Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better (8-Handed)
Day 3 Started
Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better (8-Handed)
Day 3 Started
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe | 623 | 1 | Eric Baldwin | United States | 555,000 |
| Horseshoe | 623 | 2 | James Chen | United States | 2,100,000 |
| Horseshoe | 623 | 4 | Sovann Pen | United States | 655,000 |
| Horseshoe | 623 | 5 | John Cernuto | United States | 1,135,000 |
| Horseshoe | 623 | 6 | Curtis Phelps | United States | 1,985,000 |
| Horseshoe | 623 | 7 | Nontajit Sawaddee | United States | 795,000 |
| Horseshoe | 623 | 8 | Christopher Roth | United States | 720,000 |
| Horseshoe | 624 | 1 | Jason Stockfish | United States | 735,000 |
| Horseshoe | 624 | 2 | Jamie Kerstetter | United States | 280,000 |
| Horseshoe | 624 | 4 | Pearce Arnold | United States | 1,410,000 |
| Horseshoe | 624 | 5 | Dustin Sitar | United States | 960,000 |
| Horseshoe | 624 | 6 | Matthew Aronowitz | United States | 1,085,000 |
| Horseshoe | 624 | 7 | Aleksey Filatov | United States | 2,145,000 |
| Horseshoe | 624 | 8 | Ali Zargari | United States | 620,000 |
| Horseshoe | 625 | 1 | Kris Kwiatkowski | United States | 160,000 |
| Horseshoe | 625 | 2 | Jorge Ufano | United States | 195,000 |
| Horseshoe | 625 | 3 | Adam Nattress | United States | 2,480,000 |
| Horseshoe | 625 | 4 | Lewis Brant | United States | 1,850,000 |
| Horseshoe | 625 | 5 | Ben Yu | United States | 715,000 |
| Horseshoe | 625 | 6 | Todd Dakake | United States | 1,220,000 |
| Horseshoe | 625 | 7 | Michael Coombs | United States | 295,000 |
| Horseshoe | 625 | 8 | Mathew Rego | Canada | 1,120,000 |
Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Eight or Better Day 3 kicks off in the Horseshoe. Play resumes with Level 26, with blinds at 25,000/50,000 and betting limits at 50,000/100,000. Levels remain 60 minutes long, with breaks after every two. Dinner break time is to be determined. The final 22 players return today at 1 p.m. local time and will play down to a winner. First place walks away with $209,350 and a coveted bracelet.
Adam Nattress starts the day as the chip leader with 2,480,000. Nattress is poised to add another big score to his $142,819 total live earnings. Nattress will have some stiff competition though, with Aleksey Filatov (2,145,000) and James Chen (2,100,000) close behind. Chen started Day 2 as the chip leader and he doesn’t seem to be slowing down. Jamie Kerstetter returns as one of the shorter stacks with 280,000.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Nattress | United States | 2,480,000 |
| 2 | Aleksey Filatov | United States | 2,145,000 |
| 3 | James Chen | United States | 2,100,000 |
| 4 | Curtis Phelps | United States | 1,985,000 |
| 5 | Lewis Brant | United States | 1,850,000 |
| 6 | Pearce Arnold | United States | 1,410,000 |
| 7 | Todd Dakake | United States | 1,220,000 |
| 8 | John Cernuto | United States | 1,135,000 |
| 9 | Mathew Rego | Canada | 1,120,000 |
| 10 | Matthew Aronowitz | United States | 1,085,000 |
| Place | Prize (USD) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $209,350 | |
| 2 | $139,563 | |
| 3 | $97,445 | |
| 4 | $69,129 | |
| 5 | $49,842 | |
| 6 | $36,531 | |
| 7 | $27,227 | |
| 8 | $20,640 | |
| 9 | $15,920 | |
| 10th-11th | $12,497 | |
| 12th-15th | $9,988 | |
| 16th-22nd | $8,129 |
Stick with PokerNews to keep up with all the action throughout the day and see who dethrones reigning 2023 winner Jim Collopy to take home the bracelet!
Among the final 22 players in Event #4 is three-time bracelet winner and bonafide poker legend "Miami" John Cernuto. In an interview with PokerNews, actor James Woods made a passioned plea for the Poker Hall of Fame to induct his longtime friend.
It's that time of year again for the poker community to begin discussing who should be the next to reach poker's most elite club. Next month, the WSOP Poker Hall of Fame will begin taking fan nominations for the one-person Class of 2024, and then the living members of the HOF will vote on a winner based on the top fan vote getters.
Level: 26
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Play has resumed in Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better.
James Chen raised on the button and Sovann Pen called from the small blind. Pen check-called bets from Chen on the 7♣7♠6♦ flop and K♠ turn before both players checked the A♦ on the river.
Pen showed A♣K♣10♥6♥ for ace-king and Chen mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,850,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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1,085,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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955,000
300,000
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300,000 |
Kris Kwiatkowski raised from the cutoff and in the big blind, Lewis Brant called.
The flop rolled out K♦6♥4♥ and Brandt checked over to Kwiatkowski who bet and Brant called.
Brant bet the Q♣ turn and Kwiatkowski called to put himself all in.
Kris Kwiatkowski: A♠A♦Q♠9♦
Lewis Brant: K♣Q♥J♣9♣
Brant had turned two pair, leaving Kwiatkowski to draw to a set or better two pair on the river. A 10♦ only completed the straight for Brant to give him the first pot of the day while Kwiatkowski was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,100,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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Busted |
On the third and final day of this event, 21 out of 22 players have taken their seats, but Nontajit Sawaddee hasn't shown up yet and is currently being blinded off.
Update: Sawaddee has just arrived and the field is all set.
Jorge Ufano raised in the hijack which saw Adam Nattress three-bet in the cutoff which saw Ufano call as all other players folded.
The flop rolled out K♥5♠8♦ and Ufano checked over to Nattress, then called when Nattress bet to put himself all in.
Jorge Ufano: A♦Q♣9♣9♠
Adam Nattress: A♠J♠2♥2♦
The board ran out 7♠J♦ and the locked up the low for Nattress, while the river jack paired up with Nattress to give him the best high with a pair of jacks. Nattress' chip lead grew while Ufano was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,850,000
370,000
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370,000 |
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Busted | |