Elie Nakache limped in from the cutoff. This encouraged Jonathan Bowers to follow suit from the button. Adkins checked his option out of the big blind.
The action checked to Bowers on the 4♥A♥4♣ flop. He bet 200,000 and only Nakache called.
The K♥ on the turn got checked through for the J♣ to come on the river. Both players checked and chopped with pot as Nakache flipped over A♣J♦3♦3♣ for two pair. Bowers showed A♠Q♠J♠5♥ for the same two pair
Jonathan Bowers opened to 400,000 from the cutoff with A♥K♣5♥3♦ and Elie Nakache called from the big blind with J♣10♣9♠2♣. Bowers took down the pot after he folded out Nakache with a continuation bet on the A♣6♦5♦ flop.
Chip leader Joshua Adkins made it 600,000 from the button after waking up with 9♣5♥4♥3♣. Manh Nguyen defended his big blind with 9♠6♠5♦2♣. The K♥J♣3♦ flop checked through to the 6♥ turn, giving Nguyen a pair of sixes for the best hand. However, he check-folded to a bet of 750,000.
Joshua Adkins limped in from the small blind with Q♦7♥5♣4♥, and Elie Nakache checked his option in the big blind after looking down at Q♠10♦8♥4♠. The J♠J♣6♦ flop checked through to the K♦ turn, where Adkins check-folded to a bet of 160,000.
The following hand, Oshri Lahmani made it 560,000 from the cutoff with Q♣J♣10♠7♥ and folded out the rest of the table.
On the next deal, Adkins opened to 480,000 from the cutoff with Q♥J♦9♠2♥ and Jonathan Bowers defended his big blind with A♠A♥A♦10♣.
Bowers found the case ace on the A♣6♥3♦ flop to make top set and he check-called a bet of 400,000. The turn brought in the 5♥ turn, and Bowers check-called again, this time for 1,600,000.
Bowers, with 3,300,000 behind, checked for a third time and tank-called when Adkins put him all-in to collect the double up.
Elie Nakache limped from the cutoff. Joshua Adkins raised to 560,000 from the big blind and Nakache called.
The Q♦8♥2♦ flop saw both players check to see the 5♦ come on the turn. Both players checked for a second time and the 8♠ hit the river. Adkins bet 175,000 and Nakache called.
Adkins showed A♠A♣4♥2♥ for a pair of aces which was good enough to win the pot as Nakache had K♠K♦3♥2♠ for a pair of kings.
Today marks the final day of Event #66: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship at the 2024 World Series of Poker. The remaining players will battle it out on the felt until a champion is crowned at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. The winner will receive both the first-place prize of $1,320,945 from the huge $7,542,300 prize pool and the prestigious gold WSOP bracelet.
Out of a record-breaking field of 811 entrants, only five made it through to Day 4, all of whom have locked up at least $315,098. None of the remaining players have gotten their hands on a WSOP bracelet yet, so a victory here could potentially mark the biggest moment in their poker careers.
Leading the pack with 27,085,000 chips is Joshua Adkins of the United States, who holds more than half of the chips in play. A fourth-place finish or better for Adkins would not only mark his largest live tournament score to date but also more than double his total career tournament earnings, according to Hendon Mob. Thanks to his aggressive play during the latter stages of yesterday, he finds himself in an ideal position to possibly secure his first gold bracelet by the end of today's play.
Day 5 Chip Counts
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Joshua Adkins
United States
27,085,000
169
2
Elie Nakache
France
9,505,000
59
3
Jonathan Bowers
United Kingdom
5,930,000
37
4
Manh Nguyen
United States
4,660,000
29
5
Oshri Lahmani
Israel
1,425,000
9
Adkins' closest rival is Elie Nakache of France, with 9,505,000 chips. Prior to this event, Nakache's best finish in a WSOP event was 33rd, with his biggest WSOP cash of $15,000 coming from last year's Main Event. Nakache has already more than quadrupled his largest live score and more than doubled his career live tournament earnings. However, he has a lot of work to do if he wants to turn his first WSOP final table into a victory, as he currently holds only a third of Adkins' stack.
Jonathan Bowers of the United Kingdom sits in third place on the leaderboard with 5,930,000, having been the chip leader after Day 2. Following closely in fourth position is Manh Nguyen, bringing 4,660,000 through to the final day. At the bottom of the counts in fifth place is Oshri Lahmani with 1,425,000, which is good for nine big blinds.
Oshri Lahmani
The tournament will resume at 2 p.m. local time in the Horseshoe Event Center. There will be 12 minutes remaining on the clock in Level 28 at blinds of 80,000/160,000 with a big blind ante of 160,000. Levels will be 60 minutes long, with 15-minute breaks every two levels and a dinner break to be determined.
Streaming will begin at 3 p.m. on PokerGO (subject to change), and PokerNews will be providing updates on delay in sync with the stream so as not to spoil any of the tournament as it progresses.
Final Table Results and Remaining Payouts
Place
Winner
Country
Prize (in USD)
1
$1,320,945
2
$880,621
3
$615,251
4
$436,751
5
$315,098
6
Krzysztof Magott
Poland
$231,101
7
Eelis Pärssinen
Finland
$172,355
8
David Benyamine
France
$130,748
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