Event #63: $1,500 Omaha Mix Day 3 | 2019 World Series of Poker

06-29-2019 11:58 UTC-7

Day 3 Begins at 2 p.m. as 38 Players Return to Battle

AaronMcBride

At 2 p.m. local time today, 38 players will return to the tables at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino for Day 3 of Event #63: $1,500 Omaha Mix, all looking secure their place at the final table.

Blake Schwartzbach bagged the overnight chip lead with 475,000 and is followed closely in the counts by Joe Tehan (458,000), Sean Yu (445,000), John Evans (440,000).

2013 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Ryan Riess (222,000) is also in contention among fellow bracelet winners James Van Alstyne (364,000), Ivo Donev (343,000), Luis Velador (257,000), Phil Laak (243,000), defending champion Yueqi Zhu (218,000), Andreas Klatt (102,000), and the short-stacked Barry Greenstein (37,000).

A British trio of online legend Patrick Leonard (220,000), Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. chairman Tony Bloom (178,000), and Stuart Rutter (104,000) will also return.

Each player is currently guaranteed a minimum payout worth $4,131, but everyone will have their eyes set on the $199,838 first-place prize.

The action will begin in level 21 with limit blinds set at 6,000-12,000 and pot limit blinds at 3,000-6,000. Each level will be 60-minutes with a 15-minute break every two levels, and a 60-minute dinner break at the end of level 26, with the Day 3 proceedings scheduled to play down the final six.

Make sure to stay tuned in to PokerNews for all the latest updates as we find out who will edge closer to winning another 2019 World Series of Poker bracelet.

Tags: Andreas Klatt Barry Greenstein Blake Schwartzbach Ivo Donev James van Alstyne Joe Tehan John Evans Luis Velador Patrick Leonard Phil Laak Ryan Riess Sean Yu Stuart Rutter Tony Bloom Yueqi Zhu

06-29-2019 14:19 UTC-7

Greenstein Eliminated by Dermer

Jan_Kores

Level 21 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Big O

Andreas Klatt raised to 13,000 under the gun and Aron Dermer flatted in the cutoff. Barry Greenstein had last 19,000 in the big blind and he moved all in. Both Klatt and Dermer called.

Klatt folded to Dermer's pot-sized bet of 60,000 on the flop and the showdown followed.

Greenstein:
Derner:

Dermer had aces with a royal flush draw, and while Greenstein hit a set on the turn, the river failed to pair the board. The left Dermer's nut flush ahead and Greenstein was eliminated early into Day 3.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aron Dermer	440,000 87,000	87,000
Barry Greenstein	Busted

Tags: Andreas Klatt Barry Greenstein Aron Dermer

06-29-2019 16:53 UTC-7

Riess and Laak Fall to Guerfi

Jan_Kores

Level 23 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

[Removed:146] raised in the cutoff and Ryan Riess said, "Alright," moving in his 85,000. Guerfi agreed to put in the chips preflop and they turned their hole cards up.

Riess:
Guerfi:

Guerfi flopped flush on and the remaining runout and didn't improve Riess' hand, leaving the whole pot with Guerfi.

Riess wished the table good luck before heading to the payout desk, finishing in 21st place.

Shortly afterwards, Guerfi scored another KO as he dispatched Phil Laak.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:146]	480,000 150,000	150,000
Ryan Riess	Busted

Phil Laak	Busted

Tags: Ryan Riess

06-29-2019 17:06 UTC-7

Lor Eliminated

AaronMcBride

Level 23 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Big O

The flop was down , and Sean Yu put Alexander Lor all in which the latter called.

Yu:
Lor:

The turn fell the , and river and Lor was eliminated in 19th place for $7,448.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Yu	810,000 444,000	444,000
Alexander Lor	Busted

Tags: Alexander Lor Sean Yu

06-29-2019 18:10 UTC-7

Howeth Moves Over a Million

AaronMcBride

Level 24 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Big O

The flop was down , and Anatolii Zyrin bet from the button, which both Shane Howeth and John Evans called from the blinds.

The turn fell the , and after the action checked to Zyrin once again, he bet pot for 126,000, leaving 220,000 behind.

Howeth moved all in for 494,000, and this resulted in John Evans going deep into the tank sat with 750,000. Close to two minutes had passed, and Evans was visibly frustrated, but ultimately called.

Zyrin then also called and the cards were turned on their back.

Anatolii Zyrin:
Shane Howeth:
John Evans:

The river card fell the and Howeth celebrated.

"Queen baby!" he exclaimed to his rail as he secured the high.

All three players held the nut low, and once the pot was split, Howeth moved up to 1,050,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shane Howeth	1,050,000 550,000	550,000
John Evans	325,000 -735,000	-735,000
Anatolii Zyrin	150,000 -560,000	-560,000

Tags: Anatolii Zyrin John Evans Shane Howeth

06-29-2019 19:19 UTC-7

Christopher Carey Eliminated in 14th Place ($9,440); Noah Bronstein Eliminated in 13th Place ($9,440)

Jan_Kores

Level 25 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Ivo Donev (hijack) and Christopher Carey (button) had both been dealt aces and they capped it preflop.

They continued in raising after the to put Carey all in.

Carey:
Donev:

The turn gave Carey a better low draw but the river was a lethal card, giving Donev a flush and a low while Carey finished what he'd started with.

Seconds after that, Noah Bronstein was eliminated by Iori Yogo from the other table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivo Donev	1,340,000 364,000	364,000

Iori Yogo	1,150,000 400,000	400,000
Noah Bronstein	Busted
Christopher Carey	Busted

Tags: Christopher Carey Iori Yogo Ivo Donev Noah Bronstein

06-29-2019 20:14 UTC-7

Shane Howeth Eliminated in 12th Place ($9,440)

AaronMcBride

Level 26 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

The flop was down , and Shane Howeth's 40,000 bet from the small blind was called by James Van Alstyne in the big blind.

The turn was the and Howeth bet, leaving himself with 37,000 behind. Van Alstyne raised to put Howeth all in, and he called.

Shane Howeth:
James Van Alstyne:

The river card fell the , and Van Alstyne stole the pot to eliminate Howeth in 12th place for $9,440.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Van Alstyne	1,050,000 406,000	406,000

Shane Howeth	Busted

Tags: James van Alstyne Shane Howeth

06-29-2019 22:00 UTC-7

Patrick Leonard Eliminated in 11th Place ($12,201)

Jan_Kores

Level 27 : 15,000/25,000, 0 ante

Big O

John Evans limped under the gun, Anatolii Zyrin overlimped on the button, Aron Dermer called as well and Patrick Leonard potted for 125,000 from the big blind. Evans called and Zyrin tanked before repotting for 545,000. Dermer escaped and Leonard called for his remaining chips, playing around 500,000. Evans had no further business in the hand.

Zyrin:
Leonard:

Leonard was hoping for a low board but he wouldn't get one as the dealer rolled out the . Zyrin took down the large pot, eliminating Leonard in 11th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anatolii Zyrin	1,475,000 625,000	625,000

Patrick Leonard	Busted

Tags: Anatolii Zyrin Aron Dermer John Evans Patrick Leonard

06-29-2019 22:08 UTC-7

Sean Yu Eliminated in 10th Place ($12,201)

AaronMcBride

Level 27 : 15,000/25,000, 0 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

The flop was down , and Iori Yogo bet 35,000 from the small blind. Sean Yu raised to pot for most of his stack, and he put the rest of it in after Yogo had reraised.