Action was picked up as Christopher Jacobson who was on the button was all in for roughly 1,800,000 against Harry Rubin on a flop of 10♥8♣5♣.
Christopher Jacobson: 9♦8♥7♥6♠ 
Harry Rubin: K♥K♦7♣4♣
The 7♦ put Jacobson in the lead with a straight but 10♣ on the river allowed Rubin to make his flush and he eliminated Jacobson.
Francois Scapula in the hijack raised to 350,000. Christopher Hannel in the cutoff three-bet to 1,200,000, and Scapula called.
The dealer fanned a flop of 4♣K♥3♦, and after Scapula checked, Hannel moved all-in for 2,150,000. Scapula asked for a count but folded.
Dylan Wilkerson opened to 350,000 from under the gun. Francois Scapula in the cutoff three-bet to 1,200,000, and Wilkerson called, finding himself at risk for 680,000.
Dylan Wilkerson: 6♠5♠5♣4♣
Francois Scapula: A♦A♠7♠2♣
Wilkerson ran into aces but flopped a set, then hit a straight on K♠3♦5♥7♣J♣ to double up.
Roussos Koliakoudakis raised to 350,000 from the cutoff, and Robert Emmerson on the button went all in for 1,500,000, the blinds folded and Koliakoudakis made the call.
Robert Emmerson: A♠K♥10♣10♥
Roussos Koliakoudakis: A♥A♦10♠9♠
Not much of a sweat for Emmerson as the flop came 2♦6♦3♠, the 8♣ on the turn was no help and the 5♣ on the river ended his day.
Gary Benson on the button raised to 350,000. Roussos Koliakoudakis in the small blind three-bet all-in for 1,140,000 and Benson called off his last 1,000,000.
Gary Benson: K♣K♦9♣8♥
Roussos Koliakoudakis: J♣J♦10♠8♦
Koliakoudakis flopped trips then hit a full house on 7♣10♥10♣8♠9♠ to eliminate Benson.
The cards are in the air for the final day of Event #57. The blinds are 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 big blind ante.
Level: 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
In just a few hours, a player will have the joy of becoming a 2026 World Series of Poker champion in Event #57: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
On the way to the bracelet, that player will first have to make it through the final 23 players who qualified for Day 3 from a field of 3,763 entrants. A first-place prize of $390,300 from a total prize pool of $2,558,182 awaits the eventual winner. But who will that player be?
After Day 2, Francois Scapula appears to be in a good position to bring France its first bracelet in two years after bagging the chip lead with 8,520,000.
He had not been in the spotlight much until the final levels of the day, when a rivered flush and aces versus aces propelled him to the top of the counts. But his lead is quite significant, as second-in-chips Sasha Guerin (6,430,000) and Dechang Zhang (6,255,000) sit more than 20 big blinds behind.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francois Scapula | France | 8,520,000 | 107 |
| 2 | Sasha Guerin | United States | 6,430,000 | 80 |
| 3 | Dechang Zhang | United States | 6,255,000 | 78 |
| 4 | Harry Rubin | United States | 5,395,000 | 67 |
| 5 | Schuyler Thornton | United States | 4,850,000 | 61 |
| 6 | Toby Joyce | Ireland | 4,550,000 | 57 |
| 7 | James Sedlacek | United States | 4,040,000 | 51 |
| 8 | Narcis-Gabriel Nedelcu | Romania | 3,830,000 | 48 |
| 9 | Paul Zappulla | United States | 3,770,000 | 47 |
| 10 | Nuno Duarte | Portugal | 3,735,000 | 47 |
Following Harry Rubin (5,395,000), another strong contender is 2025 WPT World Championship winner Schuyler Thornton (4,850,000). Toby Joyce is also in the mix with 4,550,000 as he looks to win a second WSOP bracelet after capturing his first in an online event in 2020.
Like Joyce, recent Irish Open champion Narcis-Gabriel Nedelcu (3,830,000), Thomas Skaggs (2,615,000), and Xing He (1,460,000) could all add another bracelet to their résumés. The same goes for short stack Gary Benson (1,060,000), who is chasing his second bracelet 30 years after winning his first.
Winning a bracelet would be a first, however, for Paul Zappulla (3,770,000), Daniel Hachem (2,955,000), Bobby James (2,015,000), 2024 WSOP Circuit Sanremo Main Event champion Muhamet Perati (1,700,000), and Roussos Koliakoudakis (1,165,000), all of whom remain in contention heading into Day 3.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $390,300 |
| 2 | $260,220 |
| 3 | $191,500 |
| 4 | $142,140 |
| 5 | $106,430 |
| 6 | $80,390 |
| 7 | $61,260 |
| 8 | $47,100 |
| 9 | $36,542 |
| 10-11 | $28,610 |
| 12-15 | $22,600 |
| 16-23 | $18,020 |
Play is set to resume at 12 p.m. local time this Wednesday, June 24, with blinds at 50,000/100,000 and a 100,000 big blind ante. The tournament will continue with 60-minute levels until a winner is crowned.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for complete coverage of this event’s conclusion and all the action from the 2026 World Series of Poker!
Event #57: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
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