Event #66: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship (8-Handed)
Day 3 Started
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #66: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship (8-Handed)
Day: 3
Event Info
2024 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$7,542,300
Entries
811
Level
31
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
48
Players Left
5
Players Left 1 / 811
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| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe | 669 | 1 | Jonathan Bowers | United Kingdom | 3,300,000 | 110 |
| Horseshoe | 669 | 2 | James Carroll | United States | 1,890,000 | 63 |
| Horseshoe | 669 | 3 | Oshri Lahmani | Israel | 425,000 | 14 |
| Horseshoe | 669 | 4 | David Benyamine | France | 845,000 | 28 |
| Horseshoe | 669 | 5 | Michael Zhan | United States | 900,000 | 30 |
| Horseshoe | 669 | 6 | Nino Pansier | Netherlands | 2,020,000 | 67 |
| Horseshoe | 669 | 7 | Alec Weller | United States | 950,000 | 32 |
| Horseshoe | 669 | 8 | Robert Mierzejewski | United States | 550,000 | 18 |
| Horseshoe | 670 | 1 | Tomer Daniel | United States | 1,095,000 | 37 |
| Horseshoe | 670 | 2 | Felipe Ramos | Brazil | 550,000 | 18 |
| Horseshoe | 670 | 3 | Kabeelan Rajamurthy | Malaysia | 1,380,000 | 46 |
| Horseshoe | 670 | 4 | Richard Gryko | United Kingdom | 845,000 | 28 |
| Horseshoe | 670 | 5 | Nitesh Rawtani | United States | 1,030,000 | 34 |
| Horseshoe | 670 | 6 | Karim Lehoussine | France | 380,000 | 13 |
| Horseshoe | 670 | 7 | Eric Liu | United States | 665,000 | 22 |
| Horseshoe | 670 | 8 | Kevin Marcotte | United States | 325,000 | 11 |
| Horseshoe | 671 | 1 | Elie Nakache | Franceance | 2,795,000 | 93 |
| Horseshoe | 671 | 2 | Krzysztof Magott | Poland | 335,000 | 11 |
| Horseshoe | 671 | 3 | Michael Mizrachi | United States | 440,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 671 | 4 | Phuoc Vo | United States | 480,000 | 16 |
| Horseshoe | 671 | 5 | Patrick Kennedy | United Kingdom | 880,000 | 29 |
| Horseshoe | 671 | 6 | Filippos Stavrakis | United States | 1,085,000 | 36 |
| Horseshoe | 671 | 7 | Manh Nguyen | United States | 220,000 | 7 |
| Horseshoe | 671 | 8 | Jerry Wong | United States | 275,000 | 9 |
| Horseshoe | 672 | 1 | Eelis Parssinen | Finland | 1,765,000 | 59 |
| Horseshoe | 672 | 2 | Adam Lamphere | United States | 745,000 | 25 |
| Horseshoe | 672 | 3 | Yuriy Boyko | Ireland | 700,000 | 23 |
| Horseshoe | 672 | 4 | Noah Boeken | Netherlands | 1,180,000 | 39 |
| Horseshoe | 672 | 5 | Joshua Adkins | United States | 1,555,000 | 52 |
| Horseshoe | 672 | 6 | Tim Grau | Austria | 300,000 | 10 |
| Horseshoe | 672 | 7 | Jose Ramon Garcia | Spain | 1,245,000 | 42 |
| Horseshoe | 672 | 8 | Eric Wasserson | United States | 305,000 | 10 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 1 | Mandy Calara | United States | 730,000 | 24 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 2 | Amit Ben Yacov | Israel | 1,500,000 | 50 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 3 | Daniel Demicki | Poland | 215,000 | 7 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 4 | Uri Reichenstein | Isrel | 2,630,000 | 88 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 5 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 755,000 | 25 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 6 | Niklas Astedt | Sweden | 2,300,000 | 77 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 7 | Zachary Peay | United States | 1,335,000 | 45 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 8 | [Removed:508] | United States | 625,000 | 21 |
| Horseshoe | 675 | 1 | Sonny Franco | France | 1,885,000 | 63 |
| Horseshoe | 675 | 2 | Justin Smith | United States | 580,000 | 19 |
| Horseshoe | 675 | 3 | Ferenc Deak | Hungary | 660,000 | 22 |
| Horseshoe | 675 | 4 | Bruno Fitoussi | France | 540,000 | 18 |
| Horseshoe | 675 | 5 | Vasil Medarov | Bulgaria | 1,485,000 | 50 |
| Horseshoe | 675 | 6 | Jared Ingles | United States | 500,000 | 17 |
| Horseshoe | 675 | 7 | Andrew Loomis | United States | 575,000 | 19 |
| Horseshoe | 675 | 8 | Majid Yahyaei | United States | 650,000 | 22 |
A new record was set in the Event #66: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship yesterday as the Main Event of the four-card enthusiasts drew a staggering 811 entries. This surpassed the previous record of 731 entries in 2023 by a significant margin and the biggest slice of the prize pool of $7,542,300 is still up for grabs on the final two days.
Only 48 hopefuls remain in contention for the coveted gold bracelet here at the 2024 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas and they will return to their sears in the Silver section of the Horseshoe Event Center at 1 p.m. local time to try and make it one step further to victory.
The UK's Jonathan Bowers leads the way with 3,300,000, but it won't be an easy ride for him as plenty of big names remain in contention. For example, the top ten includes online legends Niklas "Lena900" Astedt (2,300,000) and Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen (1,965,000), the latter of which already has a bracelet on his resume and is known as one of the most successful PLO players live and online.
Elie Nakache of France is in second place with 2,795,000 ahead of Uri Reichenstein (2,630,000) and Nino Pansier continued his momentum from a top five stack on Day 1 to return with 2,020,000 in chips. Reichenstein has already cashed for more than $4.7 million in live poker events and that includes a deep run in a $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha - 6 Handed Event back in 2021. He also finished second in the $1,000 No Limit Hold'em Online Bracelet Event #3 this year, but is yet to taste victory at the WSOP.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Bowers | United Kingdom | 3,300,000 | 110 |
| 2 | Elie Nakache | France | 2,795,000 | 93 |
| 3 | Uri Reichenstein | Israel | 2,630,000 | 88 |
| 4 | Niklas Astedt | Sweden | 2,300,000 | 77 |
| 5 | Nino Pansier | Netherlands | 2,020,000 | 67 |
| 6 | Eelis Parssinen | Finland | 1,965,000 | 66 |
| 7 | James Carroll | United States | 1,890,000 | 63 |
| 8 | Sonny Franco | France | 1,885,000 | 63 |
| 9 | Joshua Adkins | United States | 1,555,000 | 52 |
| 10 | Amit Ben Yacov | Israel | 1,500,000 | 50 |
Several notable PLO specialists will return today as well such as Vasil Medarov (1,485,000), Kabeelan Rajamurthy (1,380,000), Richard Gryko (845,000), Ferenc Deak (680,000), Krzysztof Magott (335,000) and Tim Grau (300,000).
On top of that is a slate of well-known top pros including Noah Boeken (1,180,000), David Benyamine (785,000), Chidwick (755,000), and [Removed:508] (625,000), Felipe Ramos (550,000), Michael Mizrachi (440,000), Eric Wasserson (305,000) and Jerry Wong (275,000).
The remaining 48 contenders have all locked up $27,471 for their efforts so far and the next pay will jump to $31,242 will be available right away with the next elimination. However, all eyes are set on the massive top prize of $1,320,945 with the winner to be crowned on Saturday, May 29.
The penultimate tournament day is scheduled to complete at least ten levels of 60 minutes each or down to the final five players. Recommencing blinds will be 15,000/30,000 with a big blind ante of 30,000 and there will be a break every two levels and a dinner break after six levels of play.
As usual, the PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide as many of the key hands as possible in the biggest $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship in the history of the WSOP.
Level: 21
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Level 21
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
The cards are in the air for Day 3 with 48 players remaining. There may be some cagey action at the very start with the pay jump but it shouldn't take too long for the chips to start moving.
Level 21
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Kevin Marcotte ran into the aces of Kabeelan Rajamurthy when a flopped set held up and that ensured the pay jump for all remaining players.
In the meanwhile, Alec Weller raised to 75,000 and James Carroll defended the big blind. They checked to the J♣3♥2♣A♥2♦ river on which Carroll's bet took it down uncontested.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,025,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
1,750,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
875,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 21
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
With two players seeing a board of 3♥10♦7♠ and about 500,000 in the middle, Justin Smith moved all in for 310,000 and was called by Vasil Medarov who had a covering stack.
Justin Smith: K♣K♦Q♣9♣ 
Vasil Medarov: Q♠Q♦J♠9♥
The rest of the board ran out 4♦J♦. Smith was good at showdown with his pair of kings and secured a full double up through Medarov.
Elsewhere in the tournament area, Daniel Demicki was recently eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,150,000
570,000
|
570,000 |
|
925,000
560,000
|
560,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 21
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Karim Lehoussine was huffing and puffing as he had done late last night when he got the short stack in and just did so again against Nitesh Rawtani.
Karim Lehoussine: A♦A♠Q♣10♦
Nitesh Rawtani: A♣J♣7♥5♥
The board ran out 10♣9♠8♣2♥4♥ and Rawtani flopped a straight for the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,400,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 21
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Manh Nguyen doubled through Michael Mizrachi to cut into the shorter stack of the latter, who then got it in against Krzysztof Magott soon after in a duel cutoff versus button.
Krzysztof Magott: A♦Q♥Q♠10♣
Michael Mizrachi: K♦Q♣J♠J♦
The board ran out 7♠6♣4♣9♠4♠ and the queens held for Magott to double for 315,000. Mizrachi was left with one big blind and busted right after.
Jerry Wong then followed from the same table with Filippos Stavrakis claiming his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,450,000
365,000
|
365,000 |
|
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700,000
365,000
|
365,000 |
|
500,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Level 21
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Niklas Astedt opened to 75,000 from the button and [Removed:508] three-bet to 290,000 from the big blind. Astedt made the call.
The flop came 9♠9♥2♥. Crivello moved all in for 345,000 and Astedt called with a covering stack to put Crivello at risk.
[Removed:508]: A♥Q♥J♣J♦
Niklas Astedt: Q♠7♠4♥3♥
Crivello was a huge favorite with two pair and a bigger flush draw and remained ahead when the rest of the board ran out 2♣Q♣ to double up through Astedt.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,975,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
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1,200,000
575,000
|
575,000 |
