Event #14: $1,500 Mixed: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, "Big O" Day 2 | 2026 World Series of Poker

Jun 02, 2026

Wood Catching Fire

Jacob Wilson

Level 23

Limit: 15,000/30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 15,000 Ante, 10,000/15,000 Blinds, 30,000-55,000 Pot Limit Raise

Big O

Action was picked up with Gregory Wood all in for 235,000, awaiting the decision of tablemate Gary Benson. The pot was bloated and the board read J♣8♦2♠10♠. After a lengthy tank, Benson stuck in calling chips, announcing a "low draw and a gutshot."

Gregory Wood: A♦J♠6♣2♥2♣ All in
Gary Benson: A♣Q♣8♠4♥3♣

The river 10♦ filled Wood up, as his boat on a board with no low beat Benson's pair of eights.

Tags: Gary Benson Gregory Wood

Jun 02, 2026

Vladimirov Falls To Choi

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Liam Gannon

Level 23

Limit: 15,000/30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 15,000 Ante, 10,000/15,000 Blinds, 30,000-55,000 Pot Limit Raise

Big O

Action was picked up with cards on their backs with Sergej Vladimirov all in and at risk for 95,000 from the big blind up against Kevin Choi in the cutoff.

Sergej Vladimirov: A♠Q♠10♣9♥5♦ All in
Kevin Choi: A♣J♣6♦3♠2♣

The board ran out A♥J♠4♣7♥10♠ and Choi's aces and jacks with the nut low were good for the pot to eliminate Vladimirov from the tournament.

Tags: Big O Kevin Choi Sergej Vladimirov

Jun 02, 2026

Arutyunyan Doubles With Quads

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Jacob Wilson

Level 23

Limit: 15,000/30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 15,000 Ante, 10,000/15,000 Blinds, 30,000-55,000 Pot Limit Raise

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

Serozh Arutyunyan got his final 35,000 into the middle pre-flop, with a shove from the button. Philip Sternheimer called off from the big blind, and had Arutyunyan calling for "big cards".

Serozh Arutyunyan: J♥10♠9♥2♠ All in
Philip Sternheimer: J♣5♥5♦4♦

The 9♠4♣5♠ flop gave both players quite a piece, as Sternheimer's set was up against the flush draw of Arutyunyan. The 9♣ turn rendered Arutyunyan's flush draw useless, but he picked up boat outs. The 9♦ river was more than enough, as his four-of-a-kind kept him alive. "Chip and a chair," he noted.

Tags: Philip Sternheimer Serozh Arutyunyan

Level: 23

Limit: 15,000/30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 15,000 Ante, 10,000/15,000 Blinds, 30,000-55,000 Pot Limit Raise

Jun 02, 2026

55th-63rd Place Finishers ($4,620)

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Liam Gannon

Level 22

Limit: 13,000/25,000 Blinds, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 12,000 Ante, 6,000/12,000 Blinds, 24,000-42,000 Pot Limit Raise

Jun 02, 2026

Liberto Knocks Out Woods

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Jerome Solomon

Level 22

Limit: 13,000/25,000 Blinds, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 12,000 Ante, 6,000/12,000 Blinds, 24,000-42,000 Pot Limit Raise

Omaha Hi-Lo

The hand was picked up after the river landed.

With the board reading 4♥Q♣10♠7♦4♦, James Woods reached for his final 32,000 chips and went all in.

Justin Liberto made the call, while George Wang folded.

James Woods: A♥J♠8♠7♥ All in
Justin Liberto: A♠A♣9♦4♣

Liberto took down the pot with three fours, while Woods earned his second cash of the series. He also finished 37th in Event #8: $1,500 Badugi.

Tags: George Wang James Woods Justin Liberto

Jun 02, 2026

Nattress Can't Fade Mantel

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Liam Gannon

Level 22

Limit: 13,000/25,000 Blinds, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 12,000 Ante, 6,000/12,000 Blinds, 24,000-42,000 Pot Limit Raise

Big O

Action was picked up with cards on their backs on a flop of 10♥6♣3♥, with Adam Nattress all in for 76,000 from the big blind up against Ariel Mantel in first position.

Adam Nattress: A♠Q♠10♦8♣3♦ All in
Ariel Mantel: A♥Q♥7♣4♣2♦

Mantel immediately improved to the nuts both ways on the turn 7♥ and the bracelet winner stayed ahead for the river K♥ to eliminate Nattress from the tournament.

Tags: Adam Nattress Ariel Mantel Big O

Jun 02, 2026

River Two Pair for Benson

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Jacob Wilson

Level 22

Limit: 13,000/25,000 Blinds, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 12,000 Ante, 6,000/12,000 Blinds, 24,000-42,000 Pot Limit Raise

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

Action was picked up on the turn, with a board reading 6♠7♠J♣3♣ in a heads-up pot contested between Christian Harder and Gary Benson, who were in the small blind and big blind respectively. Benson was facing an all-in bet from Harder, and after a short while he stuck in the call.

Christian Harder: A♠A♦10♣3♠ All in
Gary Benson: J♥9♥3♦2♣

Despite being behind, Benson was in pretty good shape to knock Harder out, needing any connection with the river to do so. He found it, as the 9♣ gave him two pair, and the check mark.

Tags: Christian Harder Gary Benson

Jun 02, 2026

Yarbrough Turns The Nuts

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Liam Gannon

Level 22

Limit: 13,000/25,000 Blinds, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 12,000 Ante, 6,000/12,000 Blinds, 24,000-42,000 Pot Limit Raise

Omaha Hi-Lo

Action was picked up in a pot between Brandon Cantu in the big blind, Ray Henson in the cutoff and David "Keith" Yarbrough on the button.

The flop rolled out 10♣9♠2♦ and Cantu bet to see both Henson and Yarbrough call.

On the turn Q♣, Cantu bet to see Henson fold and Yarbrough raise.

Cantu called and then check-called a bet on the river K♦.

Yarbrough turned over K♠J♠J♦3♠ for a king-high straight and Cantu stood out his chair and flicked his cards a couple of times before tossing them into the muck.