Welcome back to Event #32: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Mix at the 2017 World Series of Poker. When Day 3 begins at 2 p.m. local time, 29 players will take their seats to continue their quests for WSOP gold.
Leading the way is Howard Smith, who bagged 466,500 chips at the end of Day 2, and nipping at his heels are Erle Mankin (465,000), Yueqi Zhu (448,500), and Igor Sharaskin (445,000). Several well-known players are also still in contention, including Allen Kessler (74,500), Usman Siddique (117,500), and John Racener with a short stack of 27,000.
This event is scheduled to play down to a winner on Day 3, but with so many players remaining in the field, it's probable that play will continue for a fourth day. Play on Day 3 will consist of 10 one-hour levels with 15-minute breaks every two levels and a one-hour dinner break after the sixth level of the day at approximately 8:30 local time.
Check back here for all the latest updates from Event #32: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Mix from the PokerNews live reporting team.
As recapped to us by Gregory Jamison, a short-stacked Jared Hemingway was all in for about 40,000. Jamison looked him up and ended up making the nut club flush with the nut low, eliminating Hemingway in 21st place.
Alan Sternberg came into the day as the second-shortest stack with 31,000 and wound up all in for 9,000 from early position against Usman Siddique on the button.
Sternberg:
Siddique:
The flop fell , giving Sternberg a ton of outs to scoop. However, neither the turn nor the river helped, ending Sternberg's tournament in 19th place.
Following a flop of , Allen Kessler was all in from the hijack for about 60,000 with . Igor Sharaskin had him at risk with .
Kessler was in the lead with a pair of tens, but the turn and river completed the board to give Sharaskin trip fives, ending Kessler's tournament in 18th place.
Usman Siddique raised to 14,000 from the cutoff, Danny Woolard called from the button, and Eric Pratt three-bet to 60,000 out of the small blind. Siddique reraised all in, Woolard folded, and Pratt called to put himself at risk.
Siddique:
Pratt:
The board ran out , pairing Siddique's three, and he took the pot to send Pratt to the cage.
Down to 18,000, Stephen Johnson raised all in from early position. Usman Siddique called from the button, Danny Woolard called from the small blind, and Nikolai Yakovenko called from the big blind.
The flop came down , and Woolard bet. Yakovenko raised, Siddique folded, Woolard reraised, and Yakovenko called. The turn was the , Woolard bet, and Yakovenko called. The river was the , Woolard checked, Yakovenko bet, and Woolard called.
Yakovenko showed for a wheel, Woolard mucked, and Yakovenko won the side pot. Johnson showed and was eliminated in 14th place.
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, giving Siddique a flush with a seven-six low to scoop the pot and eliminate Gibson.
, giving Sternberg a ton of outs to scoop. However, neither the 
, Allen Kessler was all in from the hijack for about 60,000 with 
turn and 
river completed the board to give Sharaskin trip fives, ending Kessler's tournament in 18th place.
and Shulman led out. Sharaskin raised and Shulman called all in.
turn and 
, Woolard bet, and Yakovenko called. The river was the 
for a wheel, Woolard mucked, and Yakovenko won the side pot. Johnson showed 
