Big Names Still in the Field as Hellmuth Pursues Bracelet Number 18 in $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo
Day 2 of Event #43: $1,500 Mixed: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Big O (7-Handed) has concluded at the 2024 World Series of Poker. After starting the day with 215 players, only 22 players bagged up for Day 3. After 10 hour-long levels, the chip leader is Ying Chu (1,865,000).
It is tight at the top of the leaderboard. Day 1 chip leader Dylan Lambe is right on the heels of Chu with 1,845,000, and Stephen Hubbard is in third with 1,725,000.
End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ying Chu | United States | 1,865,000 |
| 2 | Dylan Lambe | United States | 1,845,000 |
| 3 | Stephen Hubbard | United States | 1,725,000 |
| 4 | Joshua Adcock | United States | 1,665,000 |
| 5 | Michael Rodrigues | Portugal | 1,470,000 |
| 6 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | 1,285,000 |
| 7 | Aleksey Filatov | United States | 1,220,000 |
| 8 | Magnus Edengren | Sweden | 1,185,000 |
| 9 | Nathan Gamble | United States | 990,000 |
| 10 | David Nepom | United States | 975,000 |
The big story coming from Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas after Day 2 is that 17-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth (1,285,000) is in pursuit of number 18. Hellmuth finds himself sixth in chips at the end of the night. Also joining Hellmuth for Day 3 is Shaun Deeb (780,00), who is looking for his seventh World Series of Poker bracelet, as well as two-time winner Nathan Gamble (990,000). Hellmuth, Deeb, and Gamble all shared a table as the night ended, which had the Horseshoe Event Center buzzing.
Of the 215 players who showed up on Day 2, only 128 of them made the money. Players were able to avoid hand-for-hand play when Richard Davis and Robert Orndorff were eliminated on the bubble. Some notable players who cashed but did not make it to the end of Day 2 include John Racener, Benny Glaser, Bart Hanson, and Ben Yu.
The remaining 22 players have all locked up $7,543, with the top prize being $196,970.
Action is set to resume at 1 p.m. local time on June 18, with the expectation to play to a winner. Play will begin in Level 26 with 60-minute levels and a 15-minute break after every two levels.
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