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2024 55th Annual World Series of Poker The Official WSOP Live Updates

Monday, June 24, 2024 to Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Event #61: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 / Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8

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  • Buy-in: $2,500
  • Prizepool: $1,128,075
  • Entries: 507
  • Remaining: 0

EVENT UPDATES

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Wednesday, June 26, 2024 1:30 PM Local Time
Cards in the Air

The final 21 players have taken their seats and action is back underway!

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 1:09 PM Local Time
Slight Delay

The tournament has not yet begun as players arrive at their seats.

Action should begin momentarily.

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 12:40 PM Local Time
Kost Ready to Crush
Wednesday, June 26, 2024 11:46 AM Local Time
Williams Leads, Kyte Eyes First Bracelet in Event #61: $2,500 Mixed: Omaha/Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Jon Kyte

Of the 507 entrants who started Event #61: $2,500 Mixed: Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better, just 21 will return to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas today for the Day 3 finale. They will be competing for the coveted gold bracelet in addition to the $222,703 first-place prize, which represents the lion's share of the $1,128,075 prize pool.

Leading the way is one-time bracelet winner and 2004 Main Event runner-up David Williams, who will bring 1,890,000 with him to the green felt. Norwegian poker pro Jon Kyte also managed to bag big last night after ending with 1,550,000.

Kyte has live-tournament earnings just shy of $2 million and recently scored a career-best cash by finishing runner-up in the 2023 EPT Prague Main Event. Kyte has many cashes in WSOP events, including a tenth place finish in a Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo event back in 2022. A win for Kyte today would be his first WSOP bracelet and second-highest live-tournament cash.

Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChips
1David WilliamsUnited States1,890,000
2Dario Sammartino Italy1,870,000
3Joseph CoudenUnited States1,695,000
4Jon KyteNorway1,550,000
5Matt VengrinUnited States1,335,000
6Paul ZappullaUnited States1,100,000
7Patrice BoudetFrance1,090,000
8Jacob NepomUnited States1,035,000
9Troy MurdoughUnited States975,000
10Jared TalacicoUnited States770,000

Also still in contention is Italian poker superstar Dario Sammartino, who many consider to be one of the best without a bracelet. Sammartino has had many close calls — the most famous of which was his runner-up finish in the 2019 Main Event. In fact, Sammartino has had over a dozen final table appearances at the WSOP without a victory and will surely be looking to break through with a win today.

Dario Sammartino
Dario Sammartino

Remaining Payouts

PlacePayoutPlacePayout
1$222,70310-11$12,713
2$148,46212-15$10,208
3$102,33516-21$8,369
4$71,810  
5$51,315  
6$37,354  
7$27,709  
8$20,954  
9$16,159  

The action is set to begin at 1 p.m. local time and continue until a winner is crowned. Play will begin on Level 23, which features 20,000/40,000 blinds with 40,000/80,000 betting limits. Levels will continue to last an hour each and players will be sent on breaks after every two levels.

Be sure to stick with PokerNews as we bring you all the Omaha Hi-Lo and Stud Hi-Lo 8-or-Better action leading to the final table and latest bracelet winner!

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 3:42 AM Local Time
Seat Draw for Day 3
CasinoTableSeatPlayerCountryChips
Horseshoe11Troy MurdoughUnited States975,000
Horseshoe12Patrice BoudetFrance1,090,000
Horseshoe15Brian SchwartzUnited States205,000
Horseshoe16Jose FerroColombia510,000
Horseshoe17Dario SammartinoItaly1,870,000
Horseshoe18Joshua RayUnited States270,000
      
Horseshoe21Jeff MadsenUnited States715,000
Horseshoe22Jacob NepomUnited States1,035,000
Horseshoe24Matt VengrinUnited States1,335,000
Horseshoe25Paul ZappullaUnited States1,100,000
Horseshoe26Christopher BattenfieldUnited States580,000
Horseshoe27Scott BlackmanUnited States500,000
Horseshoe28David MargolisUnited States90,000
      
Horseshoe31Ryan SchoonbaertCanada290,000
Horseshoe32David WilliamsUnited States1,890,000
Horseshoe33Federico OttenioUnited States635,000
Horseshoe34Nick KostUnited States590,000
Horseshoe35Dai IshibashiJapan395,000
Horseshoe36Joseph CoudenUnited States1,695,000
Horseshoe37Jared TalaricoUnited States770,000
Horseshoe38Jon KyteNorway1,550,000
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