Christopher Vitch limped on the button and Joe Firova called in the small blind. David Prociak checked his big blind option to see the 9♣8♠7♣ flop.
All three players checked to the 8♦ turn, where Firova led out for 125,000. Prociak folded while Vitch made the call.
The dealer turned over the 3♦ river, with Firova leading out again for 150,000. Vitch took a moment before letting his hand go, as Firova picked up the first pot of the day.
It's time for the final day of Event #48: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha, where a pair of World Series of Poker bracelet winners will be looking to add another to their collection. Day 2 chip leader David Prociak and Christopher Vitch are in prime position today, possessing more than 60 percent of the chips in play between them.
Day 3 will get underway at 2 p.m. local time at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, where the final eight will resume their battle to be crowned the latest WSOP champion.
Prociak and Vitch are the only players above 60 big blinds, with each bagging over 100 bigs after an eventful penultimate day on the felt.
David Prociak
Final Table Seat Draw
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Kharlin Sued
United States
1,360,000
11
2
Christopher Vitch
United States
13,530,000
113
3
Joe Firova
United States
2,935,000
24
4
David Prociak
United States
14,615,000
122
5
Christopher Frank
Germany
2,460,000
21
6
Jay Harwood
Ireland
1,325,000
11
7
Thomas Taylor
Canada
6,100,000
51
8
Ioannis Angelou Konstas
Greece
1,310,000
11
Thomas Taylor
The top two will have a sizeable advantage when the first hand of the day is dealt, as Thomas Taylor sits a distant third with 51 big blinds. Joe Firova and Christopher Frank are next on the leaderboard, both sitting safely above 20 big blinds. Frank is also seeking a second career bracelet after earning one in 2017.
Three players will be nursing short stacks as Day 3 gets underway, as Kharlin Sued, Jay Harwood and Ioannis Angelou Konstas are all grouped together on the bottom of the leaderboard.
All eight players have earned at least $29,740, with the top prize of $262,734 and the WSOP gold bracelet awaiting Thursday's champion.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
1
$262,734
2
$175,179
3
$126,853
4
$92,850
5
$68,702
6
$51,396
7
$38,877
8
$29,740
The final table will resume at 2 p.m. local time on the feature table, where players will return to blinds of 60,000/120,000 and a 120,000 big blind ante. Action will continue until a winner is determined under the lights of the Horseshoe Events Center.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team brings you complete coverage of the final table, plus the rest of the action on a busy day at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.
