| Buy-in | Event | Prizepool |
| $10,000 | Event #25: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship | $1,971,600 |
| $800 | Event #26: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack | $3,341,888 |
| $1,500 | Event #27: $1,500 Eight Game Mix 6-Handed | $1,053,315 |
Event #25: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
It’s the second bracelet for Ben Lamb, getting through a very tough competition in the championship event and taking home $492,795. Ben Lamb defeated all six opponents yesterday, including James Chen (2nd) for $304,571 and Erik Seidel (4th) for $150,445. Another good attendance this year as the event gathered 212 players.
Ben Lamb won his first bracelet back in 2011 in the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship where he pocketed $814k. Lamb is one the top performer ever at the WSOP Main Event, including a 3rd place in 2011, a 9th in 2017 and a 14th in 2009.
“I guess I am not any more confident than I was, I mean, I don’t know. Cards come and go, you have a hot streak and a cold streak, and I ran hotter than the fuckin sun, which was nice. Again, I think I am playing pretty good poker. I haven’t been playing a lot but when I have been playing, I have been more emotionally invested and focusing harder.”, Lamb said.
Event #26: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack
Matthew Elsby and Renji Mao came back yesterday to end the heads-up, with Elsby with a close to 2:1 lead, but he couldn’t do it and ended at the second place, offering Renji Mao his first bracelet and $402,588. Mao started writing hendon mob lines since 2019 and has cashed 50k until then, crushing all his previous performances.
Event #27: $1,500 Eight Game Mix 6-Handed
It’s now six for Shaun Deeb! Deeb now ranks 10th in the WSOP bracelet race, right behind Daniel Negreanu. The player made $198,854 by beating Aloisio Dourado in the final heads-up, and has now more than $12M in live earnings.
“I don’t take days off. I don’t even take hours off. I wish the Razz was still running right now, I would hop in right now,” he said. “I love to grind. I wish the World Series was longer. I wish they had more events. The fields have been great. The players I’ve met have been awesome. Just so happy.”
In progress
17 players out of the initial 2,046 remains in Event #28: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Holdem, lead by Matthew Hunt, looking to put his hand on the $406,403 top treasure.
There are only 6 left in Event #29: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em. There has been 93 entries, making up for the current biggest prizepool of the series with nearly $9M, $2,5M going to the winner. Here is the seat draw and the stacks:
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cary Katz | United States | 12,775,000 | 51 |
| 2 | Jans Arends | Netherlands | 16,625,000 | 67 |
| 3 | Biao Ding | China | 8,800,000 | 35 |
| 4 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 7,175,000 | 29 |
| 5 | Chance Kornuth | United States | 4,600,000 | 18 |
| 6 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 5,750,000 | 23 |
Event #30: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw totalled 522 entries and is now at 18 left, with Benny Glaser in the lead. Lots of known players are still playing, including John Monnette (2nd), Patrick Leonard (5th), Allen Kessler (8th) and Carol Fuchs (12th). They’ll battle for the $145,863 top prize.
See you tomorrow for the follow-up!
Sources: www.wsop.com, www.thehendonmob.com
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