Event #50: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
Jour 3 a débuté
Event #50: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
Jour 3 a débuté
The 2023 World Series of Poker has entered the second half at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas and a record-setting Championship Event is en route to crowning a champion within the next two days. Out of a field of 731 entries in Event #50: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship, only 42 players remain to compete for the largest slice of the $6,798,300 prize pool.
Leading the survivors into Day 3 as of 2 p.m. local time is Bulgarian poker pro Dimitar Danchev, who accumulated 3,705,000 so far. With his score in this event, Danchev is set to surpass more than $6 million in tournament cashes on the live poker circuit and will look to earn his second World Series of Poker gold bracelet. It won't be an easy ride, however, as several well-known four-card aficionados remain in contention.
Second in chips is fellow WSOP bracelet winner Sam Soverel (2,340,000) followed by William Kopp with 1,890,000. The PLO specialists Dylan Weisman (1,855,000), Bogdan Capitan (1,760,000), Ap Garza (1,570,000) and Arthur Morris (1,515,000) can all be found in the overall top ten as well in a stacked field.
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
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1 | Dimitar Danchev | Bulgaria | 3,705,000 | 148 |
2 | Sam Soverel | United States | 2,034,000 | 81 |
3 | William Kopp | United States | 1,890,000 | 76 |
4 | Dylan Weisman | United States | 1,855,000 | 74 |
5 | Elliott Kampen | United States | 1,800,085 | 72 |
6 | Bogdan Capitan | Romania | 1,760,000 | 70 |
7 | Ioannis Angelou Konstas | Greece | 1,700,000 | 68 |
8 | Jay Harwood | United Kingdom | 1,580,000 | 63 |
9 | Ap Garza | United States | 1,570,000 | 63 |
10 | Arthur Morris | United States | 1,515,000 | 61 |
Other notables still in the mix include Ka Kwan Lau, Sean Winter, David Wang, Keith Lehr, Kosei Ichinose, Juha Helppi, and Scott Bohlman to name but a few. The 42 contenders have locked up $28,905 for their efforts and the next pay jump awaits with 39 players left.
Day 3 will continue with Level 21, which features blinds of 10,000-25,000 and all levels last 60 minutes each.The previous two tournament days contained ten levels each whereas Day 3 will aim to play down to the last five contenders before bagging up for the night. The action of the penultimate day will also be streamed on the PokerGO platform.
Stay tuned right here on PokerNews to find out who advances one step further to battle for the Pot-Limit Omaha Championship, WSOP gold bracelet, and $1,309,232 top prize that comes along with the victory.
Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
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Horseshoe | 672 | 1 | Orod Ashegh | United States | 345,000 | 14 |
Horseshoe | 672 | 2 | Edmund Chan | Canada | 545,000 | 22 |
Horseshoe | 672 | 4 | Kabeelan Rajamurthy | Mongolia | 1,045,000 | 42 |
Horseshoe | 672 | 5 | Todd Ivens | United States | 775,000 | 31 |
Horseshoe | 672 | 7 | Ap Garza | United States | 1,570,000 | 63 |
Horseshoe | 672 | 8 | Sonny Franco | France | 415,000 | 16 |
Horseshoe | 674 | 1 | Jose Castillo | Spain | 645,000 | 26 |
Horseshoe | 674 | 2 | Arie Ori Miller | Israel | 990,000 | 40 |
Horseshoe | 674 | 3 | Arthur Morris | United States | 1,515,000 | 61 |
Horseshoe | 674 | 4 | Jaspal Brar | Canada | 310,000 | 12 |
Horseshoe | 674 | 5 | Sam Soverel | United States | 2,034,000 | 81 |
Horseshoe | 674 | 7 | Elliott Kampen | United States | 1,800,085 | 72 |
Horseshoe | 674 | 8 | Adam Hendrix | United States | 455,000 | 18 |
Horseshoe | 675 | 1 | Dimitar Danchev | Bulgaria | 3,705,000 | 148 |
Horseshoe | 675 | 2 | Ioannis Angelou Konstas | Greece | 1,700,000 | 68 |
Horseshoe | 675 | 3 | Ka Kwan Lau | Hong Kong | 1,165,000 | 47 |
Horseshoe | 675 | 4 | Joseph Liberta | United States | 915,000 | 37 |
Horseshoe | 675 | 5 | Scott Bohlman | United States | 310,000 | 12 |
Horseshoe | 675 | 6 | Juha Helppi | Finland | 465,000 | 19 |
Horseshoe | 675 | 7 | Florencio Bunal | United States | 540,000 | 22 |
Horseshoe | 675 | 8 | Benoit Galland | Canada | 785,000 | 31 |
Horseshoe | 676 | 1 | Kosei Ichinose | Japan | 845,000 | 34 |
Horseshoe | 676 | 3 | Ren Lin | United States | 1,185,000 | 47 |
Horseshoe | 676 | 4 | Peng Shan | United States | 190,000 | 8 |
Horseshoe | 676 | 6 | Keith Lehr | United States | 895,000 | 36 |
Horseshoe | 676 | 7 | Jay Harwood | United Kingdom | 1,580,000 | 63 |
Horseshoe | 676 | 8 | Sebastian Trisch | Germany | 1,000,000 | 40 |
Horseshoe | 677 | 1 | Alan Reyf | United States | 615,000 | 25 |
Horseshoe | 677 | 2 | Anthony Hu | United States | 1,120,000 | 45 |
Horseshoe | 677 | 3 | Maurice Kraiem | United States | 815,000 | 33 |
Horseshoe | 677 | 4 | William Kopp | United States | 1,890,000 | 76 |
Horseshoe | 677 | 5 | Frederick Hoban | United States | 1,110,000 | 44 |
Horseshoe | 677 | 6 | David Wang | Australia | 1,040,000 | 42 |
Horseshoe | 677 | 7 | Christoph Cannuli | United States | 215,000 | 9 |
Horseshoe | 677 | 8 | Travis Pearson | United States | 1,180,000 | 47 |
Horseshoe | 678 | 1 | Dylan Weisman | United States | 1,855,000 | 74 |
Horseshoe | 678 | 2 | Oswin Ziegelbecker | Austria | 290,000 | 12 |
Horseshoe | 678 | 3 | Bogdan Capitan | Romania | 1,760,000 | 70 |
Horseshoe | 678 | 5 | Stanislav Halatenko | Ukraine | 1,250,000 | 50 |
Horseshoe | 678 | 6 | Ryan Franklin | United States | 405,000 | 16 |
Horseshoe | 678 | 7 | Sean Winter | United States | 1,085,000 | 43 |
Horseshoe | 678 | 8 | Sterling Savill | United States | 345,000 | 14 |
Niveau: 21
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Play has commenced starting on Level 21. Blinds are 10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 big blind ante.
Ap Grza raised to 60,000 in the cutoff and then folded when Orod Ashegh reraised the pot from the small blind.
Arthur Morris collected a pot when he raised to 60,000 on the button and earned a call from Sam Soverel out of the big blind. The flop came K♣3♥2♦ and Soverel check-folded to a bet worth 70,000 by Morris.
Last but not least, Benoit Galland raked in a medium-sized pot when he bet 250,000 into around 500,000 on the Q♠J♠6♥K♥2♣ river, forcing a fold from chip leader Dimitar Danchev.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Dimitar Danchev |
3,450,000
-255,000
|
-255,000 |
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Sam Soverel |
2,000,000
-34,000
|
-34,000 |
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Arthur Morris |
1,600,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
Benoit Galland |
950,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
Orod Ashegh |
400,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Travis Pearson raised from the hijack to 65,000 finding two callers, Anthony Hu on the button and the big blind.
Three-ways to a flop of A♦7♦6♠, once checked to Pearson fired into two opponents for 125,000. Only Hu called.
The J♥ on the turn saw one more bet from Pearson, this time for 325,000. Hu tossed his cards into the muck.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Travis Pearson |
1,475,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
Anthony Hu |
760,000
-360,000
|
-360,000 |
Sterling Savill raised to 85,000 from middle position preflop. Bogdan Capitan then reraised to 300,000 from the button. Stanislav Halatenko, the small blind, then came over the top for 980,000. After thinking for a couple of minutes, Savill called for around 235,000 more. Capitan then put in enough to cover Halatenko's stack, which only had around 20,000 more. Halatenko called, and all three sets of cards were turned over.
Sterling Savill: A♦Q♣10♦5♥
Stanislav Halatenko: A♣A♥4♦4♥
Bogdan Capitan: K♦K♠6♠6♣
The board came 3♠J♠5♣8♦7♥, and Halatenko eliminated Savill while more than doubling up.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Stanislav Halatenko |
2,400,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
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Bogdan Capitan |
700,000
-1,060,000
|
-1,060,000 |
Sterling Savill | Eliminé |
In a five-way limped pot to the K♣7♣3♠ flop, it checked to Elliott Kampen and he bet 100,000 in the cutoff. Adam Hendrix called from the button and Arthur Morris also called from under the gun.
The 9♣ followed on the turn and it now checked to Hendrix, who bet 150,000 and forced two folds.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Elliott Kampen |
1,650,000
-150,085
|
-150,085 |
Arthur Morris |
1,300,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
Adam Hendrix |
975,000
520,000
|
520,000 |
Florencio Bunal limped in from the cutoff and Ka Kwan Lau in the big blind checked their option.
The flop of 5♥K♥3♣ saw Lau check-call a bet of 85,000 from Bunal.
The 9♣ turn checked through to the 4♠ on the river.
Lau took the lead for 165,000 and Bunal tossed in an assortment of chips without regard for the size of the bet in front of him.
"I have a straight," announced Bunal as he tabled A♥Q♣8♣2♥, scooping the pot.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Florencio Bunal |
980,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
Ka Kwan Lau |
840,000
-325,000
|
-325,000 |
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