Action was pick up on the flop with one player all in and at risk against three players for his last two bets with Eric Baldwin on the button , Dragana Mackelprang in the small blind and Masato Yokosawa in the big blind.
The flop of Q♥J♦9♠ saw Mackelprang check to Yokosawa who bet into the side pot and only Baldwin called.
On the turn A♥, Yokosawa bet again and Baldwin released his hand, giving Yokosawa the side pot.
Hijack: A♠J♥5♥3♣
Masato Yokosawa: K♥10♦5♣4♣
The river K♣ did not fill up the hijack or complete his flush and Yokosawa took down the pot with his ace-high straight.
Brian Rast opened under the gun and found a call from Carol Fuchs, who defended her big blind.
Fuchs checked the 9♣6♥Q♣ flop, making the call when Rast continued for 3,000. The 7♥ turn produced another check from Fuchs, calling again after Rast fired 5,000.
The dealer turned over the 7♣ river, where both players tapped the table.
Fuchs revealed K♥J♠J♦9♠ for two pair with jacks, while Rast showed A♦Q♠5♥2♥ for two pair with queens to scoop the pot.
Action was picked up with cards on their backs with bracelet winner Bob Slezak in the big blind with another player at risk for his last three bets from the small blind.
Small blind: Q♥Q♦10♥8♥
Bob Slezak: A♠A♥8♣7♦
The flop of Q♠9♦5♥ put small blind in the lead as he sat back down in his seat.
"Don't sit down!" yelled Ray Fishman, implying a jinx was afoot.
Immediately after sitting down, the turn came off an A♦ which gave Slezak the set and left the small blind drawing to a jack only to win. The river 2♦ gave Slezak a low as well which was good enough for the bracelet winner to take down the pot and add to his growing stack.
The floor has drawn four hands. At the conclusion of these hands, the players will leave for the night and return tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. to the Horseshoe Gold to play.
The first mixed game event of the 2024 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas kicked off with a bang as 928 entrants came out to play Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Eight or Better. The prize pool of $1,238,880 will be divided up tomorrow once the field reaches 140 players, each one securing a minimum payout of $3,003 with all eyes on the $209,350 and WSOP gold bracelet given to the eventual winner.
Leading the way is James Chen (US), who bagged a massive stack of 386,000. The Omaha specialist, who hails from Pittsburgh, PA, has amassed quite the resume over the past 13 years. His largest cash came from the 2023 WSOP, where he finished runner-up to Ben Lamb for $304,571 in the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Eight or Better. With this massive stack today, he looks to put himself in a prime position for a deep run in another Omaha field at the WSOP.
End of Day Top Ten Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chip Count
1
James Chen
United States
386,000
2
Upeshka De Silva
United States
240,500
3
Christopher Battenfield
United States
240,000
4
Igor Zektser
United States
231,000
5
Jeff Shulman
United States
213,500
6
Patrick Moulder
United States
213,000
7
Jeremy Heartberg
United States
211,000
8
Scott Adaska
United States
206,000
9
Robert Tanita
United States
204,500
10
Jared Hemingway
United States
196,500
Bracelet winner Sammy Farha found a strong start to his summer as he finished his day with 172,000. Farha spent much of the day hovering in the higher echelon of the chip counts and will look for his first bracelet in 14 years.
Others made it through in the star-studded field, like Robert Mizrachi (189,000), Felipe Ramos (175,000), David To (170,000), John “Miami” Cernuto (166,500), Jamie Kerstetter (149,000), Mike Matusow (106,000), Brian Rast (99,500), and Eli Elezra (88,000). Each one of them is looking to add a WSOP bracelet to their decorated resumes.
Robert Mizrachi found a healthy bag in his quest for a fifth bracelet.
Fortune did not smile on all in the Omaha/8 streets. Former champion Nathan Gamble could not build any momentum today and found himself on the wrong side of the rail. He joined many other mixed game regulars like Ryan Leng, John Esposito, Alex Livingston, Shannon Shorr, Amnon Filippi, and WSOP Main Event Champion Daniel Weinman. Their quests for a bracelet this summer will rest on their success in the following tournaments these next few weeks.
Players played a full 15 levels today, meaning that players will return tomorrow at 1 p.m. on Level 16 with blinds at 2,500/5,000 and betting limits at 5,000/10,000. The blind lengths will be upped to 60 minutes with intentions to play a full ten levels.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding the WSOP.
