Event #72: $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day 2 Completed
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #72: $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,628,530
Entries
771
Level
36
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Entries
223
Players Left
23
Level 25
A wild and fast-paced day of eliminations has left some familiar names from the poker history books to battle for a bracelet on Saturday on the final day of the World Series of Poker Event #72: $1,500 Mixed Omaha.
Hendon Mob co-founder and two-time WSOP bracelet winner Barny Boatman (2,480,000) and seven-time bracelet winner Men "The Master" Nguyen (2,480,000) hold two of the three biggest remaining stacks, trailing just Mark Erickson (2,580,000) for the chip lead entering Saturday’s final day of play.
They'll be joined by some other big names, including five-time bracelet winner Adam Friedman (1,190,000), who'll be looking for his second bracelet of the summer. Last year's third-place finisher in this event, Scott Abrams is still in the mix with 890,000, and another old-school legend in two-time bracelet winner Mel Judah has a competitive stack of 815,000 to work with. Two-time bracelet winner Rami Boukai will return with one of the shorter remaining stacks with 385,000.
They'll all strive for the $195,565 first prize and that prestigious WSOP gold bracelet.
Event #72: $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Erickson | United States | 2,580,000 |
| 2 | Barny Boatman | Great Britian | 2,480,000 |
| 3 | Men Nguyen | United States | 1,630,000 |
| 4 | Stanley Krimerman | United States | 1,620,000 |
| 5 | William Slaght | United States | 1,565,000 |
| 6 | Jarod Minghini | United States | 1,515,000 |
| 7 | Adam Friedman | United States | 1,190,000 |
| 8 | Scott Abrams | United States | 890,000 |
| 9 | Anthony Nguyen | United States | 855,000 |
| 10 | Mel Judah | Great Britian | 815,000 |
Recap of the Day
With 223 players returning Friday, the potential for a wild day of rapid eliminations was certainly there, and the action did not disappoint. Before the second break of the day, the field was already down to the 116-player bubble with no hand-for-hand play even needed as Michel Abecassis was busted by Anthony Nguyen to ensure everyone left earned at least $2,413.
Among those unfortunate to not cash were Daniel Negreanu, Sam Farha, Shaun Deeb, and last year’s runner-up in this event Hernan Salazar.
Those who managed to make the money but fell short of Day 3 included 2021 fifth-place finisher Damjan Radanov (112th - $2,413), Day 1 chip leader Kate Krickl (95th - $2,639), two-time bracelet winner Brandon Shack-Harris (72nd - $3,016), three-time bracelet winner Chance Kornuth (45th - $4,113), and two-time bracelet winner Nathan Gamble (38th - $4,713).
As for those still in the hunt Saturday, Boatman scored a huge double knockout late in the day to boost his stack amidst the leaders, while after dropping below 400,000, Nguyen rebuilt "masterfully" to finish with his healthy stack. Erickson helped with a knockout late in the day to ensure his spot atop the chip counts for Saturday's finale.
With so many events running Saturday at the WSOP, this event will be wrapping up in the green section of the Paris Ballroom at 2 p.m. Las Vegas time. Play will begin with Level 26 and as many 60-minute levels as needed to crown a champion.
PokerNews will be there for all the action, so keep it locked right here for updates throughout the day from the new home of the WSOP at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas.
Level 25
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris | 263 | 2 | Igor Zektser | United States | 810,000 |
| Paris | 263 | 3 | Ren Lin | United States | 260,000 |
| Paris | 263 | 4 | Qinghai Pan | United States | 370,000 |
| Paris | 263 | 5 | Barny Boatman | United Kingdom | 2,480,000 |
| Paris | 263 | 6 | Michelle Roth | United States | 160,000 |
| Paris | 263 | 7 | Paul Sokoloff | United Kingdom | 50,000 |
| Paris | 264 | 2 | Anthony Nguyen | United States | 855,000 |
| Paris | 264 | 3 | Mel Judah | United Kingdom | 815,000 |
| Paris | 264 | 4 | Stanley Krimerman | United States | 1,620,000 |
| Paris | 264 | 5 | Mark Erickson | United States | 2,580,000 |
| Paris | 264 | 6 | Peter Neff | United States | 495,000 |
| Paris | 265 | 1 | Men Nguyen | United States | 1,630,000 |
| Paris | 265 | 3 | John Zable | United States | 245,000 |
| Paris | 265 | 4 | Adam Friedman | United States | 1,190,000 |
| Paris | 265 | 5 | Rami Boukai | United States | 385,000 |
| Paris | 265 | 6 | Shawn Carter | United States | 225,000 |
| Paris | 265 | 7 | Scott Abrams | United States | 890,000 |
| Paris | 266 | 2 | Jarod Minghini | United States | 1,515,000 |
| Paris | 266 | 3 | Paul Lenkeit | United States | 370,000 |
| Paris | 266 | 4 | Bradley Anderson | United States | 805,000 |
| Paris | 266 | 5 | William Slaght | United States | 1,565,000 |
| Paris | 266 | 6 | Youcef Zalagh | China | 220,000 |
| Paris | 266 | 7 | James Chen | United States | 470,000 |
Level 25
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,580,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
||
|
2,480,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
||
|
1,630,000
840,000
|
840,000 |
|
||
|
1,620,000
790,000
|
790,000 |
|
1,565,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
1,515,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
1,190,000
-240,000
|
-240,000 |
|
||
|
890,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
||
|
855,000
127,000
|
127,000 |
|
815,000
554,000
|
554,000 |
|
|
||
|
810,000
495,000
|
495,000 |
|
805,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
|
|
||
|
495,000
132,000
|
132,000 |
|
470,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
|
||
|
385,000
-57,000
|
-57,000 |
|
|
||
|
370,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
370,000
-39,000
|
-39,000 |
|
260,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
||
|
245,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
225,000
109,000
|
109,000 |
|
220,000
-233,000
|
-233,000 |
|
160,000
-522,000
|
-522,000 |
|
50,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
Level 25
Day 2 has ended for the night and the players are bagging their chips.
Play will resume Saturday at 2 p.m. PT in the Green section of the Paris Ballroom.
Stay close for complete end-of-night chip counts and a full recap of the day's wild action.
Level 25
Big O
Michael Popejoy got his last 68,000 chips in preflop against Marc Erickson and Paul Lenkeit.
Erickson and Lenkeit checked down the 
board and revealed their hands.
Michael Popejoy: 
Paul Lenkeit: 
Marc Erickson: 
Erickson's jacks and eights took down the high half of the pot, while Lenkeit's ace-four got him the low as Popejoy was sent home a few minutes early in 25th place.
Meanwhile, at an adjacent table, Marc Perlman was also eliminated leaving 23 players in the field for Day 3 on Saturday.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,650,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
409,000
-91,000
|
-91,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Level 25
Tournament staff has announced that the final 25 players will play three more hands before racing off the yellow T-1,000 chips and bagging for the night.
Level 25
Big O
All the chips went into the middle on a flop of 
, with Robert Erickson on the button at risk for a gargantuan 1,234,000. Erickson was up against Michael Popejoy in the big blind.
Robert Erickson: 
Michael Popejoy: 
Erickson flopped the joint by hitting a boat of jacks full of twos. There was no help for Popejoy as the runout of 
completed the board to give Erickson a double and the chip lead.
After stacking his chips Erickson asked the PokerNews reporter to confirm what hand he had. After being told of his hole cards Erickson chirped "That is a f**king good hand!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,525,000
875,000
|
875,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
286,000
-1,114,000
|
-1,114,000 |
Level 25
Limit Omaha 8 or Better
A short-stacked Anthony Mender exchanged preflop raises with Bradley Anderson preflop until his last 125,000 chips were in the middle.
Anthony Mender:
Bradley Anderson: 
The flop gave Mender hope with the best low draw, but the 
turn and river allowed Anderson's aces to hold without a low chopping his pot to send Mender to the rail 30 minutes before the end of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
647,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 25
Limit Omaha 8 or Better
Picking action up on a completed board of 
, and over 100,000 in the pot, Jonathan Levy faced a bet from Igor Zektser which if he called, would leave Levy with just 12,000.
Ultimately he chose to call and saw Zektser table 
for a spade flush. Levy shook his head and mucked his cards.
Shortly after he was eliminated with 
versus Ren Lin's 
when the board came 
to give Lin a winning flush to send Levy to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
390,000
-590,000
|
-590,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
315,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
12,000
-88,000
|
-88,000 |