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Event #70: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
Day 3 Completed
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #70: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
Day: 3
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Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
After ten levels of play, Day 3 action has come to a close here in Event #70: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship at the 2026 World Series of Poker, hosted by the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Of the 37 players who began the day, just three will return for Day 4 on Monday, each having locked up at least $627,832. The remaining competitors will battle for a share of the $7,774,800 prize pool, with the winner set to earn $1,350,203 and the coveted gold bracelet.
Reigning Main Event champion Michael Mizrachi, who bagged a commanding chip lead on both Day 1 and Day 2, did exactly the same on Day 3 after another dominating performance. He bagged 40,225,000, good for eighty percent of the chips in play, and will look to go wire-to-wire to capture bracelet number nine, his first one in the four-card variant.
Sitting in second is Zarvan Tumboli (5,550,000), who won his entry through an $1,100 satellite, and rounding out the podium is Michael Hahn (4,450,000).
Day 3 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Mizrachi | United States | 40,225,000 | 161 |
| 2 | Zarvan Tumboli | India | 5,500,000 | 22 |
| 3 | Michael Hahn | United States | 4,450,000 | 18 |
Day 3 Action
The beginning of Day 3 set a fast tempo, with the field slimming down with a flurry of bustouts during the first couple of hours. Those who exited in the first level include James Chen, who couldn't survive a three-way all-in, Maxi Lehmanski, whose pocket aces were cracked by Jesse Lonis, and Sean Remz, who was sent packing with set over set.
Other notables to see the door before the first break were bracelet winners Lautaro Guerra, Ryutaro Suzuki, Dan Sepiol, and Kristen Foxen.
Ryan Riess, the 2013 WSOP Main Event champion, bowed out during the early-to-middle stages of the day, followed by three-time bracelet winner Paul Volpe, who got it all in with pocket aces against the flopped two pair of Emmanuel Derecho.
Mizrachi continued his hot streak by claiming back-to-back eliminations with Francisco Perez out in 20th and Syed Shah in 19th.
"The Grinder" caught up with PokerNews on one of the breaks to discuss how his summer has been going, as well as his stellar performance in the 10k PLO leading up to the final table.
After Karel Mokry was sent to the rail just before the dinner break courtesy of Martin Zamani, only 12 players returned for the last four levels of the night.
Lonis ate some dessert in the form of a knockout, eliminating the short-stacked Dustin Nelson shortly after play resumed. From there, Tumboli scored a double-elimination, sending Joshua Barney and Ari Engel to the rail in 11th and 10th place, respectively.
With the unofficial final table set, Mizrachi managed to retain his dominating lead, entering with just under 100 big blinds, while Lonis sat at the bottom of the pack. It didn't take long for Lonis to find a double up after fading the river against Raj Vohra. He continued his ascent up the leaderboard when he cracked Aaron Kupin's aces to pass Mizrachi in the counts, marking the first time he relinquished the lead in two days.
Lonis didn't show any signs of slowing down, going on to take a couple pots from Martin Zamani to add to his newfound stack. Mizrachi then won several small-to-medium sized pots to begin to close the gap, with the two of them suddenly neck-and-neck for the lead with just over one level of play remaining.
In what seemed inevitable, the duo eventually collided in what proved to be the biggest pot of the tournament thus far, when Mizrachi got it all in on the turn with pocket aces against Lonis' pair and a gutshot. The river was a brick and Mizrachi held to scoop the massive pot, giving him nearly three times the amount of chips as his next closest competitor at the time, Tumboli.
After eliminating Toby Joyce in eighth, Mizrachi went on to finish off Lonis in seventh when he flopped bottom two against Lonis' top pair. As if that wasn't enough for one day's work, Mizrachi claimed two more victims in Ian Matakis and Zamani in back-to-back hands to wrap up the night in style.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,350,203 | ||
| 2 | $900,088 | ||
| 3 | $627,832 | ||
| 4 | Martin Zamani | United States | $445,080 |
| 5 | Ian Matakis | United States | $320,763 |
| 6 | Raj Vohra | United States | $235,073 |
| 7 | Jesse Lonis | United States | $175,233 |
| 8 | Toby Joyce | Ireland | $132,908 |
Action will resume at 3:15 p.m. local time on Monday, June 29, and the tournament will be played out on stream with a 2.5 hour delay. Play will resume at Level 31 with blinds at 125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 big blind ante, and there will be a 15-minute break every two levels. A one-hour dinner break will be determined at the tournament director's discretion.
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Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
In the very last hand of the night, Michael Mizrachi raised the pot out of the small blind and Martin Zamani called in the big blind. On the 10♥8♠5♠ flop, Mizrachi bet the pot and Zamani got the remainder of his short stack into the middle, as once more the entire rail jumped on their feet to see the last showdown for the day.
Martin Zamani: K♥9♥6♣2♦ 
Michael Mizrachi: 10♣9♣5♠4♦
The top and bottom pair of Mizrachi was ahead, and it remained that way throughout the A♣ turn as well as the 3♣ river. Zamani was the last casualty of the night and takes home $445,080 for his efforts, while Mizrachi will return for the final day with more than eighty percent of the chips in play.
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
First to act, Michael Mizrachi raised to 700,000 and Ian Matakis three-bet the pot to 2,400,000 for essentially half of his stack. Mizrachi called and then potted the J♥8♠3♠ flop. Matakis called all-in for around 2,450,000.
Ian Matakis: A♠Q♦Q♣9♠
Michael Mizrachi: K♦Q♠9♦5♠
The 5♦ turn and 9♥ river gave Mizrachi runner-runner two pair to knock out Matakis just before the end of play.
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Michael Mizrachi raised to 700,000 first to act and was called by Ian Matakis in the cutoff.
Mizrachi bet enough to put Matakis all in for his last 1,200,000 on the 6♦Q♠K♣ flop and Matakis quickly called all in.
Ian Matakis: Q♥J♥10♦4♦
Michael Mizrachi: A♥J♣10♥2♣
Matakis held the lead with his queens, and the 4♠3♠ runout kept him ahead for the double up.
A couple of hands later, Mizrachi raised to 600,000 from the small blind and folded after Matakis made it 1,800,000 from the big blind.
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Michael Hahn raised to 600,000 in the small blind and Raj Vohra called in the big blind.
The flop came 7♦J♣5♠ and Hahn bet enough to put Vohra all in, who had about 575,000 behind. Vohra made the call.
Raj Vohra: Q♠10♣8♦6♥
Michael Hahn: K♥8♥8♠2♥
The board ran out J♠, 6♣ and Hahn scooped the pot with two pair, jacks and eights, to send Vohra packing.
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Michael Mizrachi made it 600,000 to go and won the blinds. In the next hand, he raised to 500,000 and was called by Jesse Lonis in the big blind only.
The flop came K♦6♠4♣ and Lonis checked. Mizrachi bet 1,300,000 thereafter. Lonis examined his stack and called with slightly more chips behind. That led them to the Q♥ turn, on which Lonis checked, Mizrachi bet the pot, and Lonis called all in.
Jesse Lonis: K♥10♥9♦5♦
Michael Mizrachi: A♠J♣6♣4♥
Lonis was behind with his top pair against the bottom two pair of Mizrachi, and couldn't improve on the A♥ river, which only gave Mizrachi the better two pair. Lonis' run ended in 7th place for $175,233 to cut short his miracle comeback from fewer than one big blind on the final two tables.
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Toby Joyce had not been playing any hand for an extended period and was subsequently chipped down to fewer than five blinds. The Irishman raised to 700,000 from under the gun and Michael Mizrachi repotted to force out everyone else, after which Joyce called all-in.
Toby Joyce: A♣K♥J♦3♣
Michael Mizrachi: A♥A♦8♣6♥
The 10♣10♥3♠2♥10♦ board kept Mizrachi ahead all the way, and Joyce had to settle for 8th place and $132,908.
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Jesse Lonis limped from the cutoff, Michael Hahn limped on the button, Raj Vohra called in the small blind, and Michael Mizrachi checked his option in the big blind.
All four players checked on the 4♥2♦4♦ flop and 9♥ turn, but Mizrachi bet 400,000 after being checked to a third time on the A♠ river. Both Lonis and Hahn folded, but Vohra looked up Mizrachi, who turned over 10♣6♠5♣3♥ for a wheel.
Vohra mucked his cards and Mizrachi added more chips to his stack.
