Get Ready for Event #61: $2,500 Mixed: Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better (8-Handed)
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Today sees the start of Event #61: $2,500 Mixed: Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better (8-Handed), which gets underway at 2 p.m. local time and sees players start with 35,000 chips and blinds of 200/300 and betting limits of 300/600 here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
The first six levels will be 40 minutes in length and will increase to 60 minutes from there on out. Day 1 will play for 12 levels with 15-minute breaks every two hours (no dinner break). Day 2 of the tournament will restart at 1 p.m. Tuesday and will play for ten levels with a 60-minute dinner break reserved after Level 18. Day 3, the start time of which has yet to be determined, will play down to a winner.
Last year's event drew 460 runners for a prize pool of $1,023,500 as Canada's Bradley Smith defeated heads-up opponent Nghia Le for $221,733 and his maiden bracelet.
"It's always been my dream to win a bracelet," Smith told PokerNews. "Anyone who plays poker, it's their dream to win a bracelet."
2023 $2,500 Mixed: Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better (8-Handed) Results
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradley Smith | Canada | $221,733 |
| 2 | Nghia Le | United States | $137,039 |
| 3 | Nick Pupillo | United States | $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 |
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What Else is Happening at the 2024 WSOP?
- The $50,000 Poker Players Championship is in full swing, and its field is brimming with the best poker talent on the planet. Be sure to check it out if you can.
- Santhosh Suvarna banked an incredible $5,415,152 and his second WSOP bracelet by taking down the $250,000 Super High Roller.
- Yesterday also saw Frank Funaro, Patrick Moulder, and Mostafa Haidary pick up WSOP bracelets.