Event #66: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship (8-Handed)
Giorno 2 completo
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #66: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship (8-Handed)
Giorni 2
Event Info
Risultati finali
Event Info
Informazioni livello
Informazioni Giocatori - Giorno 2
2024 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Montepremi
$7,542,300
Entries
811
Livello
31
Bui
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
330
Giocatori Rimasti
48
Livello 20
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Thanks to the extended late registration in Event #66: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship, the Main Event of the four-card aficionados has set a new milestone. With a total of 811 entries, last year's attendance of 731 entries was obliterated to generate a massive prize pool of $7,542,300.
Some of the cash prizes have already been awarded, as the field was whittled down to just 48 survivors in the latest gold bracelet event of the 2024 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Leading the way by some margin is the UK's Jonathan Bowers with 3,300,000, but he faces plenty of big names with plenty of chips at their disposal. Niklas "Lena900" Astedt (2,300,000) and Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen (1,965,000) can for example be found in the overnight top ten. Both online wizards have already showcased their talents in the live poker arena, with Pärssinen, in particular, having notched up more than $5.6 million in cashes and a bracelet in a Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha three years ago.
France's Elie Nakache sits in second place with 2,795,000 ahead of Uri Reichenstein (2,630,000) and Nino Pansier carried over his large stack from Day 1 to advance with 2,020,000.
End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Bowers | United Kingdom | 3,300,000 | 110 |
| 2 | Elie Nakache | France | 2,795,000 | 93 |
| 3 | Uri Reichenstein | Israel | 2,630,000 | 88 |
| 4 | Niklas Astedt | Sweden | 2,300,000 | 77 |
| 5 | Nino Pansier | Netherlands | 2,020,000 | 67 |
| 6 | Eelis Parssinen | Finland | 1,965,000 | 66 |
| 7 | James Carroll | United States | 1,890,000 | 63 |
| 8 | Sonny Franco | France | 1,885,000 | 63 |
| 9 | Joshua Adkins | United States | 1,555,000 | 52 |
| 10 | Amit Ben Yacov | Israel | 1,500,000 | 50 |
Several other PLO specialists are still in contention as well such as Vasil Medarov (1,485,000), Kabeelan Rajamurthy (1,380,000), Richard Gryko (845,000), Ferenc Deak (680,000), Krzysztof Magott (335,000) and Tim Grau (300,000). They will be joined on Day 3 by big names including Noah Boeken, Michael Mizrachi, Stephen Chidwick and Jerry Wong.
David Benyamine (785,000), Chidwick (755,000), and Frank Crivello (625,000) were just some of the 85 Day 2 entrants who not only reached the money but retained their chances at the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
Notables in the money included Day 1 chip leader James Chen, Jim Collopy, Allan Le, Xixiang Luo, John Hennigan, 2022 $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller winner Tong Li, Danny Tang, and Joni Jouhkimainen.
Five-time bracelet winner Benny Glaser reached the top 100 spots but had to settle for a min-cash of $20,099. Last year's $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller champion Ka Kwan Lau also reached the money and bowed out in 104th place for the same amount.
The money bubble burst before the remaining field headed into the dinner break when Canada's [b]Marcello Del Grosso[/b] could not survive a three-way showdown with Kristopher Burchfield and Adam Lamphere.
Many other four-card aficionados didn't even make it that far. Last year's runner-up Arthur Morris, for example, bowed out early on and took to social media to describe his demise.
Juha Helppi, Koray Aldemir, Alex Foxen, Phil Ivey, David "Doc" Sands, Dan Smith, Joao Vieira and Maria Ho and Ryan Riess were just some high-profile casualties that came up short of the cash prizes as well.
The remaining 48 players have earned $27,471 for their efforts so far, but after the next elimination, their pay will jump to $31,242.
Day 3 is set to recommence at 1 p.m. local time in the Silver section of the Horseshoe Event Center, and the penultimate tournament day is scheduled to play at least ten levels of 60 minutes each or down to the final five.
Stay tuned right here on PokerNews to find out who will be crowned as the winner in the biggest $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship in the history of the WSOP.
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Livello 20
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe | 669 | 1 | Jonathan Bowers | United Kingdom | 3,300,000 | 110 |
| Horseshoe | 669 | 2 | James Carroll | United States | 1,890,000 | 63 |
| Horseshoe | 669 | 3 | Oshri Lahmani | Israel | 425,000 | 14 |
| Horseshoe | 669 | 4 | David Benyamine | France | 845,000 | 28 |
| Horseshoe | 669 | 5 | Michael Zhan | United States | 900,000 | 30 |
| Horseshoe | 669 | 6 | Nino Pansier | Netherlands | 2,020,000 | 67 |
| Horseshoe | 669 | 7 | Alec Weller | United States | 950,000 | 32 |
| Horseshoe | 669 | 8 | Robert Mierzejewski | United States | 550,000 | 18 |
| Horseshoe | 670 | 1 | Tomer Daniel | United States | 1,095,000 | 37 |
| Horseshoe | 670 | 2 | Felipe Ramos | Brazil | 550,000 | 18 |
| Horseshoe | 670 | 3 | Kabeelan Rajamurthy | Malaysia | 1,380,000 | 46 |
| Horseshoe | 670 | 4 | Richard Gryko | United Kingdom | 845,000 | 28 |
| Horseshoe | 670 | 5 | Nitesh Kawtani | United States | 1,030,000 | 34 |
| Horseshoe | 670 | 6 | Karim Lehoussine | France | 380,000 | 13 |
| Horseshoe | 670 | 7 | Eric Liu | United States | 665,000 | 22 |
| Horseshoe | 670 | 8 | Kevin Marcotte | United States | 325,000 | 11 |
| Horseshoe | 671 | 1 | Elie Nakache | Franceance | 2,795,000 | 93 |
| Horseshoe | 671 | 2 | Krzysztof Magott | Poland | 335,000 | 11 |
| Horseshoe | 671 | 3 | Michael Mizrachi | United States | 440,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 671 | 4 | Phuoc Vo | United States | 480,000 | 16 |
| Horseshoe | 671 | 5 | Patrick Kennedy | United Kingdom | 880,000 | 29 |
| Horseshoe | 671 | 6 | Filippos Stavrakis | United States | 1,085,000 | 36 |
| Horseshoe | 671 | 7 | Manh Nguyen | United States | 220,000 | 7 |
| Horseshoe | 671 | 8 | Jerry Wong | United States | 275,000 | 9 |
| Horseshoe | 672 | 1 | Eelis Parssinen | Finland | 1,765,000 | 59 |
| Horseshoe | 672 | 2 | Adam Lamphere | United States | 745,000 | 25 |
| Horseshoe | 672 | 3 | Yuriy Boyko | Ireland | 700,000 | 23 |
| Horseshoe | 672 | 4 | Noah Boeken | Netherlands | 1,180,000 | 39 |
| Horseshoe | 672 | 5 | Joshua Adkins | United States | 1,555,000 | 52 |
| Horseshoe | 672 | 6 | Tim Grau | Austria | 300,000 | 10 |
| Horseshoe | 672 | 7 | Jose Ramon Garcia | Spain | 1,245,000 | 42 |
| Horseshoe | 672 | 8 | Eric Wasserson | United States | 305,000 | 10 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 1 | Mandy Calara | United States | 730,000 | 24 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 2 | Amit Ben Yacov | Israel | 1,500,000 | 50 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 3 | Daniel Demicki | Poland | 215,000 | 7 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 4 | Uri Reichenstein | Isrel | 2,630,000 | 88 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 5 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 755,000 | 25 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 6 | Niklas Astedt | Sweden | 2,300,000 | 77 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 7 | Zachary Peay | United States | 1,335,000 | 45 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 8 | Frank Crivello | United States | 625,000 | 21 |
| Horseshoe | 675 | 1 | Sonny Franco | France | 1,885,000 | 63 |
| Horseshoe | 675 | 2 | Justin Smith | United States | 580,000 | 19 |
| Horseshoe | 675 | 3 | Ferenc Deak | Hungary | 660,000 | 22 |
| Horseshoe | 675 | 4 | Bruno Fitoussi | France | 540,000 | 18 |
| Horseshoe | 675 | 5 | Vasil Medarov | Bulgaria | 1,485,000 | 50 |
| Horseshoe | 675 | 6 | Jared Ingles | United States | 500,000 | 17 |
| Horseshoe | 675 | 7 | Andrew Loomis | United States | 575,000 | 19 |
| Horseshoe | 675 | 8 | Majid Yahyaei | United States | 650,000 | 22 |
Livello 20
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
3,300,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
||
|
2,795,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
||
|
2,630,000
980,000
|
980,000 |
|
2,300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
2,020,000
455,000
|
455,000 |
|
1,965,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,890,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
1,885,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
1,555,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
|
1,500,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
1,485,000
1,060,000
|
1,060,000 |
|
1,380,000
580,000
|
580,000 |
|
1,335,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
1,245,000
695,000
|
695,000 |
|
1,180,000
395,000
|
395,000 |
|
1,095,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
|
1,085,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,030,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
950,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
900,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
880,000
880,000
|
880,000 |
|
845,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
||
|
785,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
|
||
|
755,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
745,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
Livello 20
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
All tables are bagging and tagging as Day 2 of the $10,000 PLO Championship has concluded.
Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of the day.
Livello 20
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Alec Weller raised and earned calls from Bruno Fitoussi and Majid Yahyaei. Three ways to the J♥J♣10♣ flop, it checked to Fitoussi and he bet 65,000 in the cutoff. Yahyaei raised the pot and got rid of both opponents.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,000,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
825,000
825,000
|
825,000 |
|
200,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Livello 20
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
In a single-raised pot between Thomas Zanot in the cutoff and Niklas Astedt on the button, they got it in after the 10♠6♦4♠ flop with Astedt as the player at risk for 950,000.
Niklas Astedt: Jx7♥6♣5♥ 
Thomas Zanot: A♠K♥8♦7♠
Zanot had a double gutshot and the ace-high flush draw while Astedt had middle pair and the open-ender. The 3♣ turn improved Astedt and the 4♦ river confirmed his double.
Zanot was left on five blinds and potted one hand later, Sonny Franco repotted in the big blind and Zanot called for 125,000.
Thomas Zanot: K♥Q♣Q♠7♣
Sonny Franco: K♦Q♦J♣2♠
The J♦8♥2♦J♠8♣ board gave Franco a full house and Zanot yelled "player out ... son of a bitch" after which everyone at the table burst out in laughter.
"Good luck tomorrow boys," Zanot then said before he headed to the payout desk.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
|
1,925,000 | |
|
Eliminato |
Livello 20
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Eric Wasserson got his short stack of 180,000 chips in against Andrew Loomis, who immediately grabbed his phone to record another video.
Eric Wasserson: A♣10♣8♥3♠
Andrew Loomis: A♠A♦J♥8♠
The Q♠8♣J♠ flop gave Wasserson a pair and a gutshot, and the latter came in on the K♣ turn to give him the nuts.
"That's a good card," Wasserson dryly remarked as he faded a chop on the 6♦ river.
"I would stop recording if I were you," Filippos Stavrakis advised Loomis after the hand.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,000,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
525,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
380,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
||
Livello 20
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The floor has announced that five more hands will be played on each table before Day 2 concludes and the remaining players bag and tag.
Livello 20
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Joshua Adkins raised from an early position and called a pot-sized three-bet by James Chidwick to see a flop of A♠Q♥2♥. Once Adkins checked, Chidwick pushed all-in for 225,000 and that forced an instant fold from Adkins.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,550,000
625,000
|
625,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
750,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
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