29 Players Return for Day 3 of Event 4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
The 2017 WSOP Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better event moves into Day 3 today. Twenty-nine players return for a chance at the title, which is worth $238,620. Second and third place also receive at least $100,000. All players eliminated at this point are guaranteed to take home at least $5,574.
Going into Day 3, Christopher Logue is the overall leader with 498,000 in chips and a chance to collect his first WSOP gold bracelet. It would trump his previous best tournament result after taking first place in an Omaha WSOP circuit event in 2011 where he collected $13,275. Some of the other big stacks starting the day belong to Kevin Gerhart (393,000), Jon Seaman (370,000), and James Chen (336,000). Also remaining are previous bracelet winners Jim Collopy (433,000), Ben Zamani (340,000), and Marco Johnson (224,000) who’ll all be looking to add to their collections.
Day 3 starts with 6,000/12,000 blinds and limits of 12,000/24,000, with the action kicking off at 2 p.m. Follow all of the action here at PokerNews.
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brasilia | 726 | 1 | George Dicambio | United States | 94,000 | 8 |
| Brasilia | 726 | 2 | James Hagan | United States | 141,000 | 12 |
| Brasilia | 726 | 4 | Scott Buller | United States | 246,000 | 21 |
| Brasilia | 726 | 5 | Gary Vick | United States | 294,000 | 25 |
| Brasilia | 726 | 6 | Mark Jenkins | United States | 101,000 | 8 |
| Brasilia | 726 | 7 | Kevin Gerhart | United States | 393,000 | 33 |
| Brasilia | 726 | 8 | James Van Alstyne | United States | 105,000 | 9 |
| Brasilia | 726 | 9 | Carol Fuchs | United States | 172,000 | 14 |
| Brasilia | 727 | 1 | Scott Fitzhugh | United States | 70,000 | 6 |
| Brasilia | 727 | 2 | Jon Seaman | United States | 390,000 | 33 |
| Brasilia | 727 | 3 | Jordan Rich | United States | 299,000 | 25 |
| Brasilia | 727 | 4 | Martin Corpuz | United States | 209,000 | 17 |
| Brasilia | 727 | 5 | Ryan Paluf | United States | 220,000 | 18 |
| Brasilia | 727 | 7 | Forrest Auel | United States | 249,000 | 21 |
| Brasilia | 727 | 8 | Alex Ferrari | United States | 46,000 | 4 |
| Brasilia | 728 | 2 | Erle Mankin | United States | 278,000 | 23 |
| Brasilia | 728 | 3 | Brian Nadell | United States | 70,000 | 6 |
| Brasilia | 728 | 4 | Kate Hoang | United States | 320,000 | 27 |
| Brasilia | 728 | 5 | Dustin Sitar | United States | 248,000 | 21 |
| Brasilia | 728 | 6 | James Chen | United States | 336,000 | 28 |
| Brasilia | 728 | 7 | Christopher Logue | United States | 498,000 | 42 |
| Brasilia | 728 | 9 | Aron Dermer | United States | 244,000 | 20 |
| Brasilia | 729 | 1 | Marco Johnson | United States | 224,000 | 19 |
| Brasilia | 729 | 2 | Jim Collopy | United States | 433,000 | 36 |
| Brasilia | 729 | 3 | Benjamin Zamani | United States | 340,000 | 28 |
| Brasilia | 729 | 4 | Mark Bixler | United States | 100,000 | 8 |
| Brasilia | 729 | 5 | Viktor Celikovsky | Czech Republic | 186,000 | 16 |
| Brasilia | 729 | 7 | Jared Hemingway | United States | 323,000 | 27 |
| Brasilia | 729 | 9 | Ziya Rahim | United States | 280,000 | 23 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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498,000 | |
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433,000 | |
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393,000 | |
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370,000 | |
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340,000 | |
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336,000 | |
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323,000 | |
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320,000 | |
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299,000 | |
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294,000 | |
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280,000 | |
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278,000 | |
|
249,000 | |
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248,000 | |
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246,000 | |
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244,000 | |
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224,000 | |
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220,000 | |
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209,000 | |
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186,000 | |
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172,000 | |
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141,000 | |
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105,000 | |
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101,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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70,000 | |
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70,000 | |
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46,000 | |
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40,000 | |