Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day 2 Completed
Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day 2 Completed
Here at the 2025 World Series of Poker, Day 2 of Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship featured eight levels of play where 127 hopefuls were whittled down to only 20. Daniel Negreanu (1,550,000) led the charge for most of the day heading into Day 3 with Matthew Beinner (1,070,000), and Maxx Coleman (1,020,000) trailing him as the only players over the million mark but with approximately 50% more than either them, Negreanu will have a sizeable advantage going into Day 2.
With a total prize pool of $2,018,100 and top prize of $470,037 the win will not only be prestigious but also, lucrative.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 1,550,000 | 31 |
| 2 | Matthew Beinner | United States | 1,070,000 | 21 |
| 3 | Maxx Coleman | United States | 1,020,000 | 20 |
| 4 | Ofir Mor | United States | 990,000 | 20 |
| 5 | Ryan Bambrick | United States | 985,000 | 20 |
| 6 | Viktor Blom | Sweden | 840,000 | 17 |
| 7 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 840,000 | 17 |
| 8 | Ben Lamb | United States | 740,000 | 15 |
| 9 | Austin Marks | United States | 665,000 | 13 |
| 10 | William Remshardt | United States | 660,000 | 13 |
With many notables left in the field, there will be plenty of competitors moving the needle in the $25K Fantasy, including Viktor Blom (840,000), Joao Vieira (840,000), and Ben Lamb (740,000) who will all be well in contention with healthy stacks.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $470,437 | 10-11 | $30,060 |
| 2 | $313,615 | 12-15 | $24,974 |
| 3 | $216,223 | 16-20 | $21,294 |
| 4 | $152,315 | ||
| 5 | $109,679 | ||
| 6 | $80,772 | ||
| 7 | $60,866 | ||
| 8 | $46,957 | ||
| 9 | $37,110 |
With only 33 players ending up in the money, hand for hand was a rather quick affair when Nadya Magnus received an abrupt two-outer with one card to come, exiting the tournament area in 34th place.
Players will resume action at 1 p.m. local Las Vegas time at the start of Level 19, returning to 25,000/50,000 bets.
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Level: 18
Limits: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 0
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 669 | 1 | ||||
| 669 | 2 | Matthew Valeo | United States | 210,000 | 11 |
| 669 | 3 | William Remshardt | United States | 660,000 | 33 |
| 669 | 4 | ||||
| 669 | 5 | Allan Le | United States | 620,000 | 31 |
| 669 | 6 | Matthew Beinner | United States | 1,070,000 | 54 |
| 669 | 7 | Thomas Taylor | Canada | 400,000 | 20 |
| 669 | 8 | Micah Brooks | United States | 535,000 | 27 |
| 670 | 1 | Ofir Mor | United States | 990,000 | 50 |
| 670 | 2 | Ryan Bambrick | United States | 985,000 | 49 |
| 670 | 3 | Ben Lamb | United States | 740,000 | 37 |
| 670 | 4 | George Alexander | United States | 310,000 | 16 |
| 670 | 5 | Viktor Blom | Sweden | 840,000 | 42 |
| 670 | 6 | Daniel Spear | United States | 430,000 | 22 |
| 670 | 7 | David "Bakes" Baker | United States | 80,000 | 4 |
| 670 | 8 | ||||
| 671 | 1 | Eric Wasserson | United States | 375,000 | 19 |
| 671 | 2 | Hunter McClelland | United States | 475,000 | 24 |
| 671 | 3 | Maxx Coleman | United States | 1,020,000 | 51 |
| 671 | 4 | Austin Marks | United States | 665,000 | 33 |
| 671 | 5 | ||||
| 671 | 6 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 840,000 | 42 |
| 671 | 7 | Aaron Kupin | United States | 225,000 | 11 |
| 671 | 8 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 1,550,000 | 78 |
Play has stopped for the night, with 20 players coming back tomorrow for Day 3. Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
After a lot of bets and raises between Jay Kerbel and William Remshardt on a flop of K♣6♦8♥, Kerbel's remaining 10,000 got into the middle on the K♠ turn.
Jay Kerbel: A♦9♠9♣5♥
William Remshardt: A♠K♥Q♣6♥
Remshardt was ahead with a boat, and Kerbel needed to find a low card to chop the pot. However, the river was the 10♠, and Kerbel was out in 21st place.
Aaron Kupin opened the button and was called by Daniel Negreanu in the blind.
The flop came 9♣4♠2♦ and Negreanu led, Kupin raised and Negreanu called.
The turn peeled the [8ch] and Kupin got the rest of his chips in the middle.
Aaron Kupin: A♥3♦5♣6♣
Daniel Negreanu: A♣Q♠8♠3♠
The river completed the board with the [7hc]. Both players had the nut low but Kupin's straight good for the high.
David "ODB" Baker got the last of his chips in the middle preflop with David "Bakes" Baker trying to bust him.
David "ODB" Baker: K♥K♠4♦3♦
David "Bakes" Baker: A♣Q♣Q♥2♠
ODB was ahead until the flop came down Q♠9♣8♦ to give Bakes top set. The rest of the board fell 6♠5♣ to give Bakes the nut low for the scoop. ODB headed to the rail, and the pot was pushed to Bakes.
Robert Mizrachi limped under the gun for less than a big bet, Joao Vieira raised, Maxx Coleman called in the small, and Austin Marks called in the big.
Four ways to a flop of K♥4♥10♦, both blinds check and Vieira bet, both blinds called.
The turn peeled the 6♠ and facing two checks, Vieira bet again but this time only Marks called.
The river completed with the 5♥ and Marks check-folded.
Robert Mizrachi: Q♣4♣6♦5♦
Joao Vieira: A♥3♥J♠8♠
Mizrachi was unable to beat the nut flush and second nut low and was sent to the payouts.