Event #87: $2,500 Mixed Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-16-2023 12:35 UTC-8

Smith Strikes First in Heads-up Play

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Geoff Paul

Level 31 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Bradley Smith raised from the button, with Nghia Le making the call.

The flop came 9♥Q♣2♥, and Le checked. Smith bet, and Le raised. Smith then tossed in a third bet, which Le called.

Le then checked the 10♠ turn. Smith bet, but this time Le elected not to come along.

After the hand, Smith volunteered info about his hand to PokerNews and gave permission to publish that he held ace-ace-queen-ten double suited, hearts and clubs.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nghia Le	8,200,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000

Bradley Smith	7,900,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

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07-16-2023 12:32 UTC-8

Nick Pupillo Eliminated in 3rd Place ($94,681)

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David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Nghia Le folded the button before Nick Pupillo raised all in from the small blind. "I'm getting a good price with a bad hand," Bradley Smith said before calling.

Nick Pupillo: 8♣8♥7♥2♠
Bradley Smith: K♠J♦7♠5♥

Smith made two pair on the K♦Q♦J♥ flop and Pupillo couldn't catch up on the 3♥ turn or 9♠ river as he hit the rail in third place.

Smith and Nghia Le are taking a short break before the start of heads-up play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nghia Le	9,400,000 300,000	300,000

Bradley Smith	6,700,000 100,000	100,000

Nick Pupillo	Busted

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07-16-2023 12:29 UTC-8

Smith Can't Improve Against Le

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David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante

Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Nghia Le: XxXx/2♣A♦Q♠5♦/Xx
Bradley Smith: XxXx/A♣6♥J♦10♣/Xx

Bradley Smith completed and Nghia Le called. Smith bet again on fourth and Le called before Le took the lead with a bet on fifth.

Smith called that bet and another on sixth. Le then bet again on seventh.

"I bluff you," he told Smith.

"Look at this hand I started with," Smith said as he mucked 4♣3♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nghia Le	9,100,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Bradley Smith	6,600,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000

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07-16-2023 12:21 UTC-8

Smith Leaves Pupillo With Crumbs, Pulls Even With Le

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Geoff Paul

Level 31 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante

Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Nick Pupillo: XxXx/5♥K♥3♥2♣/Xx
Bradley Smith: XxXx/10♥J♥9♥5♠/Xx

Pupillo completed before calling an extra bet from Smith. Pupillo then check-called fourth street.

Fifth and sixth streets saw Pupillo leading and Smith calling before both players checked on seventh street.

Pupillo showed 10♦6♣2♥ for a pair of deuces with no low. Smith turned over A♠K♠10♠ for a pair of tens to take the whole pot and leave Pupillo incredibly short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bradley Smith	7,800,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Nghia Le	7,800,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Nick Pupillo	500,000 -1,800,000	-1,800,000

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07-16-2023 12:17 UTC-8

Pupillo Folds to Smith's Three Aces

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David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante

Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Bradley Smith: XxXx/4♦A♣A♠A♥/Xx
Nick Pupillo: XxXx/8♠6♥Q♣K♠/Xx

Nick Pupillo completed and Bradley Smith called. Smith bet his ace on fourth street and Pupillo called.

Smith had a pair of aces showing on fifth and fired out another bet. Pupillo again called, then called again when Smith made trips on sixth.

Smith bet again on seventh and this time Pupillo gave up his hand to take a big hit to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bradley Smith	5,600,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Nick Pupillo	2,300,000 -2,600,000	-2,600,000

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07-16-2023 12:12 UTC-8

Smith Takes From Pupillo

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Geoff Paul

Level 31 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Bradley Smith raised preflop from the button, with Nick Pupillo defending his big blind.

The 10♥9♣8♦ flop saw Pupillo bet, with Smith calling. The K♥ turn followed the same pattern.

The 10♦ river came with another bet from Pupillo. This time, Smith raised in response. Pupillo made the call. Smith turned over A♥K♣10♠2♠ for a full house. Pupillo showed A♦A♣QxQx as he mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nghia Le	6,700,000 -700,000	-700,000

Nick Pupillo	4,900,000 -1,145,000	-1,145,000

Bradley Smith	4,500,000 1,845,000	1,845,000

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07-16-2023 12:02 UTC-8

Shuffle Up and Deal

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David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante

Chip leader Nghia Le was the last to arrive, but the final three players are finally in their seats and ready to play down to a champion.

Level: 31

Omaha: 125,000-250,000, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Stud: 75,000-250,000, 250,000-500,000 Limits, 50,000 Ante

07-16-2023 11:31 UTC-8

Meet The 2023 WSOP Main Event Final Table

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Kaelaine Minton

07-16-2023 10:58 UTC-8

Pupillo, Le, and Smith Play to a Winner in $2,500 Mixed Omaha/Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

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Geoff Paul

Three days were not enough to find a winner in Event #87: $2,500 Mixed Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better, meaning that the final three players have returned for a Day 4 at the 2023 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

The final three players have all locked up $94,681, but all eyes are on the top prize - $221,733 and the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.

Nghia "3 Putts" Le enters the day with the chip lead. The Minnesota-based jokester finished third in the $10,000 Razz Championship earlier this summer and looks to improve upon that finish and take home his first bracelet.

Nick Pupillo enters the day in second place on the leaderboard. Pupillo won his first bracelet last month by capturing the $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball title, and looks to add additional hardware to his collection today.

Bradley Smith enters the day with the short stack, but the Canadian-based has already seen success this summer. Smith found a min-cash in the Main Event, and looks to add the WSOP gold bracelet to his results.

The Final Three

Seat	Name	Country	Chip Count	Big Bets
1	Nick Pupillo	United States	6,045,000	12
2	Bradley Smith	Canada	2,655,000	5
3	Nghia Le	United States	7,400,000	15

Play begins at 1 p.m. local time and will play down to a winner. Action begins with Level 31 - Omaha Hi-Lo will have blinds of 125,000-250,000 and limits of 250,000-500,000, while Stud Hi-Lo will see a 50,000 ante, 75,000 completion, 250,000 bring in, and limits of 250,000-500,000.

Final Table Results and Remaining Payouts

Place	Winner	Country	Prize (in USD)
1			$221,733
2			$137,039
3			$94,681
4	Omar Mehmood	United States	$66,605
5	Timothy Frazin	United States	$47,721
6	Jonah Seewald	United States	$34,836
7	Philip Sternheimer	United States	$25,919
8	Yuval Bronshtein	Israel	$19,662

Stay tuned to PokerNews to see who will take home the money, the glory, and the gold bracelet!

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