James Chen was already all in on the button against Jesse Lonis from under the gun and Francisco Perez in middle position on a completed board of 3♠10♦9♣A♥10♣.
Chen held K♥K♦Q♥3♦, and Lonis had Q♦J♣9♠5♣ in front of him.
Neither hand was best against Perez's A♠K♠8♣8♠ for aces-up, and he more than doubled up while Chen was eliminated.
Joshua Barney raised to 60,000 in the cutoff and Toby Joyce defended in the big blind.
The flop came 3♦9♦7♠ and Joyce check-called a bet of 50,000, bringing the 9♠ turn.
He check-folded when Barney continued with a bet of 125,000.
Raj Vohra raised to 85,000 and picked up three callers as they all checked the 9♠7♠3♠ flop to see the Q♠ turn for free. It checked to Vohra, who bet 180,000, and Igor Ioffe then moved all in from two seats over. When it was back on Vohra, he asked for a count, and the all-in was for 470,000 total. Vohra gave it a few seconds and called.
Igor Ioffe: Q♣Q♦2♥2♦ 
Raj Vohra: J♣J♠9♣4♠
Ioffe's set of queens was behind Vohra's flush, and Ioffe needed the board to pair, but the 4♣ river was a blank.
Leonardo Daviglus raised to 75,000 on the button and called a three-bet of 235,000 from Aaron Kupin, who was in the big blind.
Kupin bet pot on the 9♦4♦5♣ flop and Daviglus raised to put Kupin all in for a bit more. Kupin called, and a showdown was held.
Aaron Kupin: A♠A♥10♠3♠
Leonardo Daviglus: K♥10♥10♦5♦
Kupin held the lead with aces, but needed to fade a lot of outs against Daviglus.
The 9♣J♥ runout kept Kupin best, and he was awarded the double-up, leaving Daviglus with less than 100,000 to work with.
Players have taken their seats and action is underway!
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Day 2 of Event #70: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship saw over 100 players join the field, bringing this year's total number of entrants to 836. Today, just 37 hopefuls will return to the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas for Day 3 to battle their way to a final table and to get one step closer to claiming PLO glory at the 2026 World Series of Poker.
Remaining in the lead is "The Grinder" Michael Mizrachi, who once again proved too much for his opponents to handle, claiming multiple eliminations and catching just the right cards to bag a commanding lead with 5,665,000. The defending Main Event champ and newly appointed Poker Hall of Famer has proved himself nearly unstoppable thus far, and currently sits in pole position to take down his ninth career bracelet and boost his live-tournament earnings to over $30 million.
Sitting nearly two million chips behind in second position is Zarvan Tumboli (3,700,000), a regular in both the Asia tournament circuit as well as the WSOP, with over $1 million in live-tournament cashes. Zumboli's best result in a WSOP event came last year after placing seventh in a $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed event, and he now looks to trump this accomplishment by making a run at the final table today.
Rounding out the podium spots is high roller regular and two-time bracelet winner Jesse Lonis with 2,895,000. No stranger to success in the PLO area, Lonis's most recent bracelet was won in 2023 in the $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller for $ 2,303,017 — his second highest result to date. Since then, Lonis has racked up multiple titles in various poker festivals as he continues to prove himself as one of the best modern-era players of the game.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Mizrachi | United States | 5,655,000 | 226 |
| 2 | Zarvan Tumboli | India | 3,700,000 | 148 |
| 3 | Jesse Lonis | United States | 2,985,000 | 119 |
| 4 | Farid Jattin | Colombia | 2,645,000 | 106 |
| 5 | Karel Mokry | Czechia | 2,535,000 | 101 |
| 6 | Diogo Veiga | Portugal | 2,345,000 | 94 |
| 7 | Michael Hahn | United States | 1,900,000 | 76 |
| 8 | Joshua Barney | United States | 1,865,000 | 75 |
| 9 | Toby Joyce | Ireland | 1,655,000 | 66 |
| 10 | Ian Matakis | United States | 1,595,000 | 64 |
Other notables still in contention include two-time bracelet winner Martin Zamani (1,530,000), 2014 Main Event champion Ryan Riess (1,380,00), bracelet winner Dan Sepiol (1,045,000), six-time bracelet winner Kristen Foxen (990,000), 2026 Millionaire Maker champ Joseph Liberta (865,000), and two-time bracelet winner Ari Engel (720,000).
Everyone remaining has already secured a payday of at least $37,063 from the $7,774,800 prize pool. However, all eyes will be on the $1,350,203 first-place prize and gold bracelet awaiting the champion.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,350,203 | 8 | $132,908 |
| 2 | $900,088 | 9 | $102,599 |
| 3 | $627,832 | 10-11 | $80,636 |
| 4 | $445,080 | 12-15 | $64,543 |
| 5 | $320,763 | 16-23 | $52,633 |
| 6 | $235,073 | 24-31 | $43,742 |
| 7 | $175,233 | 32-37 | $37,063 |
Play is scheduled to get back underway at 1 p.m. local time on Level 21, which features 10,000/25,000 blinds with a 25,000 big-blind ante. The plan is to play 10 60-minute levels before players bag up for the Day 4 finale.
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Event #70: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
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