Phil Hellmuth is looking for gold bracelet quantity 18 after making it via to day 3 of the Combined Omaha event sixth in chips. The record-holding WSOP crusher is aiming to as soon as once more stretch his lead over nearest rival Phil Ivey.
Earlier than we get to massive Phil’s possibilities, a point out of the duo who truly bagged bracelets yesterday in Vegas. First up, Aussie professional James Obst, who bagged the coveted Occasion #42: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship title.
Obst was joined within the winner’s circle by Xixiang Luo who got here out on prime of Occasion #41: $1,500 Combined No-Restrict/Pot-Restrict Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot.
Hellmuth Trying to Lengthen Bracelet Lead
The “poker brat” has been fairly subdued this yr up to now with regards to arguments, so the main target has been on his play – all the time a extra nice side of the 17-time WSOP bracelet winner.
Hellmuth is at present deep within the “combine” of Occasion #43: $1,500 Combined Omaha, which sees rounds of PLO Hello-Lo 8 or Higher, Omaha Hello-Lo 8 or Higher, & Large O (8-Handed).
Finish of Day 2 in @WSOP $1,500 3 recreation Excessive/Low Cut up combine: PLO Hello-Lo 8/Omaha Hello-Lo 8/Large O. 853 began, 23 left (128 paid), I’ve 1,285,000, ave is 927K. Knocking on the door of that candy Bracelet #18 while saying, “Hi there WSOP 18, I’m right here!!” #POSITIVITY pic.twitter.com/tl156XqulW— phil_hellmuth (@phil_hellmuth) June 18, 2024
First cease for Phil and the opposite 214 gamers yesterday was the cash bubble and two bustouts cleared the logjam, Richard Davis one of many unlucky duo, all-in and in danger in a hand of Large O…
Richard Davis: Ok♠ J♣ 8♠ 7♠ 7♦
Filippos Stavrakis: A♦ 9♣ 6♦ 4♠ 2♣
Board: Q♥ 2♥ A♥ 3♣ J♠
Hellmuth had a comparatively trouble-free run to his prime 10 chip rely on the shut of play, however he can have stiff opposition this night as he tries for yet one more WSOP victory.
High 10 Chip Counts
RankPlayerCountryChips1Ying ChuUSA1,865,0002Dylan LambeUSA1,845,0003Stephen HubbardUSA1,725,0004Joshua AdcockUSA1,665,0005Michael RodriguesPortugal1,470,0006Phil HellmuthUSA1,285,0007Aleksey FilatovUSA1,220,0008Magnus EdengrenSweden1,185,0009Nathan GambleUSA990,00010David NepomUSA975,000
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Monster Stack within the Cash
There are many massive names nonetheless left in Occasion #38: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Restrict Maintain’em, the 8704-player subject now all the way down to 416 and within the cash, with $1,098,220 up prime for the eventual winner.
4-time bracelet winner Kristen Foxen, Brazilian star Joao Simao, divisive Czech professional Martin Kabrhel, EPT founder John Duthie, and “J4o” star Robbi Jade Lew all bagged stacks however in fact it’s far too early to name a winner but.
High 10 Chip Counts
RankPlayerCountryChips 1Vinicius LimaUSA3,700,000 2Catalin PopUSA3,510,000 3Bart CregoUSA3,400,000 4Alexandros DranovitsasGreece3,345,000 5Long MaUSA3,265,000 6Michael MurphyUSA2,900,000 7Lukas GuenzelGermany2,825,000 8Joshua PayneUSA2,790,000 9Tony HuangUSA2,730,000 10Gregory JensenUSA2,670,000
Fundamental Occasion Champs On the Transfer
Former WSOP Fundamental Occasion champs Ryan Riess (2013) and Koray Aldemir (2021) have been among the many 235 gamers who made it via day 1 of Occasion #44: $2,000 No-Restrict Maintain’em to bag a stack, although each path far behind chip chief Jianfeng Solar.
Additionally making it via to the paid spots have been comeback king Daniel Sepiol, English on-line beast Chris Moorman, and Dutch legend Marcel Luske.
High 10 Chip Counts
RankPlayerCountryChips 1Jianfeng SunChina820,000 2Jed FriedmanUSA806,000 3Narcis NedelcuRomania777,000 4Damien Le GoffUK751,000 5Philip WiszowatyUSA662,000 6Yunkyu SongUSA650,000 7Hiroto WatanabeJapan637,000 8Paraskevas TsokaridisGreece559,000 9Wai Kiat LeeMalaysia557,000 10Ramaswamy PylooreUSA527,000
Daniel Negreanu and Mike Matusow Take a Tumble in $10k HORSE
Occasion #45: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship is among the most coveted titles on the WSOP however for Daniel Negreanu and Mike Matusow it was lean pickings as each fell on day 1.
Yesterday, the combo of Maintain’em, Omaha Hello/Lo, Razz (Seven card stud low), Stud (Seven card stud excessive) and Eight-or-better (Seven card stud high-low) noticed 152 gamers whittled down to only 87.
Phil Ivey, Maria Ho, Nick Schulman and John Hennigan all made it via, although none are troubling the leaderboard as but, with registration nonetheless open till the top of degree 10 tonight.
High 10 Chip Counts
RankPlayerCountryChips1Maxx ColemanUSA307,5002Mike LeahCanada282,5003Clayton MozdzenCanada273,5004Sergey RybachenkoRussia266,5005Peter RouviereUSA247,0006David ProciakUSA241,0007Robert WellsUK236,0008Gary BoldenUSA215,0009Daniel StrelitzUSA205,50010Brandon Shack-HarrisUSA199,000
Right this moment’s new occasions are Occasion #46: $1,000 Seniors No-Restrict Maintain’em Championship, Occasion #47: $100,000 Excessive Curler No-Restrict Maintain’em and Occasion #48: $1,000 Pot-Restrict Omaha.
We’ll be again once more tomorrow with all of the bracelet motion and one of the best of the remaining from Las Vegas so make sure you examine in!
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