The Muck · WSOP Daily Brief
Day 34
Sunday brought three events running simultaneously and none of them finished. The $1,500 Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better bagged ten players overnight with Daniel Geeng leading at 3,625,000 - final table Monday. The $10,000 PLO Championship ran its second day with Michael Mizrachi still in front at 840,000 among 309 survivors from 730 total entries, after eliminating two players in one hand to retake the chip lead. The Ladies Championship played its final table live on the WSOP stream with 48 players entering Day 3 and a winner to be crowned by end of night - result not confirmed at press time. The $1,000 Mini Main Event (Event #72) and the $5,000 6-Handed NLH (Event #73) both fired their opening flights today.
Story 01 of 4
Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better completed Day 2 Sunday night with 10 players remaining from a 647-entry field ($858,892 prize pool). Daniel Geeng leads at 3,625,000, followed by Dave Stann (3,020,000) and Daniil Fedunov (2,950,000). Taylor Atchison sits fourth at 1,455,000; Adam Owen (UK) fifth at 1,240,000; David Bach sixth at 1,025,000. Jeff Myers, who doubled up in the final hand of the night - making a six-high straight and a six-low against Geeng - bags 885,000 in seventh. Short stacks: Kane Kalas (275,000) and Thomas Bessoir (170,000), who earned the table nickname 'The Cockroach' after surviving an all-in with 45,000 and a ten-high straight. Floor announced three more hands at the level's end; Myers' double-up filled one of them. Day 3 final table plays Monday.
Why it mattersDavid Bach is a four-time WSOP bracelet winner with a specialty in mixed games and stud variants - if he can run up his 1,025,000 stack he's a dangerous final-table presence. Geeng leads by a wide margin but Stann and Fedunov are within striking distance. The Cockroach storyline is exactly the type of thing that plays well if Bessoir runs it up from the felt. Kane Kalas is on life support but still breathing.
Story 02 of 4
The $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship (Event #70) ran its second day Sunday with 309 players surviving from 730 total entries - a larger field than the 270 who bagged Day 1, as late registration extended into Level 13 of Day 2. Michael Mizrachi retains the chip lead at 840,000, down slightly from his Day 1 bag of 946,000 but retook the top spot in dramatic fashion: in the final hand of the previous level, he called off a three-way all-in against two opponents (Tsz Shing's pocket kings, Kai Yang's pocket aces) holding K-Q-J-9 with a spade draw. The 10-spade completed his flush on the river and he eliminated both simultaneously to claim the chip lead. Mizrachi's count then slightly settled to 840,000 in subsequent action. Joseph Liberta sits second at 470,000. Notable names still in action: Gus Hansen, Sam Soverel (who doubled up through Dorel Eldabach), and Justin Liberto (343,500). The prize pool stands at $6,789,000. Level 10 blinds are 1,000/2,000/2,000.
Why it mattersMizrachi leading the chip counts in a $10K PLO Championship would be notable for any player - for the defending POY and Main Event champion, doing it with 309 players left while pulling off a two-player elimination to retake the lead is a story. Gus Hansen playing a major championship is always worth noting: the Great Dane still draws eyeballs. Soverel staying alive keeps the mixed-game/high-stakes community represented in the field.
Story 03 of 4
Event #68: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship (June 25-28) reached its final table stage Sunday with 48 players entering Day 3 from a 1,475-entry field producing a $1,298,000 prize pool - a record-breaking field. The final table aired on the WSOP livestream. Lexy Gavin entered among the chip leaders per earlier reporting. Shiina Okamoto, the two-time defending champion, was eliminated on Day 2, ending the three-peat bid. The winner was not confirmed at press time; final result pending the conclusion of Day 3 play.
Why it mattersWith Okamoto out, the two-time Ladies champion storyline ends and a new name goes on the bracelet from a 1,475-player field - which, if confirmed as the largest in the event's history, adds another layer. Lexy Gavin entering among the chip leaders positions her as the player to watch. The record-breaking field and a live television final table means the winner gets a real spotlight.
Story 04 of 4
Three events opened or continued Sunday. Event #72: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Mini Main Event fired its first of multiple starting flights - the tournament runs June 28-30 and is designed as an accessible, multi-flight precursor to the Main Event with guaranteed significant prize pool. Event #73: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed also kicked off Sunday, drawing a pro-heavy field given the format and buy-in. Event #71: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet 7-Handed, which started Saturday June 27, continued play. Specific results and chip counts for all three were not available at press time.
Why it mattersThe $5K 6-Handed draws a particular type of player - the field will be thinner than an open NLH but the buy-in attracts pros who treat 6-max as their native format. The Mini Main Event is a mass-participation event that often produces a field exceeding the Main Event itself. These fire while the PLO, Stud Hi-Lo, and Ladies Championship are all still live - Sunday is one of the busiest days of the series.
Live chip counts from two events in progress as of Sunday afternoon. Ladies Championship counts not available at press time.
Notable eliminations from Day 34 action. No confirmed eliminations from PLO Championship Day 2 or Ladies Championship Day 3 at press time.
Eliminated in a three-way pot where both Geeng (eight-low) and Atchison (full house) beat his hand. Sent home on the money bubble's other side, one away from the final table.
Left with 155,000 after Fedunov took a big pot, then moved in and ran into Geeng's aces-and-queens against his aces-and-sixes. Clean cooler exit.
Busted to David Bach, whose open aces held up when Casella's low draws and straight draws bricked on seventh street. Bach moved up in the process.
Foxen busted PLO Day 1 (Saturday). His lead narrows as PLO Day 2 survivors accumulate points from a 730-entry field. No results confirmed from any Sunday event at press time.
Leading 309 PLO survivors is the defending POY's best shot at a major addition to his summer points total. A bracelet here would also give him nine career bracelets, tying several all-time figures.
Bach holds 1,025,000 in sixth going into the Stud Hi-Lo final table. A deep run here adds points. He has four bracelets and is always dangerous in mixed formats.
Runner-up finish in the $10K 2-7 Triple Draw adds POY points from Saturday. His cumulative total for the summer remains significant regardless of the Sunday results.