Event 26: John Orfanos Steadily Rises To Tie It Up with Richard Gayler

$2,200 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 10,000/20,000
Players Remaining: 2 of 113

John Orfanos vs Richard Gayler — John Orfanos (foreground, left) stares down Richard Gayler (right).

John Orfanos was winning more than his share of pots for a while, slowly narrowing the gap between him and Richard Gayler.

Gayler raised to 60,000, and Orfanos called. The flop came 10d , Orfanos bet 80,000, and Gayler called. The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card paired the board with the 10h , and they checked again. Orfanos showed 10x to win the pot with trip tens, and Gayler mucked.

A couple hands later, Gayler raised to 60,000, Orfanos reraised to 180,000, and Gayler called. Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Orfanos bet 360,000, and Gayler folded. Orfanos took the pot.

John Orfanos – 1,000,000 (50 bb)
Richard Gayler – 1,250,000 (63 bb)

A couple hands later, Gayler raised to 60,000, and Orfanos called. The flop came , Orfanos checked, Gayler bet 60,000, and Orfanos called. The turn card was the , and both players checked.