2017 World Series of Poker

Event #32: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Mix
Day: 2
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Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♣10♠5♠4♥3♠
Prize
$193,484
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$928,800
Entries
688
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
0

Howard Smith Leads the Remaining 29 Players After Day 2

Mickey Doft
Mickey Doft
Level 20 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
Day 2 Chip Leader Howard Smith
Day 2 Chip Leader Howard Smith

Day 2 of Event #32: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Mix began with 224 players remaining from the starting field of 688. After another 10 levels of play, there are still 29 players left in the hunt. Leading the way into Day 3 is Howard Smith with 466,500. He is followed by Erle Mankin with 465,000, Yueqi Zhu with 448,500 and Igor Sharaskin with 445,000.

Smith was among the chip leaders at the dinner break, then things started to go downhill. However, a quick rush catapulted Smith back to the top of the counts. The key hand came against Day 1 chip leader Daniel Zack. The chips went into the middle after the turn and Smith held a full house. Zack had flopped a flush, but was no longer in the lead for the high. He did have a plethora of outs to make a low and had outs to win the high, but the river was a brick, sending the massive pot Smith's way.

Other who bagged today include Vladimir Shchemelev (256,000), Mark Herm (200,000), Nikolai Yakovenko (120,000), Allyn Shulman (109,500), Allen Kessler (74,500), and John Racener (27,000).

Play resumes on Sunday at 2 p.m. with hopes of reaching a winner, though the most likely scenario is another 10 levels will be played, with the remaining players returning on Monday for a Day 4.

Day 3 Seat Draw

RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip Count
Brasilia7081John RacenerUnited States27,000
Brasilia7082Erle MankinUnited States465,000
Brasilia7083Usman SiddiqueUnited Kingdom117,500
Brasilia7084Danny WoolardUnited States350,500
Brasilia7086Stephen JohnsonUnited States38,000
Brasilia7087Matthew SmithUnited States38,000
      
Brasilia7092Nikolai YakovenkoRussia120,000
Brasilia7093Joshua GibsonUnited States68,000
Brasilia7094Brian WongUnited States120,000
Brasilia7095Chunyang WuUnited States29,500
Brasilia7096Eric PrattUnited States84,000
Brasilia7097Yueqi ZhuChina448,500
      
Brasilia7121Vladimir ShchemelevRussia256,000
Brasilia7122Ben LandowskiUnited States111,500
Brasilia7123David BrookshireUnited States145,000
Brasilia7124Allyn ShulmanUnited States109,500
Brasilia7126Tai NguyenUnited States17,400
      
Brasilia7131Allen KesslerUnited States74,500
Brasilia7133Jean Marc ThomasFrance53,000
Brasilia7134Eddie BlumenthalUnited States226,000
Brasilia7135Gregory JamisonUnited States127,500
Brasilia7136Jesse SimonelliUnited States150,000
Brasilia7137Igor SharaskinRussia445,000
      
Brasilia7141Matthew SannerFrance169,000
Brasilia7142Mark HermUnited States200,000
Brasilia7143Jared HemingwayUnited States135,500
Brasilia7144Robert HowardUnited States383,500
Brasilia7145Howard SmithUnited Kingdom466,500
Brasilia7147Alan SternbergUnited States31,000

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