Brian Ulch raised under the gun and Benjamin Gold called in middle position.
The flop came J♠Q♠4♠ and Ulch bet. Gold then raised, and Ulch called to see the K♦ turn.
Gold then bet, and Ulch quickly gave up his hand.
Nicholas Lafata raised in the hijack, Hye Park three-bet on the button, and Lafata called.
Park bet the flop and turn as the board came 4♠5♠2♦Q♥, and Lafata stuck around to the river. Park then bet his last chips on the K♦ river, and Lafata again called.
Lafata showed 10♣8♣5♥2♥ for two pair, but Park had flopped a wheel with A♦K♠5♦3♠ to win the pot and double up.
Carol Fuchs raised from under the gun to see Curtis Phelps call in the cutoff and David Levi defend his big blind.
The flop rolled out 8♦6♥2♥ and Levi checked over to Fuchs who bet to see both Phelps and Levi call.
On the turn 10♦, Levi checked a second time to Fuchs who bet and Phelps raised. Levi called to put himself at risk for 19,000 and Fuchs called behind him.
Fuchs check-called a bet from Phelps on the river 5♠.
David Levi: J♥10♠9♠5♥ 
Carol Fuchs: A♥8♠6♦3♠
Curtis Phelps: A♣10♥7♣3♣
Fuchs quartered Phelps in the side pot with eights up and the same nut low, while Levi quartered both of his opponents with tens up to survive.
Carol Fuchs, Andrew Voor, and Curtis Phelps saw a flop of 10♣7♥8♠ where Fuchs bet from the button. Phelps called in the big blind, while Voor also came along from middle position.
Fuchs bet again on the 7♠ turn, and only Voor called this time. He checked over to Fuchs on the K♥ river, and she put out another bet. Voor folded this time, and Fuchs took down the pot.
Todd Dakake put in his last chips from under the gun on a flop of 7♠9♥5♦ and was up against George Raymond in the cutoff and Ricky Moseley on the button. Moseley had just 3,000 behind as he and Raymond checked to the turn.
Moseley and Raymond checked down the K♦ turn and Q♠ river. Raymond then showed 7♣5♠3♦2♦ for two pair, while Moseley had A♥10♠3♣2♥. Dakake mucked A♦10♦8♣8♠ as he headed to the rail, while Raymond scooped the entire pot.
The players have taken their seats and cards are in the air!
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000-6,000
Limits: 6,000-12,000
Mixed game players get their first shot at a gold bracelet this summer when Day 2 of Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better begins at 1 p.m. local time.
A total of 179 players out of 828 survived to make it to the event’s penultimate day. They are led by WSOP bracelet winner Lawrence Berg with 373,000, while Dekel Balas (354,000), William House (294,000), Ingo Klasen (271,000), and Benjamin Gold (270,000) round out the top five.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawrence Berg | United States | 373,000 | 31 |
| 2 | Dekel Balas | United States | 354,000 | 30 |
| 3 | William House | United States | 294,000 | 25 |
| 4 | Ingo Klasen | Germany | 271,000 | 23 |
| 5 | Benjamin Gold | United States | 270,000 | 23 |
| 6 | Aaron Kupin | United States | 262,000 | 22 |
| 7 | Ryan Bambrick | United States | 255,000 | 21 |
| 8 | Tony Diehl | United States | 241,000 | 20 |
| 9 | Owais Ahmed | United States | 240,000 | 20 |
| 10 | Rafael Concepcion | United States | 239,000 | 20 |
Other top stacks include Aaron Kupin (262,000), last year’s $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo champion Ryan Bambrick (255,000), Owais Ahmed (240,000), Justin Liberto (234,000), Renan Bruschi (216,000), and Esther Taylor (208,000). Further down the leaderboard are Blaz Zerjav (158,000), Carol Fuchs (125,000), Vanessa Selbst (122,000), 2022 champion Amnon Filippi (110,000), poker old-timer Perry Green (110,000), and Craig Chait (109,000). The short stacks include WSOP Main Event runner-up John Wasnock (80,000), Huck Seed (59,000), Jake Schwartz (45,000), John Monnette (36,000), and Allen Kessler (25,000).
The 828 entries built up a prize pool of $1,099,170. Only the top 125 players will make the money and secure at least a min-cash of $3,020, while the champion earns $191,362 and the WSOP bracelet.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $191,362 | 15-20 | $8,245 |
| 2 | $127,528 | 21-27 | $6,743 |
| 3 | $87,038 | 28-34 | $5,638 |
| 4 | $60,517 | 35-41 | $4,823 |
| 5 | $42,879 | 42-48 | $4,223 |
| 6 | $30,973 | 49-55 | $3,788 |
| 7 | $22,817 | 56-62 | $3,481 |
| 8-9 | $17,149 | 63-69 | $3,280 |
| 10-11 | $13,155 | 70-83 | $3,171 |
| 12-14 | $10,304 | 84-125 | $3,020 |
The action on Day 2 picks up on Level 16 with blinds of 3,000/6,000 and limits of 6,000/12,000. Levels will be extended to 60 minutes, with a break after every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 21. The plan is to play 10 levels today.
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Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
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