Tom McCormick: K♣J♣/K♠3♣8♥6♦/6♥
Lynda Tran: 2♦3♥/5♣5♦10♦A♦/7♦
Benny Glaser: J♦8♠/8♦K♣A♥Xx/A♣
Lynda Tran brought in, Benny Glaser completed, and Tom McCormick called all-in for 25,000. Tran defended her bring-in and bet out when she paired her five on fourth street.
Glaser called, and the rest of Tran's chips were put in on sixth street. Tran made a seven-low and a flush on seventh street to scoop the pot and knock McCormick out of the tournament.
Brian Rast: 8♦8♠J♥10♥/Q♦7♣5♣
Tobias Hausen: 3♥2♥8♥9♥/Q♣Q♥Xx
Brian Rast played a heads-up Stud pot against Tobias Hausen and went deep into the tank on fifth street as Shaun Deeb called the floor. Rast then checked and moved all in on sixth street as Hausen called. Hausen had already made a flush and the Poker Hall of Famer was eliminated when the final street was dealt.
Brian Rast was explaining the "Wolf Pack" — the term for middling 6-10 cards in Omaha games inside Bobby's Room — before Christopher Claassen raised on the button. Brian Rast three-bet in the small blind and Claassen raised before Rast called off with his stack of 180,000.
Brian Rast: A♥K♦5♦4♠
Christopher Claassen: A♠8♥8♦2♦
The board ran out 2♠7♠4♥6♥A♣ for Rast to scoop with aces up and the better low.
Jason Daly raised in early position. It folded to Gus Hansen in the big blind, who called. Hansen check-called a bet from Daly on the A♥4♥10♣ flop, and the 4♦ turn was dealt.
Hansen checked again, and Daly put him all-in for his last 20,000. Hansen considered folding for a bit, but ultimately decided his odds were too good and called off.
Gus Hansen: Q♠7♣6♠2♣
Jason Daly: A♣K♣J♦5♥
Hansen's low draw was live, but it did not come in on the 10♠ river, securing his elimination in 24th place.
Jim Collopy: K♠K♥Q♦J♠8♠7♣3♣
Gabriel Ramos: A♥8♣7♥6♥4♣3♥2♥
Brian Rast: XxXx/XxXxXxXx/Xx
Jim Collopy had pushed his chips in the pot against Gabriel Ramos and Brian Rast, but only the showdown was caught. Collopy tabled a pair of kings, while Ramos had a six-low and a flush.
Rast quickly mucked his cards, and the entire pot was shipped to Ramos, spelling the end for Collopy's tournament run.
Brian Rast: 7♥6♦5♠/5♥5♦K♦Q♥
Gus Hansen: XxXx/A♦3♥10♣10♥/Xx
Brian Rast and Gus Hansen both checked fourth street, after which Rast fired a bet on fifth street. Hansen called and checked when his ten paired on sixth street.
Hansen's pair did not deter Rast, who continued betting on sixth and seventh street.
Hansen called down, but mucked his cards when Rast revealed three fives. The Danish poker legend was left with just a few antes.
Jon Kyte: 4♠Xx/2♠A♦3♣
Alexander Orlov: XxXx/J♥10♠6♣- folded fifth street
Jon Kyte brought in, Alexander Orlov completed, and Kyte defended. Kyte led out when he caught an ace on fourth street, which Orlov called.
Kyte caught a third open wheel card on fifth street. This time, Orlov folded to a bet from the Norwegian, who showed a fourth wheel card underneath.
Patrick Stacey: A♦Q♦/A♠A♣7♦Q♣/3♥
Robert Price: 2♠2♦/4♥Q♠J♠7♣/8♥
Patrick Stacey stacey got all his 165,000 chips in on third street against bring-in Robert Price. Stacey made a full house on sixth street to lock up the pot and double his short stack.
Just 27 players remain heading into Day 3 of Event #47: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better here at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP), and a few of them are vying to make history.
The stacked remaining field includes mixed game master Benny Glaser, who is looking for his third bracelet (a feat only accomplished by seven players) of the summer and eighth overall. Meanwhile, all-time bracelet leader Phil Hellmuth bagged 66 stacks of #POSITIVITY as he looks to extend his lead with bracelet number 18 after a slow start to the summer.
Phil Hellmuth
Meanwhile, big stacks like William Flachsbart, Christopher Claassen, Shirley Rosario and Day 2 chip leader Tobias Hausen will chase their first bracelets while navigating a field that includes Poker Hall of Famer Brian Rast, six-time bracelet winner Shaun Deeb and old school legend Gus Hansen.
Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Bets
1
Tobias Hausen
Germany
2,005,000
25
2
Shirley Rosario
United States
1,745,000
21
3
Jason Daly
United States
1,660,000
20
4
Christopher Claassen
United States
1,420,000
17
5
William Flachsbart
United States
1,240,000
15
6
Benny Glaser
United Kingdom
1,115,000
13
7
Ryan Hughes
United States
940,000
11
8
Robert Price
United Kingdom
930,000
11
9
Brian Rast
United States
760,000
9
10
Gary Benson
Australia
730,000
9
Those who ran deep but failed to advance to Day 3 include James Obst (52nd - $5,259), Carol Fuchs (38th - $6,669), and Felipe Ramos (46th - $5,854).
Day 3 will kick off at 1 p.m. local time on Level 23 with blinds of 20,000/40,000 and betting limits of 40,000/80,000. The plan is to play down to a winner with 15-minute breaks every two levels and a to-be-determined dinner break.
There are plenty of 25K Fantasy sweats left standing in the mixed Omaha/Stud event, which you can read more about here.
Stay tuned as PokerNews will be on-site in Las Vegas to see out $2,500 Omaha/Stud Hi-Lo Mix at the 2025 WSOP.
