Event #33: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 2 | 2026 World Series of Poker

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

1 day 10 hours ago

Day 2 of the $10k PLO8 Begins at 1:00

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Liam Gannon

A total of 268 entrants came out yesterday to generate a prize pool of $2,427,300 inEvent #33: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, with only 105 making it out of the day with chips in a bag. Players will have the first couple levels of the day to register and join up in an attempt to conquer the latest championship event.

Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Christopher Carlson	United States	462,500
2	Marco Johnson	United States	461,500
3	Christopher Costa	United States	452,000
4	Jordan Spurlin	United States	375,000
5	Dylan Weisman	United States	365,000
6	Vladimir Belekhov	Russian Federation	362,000
7	Dylan Smith	United States	346,500
8	Rishi Amin	United Kingdom	339,000
9	Jarod Minghini	United States	333,500
10	Josh Arieh	United States	313,500

Leading the way is Christopher Carlson (462,500), with 2-time WSOP bracelet winner Marco Johnson (461,500) nipping at his heels. Others that have survived into the day include Dylan Weisman (365,000), Dylan Smith, (346,500), Jarod Minghini (333,500), Josh Arieh (313,000), Benny Glaser (228,500), Allen Kessler (219,500), and 7-time WSOP bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu (207,000). Players will all be attempting to repeat the feat that Philip Sternheimer (161,500) accomplished just one year ago.

Those who are expected to come out in full force today and capitalize on the late registering option of the tournament are Alex Livingston, Michael Wang, Justin Liberto, and WSOP Main Event champion Michael Mizrachi. All will be eligible to continue firing in the tournament until their three bullet maximum is reached.

Play will resume at 1:00 in the Paris Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Nevada. Level 11 will be the first level of play today, with blinds at 1,000/2,500, with a 2,500 big blind ante. At the conclusion of every hour-long level, there will be a 15-minute break and a 60-minute break will follow the conclusion of Level 16. After that play will continue until 10 full levels are played.

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Tags: Alex Livingston Allen Kessler Benny Glaser Christopher Carlson Christopher Costa Daniel Negreanu Dylan Smith Dylan Weisman Jarod Minghini Jordan Spurlin Josh Arieh Justin Liberto Marco Johnson Michael Mizrachi Michael Wang Paris Hotel Philip Sternheimer Rishi Amin Vladimir Belekhov

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Seat Draw for Day 2 (Gold Section)

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Please note: Late registration remains open until the end of Level 12 on Day 2

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
98	2	Tsz Shing	135,500	54
98	4	Vladimir Belekhov	362,500	145
98	6	Robert James	105,000	42
98	7	Raphael Nogueira	95,000	38
98	8	Thiago Crema	90,500	36

99	1	Joseph Ritzie	204,000	82
99	2	Jordan Glazer	110,500	44
99	4	Shota Nakanishi	291,000	116
99	5	Allen Bari	57,500	23
99	8	William Kerkaert	102,000	41

100	1	Jose Paz Gutierrez	15,000	6
100	3	Yuval Bronshtein	123,000	49
100	4	Maximilian Schindler	176,500	71
100	6	Matthew Schreiber	131,000	52
100	8	Erickson Zschunke	81,500	33

101	1	Max Neugebauer	195,500	78
101	2	Todd Rodenborn	154,500	62
101	3	Anton Smirnov	93,000	37
101	6	Renji Mao	85,300	34
101	7	Ray Henson	159,500	64

106	3	Sean Remz	150,500	60
106	4	Jiyang Gan	50,000	20
106	6	Ariel Mantel	135,000	54
106	7	Benjamin Miner	109,500	44
106	8	Harrison Beach	58,500	23

107	2	Christopher Costa	452,000	181
107	4	Phillip Hui	202,000	81
107	5	Owais Ahmed	69,000	28
107	7	Darrell Hopkins	170,000	68
107	8	Stian Usterud	147,500	59

108	3	Ren Lin	291,500	117
108	4	Kane Kalas	142,000	57
108	5	Ryan Hughes	171,000	68
108	6	Senovio Ramirez	38,500	15
108	8	Christopher Carlson	462,500	185

109	1	Mike Matusow	62,500	25
109	2	Matthew Beinner	140,000	56
109	3	John Monnette	71,000	28
109	5	Philip Sternheimer	161,500	65
109	6	Philip Long	148,000	59
109	7	Thomas Evans Zanot	199,000	80

114	1	Noah Bronstein	74,500	30
114	3	Hal Rotholz	98,000	39
114	4	Josh Arieh	313,000	125
114	5	Pomjun Cha	143,000	57
114	7	Allen Kessler	219,500	88
114	8	James Daniloff	52,500	21

115	2	Benny Glaser	228,500	91
115	3	Nathan Gamble	182,500	73
115	5	Carlo Van Ravenswood	305,000	122
115	6	Patrick Stacey	254,500	102
115	7	Robert Mizrachi	69,000	28

116	3	Raymond Bentley	131,500	53
116	4	Rob Hollink	301,000	120
116	6	Yevgeniy Timoshenko	121,000	48
116	7	Daniel Harmetz	117,000	47
116	8	Alexander Ivarsson	200,500	80

117	2	Jason Daly	60,000	24
117	4	Marco Johnson	461,500	185
117	5	Bruno Furth	146,500	59
117	6	Erik Seidel	38,000	15
117	7	Michael Noori	138,000	55
117	8	Lawrence Brandt	206,000	82

118	2	Tobias Leknes	130,000	52
118	3	Yuri Dzivielevski	115,000	46
118	4	Sam Soverel	83,500	33
118	6	Thomas Koral	133,000	53
118	8	Robert Slezak	117,000	47

119	1	Jonathan Greene	62,500	25
119	2	Dylan Smith	346,500	139
119	5	Viktor Blom	95,000	38
119	7	Mike Gorodinsky	228,000	91
119	8	Joseph De Luca	107,000	43

120	3	Daniel Negreanu	207,000	83
120	4	Walter Chambers	175,000	70
120	5	Jun Weng	174,500	70
120	6	Jordan Spurlin	375,000	150
120	7	Rob Cowen	82,500	33

121	1	Andrew Kelsall	75,800	30
121	2	Bari Sklar	25,000	10
121	5	Gabriel Ramos	94,500	38
121	6	Woody Deck	31,000	12
121	8	Blaz Zerjav	256,500	103

122	2	Matthew Wantman	122,000	49
122	3	Yuhong Liu	267,500	107
122	4	Edward Spivack	116,000	46
122	7	Jeff Madsen	180,500	72
122	8	Yueqi Zhu	165,000	66

123	1	Max Kruse	102,500	41
123	2	Dylan Weisman	365,000	146
123	3	Loni Harwood	60,000	24
123	4	Andreas Frohli	135,500	54
123	5	Frederic Normand	197,000	79
123	8	Anthony Zinno	78,000	31

124	1	James Minghini	333,500	133
124	3	Dustin Murphy	211,000	84
124	4	Jason Mercier	216,000	86
124	5	Scott Clements	223,000	89
124	6	Dylan Wilkerson	51,000	20
124	7	Zachary Zaret	44,000	18

125	1	Ryan Rapaski	131,500	53
125	2	Gus Hansen	73,000	29
125	3	Rishi Amin	339,000	136
125	6	Ben Yu	160,000	64
125	8	Nick Guagenti	62,000	25

Event #33: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship

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