Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day 3 Completed
Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day 3 Completed
Day 3 of Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Championship began with 18 players and after five levels of play only five remain with Ari Engel standing tall as chip leader going into the fourth and final day of this championship event.
The day started off fast with an steady influx of eliminations, including WSOP bracelet holders Alan Sternberg, Brian Rast, and Paul Volpe, all of whom were eliminated within the first two levels of play. It didn’t take long to reach the unofficial final table of 10, which started with Day 3 chip leader Andrew Yeh still atop the pack.
Ari Engel and Andrew Yeh shook things up early at the unofficial final table, with Engel eliminating both Chris Vitch and Khamar Xaytavone early on. Meanwhile, Yeh took down a couple large pots that led to the eliminations of both Robert Mizrachi and Ben Landowsky. George Wolff bubbled the final table live stream after surviving as the short stack for quite some time before succumbing to Engel.
Of course, all eyes are sure to be on Phil Hellmuth, who managed to survive the day but heads into Day 4 as the short stack. He will be looking to run up his stack and secure a record-setting 16th career WSOP gold bracelet tomorrow.
The surviving players return tomorrow at 4 p.m. PST and play on a live-stream hosted by PokerGO until a champion is crowned.
Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
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1 | Andrew Yeh | United States | 1,105,000 |
2 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | 390,000 |
3 | Eddie Blumenthal | United States | 1,405,000 |
4 | Ari Engel | United States | 3,485,000 |
5 | Zachary Milchman | United States | 1,660,000 |
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Player | Chips | Progress |
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3,485,000 | |
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1,660,000 | 460,000 |
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1,405,000 | 505,000 |
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1,105,000 | -45,000 |
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390,000 | 140,000 |
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Day 3 has ended after approximately nine hours of play with five players remaining. Stay tuned for a recap of the day's events.
Ari Engel opened on the button and George Wolff called in the big blind with just crumbs behind.
Wolff led out on the flop of and Engel raised to put his opponent all-in. Wolff called.
George Wolff:
Ari Engel:
The board ran out and Engel scooped the pot with the nut flush and a low, sealing Wolff's fate as the final Day 3 elimination.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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3,485,000 | 685,000 |
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Busted | |
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Zachary Milchman raised from the cutoff and George Wolff went all in on the button. Phil Hellmuth cold-called from the big blind and Milchman called as well.
Hellmuth proceeded to check-call bets from Milchman on the flop,
turn, and
river. Milchman tabled
for a full house with a low and Wolff revealed
for a better low.
Hellmuth mucked — awarding Milchman the side pot and half of the main pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,200,000 | 200,000 |
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280,000 | 120,000 |
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250,000 | -390,000 |
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Level: 23
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 0
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The remaining six players are on a 10-minute break. Day 3 will break when one more player is eliminated.
George Wolff raised all-in for his last 80,000 in the small bind, and Andrew Yeh called from the big to put Wolff at risk.
Wolff:
Yeh:
The board ran out and Wolff doubled through Yeh.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,150,000 | -100,000 |
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160,000 | 80,000 |
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