button in SafariJason Daly Leads the Final 17 In the $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo; Selbst and Green Advance
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better holds the distinction of being the first mixed game event of the 2026 WSOP schedule. 828 players came out to join the mixed game festivities on Wednesday, May 27 to generate a prize pool of $1,099,170 to play for. Just 126 of those players saw any piece of that and as the dust settled at day’s end, just 17 remained in the hunt for the WSOP bracelet and the $191,362 yet to be awarded out here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Leading the way is WSOP bracelet winner Jason Daly, who bagged up 2,100,000. It was three years ago when Daly took home his first WSOP bracelet in the $3,000 Limit Hold’em, then it was last year when he won his second bracelet in the $2,500 Omaha Eight or Better/Stud Eight or Better tournament. The Texas player now sits with lead in the hunt for his third, aiming to add a sizable sum to his already acquired $1.7 million in lifetime earnings.
Day 3 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Daly | United States | 2,100,000 | 21 |
| 2 | Kelly Vandemheen | United States | 2,090,000 | 21 |
| 3 | Joseph Hallock | United States | 2,045,000 | 20 |
| 4 | Renan Bruschi | Brazil | 1,675,000 | 17 |
| 5 | Amnon Filippi | United States | 1,640,000 | 16 |
| 6 | Tyler Phillips | United States | 1,615,000 | 16 |
| 7 | Valentin Vornicu | United States | 1,470,000 | 15 |
| 8 | Nolan Guagenti | United States | 1,205,000 | 12 |
| 9 | Benjamin Gold | United States | 1,130,000 | 11 |
| 10 | Per Hildebrand | Sweden | 1,125,000 | 11 |
| 11 | Vanessa Selbst | United States | 1,050,000 | 11 |
| 12 | Yuhong Liu | China | 965,000 | 9.5 |
| 13 | Perry Green | United States | 730,000 | 7.5 |
| 14 | Dorian Rios | Venezuela | 620,000 | 6 |
| 15 | Ryan Bambrick | United States | 610,000 | 6 |
| 16 | Andrew Voor | United States | 545,000 | 5.5 |
| 17 | Michael Krescanko Jr | United States | 190,000 | 2 |
Two other players in the field already have three bracelets to their name, each now looking for their fourth. Poker superstar Vanessa Selbst (1,050,000) has started off her summer with a deep run in the fourth event and looks to add another mixed Omaha bracelet to her collection. With a deep run in last year’s $10,000 8-Game Mixed Championship, Selbst’s recent trips to the WSOP have seen cashes to add to her over $11 million in life-time earnings.
Perry Green's (730,000) poker history goes back to 1976, where he won his first WSOP bracelet in the $1,000 Ace to Five Draw event. He added two more bracelets years later as well as a runner up finish in the 1981 WSOP Main Event to Stu Ungar. The 90-year old has continued to cash over the course of his 50 year long poker tournament career and looks to start his summer off with a bang.
Rounding out the podium were WSOPC circuit ring winners Kelly Vandemheen (2,090,000) and Joseph Hallock (2,045,000). Renan Bruschi (1,675,000), Amnon Filippi (1,640,000) and Ryan Bambrick (610,000). All are looking for another WSOP to add to their collections, while players like Tyler Phillips (1,615,000), Valentin Vornicu (1,470,000), and Dorion Rios (620,000) are looking to add new hardware to their already existing WSOPC rings.
Day 3 Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $191,362 | 7 | $22,817 |
| 2 | $127,528 | 8 | $17,149 |
| 3 | $87,038 | 9 | $17,149 |
| 4 | $60,517 | 10-11 | $13,155 |
| 5 | $42,879 | 12-14 | $10,304 |
| 6 | $30,973 | 15-17 | $8,245 |
Day 2 Action
The first few levels of the day saw many familiar faces to the WSOP fall away. Jon Turner, John Monette, David Bach, and Allen Kessler all saw their hopes of making this an early win of the summer vanish.
A lengthy bubble ensued where 13 hands were played, but it was a double elimination that saw 125th place split. Darrell Oldfield and Torgeir Hommie became the bubble boys, taking home $1,510 a piece while all of the remaining players locked up $3,020.
After that, eliminations came quickly as players like Gina Hecht (119th-$3,020), 2025 WSOP Main Event runner-up John Wasnock (103rd-$3,020), John Esposito (82nd-$3,171), Carol Fuchs (74th-$3,171) and Caitlin Comeskey (63rd-$3,280) all fell in the following couple of levels.
Esther Taylor (39th-$4,823) and Kathy Chang (30th-$5,638) fell as the night went on, leaving Selbst as the last woman standing the field. Michael Noori (35th-$4,823), Jose Paz-Gutierrez (26th-$6,743), and John Holley (24th-$6,743) all busted late in the day to join them on the rail, with start of day chip lead Nirath Rean (18th-$8,245) being the final elimination of the night.
Play will resume tomorrow at 1:00 pm on Level 26, with blinds at 30,000/60,000 and limits at 60,000/120,000. Levels will last 60-minutes each, and play will continue until a winner is crowned.
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