pressure on the 7? turn, getting calls from both Seidel and Velador.

Undeterred, Lamb bet once more on the K? river and this time both Seidel and Velador folded. Prompting Lamb to quip, "What a great day to be alive," as he stacked up his nearly seven million chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Lamb
7,000,000
450,000
450,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
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Erik Seidel
1,500,000
-400,000
-400,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Luis Velador
1,100,000
-600,000
-600,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Ben LambErik SeidelLuis Velador

Lamb Unstoppable for Now

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

Robert Yass raised and called a three-bet by Ben Lamb, which led them to the Q?8?7? flop. Yass check-called a bet and did so again on the 9? turn to have five bets behind to the 10? river. This time, both checked and Lamb won the pot with the A?A?Q?8?.

Yass briefly inquired if Lamb would have called a bet, to which the chip leader seemingly nodded and added "I had the ace of hearts".

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Lamb
6,550,000
750,000
750,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
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Robert Yass
1,025,000
-575,000
-575,000

Tags: Ben LambRobert Yass