Event #14: $1,500 Mixed: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, "Big O" Day 2 | 2026 World Series of Poker

1 day 2 hours ago

Lynn Chops to Stay Alive

Jacob Wilson

Level 16

Limit: 3,000/6,000 Blinds, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 3,000 Ante, 1,500/3,000 Blinds, 6,000-10,500 Pot Limit Raise

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

Sean Lynn opened the action as he potted it to 10,500 from early position. Action folded to Benjamin Primus in the big blind, who put Lynn all in. He took a few seconds before making the call.

Sean Lynn: A♦8♦5♥2♣ All in
Benjamin Primus: A♣A♥K♠J♠

Lynn was looking for at least a low, which he flopped on 7♣8♠2♠ to secure at least half the pot, as well as taking the lead with two pair. The 9♠ turn gave Primus his flush, and Lynn couldn't find a boat on the 4♠ river, so the two split the pot.

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1 day 2 hours ago

Price Cut Early

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Jerome Solomon

Level 16

Limit: 3,000/6,000 Blinds, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 3,000 Ante, 1,500/3,000 Blinds, 6,000-10,500 Pot Limit Raise

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

Anirudh Seth raised the max from middle position. Robert Price, who jumped in with his last 6,000 chips from the small blind, was the lone foe not to fold.

Robert Price: 7♥5♥4♦3♥ All in
Anirudh Seth: A♥10♣6♠4♥

Price was in trouble from the start of the runout, as the low was dead from the flop and his heart flush draw was no good. In the end, the board 10♥Q♥J♣7♦K♥ gave Seth an ace-high flush for the win.

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1 day 2 hours ago

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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Liam Gannon

Level 16

Limit: 3,000/6,000 Blinds, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 3,000 Ante, 1,500/3,000 Blinds, 6,000-10,500 Pot Limit Raise

The players have taken their seats, and the first game they are playing is Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo.

Level: 16

Limit: 3,000/6,000 Blinds, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 3,000 Ante, 1,500/3,000 Blinds, 6,000-10,500 Pot Limit Raise

1 day 3 hours ago

Derek Mcmaster Tops the Charts as Day 2 of Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo Gets Underway

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Jacob Wilson

Of the 1,287 entrants into Event #14: $1,500 Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo, Omaha Hi-Lo, and Big O at the 2026 WSOP, only 273 still have chips at the start of Day 2. Players are looking for a piece of the $1,708,492 prize pool, and cards are set to get into the air at 2 p.m. local time inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

The title of chip leader going into today belongs to bracelet winner Derek Mcmaster, who managed to bag up an impressive 502,000 chips, which translates to 127 big blinds (42 big bets) when play resumes. Mcmaster is currently in a league of his own, as second-place David Yarbrough will sit down with 430,000 chips, and Italian Alessandro de Michele rounds out the top three, having finished the day with 395,000 chips.

Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds	Big Bets
1	Derek Mcmaster	United States	502,000	167	42
2	David Yarbrough	United States	430,000	143	36
3	Alessandro De Michele	Italy	395,000	132	33
4	Brian Battistone	United States	370,500	124	31
5	Serozh Arutyunyan	United States	343,000	114	29
6	Michael Banducci	United States	329,000	110	27
7	Christopher Kennedy	United States	316,500	106	26
8	Oliver Tot	Slovakia	293,000	98	24
9	Dean Campbell	United States	287,000	96	24
10	Michael Krescanko Jr	United States	286,500	96	24

There are also multiple players in the field seeking to add to their bracelet tallies today, with past champions Michael Banducci (329,000) Nick Guagenti (277,500) Allan Le (260,000) and Justin Liberto (248,000) also making the cut, looking to survive yet another day of gruelling competition. Three 25k Fantasy players, Brian Battistone, Thomas Taylor and Matthew Beinner, can also be found in the top 25 stacks.

The players will play ten hour-long levels today, with a 15-minute break after every two, and an hour-long dinner break at around 7:30 p.m. local time. The players who bag up for Day 3 will undoubtedly be deep in the money, as the bubble is set to burst during play today. Action will resume at Level 16, with blinds at 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 big blind ante in the Pot-Limit games, and limits of 6,000-12,000 in the Limit Games.

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Tags: Alessandro De Michele Allan LeBrian Battistone Christopher Kennedy Daniel Negreanu David Yarbrough Dean Campbell Derek McMaster Derek Mcmaster Justin Liberto Michael Banducci Michael Krescanko Jr Nick Guagenti Oliver Tot Serozh Arutyunyan

Event #14: $1,500 Mixed: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, "Big O"

Day 2 Started

1 day 11 hours ago

Seat Draw for Day 2

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Matthew Pitt

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds	Big Bets
230	1	Matt Glantz	212,000	71	18
230	2	Tamon Nakamura	135,000	45	11
230	3	Mitchell Garonce	67,500	23	6
230	4	Steven Martinelli	169,500	57	14
230	5	Joshua Ray	150,500	50	13
230	6	Joe Brindle	143,500	48	12
230	7	Dean Campbell	287,000	96	24
230	8	Michael Thorpe	16,500	6	1

231	1	Sergey Zaporozhets	139,000	46	12
231	2	Evan Burrow	99,500	33	8
231	3	Nathan Dewitt	95,000	32	8
231	4	Matthew Portnoy	46,500	16	4
231	5	Daniel Baldev	95,500	32	8
231	6	Tobias Leknes	132,000	44	11
231	7	Edward Spivack	272,000	91	23
231	8	Andres Korn	141,000	47	12

232	1	Allan Le	260,000	87	22
232	2	Benjamin Miner	45,000	15	4
232	3	Alessandro De Michele	395,000	132	33
232	4	George Wang	47,000	16	4
232	5	James Newberry	227,500	76	19
232	6	Kevin Kennedy	108,000	36	9
232	7	Ryan Bambrick	17,000	6	1
232	8	Juan Lamprea	51,000	17	4

233	1	Joseph Tarabochia	32,000	11	3
233	2	Bruce Miller	87,500	29	7
233	3	Jean Laurent	49,500	17	4
233	4	Andrei Zhigalov	93,000	31	8
233	5	Todd Witteles	74,000	25	6
233	6	Lawrence Berg	123,000	41	10
233	7	Steven Gray	81,000	27	7
233	8	Jon Turner	79,500	27	7

234	1	Renny Barrett	69,500	23	6
234	2	Warren Sheaves	71,500	24	6
234	4	Ben Yu	36,500	12	3
234	5	Stanislav Ivanov	241,000	80	20
234	6	Michelle Roth	62,000	21	5
234	7	Dustin Ethridge	185,000	62	15
234	8	Artyom Smbatyan	39,000	13	3

235	1	Christopher Mchugh	117,500	39	10
235	2	Aron Dermer	101,500	34	8
235	3	Abdel Hamid	14,000	5	1
235	4	Serozh Arutyunyan	343,000	114	29
235	5	William Anderson	133,500	45	11
235	6	Gary Gwinn	122,500	41	10
235	7	Paul Vang	83,500	28	7
235	8	Kia Hooshmand	18,500	6	2

236	1	Cheang Yoo	21,500	7	2
236	2	Andrew Barber	32,500	11	3
236	3	John Sill	145,000	48	12
236	4	Nicolas Milgrom	180,500	60	15
236	5	Shawn Daniels	21,500	7	2
236	6	Dylan Wilkerson	31,500	11	3
236	7	Ryan Hughes	186,500	62	16
236	8	Steven Berkowitz	83,000	28	7

237	1	Brandon Shack-Harris	205,000	68	17
237	2	Vadim Shlez	163,500	55	14
237	3	Matthew Schultz	79,000	26	7
237	4	Mark Erickson	2,535,000	845	211
237	5	Jarred Graham	110,000	37	9
237	6	Marcelo V R Costa	28,500	10	2
237	7	Christopher Kennedy	316,500	106	26
237	8	Brian Crippe	13,500	5	1

238	1	Naween Fernando	145,000	48	12
238	2	Kane Kalas	131,000	44	11
238	3	Davin Anderson	35,000	12	3
238	4	Robert Wirth	91,500	31	8
238	5	Daniel Zhu	201,500	67	17
238	6	Joseph Weinberger	281,000	94	23
238	7	Austin Marks	104,500	35	9
238	8	Guy Duquella	103,500	35	9

239	1	Chunho Yam	195,500	65	16
239	2	Davis Aalvik	90,000	30	8
239	3	Anirudh Seth	62,400	21	5
239	4	Phillip Hui	180,000	60	15
239	5	Noah Bronstein	70,000	23	6
239	6	Robert Price	12,000	4	1
239	7	Matthew Hine	67,500	23	6
239	8	Michael Banducci	329,000	110	27

240	1	Bryce Yockey	163,000	54	14
240	2	Lee Rough	112,500	38	9
240	3	Julio Pulrolnik	186,000	62	16
240	4	Steven Girouard	53,500	18	4
240	5	Michael Ferre	32,000	11	3
240	6	Matthew Schreiber	120,000	40	10
240	7	Kristy Adams	169,000	56	14
240	8	Paul Fehlig	166,000	55	14

241	1	James Woods	136,000	45	11
241	2	Joseph Carden	130,000	43	11
241	3	Ray Henson	162,000	54	14
241	4	Alex Andrade	128,000	43	11
241	5	Takashi Sugo	139,000	46	12
241	6	Mike Matusow	130,500	44	11
241	7	Matthew Beinner	243,000	81	20
241	8	Graham Perry	123,500	41	10

242	1	David Wesson	150,500	50	13
242	2	Ryan Freeman	112,000	37	9
242	3	Thomas Zanot	189,000	63	16
242	4	Joseph Curcio	225,500	75	19
242	5	Sean Moore	32,000	11	3
242	6	Lamont Davis	109,000	36	9
242	7	Sang Ha	128,000	43	11
242	8	Kevin Choi	97,000	32	8

243	1	Brayden Smiley	46,500	16	4
243	2	Todd Tucker	89,500	30	7
243	3	Ariel Mantel	125,000	42	10
243	4	Diego Diaz	53,500	18	4
243	5	Brandon Paster	105,500	35	9
243	6	John Stephens	102,000	34	9
243	7	Tyler Brown	71,000	24	6
243	8	Gina Hecht	158,500	53	13

244	2	Cole Donovan	79,500	27	7
244	3	Corey Emery	65,000	22	5
244	4	Nirath Rean	46,000	15	4
244	5	Daniel Klein	87,500	29	7
244	6	David Hunt	96,500	32	8
244	7	Robert Stevanovski	79,000	26	7
244	8	Raphael Nogueira	36,000	12	3

245	1	Ryan Caskey	180,000	60	15
245	2	John Osullivan	27,500	9	2
245	3	Bryant Bustamante	52,000	17	4
245	4	Jonathan Cassorla	125,000	42	10
245	5	Angel Martinez	53,000	18	4
245	6	Tony Diehl	245,000	82	20
245	7	Stefan Hanania	35,300	12	3
245	8	Aaron Mermelstein	165,000	55	14

246	1	Steven Grossman	26,500	9	2
246	2	Benjamin Primus	1,100,000	367	92
246	3	Patrick Leonard	239,000	80	20
246	4	Sean Lynn	25,500	9	2
246	5	Anthony De Jesus	117,500	39	10
246	6	Adam Nattress	62,000	21	5
246	7	Peter Cappello	145,500	49	12
246	8	Amir Marmar	136,500	46	11

247	1	Tim Seidensticker	131,500	44	11
247	2	David Blankenship	178,500	60	15
247	3	Andrew Kelsall	55,500	19	5
247	4	Yang Lu	32,000	11	3
247	5	Brian Phillis	122,000	41	10
247	6	Jonathan Wirjo	195,500	65	16
247	7	David Hipperson	62,500	21	5
247	8	Ying Li	104,000	35	9

248	1	Nicholas Stille	85,500	29	7
248	2	Matthew Kaplan	52,500	18	4
248	3	Eric Tang	166,500	56	14
248	4	Grant Hart	235,000	78	20
248	5	Michael Krescanko	286,500	96	24
248	6	Tomasz Gluszko	127,000	42	11
248	7	Kevin McBride	31,500	11	3
248	8	Benjamin Goldstein	152,000	51	13

249	1	Ilia Krupin	167,500	56	14
249	2	Reagan Rich	222,500	74	19
249	3	Alex Ferrari	84,500	28	7
249	4	Gary Carpenter	142,500	48	12
249	5	Sergej Vladimirov	123,500	41	10
249	6	Philip Sternheimer	210,500	70	18
249	7	Joshua Rhodes	172,000	57	14
249	8	Gregory Wood	223,000	74	19

250	1	Brad Ruben	61,000	20	5
250	2	Mehmet Siginc	84,400	28	7
250	3	Michael Krasienko	150,500	50	13
250	4	Brian Yoon	49,500	17	4
250	5	Ray Fishman	181,000	60	15
250	6	Tobias Hausen	218,000	73	18
250	7	Derek McMaster	502,000	167	42
250	8	Michelle Chin	77,000	26	6

251	1	Maxx Holland	122,500	41	10
251	2	John Monnette	92,000	31	8
251	3	Eric Polirer	69,500	23	6
251	4	Jake Schwartz	74,500	25	6
251	5	Branden Bertelli	37,000	12	3
251	6	Magnus Edengren	135,000	45	11
251	7	John Morana	161,500	54	13
251	8	Tyler Phillips	187,500	63	16

252	1	David Self	64,500	22	5
252	2	Dennis Eichhorn	91,500	31	8
252	3	Joshua Thibodaux	42,000	14	4
252	4	Ryutaro Suzuki	94,000	31	8
252	5	Mark Shepherd	20,500	7	2
252	6	Robert Tahirovic	154,000	51	13
252	7	Ken Han	118,000	39	10
252	8	Frederic Normand	79,500	27	7

253	1	Klinten Griffin	108,000	36	9
253	2	Carter Jones	63,500	21	5
253	3	Marcus Shepard	24,000	8	2
253	4	Volodymyr Kondratenko	163,000	54	14
253	6	Christopher Viox	156,500	52	13
253	7	Dean Koenig	28,000	9	2
253	8	Robert Wells	141,500	47	12

254	1	Ken Aldridge	110,000	37	9
254	2	Michael Amato	39,000	13	3
254	3	Chip Jett	77,500	26	6
254	4	Seth Frederici	180,500	60	15
254	5	Chris Lee	61,000	20	5
254	6	Tony Cousineau	50,500	17	4
254	7	Shawn Buchanan	122,000	41	10
254	8	Samantha Perryman	16,500	6	1

255	1	Darryl Ronconi	65,000	22	5
255	2	Kyle Miholich	38,500	13	3
255	3	Brandon Berkenfeld	158,000	53	13
255	4	Tanner Martinelli	176,000	59	15
255	5	Jonathan Wang	149,000	50	12
255	6	Vincent Fierimonte	17,000	6	1
255	7	Gary Benson	109,000	36	9
255	8	Dany Georges	47,500	16	4

256	1	Everett Carlton	80,000	27	7
256	2	Joseph McCarthy	54,500	18	5
256	3	Gregory Sanchez	29,500	10	2
256	4	Chet Sickle	83,000	28	7
256	5	Christopher Conrad	145,000	48	12
256	6	Eric Dawson	172,000	57	14
256	7	Barry Grime	77,500	26	6
256	8	David Yarbrough	430,000	143	36

257	1	David Brooker	141,000	47	12
257	2	Larry Etherington	155,000	52	13
257	3	Casey Carroll	141,500	47	12
257	4	Jun Weng	88,000	29	7
257	5	Corey Bradford	82,500	28	7
257	6	Carol Fuchs	42,500	14	4
257	7	Jeffrey King	96,500	32	8
257	8	Eric Varnado	105,000	35	9

258	1	Peter Levine	57,500	19	5
258	2	Nicholas Guagenti	277,500	93	23
258	3	Colin Burton	96,000	32	8
258	4	Lawrence Brandt	86,000	29	7
258	6	Joshua Pender	36,000	12	3
258	7	Woody Deck	239,000	80	20
258	8	Brian Battistone	370,500	124	31

259	1	Thida Lin	15,000	5	1
259	2	Andre Allen	134,000	45	11
259	3	Sergio Benso	38,500	13	3
259	4	David Lovell	243,500	81	20
259	5	Leonard Martin	47,000	16	4
259	6	Robert Mizrachi	80,500	27	7
259	7	Erick Lindgren	92,000	31	8
259	8	Justin Liberto	248,000	83	21

260	1	Curtis Phelps	156,000	52	13
260	2	Jeremy Trojand	158,000	53	13
260	3	Jordan Siegel	109,000	36	9
260	4	Oliver Tot	293,000	98	24
260	5	Nitesh Rawtani	62,000	21	5
260	7	Chase Crouch	215,000	72	18
260	8	Ryan Schoonbaert	263,000	88	22

261	1	Brandon Cantu	222,000	74	19
261	2	Gebrehiwet Goitom	213,000	71	18
261	3	Christopher Probst	62,000	21	5
261	4	Richie Allen	61,500	21	5
261	5	Ari Engel	45,500	15	4
261	6	Dekel Balas	142,500	48	12
261	7	William Smith	150,000	50	13
261	8	Max Neugebauer	79,500	27	7

262	1	Alexander Hoff	66,000	22	6
262	2	John Holley	150,500	50	13
262	3	Jason Simon	68,500	23	6
262	4	Matthew Aronowitz	51,500	17	4
262	5	Christian Harder	127,500	43	11
262	6	John Bunch	174,500	58	15
262	7	Robert Redman	196,000	65	16
262	8	Michael Christ	118,000	39	10

263	1	Taylor Atchison	98,500	33	8
263	2	James Gladwell	145,000	48	12
263	3	Samuel Del Castillo Guerra	70,500	24	6
263	4	Alexander Farahi	59,000	20	5
263	5	Shuhei Hamaguchi	142,000	47	12
263	7	Todd Dreyer	50,000	17	4
263	8	Logan Trindade	60,000	20	5

264	1	Michael Krescanko	33,500	11	3
264	2	Joey Couden	118,000	39	10
264	3	Anderson Ireland	52,000	17	4
264	4	Perry Green	69,000	23	6
264	5	Rishi Amin	57,500	19	5
264	7	Thomas Taylor	243,000	81	20
264	8	Ilkka Heikkila	42,000	14	4