button in SafariJosh Arieh Close to Capturing Another WSOP Bracelet in $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo
Day 2 of Event #21: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better has finished at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. The day began with 173 players returning, but after 10 levels of gruelling poker action, only 13 remain and will advance to Day 3 of the event. The returning players will all receive at least $11,369, but everyone is focused on winning the $235,377 top prize and the glory of a World Series of Poker gold bracelet.
Leading the chip counts on the penultimate tournament day is Canada's Frederic Normand, who bagged 3,915,000 chips but he is fewer than one big blind ahead of Tobias Hausen with 3,885,000. Rounding out the top three is none other than Josh Arieh with 3,310,000 chips. Arieh previously won the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8-Handed Championship in 2021 and will be looking to add another bracelet in the same game format.
The field will feature non-stop poker action because other WSOP bracelet holders, such as Ryan Hoenig, Michael Rodrigues, Ryan Hansen, and Dennis Weiss all remain in contention to add to their tally.
End of Day 2 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frederic Normand | Canada | 3,915,000 | 78 |
| 2 | Tobias Hausen | Germany | 3,885,000 | 78 |
| 3 | Josh Arieh | United States | 3,310,000 | 66 |
| 4 | Michael Rodrigues | Portugal | 3,250,000 | 65 |
| 5 | Ryan Hansen | United States | 2,965,000 | 59 |
| 6 | Dennis Weiss | Germany | 2,525,000 | 51 |
| 7 | Rocky Paradise | United States | 2,100,000 | 42 |
| 8 | Robert Nehorayan | United States | 1,535,000 | 31 |
| 9 | Jordan Polk | United States | 1,370,000 | 27 |
| 10 | Darin Utley | United States | 820,000 | 16 |
| 11 | Ryan Hoenig | United States | 590,000 | 12 |
| 12 | Ray Fishman | United States | 510,000 | 10 |
| 13 | David Hipperson | United States | 440,000 | 9 |
Day 2 Highlights
Players returned just nine spots away from the money, with only 164 players to be paid.
Hand-for-hand play did not last long as two players were forced all-in. They both failed to avoid elimination, bursting the bubble simultaneously. This resulted in them receiving their buy-ins back after splitting the minimum payout of $3,033.
Andrew Becker scooped the pot for both high and low, eliminating Daniel Pearlman, whose hand was the first to be called in an all-in situation. He waited anxiously for the result of the other table.
Carlos Guerrero was ousted in a three-way pot against Thomas Zanot and Eli Elezra. Pearlman was able to breathe a sigh of relief as it was confirmed he wasn't the lone bubble boy.
Notables who finished in the money but didn’t make it to Day 3 were Benny Glaser, Phillip Hui, Sean Troha, Nick Guagenti, Robert Mizrachi and Anthony Zinno.
Day 3 will start at 1 p.m. tomorrow, June 6, in Paris Gold. The action will resume in level 26 featuring blinds of 30,000/60,000 and 60,000 big blind ante, and won't stop until a champion is crowned.
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