Shaun Deeb, Scott Seiver Among Big Stacks Entering Day 3 of $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Championship
The action from the 2024 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas continues with Day 3 of Event #10: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Eight or Better Championship, getting underway at 1 p.m. local time. There are 26 players remaining from the 197 that started and created a prize pool of $1,832,100 with a first place prize of $426,744.
Coming into the third day at the top of the counts is Sami Saad El-Dein with 1,350,000. El-Dein was involved in many big pots throughout yesterday and will be looking to turn his first-ever WSOP cash into his first-ever WSOP final table by the end of play today.
Second in the counts is Jared Bleznick with 1,200,000. Bleznick boasts over $4,500,000 in live tournament earnings with ten WSOP final tables. He has yet to pick up a gold bracelet, but he has positioned himself perfectly to achieve that feat in this event.
Rounding out the podium is four-time WSOP bracelet winner Scott Seiver with 1,055,000. Seiver entered Day 2 as the overnight chip leader and maintained that position for almost the entire day, eliminating player after player. Seiver is experienced in closing out WSOP events and surely has his eyes on making that five WSOP bracelets by the end of play tomorrow.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sami Saad El-Dein | United States | 1,350,000 | 68 |
| 2 | Jared Bleznick | United States | 1,200,000 | 60 |
| 3 | Scott Seiver | United States | 1,055,000 | 53 |
| 4 | Paul Zappulla | United States | 965,000 | 48 |
| 5 | Calvin Anderson | United States | 810,000 | 41 |
| 6 | Jonathan Cohen | Canada | 610,000 | 31 |
| 7 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 610,000 | 31 |
| 8 | Jake Schwartz | United States | 485,000 | 24 |
| 9 | Patrick Moulder | United States | 460,000 | 23 |
| 10 | Jordan Spurlin | United States | 450,000 | 23 |
Some other notables who managed to make it through to Day 3 include 2024 Event #7: $1,500 Dealer's Choice (6-Handed) champion John Hennigan (365,000), four-time WSOP bracelet winner Robert Mizrachi (300,000), and six-time WSOP bracelet winners Shaun Deeb (610,000) and Benny Glaser (225,000).
With such a star-studded field there were big names who failed to bag up a stack to bring through to Day 3, such as Nick Shulman, 2021 WSOP Main Event winner Koray Aldemir, Eli Elezra, Stephen Chidwick, 17-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth, and Hall of Famer Daniel Negreanu.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $426,744 | 8 | $44,864 |
| 2 | $284,495 | 9 | $35,838 |
| 3 | $197,582 | 10-11 | $29,362 |
| 4 | $140,273 | 12-15 | $24,691 |
| 5 | $101,853 | 16-20 | $21,325 |
| 6 | $75,678 | 21-26 | $20,309 |
| 7 | $57,570 |
Patrick Leonard took the unfortunate title of bubble boy for this event. Jeffery Stepaniuk, Steven Wolansky, Anthony Zinno and Hunter Mcclelland were the next participants to make a small detour to the payout desk to claim the $20,309 min-cash before leaving the tournament area.
Day 3 play resumes on Level 18 with the blinds at 10,000/20,000 and limits at 20,000/40,000. The plan is to play down to the final five players and once that milestone is achieved, play will end for the day.
Levels remain 90-minutes in length and players will receive a 10-15 minute break after the completion of each level. The 60-minute dinner break is scheduled to take place after Level 22 (≈ 7:30 p.m.).
Stay tuned for all the excitement as the PokerNews live reporting team covers Day 2, along with our comprehensive summer-long coverage of the 2024 WSOP at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.