Event #19: $565 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day 2 Completed
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #19: $565 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$565
Prize Pool
$1,209,500
Entries
2,419
Level
33
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
0
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Level 28
: 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
Out of the 2,419 entries that took to the felt in Event #19: $565 Pot-Limit Omaha, just 100 returned for Day 2 action, and only 10 bagged chips at the conclusion of play. They'll return for Day 3 action Sunday, 10 June, at 2pm local time at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino and will play until a champion is crowned. The eventual winner will score a $181,790 payday in addition to the coveted gold bracelet.
Canadian Maxime Heroux is presently leading the way with 2,430,000. Heroux already had a strong stack when the field redrew at 27 players and continued to build and was responsible for three late-stage eliminations.
Heroux is joined by a couple of big names: 2010 Main Event Champion Jonathan Duhamel (1,570,000) and fan favorite Craig Varnell (1,950,000). Varnell was one of the big stacks to start the day, and although he suffered a setback or two, his stack steadily trended upward throughout the ten levels of Day 2 play.
Duhamel took a more modest stack out of the bag and won several key pots once the field had narrowed substantially; like Heroux, he also stacked three players after the redraw. Here's a look at the unofficial final table:
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 423 | 1 | Maxime Heroux | Canada | 2,430,000 | 41 |
| Amazon | 423 | 2 | Seth Zimmerman | United States | 920,000 | 15 |
| Amazon | 423 | 3 | Christopher Trang | United States | 1,280,000 | 21 |
| Amazon | 423 | 4 | Craig Varnell | United States | 1,950,000 | 33 |
| Amazon | 423 | 5 | Ilian Li | United States | 1,080,000 | 18 |
| Amazon | 423 | 6 | Conway Frankenheimer | United States | 820,000 | 14 |
| Amazon | 423 | 7 | Omar Mehmood | United States | 655,000 | 11 |
| Amazon | 423 | 8 | Jonathan Duhamel | Canada | 1,570,000 | 26 |
| Amazon | 423 | 9 | Shaome Yang | United States | 735,000 | 12 |
| Amazon | 423 | 10 | Jason Lipiner | United States | 645,000 | 11 |
It didn't take long for chips to start flying around once Day 2 action had begun. Several notable names hit the rail early, including bracelet winner James Obst (99th - $2,019), JC Tran (95th - $2,019), three-time bracelet winner Dutch Boyd (79th - $2,397), and Jesse Yaginuma (68th - $2,675).
Ryan Laplante, who won this event in its 2016, made a valiant effort at securing the title once more, but ultimately departed in 20th place. He took home $5,830 for his efforts in this year's iteration.
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Level 28
: 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
The final hand has been played ending with players bagging chips to return for the third and final day on Sunday, 10 June at 2pm.
Level 28
: 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 423 | 1 | Maxime Heroux | Canada | 2,530,000 | 49 |
| Amazon | 423 | 2 | Seth Zimmerman | United States | 1,020,000 | 20 |
| Amazon | 423 | 3 | Christopher Trang | United States | 1,350,000 | 27 |
| Amazon | 423 | 4 | Craig Varnell | United States | 1,570,000 | 31 |
| Amazon | 423 | 5 | Ilian Li | United States | 1,410,000 | 28 |
| Amazon | 423 | 6 | Conway Frankenheimer | United States | 760,000 | 15 |
| Amazon | 423 | 7 | Omar Mehmood | United States | 700,000 | 14 |
| Amazon | 423 | 8 | Jonathan Duhamel | Canada | 1,120,000 | 22 |
| Amazon | 423 | 9 | Shaome Yang | United States | 635,000 | 13 |
| Amazon | 423 | 10 | Jason Lipiner | United States | 850,000 | 17 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,530,000 | |
|
||
|
1,570,000
-230,000
|
-230,000 |
|
||
|
1,410,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
1,350,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
||
|
1,120,000
560,000
|
560,000 |
|
||
|
1,020,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
850,000
-670,000
|
-670,000 |
|
760,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
700,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
635,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Level 28
: 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
Rick Fuller got his stack in before the flop against the chip leader, Maxime Heroux.
Rick Fuller: 
Maxime Heroux: 
Heroux had the preflop advantage and Fuller needed to improve to survive. After the board ran out 
Heroux's hand was still best, so he took the pot to end Fuller's run in this event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,530,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 28
: 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
As to told by Craig Varnell, Michael Reed and Varnell tangled in a four-bet pot with Reed all-in preflop and at risk holding 
against Varnell's 
.
The flop brought 
giving Reed an open-ended straight draw against Varnell's set of aces, but the runout of 
bricked out eliminating Reed, who departed with the first five-figure cash.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,800,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 28
: 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
Maxime Heroux raised from the small blind to 125,000, Zhou Zhou called in the big blind.
On a flop of 
Heroux fired 300,000. Zhou tanked for a minute before putting in the call. On the turn Heroux jammed all-in covering Zhou for 680,000 more. Zhou took a minute, then announced "call".
Heroux showed 
for kings and a turned flush draw against Zhou's two pair of 
. The river brought the 
making Heroux his flush and ending Zhou's tournament run as Heroux scooped the largest pot of the tournament, becoming the first player to pass the two million mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,200,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 28
: 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
Action folded to Craig Varnell on the button and he raised to 175,000. Shaome Yang three-bet shoved from the big blind for 280,000 and Varnell called to put him at risk.
Craig Varnell: 
Shaome Yang: 
Yang had the preflop advantage and Varnell needed to improve in order to stack him. The flop fell 
to give Yang the nut straight, leaving Varnell drawing thin. The turn and 
river changed nothing, so Yang took the pot to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,500,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
600,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
Level: 28
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 0
Level 27
: 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
Four players each put in 40,000 before the dealer fanned out the flop. Action checked around.
The 
fell on the turn and action checked to John Gordon in middle position. He bet 150,000, Christopher Trang announced a pot-sized raise from the button, the blinds folded, and Gordon called to put himself at risk.
John Gordon:
Christopher Trang: 
Both players had turned Broadway but Trang had a redraw to nut diamonds. The on the river made his hand and he took the pot to end Gordon's run in this event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,180,000
590,000
|
590,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |