Event #66: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship (8-Handed)
Day 3 Completed
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #66: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship (8-Handed)
Day: 3
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Joshua Adkins Leads Five Players Into Final Day of the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
Level 28
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
The curtain has fallen on the penultimate day of Event #66: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship here at the 2024 World Series of Poker hosted at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Only five players remain from a field of 811, all of whom have locked up at least $315,098. Tomorrow, those five players will return for the fourth and final day to compete for the top prize of $1,320,945 and a WSOP gold bracelet.
Joshua Adkins sits atop the leaderboard with a massive lead over the rest of the field after finishing the night with 27,085,000, a stack worth more than half the total chips in play. Adkins has nearly three times the stack of his closest competitor Elie Nakache, who bagged 9,505,000.
Seat Assignments for the Final Day
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Adkins | United States | 27,085,000 | 169 |
| 2 | Elie Nakache | France | 9,505,000 | 59 |
| 3 | Manh Nguyen | United States | 4,660,000 | 29 |
| 4 | Jonathan Bowers | United Kingdom | 5,930,000 | 37 |
| 5 | Oshri Lahmani | Israel | 1,425,000 | 9 |
Day 3 Action
Day 3 began with 48 players and because many short stacks were still left in the field the action was fast and furious during the opening levels. Some notables who made their exit during the first few levels include Jerry Wong (45th), Michael Mizrachi (44th) Niklas Astedt (22nd) and Stephen Chidwick (17th).
Adkins began the day with a top ten stack and soon found himself at the very top of the chip counts after making a full house on the river to double through start-of-day chip leader Jonathan Bowers. Adkins' momentum continued two levels later when he made the winning hand again on the river, this time against Richard Gryko who had flopped a set only for Adkins to river a straight to extend his lead over the rest of the field. From that point Adkins began relentlessly putting pressure on his remaining opponents en route to entering the unofficial nine-handed final table with nearly double the chips of any other remaining player.
Mandy Calara became the first to fall from the unofficial final table after moving in with bottom pair and a flush draw and failing to improve against Adkin's pocket aces. Not long after, the biggest pot of the night occurred between Adkins and Bowers, who was Adkin's closest rival at that point. Both players had turned the nut-straight but Adkins was freerolling with redraws to a higher straight in a pot worth over half the chips in play with eight players remaining. Adkins failed to improve and the pot, which Adkins told his rail was "for the tournament", was chopped between the two players.
Eight players still remained following the dinner break with Adkins and Bowers at the top of the counts, Eelis Parssinen and Krzysztof Magott as short stacks and all other players close together in the middle. Despite being short, both Parssinen and Magott found double ups while David Benyamine began tumbling down the counts after losing a series of pots in quick succession, ultimately leading to his elimination in eighth place. Benyamine was followed out the door by Parssinen, who couldn't keep his comeback going and exited in seventh.
By the time Parssinen was eliminated, Magott had made a respectable comeback after tripling up his short stack earlier and was fourth in chips out of six players remaining. That all changed after his three-bet was called by Adkins, who flopped a set while Magott had an overpair. Magott had already committed a significant chunk of his stack preflop and was snap-called by Adkins after moving all in on the flop. Magott failed to improve and became the final bustout of the night.
Final Table Results and Remaining Payouts
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,320,945 | ||
| 2 | $880,621 | ||
| 3 | $615,251 | ||
| 4 | $436,751 | ||
| 5 | $315,098 | ||
| 6 | Krzysztof Magott | Poland | $231,101 |
| 7 | Eelis Pärssinen | Finland | $172,355 |
| 8 | David Benyamine | France | $130,748 |
When the action resumes tomorrow, June 29 at 2:00 p.m. local time there will be 12 minutes remaining in level 28 at blinds of 80,000-160,000 with a big blind ante of 160,000. The action will be streamed on PokerGO with a one-hour delay. As always, stay tuned to PokerNews for full Day 4 coverage, as the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha champion will be crowned.
Seat Draw For Day 4
Level 28
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe | 1 | 1 | Joshua Adkins | United States | 27,085,000 | 169 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 2 | Elie Nakache | Mexico | 9,505,000 | 59 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 3 | Manh Nguyen | United States | 4,660,000 | 29 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 4 | Jonathan Bowers | United States | 5,930,000 | 37 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 5 | Oshri Lahmani | Israel | 1,425,000 | 9 |
Nacho Barbero Chipping Up in $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Level 28
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
End-of-Day 3 Chip Counts
Level 28
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
The final five players will return at 2 p.m. local time to the feature table and determine a winner with the action to be streamed on a delay on the PokerGO platform.
A recap of today's action is to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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27,085,000 | |
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9,505,000
-895,000
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-895,000 |
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5,930,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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4,660,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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1,425,000
-775,000
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-775,000 |
Krzysztof Magott Eliminated in 6th Place ($231,101)
Level 28
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
From under the gun, Joshua Adkins raised to 560,000 and the action then folded to Krzysztof Magott in the small blind. He announced a pot-sized reraise to 1,840,000 with Oshri Lahmani in the big blind having fewer than that behind. Lahmani folded and Adkins asked how much Magott was playing.
"Almost five," Magott replied and Adkins called a few seconds later. On the J♦8♦4♠ flop, Magott pushed all in and Adkins beat him into the pot.
Krzysztof Magott: A♠K♠K♦10♣ 
Joshua Adkins: K♣Q♣J♣J♥
The 9♥ turn and 8♠ river further improved Adkins to a full house and he jumped to his rail, while a disappointed Magott walked off stage to Leonid Yanovski. He is the sixth place finisher for $231,101 and the final five bag up for the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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27,085,000
5,385,000
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5,385,000 |
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Busted | |
Nakache Pressures Nguyen
Level 28
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Elie Nakache opened to 560,000 from the small blind and Manh Nguyen defended from from the big blind.
The flop came J♦8♠4♠. Nakache checked and Nguyen bet 800,000. Nakache announced a pot-sized raise to 3,520,000 and Nguyen's hand hit the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,400,000
1,650,000
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1,650,000 |
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4,650,000
-1,150,000
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-1,150,000 |
Bowers Pays Off Adkins
Level 28
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Jonathan Bowers limped in from the hijack and Joshua Adkins limped behind from the small blind. Elie Nakache checked in the big blind.
The flop came Q♣10♣7♦ and action checked around to Bowers who bet 350,000. Adkins called while Nakache got out of the way.
Both players checked the 8♥ turn leading to the 5♥ river. Adkins bet 850,000 and Bowers called.
Adkins tabled a set of tens with K♠10♥10♦2♥ and Bowers mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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21,700,000
1,900,000
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1,900,000 |
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8,750,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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5,900,000
-300,000
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-300,000 |
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Adkins Loses to Nakache; Wins Some Back
Level 28
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Joshua Adkins raised to 480,000 in the small blind and Elie Nakache defended the big blind. On the J♥10♦7♥ flop, Adkins bet 400,000 for Nakache to call and they headed to the 9♣ turn. Adkins now checked and Nakache asked for the size of the pot before making it 600,000 to go, Adkins called.
On the K♦ river, Adkins checked again. Nakache asked for the pot size the second time during this hand. He then bet 2,500,000 and Adkins tank-called but mucked to the A♣Q♥5♦5♠ for Broadway.
Adkins raised the next button and Nakache called in the small blind. On the Q♦8♦4♥ flop, Nakache check-called for 585,000 and they checked down the [5d[ turn as well as 6♠ river.
Nakache tabled his K♣K♠J♣10♠ but Adkins won the pot with Q♠10♦7♠3♣ for a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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19,800,000
-3,000,000
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-3,000,000 |
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8,500,000
2,700,000
|
2,700,000 |
|
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6,200,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
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5,800,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
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5,000,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
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2,200,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
Life Outside Poker: Kevin Martin Was "Heartbroken" After Game of Gold Loss
Level 28
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.
In the ninth episode, Connor speaks with poker streamer and reality TV star Kevin Martin, who opened up about his experience on the hit GGPoker show Game of Gold and gave some insight into his upcoming appearance on The Amazing Race Canada, which Martin told PokerNews will be the "final chapter" of his reality TV career.
Martin also talked about get cast for Big Brother Canada when he was 22, winning Big Brother Season 5, the traits that make for a good reality TV contestant, the early days of poker streaming, prop bets with Dan "Jungleman" Cates and the evolution of poker content creation.
The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Kevin Martin by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.