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Monday, October 25, 2021 2:22 PM Local Time
Younes Doubles Through Witz
Jonathan Witz opened to 80,000 and Nader Younes raised all-in for 295,000. Witz called.
Nader Younes:
Jonathan Witz:
The board ran out , giving Younes a double-up and putting another dent into the chip leader's "Wall of Witz"
| Jonathan Witz | 2,200,000 | -200,000  |
| Nader Younes | 650,000 | 210,000  |
Monday, October 25, 2021 2:21 PM Local Time
Montgomery Makes a Flush
Dylan Linde raised under the gun to 60,000 and Kyle Montgomery defended his big blind to see a flop. The board showed when Montgomery check-called for 40,000, and Linde saw his bet of 160,000 called on the turn. Both players checked the river, and Montgomery turned over for a flush as Linde mucked.
| Kyle Montgomery | 1,580,000 | 150,000 |
| Dylan Linde | 415,000 | -365,000 |
Monday, October 25, 2021 2:17 PM Local Time
Elezra Above a Million
Eli Elezra raised to 60,000 and earned three callers to see a flop of . The action was checked to Elezra and he bet 100,000, Jonathan Witz in the cutoff was the only caller. Elezra then bet the turn for another 100,000 and Witz folded.
| Jonathan Witz | 2,400,000 | -120,000 |
| Eli Elezra | 1,200,000 | 550,000 |
Monday, October 25, 2021 2:15 PM Local Time
Le Doubles Through Morris
Leonid Yanovski raised to 85,000 on the button and Arthur Morris called in the small blind. Tommy Le then raised the pot to 340,000 in the big blind and Yanovski sigh-folded. Morris gave it some consideration and came along.
On a flop of , Morris took around 30 seconds and then bet the pot for Le to instantly call all-in for 585,000.
Tommy Le:
Arthur Morris:
The turn and river were no threat for Le and he doubled to nearly two million in chips.
| Tommy Le | 1,960,000 | 960,000 |
| Arthur Morris | 1,490,000 | -900,000 |
| Leonid Yanovski | 205,000 | -110,000 |
Monday, October 25, 2021 2:10 PM Local Time
Ausmus Doubles Through Younes
Jonathan Witz opened the action with a raise in early position to 80,000 which got called by Nader Younes in the cutoff and Jeremy Ausmus on the button.
The flop came and Witz checked. Younes bet the pot (310,000), and Ausmus shoved all-in for 505,000. Witz folded and Younes called in very bad shape.
Jeremy Ausmus:
Nader Younes:
Ausmus' set was way ahead, but the on the turn brought a world of help to Younes' holding.
The sealed the double-up for Ausmus however, as Younes is now on a short stack.
| Jonathan Witz | 2,520,000 | -100,000 |
| Jeremy Ausmus | 1,300,000 | 700,000 |
| Nader Younes | 440,000 | -750,000 |
Monday, October 25, 2021 2:05 PM Local Time
First Pot to Zack
Daniel Zack limped the button and Leonid Yanovski checked his option in the big blind. The flop fell and Yanovski checked his option. Zack made it 55,000 to go and that won the pot uncontested.
| Daniel Zack | 1,905,000 | 60,000 |
| Leonid Yanovski | 315,000 | -50,000 |
Monday, October 25, 2021 1:59 PM Local Time
Day 3 Is Underway!
The final 18 players have taken their seats in the Amazon gold section. Once they reach 16 players, they will move to the outer feature tables of the mothership.
Monday, October 25, 2021 1:04 PM Local Time
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Monday, October 25, 2021 12:27 PM Local Time
Final 18 Return For Day 3 of Event #45: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
Jonathan Witz leads a field full of familiar names into Day 3 of Event #45: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship. Witz had his stack above 3,000,000 chips late into Day 2 action and leads the final 18 players with 2,620,000 to begin play on Monday. Arthur Morris (2,390,000) and Chris Sandrock (1,900,000) round out the top three, but some notable names are not far behind.
One third of the remaining field has at least one WSOP gold bracelet, led by Daniel Zack earning his series-leading 12th cash of the 2021 World Series of Poker. Tommy Le also enters Day 3 with a top 10 stack and will looking to improve on his runner-up finish in Event #39: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha.
Dylan Linde
Other WSOP champions in contention include Dylan Linde, coming off his first bracelet win just over two weeks ago in Event #21: $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better. Multiple gold bracelet winners Mike Matusow, Eli Elezra and Jeremy Ausmus all remain in the hunt to add to their collections.
Top 10 Chip Counts in Event #45: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Witz | United States | 2,620,000 | 105 |
| 2 | Arthur Morris | United States | 2,390,000 | 96 |
| 3 | Chris Sandrock | United States | 1,900,000 | 76 |
| 4 | Daniel Zack | United States | 1,845,000 | 74 |
| 5 | Kyle Montgomery | United States | 1,430,000 | 57 |
| 6 | Artem Maksimov | Russia | 1,400,000 | 56 |
| 7 | Anderson Ireland | United States | 1,305,000 | 52 |
| 8 | Nader Younes | United States | 1,190,000 | 48 |
| 9 | Tommy Le | United States | 1,000,000 | 40 |
| 10 | Jordan Spurlin | United States | 960,000 | 38 |
Cards will be in the air at 2 p.m. local time and conclude when five players remain. Play begins in the Amazon room on level 21 with blinds of 10,000 and 25,000 and a 25,000 big blind ante. All 18 players have locked up a minimum of $23,806, with the eventual champion earning $746,477.
Follow the action live on PokerNews as we take you all the way down to the final five.
Monday, October 25, 2021 9:17 AM Local Time
Day 3 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|
| 406 | 2 | Michael Heritsch | United States | 265,000 | 11 |
| 406 | 3 | Kyle Montgomery | United States | 1,430,000 | 57 |
| 406 | 4 | Dylan Linde | United States | 780,000 | 31 |
| 406 | 5 | Jordan Spurlin | United States | 960,000 | 38 |
| 406 | 7 | Ashly Butler | United States | 705,000 | 28 |
| 406 | 8 | Chris Sandrock | United States | 1,900,000 | 76 |
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| 414 | 1 | Mike Matusow | United States | 715,000 | 29 |
| 414 | 2 | Daniel Zack | United States | 1,845,000 | 74 |
| 414 | 3 | Mike Krasienko | United States | 505,000 | 20 |
| 414 | 4 | Leonid Yanovski | Israel | 365,000 | 15 |
| 414 | 6 | Arthur Morris | United States | 2,390,000 | 96 |
| 414 | 8 | Tommy Le | United States | 1,000,000 | 40 |
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| 421 | 2 | Nader Younes | United States | 1,190,000 | 48 |
| 421 | 3 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 600,000 | 24 |
| 421 | 4 | Artem Maksimov | Russia | 1,400,000 | 56 |
| 421 | 5 | Eli Elezra | Israel | 650,000 | 26 |
| 421 | 7 | Jonathan Witz | United States | 2,620,000 | 105 |
| 421 | 8 | Anderson Ireland | United States | 1,305,000 | 52 |