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Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day 2 Completed
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day: 2
Players Left 17 / 828
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Level 25
: Limits 50,000/100,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
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. 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 to the winner 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 that Daly took home his first WSOP bracelet in the $3,000 Limit Hold’em, and last year he won his second bracelet in the $2,500 Omaha Eight or Better/Stud Eight or Better tournament. The Texas player now sits with a 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 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 WSOP trips have included cashes, adding to her over $11 million in lifetime 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 each, 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 in 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 p.m. 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.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all of the exciting updates for the 2026 WSOP.
Level 25
: Limits 50,000/100,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Level 25
: Limits 50,000/100,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Level 25
: Limits 50,000/100,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Day 2 has ended with 17 players remaining.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Level 25
: Limits 50,000/100,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Dorian Rios raised in the cutoff, Yuhong Liu three-bet in the small blind, and Rios called.
The flop came J♣5♣9♦ and Liu bet. Rios raised, and Liu called.
Rios then bet his last 35,000 on the 5♥ turn, and Liu again called. He showed A♥8♥4♥2♦, while Rios had A♠K♣J♦3♣ for two pair. The river was the 9♠ and Rios took the pot to double up.
Level 25
: Limits 50,000/100,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
The tournament floor has drawn for just two more hands on the night.
Stay tuned for a full recap and chip counts later to come at the conclusion of the night.
Level 25
: Limits 50,000/100,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Dorian Rios was all in for 80,000 from the button, Nirath Rean also committed his last 130,000 under the gun, and Yuhong Liu put both opponents at risk from the big blind.
Dorian Rios: 6♣5♠3♦2♠ 
Nirath Rean: A♥J♣J♥7♣
Yuhong Liu: 10♦8♥6♥2♥
The board ran out 5♣7♠8♠K♦3♣, and Rios earned up with two pair, fives and threes, to chop the main pot with Liu, while Liu and Rean chopped the side pot.
Level 25
: Limits 50,000/100,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Nirath Rean raised in the hijack to see Nolan Guagenti three-bet in the cutoff, which both Amnon Filippi on the button and Rean called.
The flop rolled out Q♦6♠2♥ and Rean checked to Guagenti, who bet, and both Filippi and Rean called.
On the turn J♦, action checked to Guagenti a second time, who bet and received two calls again.
Action checked to Filippi on the river 6♦ and he bet to see both of his opponents fold.
"I found it," Filippi said as he raked in the pot, "I don't know how but I did."
Level 25
: Limits 50,000/100,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Andrew Voor three-bet from the cutoff and was called by Benjamin Gold under the gun and Michael Krescanko in the hijack.
The flop came J♣4♠2♣ and Voor bet. Both opponents called to the 9♥ turn, where Gold bet. Krescanko called, and Voor put in 150,000. The dealer informed him he had to raise, and Gold then moved all in for 255,000. Krescanko and Voor both called.
"Give me what I need. I don't know what that is," Gold pleaded as the 6♠ fell on the river. Voor and Krescanko both checked, and Gold showed A♥9♣5♥4♣ for two pair and a low. Voor had the same low with A♠K♥Q♣5♣, and Gold survived with three-quarters.
