Final Eight Battle for Title in Event #48: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
It's time for the final day of Event #48: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha, where a pair of World Series of Poker bracelet winners will be looking to add another to their collection. Day 2 chip leader David Prociak and Christopher Vitch are in prime position today, possessing more than 60 percent of the chips in play between them.
Day 3 will get underway at 2 p.m. local time at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, where the final eight will resume their battle to be crowned the latest WSOP champion.
Prociak and Vitch are the only players above 60 big blinds, with each bagging over 100 bigs after an eventful penultimate day on the felt.
Final Table Seat Draw
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kharlin Sued | United States | 1,360,000 | 11 |
| 2 | Christopher Vitch | United States | 13,530,000 | 113 |
| 3 | Joe Firova | United States | 2,935,000 | 24 |
| 4 | David Prociak | United States | 14,615,000 | 122 |
| 5 | Christopher Frank | Germany | 2,460,000 | 21 |
| 6 | Jay Harwood | Ireland | 1,325,000 | 11 |
| 7 | Thomas Taylor | Canada | 6,100,000 | 51 |
| 8 | Ioannis Angelou Konstas | Greece | 1,310,000 | 11 |
The top two will have a sizeable advantage when the first hand of the day is dealt, as Thomas Taylor sits a distant third with 51 big blinds. Joe Firova and Christopher Frank are next on the leaderboard, both sitting safely above 20 big blinds. Frank is also seeking a second career bracelet after earning one in 2017.
Three players will be nursing short stacks as Day 3 gets underway, as Kharlin Sued, Jay Harwood and Ioannis Angelou Konstas are all grouped together on the bottom of the leaderboard.
All eight players have earned at least $29,740, with the top prize of $262,734 and the WSOP gold bracelet awaiting Thursday's champion.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $262,734 |
| 2 | $175,179 |
| 3 | $126,853 |
| 4 | $92,850 |
| 5 | $68,702 |
| 6 | $51,396 |
| 7 | $38,877 |
| 8 | $29,740 |
The final table will resume at 2 p.m. local time on the feature table, where players will return to blinds of 60,000/120,000 and a 120,000 big blind ante. Action will continue until a winner is determined under the lights of the Horseshoe Events Center.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team brings you complete coverage of the final table, plus the rest of the action on a busy day at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.