On the first hand of the day, William Slaght put his remaining 35,000 chips in from under the gun and Felipe Ramos raised. Ryan Rapaski moved all in for his 235,000 and Ramos called.
William Slaght:
Ryan Rapaski:
Felipe Ramos:
The flop came which originally excited Slaght until he realized Ramos had the better ten.
The turn came the , giving Ramos the nut low draw in addition to the best high hand.
The completed the board, giving Ramos the scoop and the double knockout.
Only 20 players remain heading into Day 3 of Event #63: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship at the World Series of Poker, which is scheduled to get underway at 2 p.m. PDT. High stakes pro David "Chino" Rheem leads the pack with a stack of 2,595,000 as he looks to earn his maiden WSOP bracelet.
Other big stacks who will join Rheem on the Day 3 felt include Filippos Stavrakis, (1,880,000), Seungjin Lee (1,860,000) and Ken Aldridge (1,075,000).
Event #63: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Top 10 Chip Counts
PLACE
PLAYER
COUNTRY
CHIP COUNT
BIG BLINDS
1
Chino Rheem
United States
2,595,000
104
2
Filippos Stavrakis
United States
1,880,000
75
3
Seungjin Lee
South Korea
1,860,000
74
4
Damjan Radanov
United States
1,275,000
51
5
Amnon Filippi
United States
1,275,000
51
6
Ken Aldridge
United States
1,075,000
43
7
Felipe Ramos
Brazil
1,010,000
40
8
Sterling Savill
United States
910,000
36
9
Robert Cowen
United Kingdom
840,000
34
10
Sean Remz
United States
825,000
33
The PLO Hi-Lo Championship attracted many of the biggest names in poker, some of whom are still in the running, including defending champion and 2021 WSOP Player of the Year Josh Arieh, Poker Hall of Famer Eli Elezra, bracelet winner Joao Vieira and Allen Kessler, who is after his first golden bracelet and will be certain to alert PokerNews of any big hands that take place at his table.
Allen Kessler
Some of the players who made the money but weren't lucky enough to survive Day 2 include Phil Ivey, Chad Eveslage, Patrick Leonard, Greg Merson, Ryan Laplante and Paul Volpe.
Day 3 will pick up on Level 21 with blinds of 10,000/25,000/25,000 with levels lasting 60 minutes and 15-minute breaks every two levels. Players will take a 60-minute dinner break after Level 26, which is expected to be around 8:30 p.m.
The day will play down to five players, who will return for Day 4 on Saturday, July 2. Day 4 will play down to a winner, who will earn the top prize of $611,362.
Stay tuned as PokerNews is on-site and ready to bring you updates on the PLO Hi-Lo Championship action.
which originally excited Slaght until he realized Ramos had the better ten.
, giving Ramos the nut low draw in addition to the best high hand.
completed the board, giving Ramos the scoop and the double knockout.
