Christopher Vitch opened to 275,000 from early position and Thomas Taylor defended his big blind to see the 8♥2♥10♣ flop.
Both players declined to bet and the dealer revealed the 5♠ turn. Another pair of checks led to the 6♦ river, where Taylor checked one last time. Vitch fired 300,000 and was called by Taylor.
Vitch announced two pair, showing K♥J♣6♥5♥ to take down another pot as Taylor mucked.
Christopher Vitch opened 300,000 on the button and both Joe Firova and David Prociak came along in the blinds.
The dealer spread a flop of J♥3♣3♥ and Firova check-folded to a bet of 275,000 from Vitch while Prociak check-called.
The 9♣ hit the turn and Prociak check-called another bet, this time Vitch dropped 1,300,000 across the line.
The dealer dropped the 4♠ on the river and Prociak checked for a final time. Vitch took about 30 seconds before piling up two stacks of blue plus one and slid the 4,100,000 across the line. Prociak took a few moments and made the call.
Vitch announced jacks full as he tabled K♣J♣J♦7♥ and Prociak mucked his hand.
David Prociak opened to 400,000 from under the gun and Christopher Vitch made the call in the small blind.
Both players checked through the 8♥6♠5♥ flop before Vitch led out for 375,000 on the A♣ turn. Prociak called to see the 2♣ river, where Vitch counted out another bet of 1,100,000.
Prociak took some time before tossing in the call. Vitch showed A♠J♣10♠8♣ for two pair, taking down the pot and getting closer to the chip lead as Prociak mucked.
David Prociak limped in early position, with Thomas Taylor doing the same in the cutoff. Kharlin Sued then raised to 600,000 from the small blind and Christopher Vitch called on his left in the big blind.
Prociak tossed in the call while Taylor folded, and the dealer fanned out the K♥5♦5♣ flop. Sued moved all in for his last 220,000, with both Vitch and Prociak making the call.
Vitch checked the 6♥ turn, sliding out a call after Prociak bet 700,000. Vitch then led out on the 7♥ river for 1,500,000 and was quickly called by Prociak. All three hands were then turned up.
Kharlin Sued: A♥A♦2♣2♦
Christopher Vitch: 7♠6♦5♠4♦
David Prociak: K♠7♣6♠6♣
Vitch revealed fives full of sixes, but it was no good as Prociak made sixes full of fives. Both hands had Sued's aces beat, ending his run in seventh place.
Ioannis Angelou Konstas opened 420,000 under the gun and Christopher Vitch asked how much Konstas had behind. After Konstas let him know it was 1,200,000, he made the call.
The Q♥5♦3♦ flop hit the felt and Konstas continued for 285,000. Vitch called.
The 7♠ fell on the turn and Konstas slowed down with a check. Vitch took about 30 seconds before announcing all in. Konstas snap-mucked.
After David Prociak and Christopher Vitch had taken down the previous three pots with open-raises, the two squared off for the first time today when Prociak raised to 300,000 in early position and Vitch called in the big blind.
The J♦5♦3♥ flop saw both players check, with Vitch checking again on the 9♥ turn. Prociak fired a bet of 300,000 and Vitch made the call.
Both players tapped the table again after seeing the A♠ river, with Vitch showing A♣J♣4♥2♣ for a straight to take down the pot.
Christopher Vitch limped on the button and Joe Firova called in the small blind. David Prociak checked his big blind option to see the 9♣8♠7♣ flop.
All three players checked to the 8♦ turn, where Firova led out for 125,000. Prociak folded while Vitch made the call.
The dealer turned over the 3♦ river, with Firova leading out again for 150,000. Vitch took a moment before letting his hand go, as Firova picked up the first pot of the day.
It's time for the final day of Event #48: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha, where a pair of World Series of Poker bracelet winners will be looking to add another to their collection. Day 2 chip leader David Prociak and Christopher Vitch are in prime position today, possessing more than 60 percent of the chips in play between them.
Day 3 will get underway at 2 p.m. local time at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, where the final eight will resume their battle to be crowned the latest WSOP champion.
Prociak and Vitch are the only players above 60 big blinds, with each bagging over 100 bigs after an eventful penultimate day on the felt.
David Prociak
Final Table Seat Draw
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Kharlin Sued
United States
1,360,000
11
2
Christopher Vitch
United States
13,530,000
113
3
Joe Firova
United States
2,935,000
24
4
David Prociak
United States
14,615,000
122
5
Christopher Frank
Germany
2,460,000
21
6
Jay Harwood
Ireland
1,325,000
11
7
Thomas Taylor
Canada
6,100,000
51
8
Ioannis Angelou Konstas
Greece
1,310,000
11
Thomas Taylor
The top two will have a sizeable advantage when the first hand of the day is dealt, as Thomas Taylor sits a distant third with 51 big blinds. Joe Firova and Christopher Frank are next on the leaderboard, both sitting safely above 20 big blinds. Frank is also seeking a second career bracelet after earning one in 2017.
Three players will be nursing short stacks as Day 3 gets underway, as Kharlin Sued, Jay Harwood and Ioannis Angelou Konstas are all grouped together on the bottom of the leaderboard.
All eight players have earned at least $29,740, with the top prize of $262,734 and the WSOP gold bracelet awaiting Thursday's champion.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
1
$262,734
2
$175,179
3
$126,853
4
$92,850
5
$68,702
6
$51,396
7
$38,877
8
$29,740
The final table will resume at 2 p.m. local time on the feature table, where players will return to blinds of 60,000/120,000 and a 120,000 big blind ante. Action will continue until a winner is determined under the lights of the Horseshoe Events Center.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team brings you complete coverage of the final table, plus the rest of the action on a busy day at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.
