Event #51: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day 3 Completed
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #51: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$902,250
Entries
401
Level
31
Limits
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000
Level 31
: 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Brazil has a new hero.
It took over 30 levels over three long days for Yuri Dzivielevski to become the latest WSOP bracelet winner after he triumphed in Event #51: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better and he could not have been happier about the accomplishment.
“This is the most special moment, for sure,” Dzivielevski said in an interview after his victory. The mixed game event saw 401 hopefuls enter the tournament on June 22nd to generate a total prize pool of $902,250. After 10 one-hour levels of play, that number became 128. Those 128 returned yesterday to play 10 more one-hour levels, with 61 making the money and only 12 advancing to the final day of play earlier this afternoon to battle it out for a gold bracelet and the first place prize of $213,750.
The journey was nowhere near complete when the day began. It took around 10 minutes into the 11th level of play today for Dzivielevski to become triumphant after him and eventual runner-up Michael Thompson agreed to extend the match into the one-hour courtesy level offered to players should they find themselves heads-up at what would be the end of a normally scheduled Day 3.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuri Dzivielevski | Brazil | $213,750 |
| 2 | Michael Thompson | United States | $132,113 |
| 3 | Denis Strebkov | Russia | $89,744 |
| 4 | Andrey Zaichenko | Russia | $62,176 |
| 5 | Dan Zack | United States | $43,950 |
| 6 | Philip Long | United Kingdom | $31,710 |
| 7 | Alex Livingston | Canada | $23,362 |
| 8 | Daniel Ratigan | United States | $17,584 |
Day 3 Action
With the split-pot format and a talented lineup of players from around the world, action was constantly back-and-forth from the get go. The unofficial final table of nine was reached just before the first break of the day and it took over an hour from that point for the first elimination to occur. Thompson, Daniel Ratigan (8th place), and Andrey Zaichenko (4th place) battled as short stacked for close to three hours before Ratigan was eliminated.
During those three hours, Dzivielevski found himself go from being in the middle of the pack to commanding chip leader, finding himself with around one-third of the chips in play when the tournament reached seven-handed play. Another two hours went by with a dinner break in between before Alex Livingston (7th place), who was consistently among the top three in chips was eliminated by Dzivielevski in a huge, multiway pot in a hand of Stud Hi-Lo where Dzivielevski’s tens and threes were good to secure the knockout and bring his stack to over three million, greater than half the chips in play. Shortly thereafter, Philip Long (6th place) found himself short as the increasing levels got larger and larger and was eliminated after Thompson scooped a pot in Omaha Hi-Lo for the last of his chips.
The fifth place finisher was current WSOP Player of the Year frontrunner Dan Zack, who secured his tenth cash of the series shortly after its halfway point. Zack battled back from crumbs several times but was unable to survive after being crippled a final time when he doubled up eventual third place finisher Denis Strebkov in a hand of Stud Hi-Lo after his pair of kings lost to Strebkov’s pair of aces.
Shorty after the final break of the night, Zaichenko found himself short and was eliminated by Dzivielevski, who had maintained his stack at around three million. The dynamics then changed when play became three-handed. Strebkov had the momentum shift his way as he built his stack from as low as 500,000 up to 2,400,000.
Then it became Thompson’s turn as he found himself down to 330,000. He doubled twice in a row, once in each game, and then took down a massive hand in Stud Hi-Lo that went three-ways to the river. Dzivielevski folded to Thompson’s bet while Strebkov called and lost to a full house, deuces full of queens. He then had over half the chips in play with Dzivielevski and Strebkov at 1.6 milion and 1.1 million, respectively. Dzivielevski was not done, however.
When asked about the journey, Dzivielevski remarked: “I think the most important part is to be present, to be happy and you have to work with what you have. I cannot think about what I lose or what I can win. If I think [about those things], I’m going to be anxious and it’s not good because I cannot go to the past and recover everything I have, so I live in the moment.”
As the levels rose and the number of bets in the tournament decreased, Dzivielevski started to win a few pots. It wasn’t long before he knocked out Strebkov and entered heads-up play versus Thompson with stacks nearly even. Thompson was the one who jumped out to an early lead, however, Dzivielevski was able to battle back to even stacks.
The biggest hand of the night then came in a Stud Hi-Lo hand that saw raises on both fourth- and fifth streets. By the end of the hand, both players had a king-high flush though Dzivielevski had a higher kicker. This gave him a three-to-one chip lead, which he later increased to five-to-one after hitting a straight in Omaha Hi-Lo. Thompson was able to hang around for another 10 minutes, doubling up once in the process, but eventually found himself all in and drawing dead on the turn with two pair and a flush draw against Dzivielevski’s full house, queens full of kings.
At that point, Dzivielevski’s rail erupted and could not wait to rejoice with him, taking pictures with him and tossing him up into the air in celebration. Dzivielevski, despite the chaos around him, remains focused. He plans to keep playing and keep fighting for more titles. As the man himself put it, “I want to feel this feeling again and again.”
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Level 31
: 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Yuri Dzivielevski completed from the small blind and Michael Thompson raised. Dzivielevski called and the two saw a flop of 
. Thompson bet and Dzivielevski called. The turn came 
and Thompson bet again for the remainder of his chips. Dzivielevski called.
Yuri Dzivielevski: 
Michael Thompson: 
"You got me. Nice Hand. I'm dead."
The river came a meaningless 
and Thompson finished the tournament in second place.
A full recap of the tournament will be posted shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,015,000
715,000
|
715,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 31
: 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Michael Thompson 
Yuri Dzivielevski 
Thompson was all in on the first bet on third street and the dealer dealt each player their cards face up to determine Thompson's fate. Dzivielevski's Brazilian rail started to chant as the cards were being dealt but it was to no avail this time as Thompson's hand scooped the pot to start the journey back.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,300,000
-355,000
|
-355,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
700,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
Level: 31
Limits: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 50,000
Level 30
: 150,000/300,000, 30,000 ante
Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Yuri Dzivielevski: 
/ 
Michael Thompson: / 
(folded on sixth)
Dzivielevski was the bring in and Thompson called. Thompson bet fourth and Dzivielevski called.
Dzivielevski was first to act on fifth street and bet. Thompson called. Dzivielevski fired again on sixth and Thompson looked agonized as he deliberated over whether he wanted to commit the majority or entirety of his last remaining chips.
He seemed like he wanted to fold and second-guessed himself for a quick moment. However, his intuition took back over as he stated he was sure Dzivielevski had two pair and sent his cards into the muck, leaving about 360,000 behind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,655,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
360,000
-480,000
|
-480,000 |
Level 30
: 150,000/300,000, 30,000 ante
Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Yuri Dzivielevski: 
/ 
/ 
Michael Thompson: 
/ 
/
Dzivielevski was the bring in and Thompson completed. Dzivielevski made it two bets and Thompson went all in for his last 420,000. Dzivielevski called.
Upon getting chips all in, Thompson was ahead with his ace high. Both players ended up making a pair of sixes but Thompson's ace kicker was good to secure the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,175,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
840,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
Level 30
: 150,000/300,000, 30,000 ante
Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
The flop read 
. Yuri Dzivielevski put out a bet and was called by Michael Thompson. The turn was the 
. Dzivielevski bet and was raised by Thompson, Dzivielevski put in the call. The river was the . Both players checked.
Thompson announced two-pair but it was no good as Dzivielevski showed the 
for a straight and send Thompson's chip stack spiraling down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,950,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,050,000
-485,000
|
-485,000 |
Level 30
: 150,000/300,000, 30,000 ante
Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Yuri Dzivielevski: / 
/
Michael Thompson: / 
/
Michael Thompson was the bring in and Yuri Dzivielevski completed. Thompson called and then check-raised Dzivielevski's bet on fourth. Dzivielevski called.
Thompson bet again on fifth. Dzivielevski raised and Thompson called. Dzivielevski then bet sixth and seventh with Thompson calling him down.
"Flush," Dzivielevski said.
"How high?" asked Thompson.
Dzivielevski tabled for a king-high flush. Thompson showed his down cards of for a lower king-high flush and looked back at his rail to know he had been coolered.
In the meantime, Dzivielevski raked in the massive pot amidst the "Vamoooooo"s of his rail and is closing in on a three-to-one chip advantage.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,480,000
1,665,000
|
1,665,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,535,000
-1,665,000
|
-1,665,000 |
Level 30
: 150,000/300,000, 30,000 ante
Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Yuri Dzivielevski raised out of the big blind and was called by Michael Thompson.
The flop was the Thompson bet and was called. Thompson was again called when he bet on the turn of . The river was the 
and action went check-check. Dzivielevski turned over the best hand with 
to scoop the pot and get him back into shouting distance.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,200,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
|
|
2,815,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
|
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