Pupillo, Le, and Smith Play to a Winner in $2,500 Mixed Omaha/Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Geoff Paul

Three days were not enough to find a winner in Event #87: $2,500 Mixed Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better, meaning that the final three players have returned for a Day 4 at the 2023 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

The final three players have all locked up $94,681, but all eyes are on the top prize - $221,733 and the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.

Nghia "3 Putts" Le enters the day with the chip lead. The Minnesota-based jokester finished third in the $10,000 Razz Championship earlier this summer and looks to improve upon that finish and take home his first bracelet.

Nick Pupillo enters the day in second place on the leaderboard. Pupillo won his first bracelet last month by capturing the $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball title, and looks to add additional hardware to his collection today.

Bradley Smith enters the day with the short stack, but the Canadian-based has already seen success this summer. Smith found a min-cash in the Main Event, and looks to add the WSOP gold bracelet to his results.

The Final Three

Seat	Name	Country	Chip Count	Big Bets
1	Nick Pupillo	United States	6,045,000	12
2	Bradley Smith	Canada	2,655,000	5
3	Nghia Le	United States	7,400,000	15

Play begins at 1 p.m. local time and will play down to a winner. Action begins with Level 31 - Omaha Hi-Lo will have blinds of 125,000-250,000 and limits of 250,000-500,000, while Stud Hi-Lo will see a 50,000 ante, 75,000 completion, 250,000 bring in, and limits of 250,000-500,000.

Final Table Results and Remaining Payouts

Place	Winner	Country	Prize (in USD)
1			$221,733
2			$137,039
3			$94,681
4	Omar Mehmood	United States	$66,605
5	Timothy Frazin	United States	$47,721
6	Jonah Seewald	United States	$34,836
7	Philip Sternheimer	United States	$25,919
8	Yuval Bronshtein	Israel	$19,662