Matthew Kaplan Leads 13 Runners into Day 3 of Event #62: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day 2 of Event #62: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better is in the books and Matthew Kaplan is the chip leader after two fast-paced days of mixed game action at the 2021 World Series of Poker. The popular format attracted 725 runners and generated a prize pool of $967,875. The Day 3 finale will kick off at 2 p.m. on November 3 where the winner will take home the WSOP gold bracelet and $186,789.
The second of three days started with 113 players and the money bubble burst within the first level to pay the top 109 players. The remaining 13 runners will move on to Day 3 on Wednesday, November 3. Players who made the money but did not qualify for Day 3 include Mike Matusow, Chip Jett, Robert Mizrachi, Andrew Kelsall,Kathy Liebert, and Ari Engel.
Tsugunari Toma, the Day 1 chip leader, came into Day 2 with more than three times the chips as his nearest competitor, but his luck turned south quickly and he was eliminated halfway through the day.
Kaplan holds the chip lead and will return in search of his first bracelet. He has cashed three times at the 2021 WSOP and this will be his first cash in an Omaha variant.
Among the other chip leaders that will try to catch Kaplan on Day 3 are Kevin Gerhart, Dustin Dirksen, and Roman Hrabec. Gerhart seeks his fourth bracelet and second of the 2021 WSOP, while Dirksen and Hrabec are in search of their first WSOP title.
Day 3 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Gold 403 | 1 | Matthew Kaplan | 3,145,000 |
| Amazon Gold 403 | 2 | Roman Hrabec | 1,800,000 |
| Amazon Gold 403 | 3 | Tamon Nakamura | 1,145,000 |
| Amazon Gold 403 | 4 | Dylan Wilkerson | 1,240,000 |
| Amazon Gold 403 | 5 | Kevin Gerhart | 2,900,000 |
| Amazon Gold 403 | 6 | Joseph Haddad | 665,000 |
| Amazon Gold 403 | 8 | Michael Trivett | 730,000 |
| Amazon Gold 411 | 2 | Sterling Lopez | 1,350,000 |
| Amazon Gold 411 | 4 | Richie Allen | 515,000 |
| Amazon Gold 411 | 5 | James Hong | 440,000 |
| Amazon Gold 411 | 6 | Bryant Bustamante | 805,000 |
| Amazon Gold 411 | 7 | Alexandr Orlov | 1,015,000 |
| Amazon Gold 411 | 8 | Dustin Dirksen | 2,400,000 |
The finale will kick off on Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Level 26 with blinds at 30,000/60,000 and a 60,000 ante. The tournament will move over to tables 403 and 411 in the Amazon Gold section and Day 3 will play until a winner is crowned.
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and Allen took the pot with queens and nines. Radanov hits the rail in 13th place for $9,039.
with Jason Straziuso all-in and at risk versus Roman Hrabec and Tamon Nakamura.
held by Hrabec that took the high with a seven-high straight, which bested the 
for two pairs aces and sevens held by Straziuso; the latter was eliminated in 15th place from the tournament. Tamon Nakamura took the low side of the pot with his 
and was awarded half of the pot.
and changed nothing.
which completed Kaplan's wheel and he scooped the massive pot, and McNeil was eliminated from the tournament in 16th place.
and that sealed the deal for Bustamante and he was awarded the pot, which in turn eliminated Reading from the tournament.
with Nathan Gamble, who called off his last 5,000 chips against Calen McNeil. 
made it official, and Gamble was eliminated from the tournament.
and McNeil locked up the winning hand, which eliminated Holder in the process.
for a rivered full house, jacks full of deuces, that came from behind and bested the 
for a lower full house, eights full of jacks, held by Birdsall, and the latter was eliminated from the tournament. 
and Gerhart's three tens knocked Coleman out of the tournament.
