Final 18 Return For Day 3 of Event #45: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
Jonathan Witz leads a field full of familiar names into Day 3 of Event #45: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship. Witz had his stack above 3,000,000 chips late into Day 2 action and leads the final 18 players with 2,620,000 to begin play on Monday. Arthur Morris (2,390,000) and Chris Sandrock (1,900,000) round out the top three, but some notable names are not far behind.
One third of the remaining field has at least one WSOP gold bracelet, led by Daniel Zack earning his series-leading 12th cash of the 2021 World Series of Poker. Tommy Le also enters Day 3 with a top 10 stack and will looking to improve on his runner-up finish in Event #39: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha.
Other WSOP champions in contention include Dylan Linde, coming off his first bracelet win just over two weeks ago in Event #21: $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better. Multiple gold bracelet winners Mike Matusow, Eli Elezra and Jeremy Ausmus all remain in the hunt to add to their collections.
Top 10 Chip Counts in Event #45: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Witz | United States | 2,620,000 | 105 |
| 2 | Arthur Morris | United States | 2,390,000 | 96 |
| 3 | Chris Sandrock | United States | 1,900,000 | 76 |
| 4 | Daniel Zack | United States | 1,845,000 | 74 |
| 5 | Kyle Montgomery | United States | 1,430,000 | 57 |
| 6 | Artem Maksimov | Russia | 1,400,000 | 56 |
| 7 | Anderson Ireland | United States | 1,305,000 | 52 |
| 8 | Nader Younes | United States | 1,190,000 | 48 |
| 9 | Tommy Le | United States | 1,000,000 | 40 |
| 10 | Jordan Spurlin | United States | 960,000 | 38 |
Cards will be in the air at 2 p.m. local time and conclude when five players remain. Play begins in the Amazon room on level 21 with blinds of 10,000 and 25,000 and a 25,000 big blind ante. All 18 players have locked up a minimum of $23,806, with the eventual champion earning $746,477.
Follow the action live on PokerNews as we take you all the way down to the final five.
, and Witz checked to Younes who bet the pot. Witz quickly check-raised the pot to put Younes all-in, and Younes called.
filled Witz up on the turn, and the 
sealed Younes' fate in 18th place.
flop with Matusow as the player at risk.
turn. However, the 
river gave Le the nut flush and Matusow was eliminated in 17th place for $23,806. All remaining 16 players will now redraw to the final two tables.
and river 
changed nothing, and Krasienko headed to the payout table in 16th place.
on which Zack bet the pot. Yanovski got it in for the last 345,000 and Zack called to set up the following showdown.
, and Linde couldn't improve to run down Morris' jacks, eliminating him in 14th place.
flop, getting two folds while Jordan Spurlin called on the button. Both players checked the 
, and Zack moved all-in for his last 400,000. Maksimov them moved in over top for 990,000. Morris thought briefly, then chose to fold.
, and while Heritsch did get help on the flop with the king, no further aid came, and he was eliminated in 11th place, sending a huge pot to Le.