Event #82: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (6-Handed)
Day 3 Started
Event #82: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (6-Handed)
Day 3 Started
Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
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Horseshoe | 651 | 1 | Garrett McClelland | United States | 470,000 | 19 |
Horseshoe | 651 | 2 | Samuel Dray | France | 440,000 | 18 |
Horseshoe | 651 | 3 | Matthew Parry | United States | 2,500,000 | 100 |
Horseshoe | 651 | 4 | Cuba Levenberry | United States | 1,320,000 | 53 |
Horseshoe | 651 | 5 | Zachary Humphrey | United States | 560,000 | 22 |
Horseshoe | 651 | 6 | Danh Huynh | Canada | 890,000 | 36 |
Horseshoe | 652 | 1 | Lawrence Wayne | United States | 560,000 | 22 |
Horseshoe | 652 | 2 | Peter Brooks | United States | 405,000 | 16 |
Horseshoe | 652 | 3 | Mihai Niste | Romania | 160,000 | 6 |
Horseshoe | 652 | 4 | William Mawer | United Kingdom | 395,000 | 16 |
Horseshoe | 652 | 5 | Norbert Szecsi | Hungary | 420,000 | 17 |
Horseshoe | 652 | 6 | Tyler Gaston | United States | 1,745,000 | 70 |
Horseshoe | 653 | 1 | Huilin Chen | United States | 605,000 | 24 |
Horseshoe | 653 | 3 | Will Berry | United States | 405,000 | 16 |
Horseshoe | 653 | 4 | Dustin Goldklang | United States | 4,225,000 | 169 |
Horseshoe | 653 | 5 | Lukas Zaskodny | Czech Republic | 2,035,000 | 81 |
Horseshoe | 653 | 6 | Joshua Stefansky | United States | 1,670,000 | 67 |
Horseshoe | 659 | 1 | Konstantinos Bouloutsos | Greece | 900,000 | 36 |
Horseshoe | 659 | 2 | Ian Matakis | United States | 1,150,000 | 46 |
Horseshoe | 659 | 3 | Warwick Mirzikinian | Australia | 780000 | 0 |
Horseshoe | 659 | 4 | Zhen Cai | United States | 1,135,000 | 45 |
Horseshoe | 659 | 5 | Connor Drinan | United States | 3,270,000 | 131 |
Horseshoe | 659 | 6 | Tomasz Gluszko | Poland | 555,000 | 22 |
Horseshoe | 660 | 1 | William Reynolds | United States | 510,000 | 20 |
Horseshoe | 660 | 2 | Marc Lagaze | France | 2,530,000 | 101 |
Horseshoe | 660 | 3 | Eric Hayes | United States | 1,430,000 | 57 |
Horseshoe | 660 | 4 | James Hughes | United States | 455,000 | 18 |
Horseshoe | 660 | 5 | Elliott Kampen | United States | 415,000 | 17 |
Horseshoe | 660 | 6 | Kyle Merron | United States | 850,000 | 34 |
Horseshoe | 661 | 1 | Brandon Shack-Harris | United States | 1,865,000 | 75 |
Horseshoe | 661 | 2 | Kane Kalas | United States | 795,000 | 32 |
Horseshoe | 661 | 3 | George Abi-Zeid | United States | 990,000 | 40 |
Horseshoe | 661 | 4 | Benjamin Juhasz | Hungary | 2,480,000 | 99 |
Horseshoe | 661 | 5 | Sokchheka Pho | United States | 650,000 | 26 |
Horseshoe | 661 | 6 | Dimitrios Michailidis | Greece | 810,000 | 32 |
With Chad Holloway on vacation, Jesse Fullen and special co-host Norman Chad continue The Chad & Jesse Poker Show straight from the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
They welcome GGPoker Ambassador Kevin Martin to the show as this week’s guest. The Big Brother Canada winner talked about meeting his wife on the show, how he found his way into poker and the streaming game, and busting the record-breaking 2023 WSOP Main Event. He also offers up three names when it comes to who he admires most in the poker content space.
Norman Chad and Jesse then do a new "Calling the Clock" segment in which they offer quick two-minute dialogues for topics on “The Board.”
The final 35 players in Event #82: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed take their seats today at the 2023 World Series of Poker, looking to continue their journey towards WSOP glory. Dustin Goldklang leads the way heading into action at Horseshoe and Paris Last Vegas, bringing a sizeable chip lead into Day 3.
The 35 returning players have all locked up a minimum of $13,343, while the top prize of $480,122 and the WSOP gold bracelet await the winner.
Goldklang bagged a massive stack of almost 170 big blinds, leading the way over WSOP bracelet winner Connor Drinan. Marc Lagaze, Matthew Parry and Benjamin Juhasz round out the top five returning to the Horseshoe Events Center this afternoon.
A total of 1,013 entries created a prize pool of $2,704,710 with the field playing down to the final five tonight.
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
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1 | Dustin Goldklang | United States | 4,225,000 | 169 |
2 | Connor Drinan | United States | 3,270,000 | 131 |
3 | Marc Lagaze | France | 2,530,000 | 101 |
4 | Matthew Parry | United States | 2,500,000 | 100 |
5 | Benjamin Juhasz | Hungary | 2,480,000 | 99 |
6 | Lukas Zaskodny | Czech Republic | 2,035,000 | 81 |
7 | Brandon Shack-Harris | United States | 1,865,000 | 75 |
8 | Tyler Gaston | United States | 1,745,000 | 70 |
9 | Joshua Stefansky | United States | 1,670,000 | 67 |
10 | Eric Hayes | United States | 1,430,000 | 57 |
Among the notable names still in contention are Day 1 chip leader Tyler Gaston, along with WSOP bracelet winners Brandon Shack-Harris and Norbert Szecsi.
WSOP Player of the Year leader Ian Matakis is also returning today, looking to accumulate more points while chasing a second bracelet.
The action resumes at 1 p.m. local time, with blinds on Level 21 at 10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 big blind ante.
The PokerNews team will continue to provide live updates from the floor throughout the tournament as we identity the final five on the way to crowning the next WSOP champion.
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Cards are in the air with the final 35 players in their seats and ready to play!
Action was caught after the board ran out 6♠A♣5♥10♣6♦, and Ian Matakis led out for 250,000 from the big blind.
Zhen Cai took his time considering before he found a fold.
With this pot, the leading player of the year contender pushes his stack to equal that of the average stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Ian Matakis |
1,200,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
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Zhen Cai |
1,010,000
-125,000
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-125,000 |
Tyler Gaston raised to 60,000 on the button and got called by Peter Brooks in the big blind to bring out the 10♠6♠3♣ flop.
Brooks checked to Gaston who continued with a bet of 100,000. Brooks thought briefly before he tossed out a check-raise to 200,000. Gaston called to take both players to the A♥ turn.
Brooks counted out his chips before he slid out a bet of 300,000.
Gaston decided on a fold and the dealer pushed the pot in Brooks' direction.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Tyler Gaston |
1,560,000
-185,000
|
-185,000 |
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Peter Brooks |
1,050,000
645,000
|
645,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Mihai Niste | Busted | |
James Hughes | Busted | |
William Mawer | Busted | |
Norbert Szecsi | Busted | |
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Kyle Merron raised to 55,000 from under the gun and faced a pot-sized three-bet from Elliott Kampen in the big blind. Merron called to see the J♠5♦9♠ flop.
Kampen led with a jam for around 200,000 and Merron called to set up a runout with Kampen at risk.
Elliott Kampen: A♦K♥Q♥Q♣
Kyle Merron: 6♠7♦8x9x
The board ran out 4♦ and 7♠, giving Merron a straight and sending Kampen to the exit.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Kyle Merron |
2,150,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
Elliott Kampen | Busted |