Event #17: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day 2 Completed
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #17: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,525,905
Entries
1,143
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
0
Entries
394
Players Left
33
Kyle Burnside, Kyle Cartwright Pace the Field on Day 2 of Event #17: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Level 25
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
The record-setting field of 1,143 that began Event #17: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better at the 2023 World Series of Poker has been reduced to just 33 players, each with a chance to capture the bracelet on Day 3.
Kyle Burnside and Kyle Cartwright are the players with the best opportunity when play resumes at 1 p.m. local time on June 8. Burnside knocked out Jerry Wong and went on a hot run during the last level to finish up with a chip-leading stack of 2,345,000. Cartwright is right behind him with 2,310,000. It’s been nearly a decade since Cartwright won his World Series of Poker bracelet back in 2014, and he’s put himself in a position to add a second to his collection.
End of Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Burnside | United States | 2,345,000 | 59 |
| 2 | Kyle Cartwright | United States | 2,310,000 | 58 |
| 3 | Erik Perry | United States | 1,935,000 | 48 |
| 4 | Eric Varnado | United States | 1,750,000 | 44 |
| 5 | Qinghai Pan | United States | 1,680,000 | 42 |
| 6 | Ryan Scully | United States | 1,300,000 | 33 |
| 7 | Jim Collopy | United States | 1,275,000 | 32 |
| 8 | Tomomitsu Ono | Japan | 1,270,000 | 32 |
| 9 | Jeffrey Mitseff | United States | 1,215,000 | 30 |
| 10 | Mark Bixler | United States | 1,205,000 | 30 |
Erik Perry (1,935,000), Eric Varnado (1,750,000), and Qinghai Pan (1,680,000) round out the top five. But the most noise on Day 2, literally, came from the table shared by Ryan Scully, Ben Vidal, James Obst, and “Crazy” Mike Thorpe.
Thorpe characteristically kept the table talking as they took turns poking fun at each other and cracking jokes. Scully finished as the leader at this table with 1,300,000, while Vidal bagged up 980,000. Obst, already with a bracelet on his resume and back at the WSOP after a four-year hiatus while he pursued a tennis career, ended up with 720,000 and Thorpe 600,000.
Day 2 began with 394 players divided up between the conference center and Event Center of the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, each trying to make it into the money. Mike Matusow, Barry Greenstein, and Alex Foxen had their day end early as only the top 172 finishers earned a payday.
Once the bubble burst, Shaun Deeb (145th), WSOP legend Perry Green (139th), Phil Hellmuth (127th), 2021 champion Connor Drinan (110th), and David Williams (53rd) all made the walk to the payout desk.
The plan for Day 3 is to play down to a champion. Action will pick up on Level 26 with blinds at 20,000-40,000 and limits of 40,000-80,000. Even in a limit game, pots can become massive and stack sizes swing widely on the bumpy road to the final table and onto the crowning of a new champion.
PokerNews will be back on June 8 from 1:00 p.m. local time, following all the action and providing updates until only one player remains out of this once-massive field.
Seat Draw For Day 3
Level 25
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe | 674 | 2 | James Obst | Australia | 720,000 | 18 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 3 | Ryan Caskey | United States | 580,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 4 | Giuseppe Pantaleo | Germany | 1,175,000 | 29 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 5 | Jeffrey Mitseff | United States | 1,215,000 | 30 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 6 | Eric Varnado | United States | 1,760,000 | 44 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 7 | Kyle Cartwright | United States | 2,310,000 | 58 |
| Horseshoe | 675 | 1 | Kyle Burnside | United States | 2,345,000 | 59 |
| Horseshoe | 675 | 2 | Qinghai Pan | United States | 1,680,000 | 42 |
| Horseshoe | 675 | 3 | Benjamin Gold | United States | 405,000 | 10 |
| Horseshoe | 675 | 4 | Ryan Scully | United States | 1,300,000 | 33 |
| Horseshoe | 675 | 5 | Tomomitsu Ono | Japan | 1,270,000 | 32 |
| Horseshoe | 675 | 7 | Erik Perry | United States | 1,935,000 | 48 |
| Horseshoe | 675 | 8 | William Kerkaert | United States | 60,000 | 2 |
| Horseshoe | 676 | 1 | Andrew Kerstine | United States | 580,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 676 | 2 | John Cernuto | United States | 635,000 | 16 |
| Horseshoe | 676 | 3 | Michael Russell | United States | 290,000 | 7 |
| Horseshoe | 676 | 4 | Arne Pederson | United States | 410000 | 10 |
| Horseshoe | 676 | 5 | Igor Zektser | United States | 775,000 | 19 |
| Horseshoe | 676 | 8 | Christopher Battenfield | United States | 290,000 | 7 |
| Horseshoe | 677 | 1 | Mike Thorpe | United States | 600,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 677 | 2 | Israel Garcia | United States | 445,000 | 11 |
| Horseshoe | 677 | 3 | Kevin Petersen | United States | 265,000 | 7 |
| Horseshoe | 677 | 4 | Kevin Hildebrand | United States | 205,000 | 5 |
| Horseshoe | 677 | 5 | Aubrey Gilbert | United States | 770,000 | 19 |
| Horseshoe | 677 | 6 | Mark Bixler | United States | 1,205,000 | 30 |
| Horseshoe | 677 | 8 | Nick Kost | United States | 495,000 | 12 |
| Horseshoe | 678 | 1 | Brian Kelley | United States | 865,000 | 22 |
| Horseshoe | 678 | 2 | Itsuko Yoroi | Japan | 400,000 | 10 |
| Horseshoe | 678 | 3 | Benjamin Vidal | United States | 980,000 | 25 |
| Horseshoe | 678 | 4 | Patrick Stacey | United States | 850,000 | 21 |
| Horseshoe | 678 | 5 | Nicolas Milgrom | United States | 85,000 | 2 |
| Horseshoe | 678 | 6 | Jim Collopy | United States | 1,275,000 | 32 |
| Horseshoe | 678 | 7 | Nicholas Goedert | United States | 435,000 | 11 |
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 25
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,345,000 | 1,395,000 |
|
2,310,000 | 610,000 |
|
1,935,000 | 435,000 |
|
1,750,000 | 750,000 |
|
1,680,000 | 1,120,000 |
|
1,300,000 | 510,000 |
|
1,275,000 | -425,000 |
|
1,270,000 | 755,000 |
|
1,215,000 | 940,000 |
|
1,205,000 | -95,000 |
|
1,175,000 | -25,000 |
|
980,000 | -220,000 |
|
865,000 | -210,000 |
|
850,000 | -250,000 |
|
775,000 | -25,000 |
|
770,000 | 659,500 |
|
720,000 | 20,000 |
|
635,000 | 335,000 |
|
600,000 | -100,000 |
|
580,000 | 330,000 |
|
580,000 | 180,000 |
|
495,000 | -65,000 |
|
445,000 | 195,000 |
|
435,000 | 150,000 |
|
|
410,000 | -90,000 |
Pederson Checks Down to a Win Against Garcia as End of Day Approaches
Level 25
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Israel Garcia limped in the cut off and Arne Pederson checked his option in the big blind to see a flop of 5♣8♦K♠. Both players checked through to a J♦ on the turn.
Action checked through again and the dealer put the K♣ out on the river.
Both players checked once more and Pederson turned over the 9♣9♦7♠3♣ which was good enough to take the pot down as Garcia tossed his cards into the muck on one of the last couple of hands to take place on Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000 | |
|
|
250,000 | -350,000 |
Pantaleo Scoops At the End
Level 25
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Giuseppe Pantaleo bet on a flop of Q♦10♦4♣ and was called by Benjamin Gold and Kyle Cartwright.
The turn came the 4♠ and Gold led out with a bet. Cartwright folded, but Pantaleo stuck around and called.
Both players checked the 7♥ river. "Ten," Gold announced, but Pantaleo had K♦Q♥3♥A♥ to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000 | -50,000 |
|
|
1,200,000 | 200,000 |
|
500,000 | -350,000 |
Four More Hands
Level 25
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Tournament officials announced that players will see four more hands before bagging up their chips.
Pantaleo, Bixler Chop Up Freedman
Level 25
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Wendy Freedman was all in on a flop of 8♠K♣3♥ and was up against Mark Bixler and Giuseppe Pantaleo.
The turn came the 7♦ and Bixler bet, then called when Pantaleo raised. Pantaleo bet again on the 9♣ river and Bixler called.
Pantaleo showed A♦K♦4♠2♥ for the low, while Bixler had A♥5♦K♥3♦ for two pair. Freedman had 8x3x for an inferior two pair and received a hug from John Cernuto as she headed for the payout desk with a few minutes left on Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000 | 300,000 |
|
|
1,000,000 | -250,000 |
|
Busted |
Cartwright and Pantaleo Chop a Big Three-Way Pot
Level 25
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
On a completed board of 8♦10♦K♠5♠4♣ that saw three streets worth of bets and calls, Kyle Cartwright and Giuseppe Pantaleo chop a pot that included Mark Bixler.
Cartwright showed A♥A♣9♦2♣ for the low side while Pantaleo turned over the A♠10♠7♥6♥ for the nut straight to take the high.
Bixler, aware that he couldn't beat or match either hand, tossed his cards toward the muck and watched as Cartwright and Pantaleo split his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,750,000 | 700,000 |
|
|
1,250,000 | 690,000 |
|
|
1,000,000 | 400,000 |
Obst Quarters Hildebrand
Level 25
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Kevin Hildebrand put out a bet on a board of 7♣3♣6♦6♠ and James Obst called.
The river came the J♥ and Obst again called a bet from Hildebrand, who turned over Ax2x for the low.
Obst showed A♦10♣J♦2♥ for the same low and a pair of jacks. "Oh, you hit a jack on me," Hildebrand said. "I run so good."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
700,000 | 150,000 |
|
150,000 | -650,000 |