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WSOP 2026: Eddie Blumenthal Wins Gold in Hi-Lo Mix

Mark Michael
Eddie Blumenthal has won the $1,500 Mixed High-Low of the World Series of Poker 2026 at Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas.The $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better (Event #45) of WSOP 2026 entered Day 3 with 24 players remaining. The final table was reached in the third blind level.
  • Seat 1: Adam Walter, 2,150,000
  • Seat 2: Nikolai Fal, 2,450,000
  • Seat 3: Dekel Balas, 2,750,000
  • Seat 4: Mark Vathanasin, 1,360,000
  • Seat 5: Justin Liberto, 1,350,000
  • Seat 6: Soshi Yasoshima, 2,060,000
  • Seat 7: Eddie Blumenthal, 2,675,000
  • Seat 8: Todd Ivens, 1,290,000
  • Seat 9: Donovan Bates, 4,525,000
  • Limits: 80,000/160,000
After another increase in blinds, Justin Liberto ($1,160) was eliminated in a Stud 8hand during a 3-way all-in. Liberto was all-in on the 3rd street, while Soshi Yasoshima and Eddie Blumenthal checked through and split the pot with Kings (Blumenthal) and an 8-7 low (Yasoshima).Todd Ivens ($1,540) faced a similar fate on the 4th street against Eddie Blumenthal and Nikolai Fal, unable to beat either a flush (Fal) or a 6-5 low (Blumenthal).Dekel Balas ($1,100) was also eliminated in a Stud-8 hand. The Israeli was all-in on the 3rd street with | against Eddie Blumenthal | and hit neither a low nor a pair.Mark Vathanasin ($1,900) finished in 6th place. The American was all-in on the 3rd street with | against Eddie Blumenthal | and made two pair on the 4th . However, Blumenthal had the wheel by the 6th street to scoop.Adam Walter ($1,490) was eliminated in Omaha 8. With bottom pair and draws , Walter was all-in on the turn against Nikolai Fal , but he missed the river .4th place went to Soshi Yasoshima ($1,340). The Japanese player went all-in with on the turn against Nikolai Fal , but received no help on the river.It took another 90 minutes to reach heads-up. Donovan Bates ($1,310) was all-in in Stud 8 on the 3rd street with | against Eddie Blumenthal |. The American hit for two pair, but on the 7th street Blumenthal paired Nines for the higher two pair.
  • Nikolai Fal, 10,600,000
  • Eddie Blumenthal, 9,950,000
  • Limits: 300,000/600,000
Eddie Blumenthal had the better start and did not look back. After about 30 minutes in the heads-up, the decision was made. Nikolai Fal ($1,530) was all-in preflop in Omaha 8 with . Blumenthal hit with on the board and secured his first bracelet along with $1,545.
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WSOP Event #45: Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Seven Card Stud hi-Lo 8 or Better

Buy-In: $1,500 Entries: 587 Prize Pool: $1,306,075 Paid Places: 89Reports: Day 1 – Day 2

Payouts

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RankPlayerCountryPayout
1Eddie BlumenthalUnited States$1,545
2Nikolai FalRussian Federation$1,530
3Donovan BatesUnited States$1,310
4Soshi YasoshimaJapan$1,340
5Adam WalterUnited States$1,490
6Mark VathanasinUnited States$1,900
7Dekel BalasIsrael$1,100
8Todd IvensUnited States$1,540
9Justin LibertoUnited States$1,160
10Jonathan NebboutFrance$1,280
11Andrew YehUnited States$1,280
12Frederic MossCanada$1,470
13Cyndy VioletteUnited States$1,470
14Richard BremerUnited States$1,470
15Tyler PhillipsUnited States$1,470
16Stanislav IvanovBulgaria$1,390
17Joseph HallockUnited States$1,390
18DJ BuckleyUnited States$1,390
19Joseph MelanconUnited States$1,390
20Yueqi ZhuChina$1,390
21Sean YuUnited States$1,390
22Danny ChangUnited States$1,390
23Ian CohenUnited States$1,390
24Jun WengChina$1,860
25Mark RubbathanUnited Kingdom$1,860
26Patrick GunnUnited States$1,860
27Daniel WalmsleyAustralia$1,860
28Kevin ChoiHong Kong$1,860
29Soheil Shamseddin$1,860
30Robert KleinUnited States$1,860
31Kevin ChanceUnited States$1,860
32Jonathan GlendinningUnited States$1,720
33Jared HymanUnited States$1,720
34William KlevitzUnited States$1,720
35Hieu MaUnited States$1,720
36Marc GaleanoUnited States$1,720
37William DelsantoUnited States$1,720
38Benjamin GoldUnited States$1,720
39Garth PaulUnited States$1,720
40Matthew RosenUnited States$1,870
41Ziya RahimUnited States$1,870
42Matt SavageUnited States$1,870
43Bradley JansenUnited States$1,870
44Ilkka HeikkilaFinland$1,870
45Danial DevitisUnited States$1,870
46Barbara EnrightUnited States$1,870
47John JuandaIndonesia$1,870
48Jordan SiegelUnited States$1,250
49Davin AndersonUnited States$1,250
50Sachin BhargavaUnited States$1,250
51Allan LeUnited States$1,250
52Masafumi IijimaJapan$1,250
53Philip ShingUnited States$1,250
54Ryuta NakaiJapan$1,250
55David LinUnited States$1,250
56Per HildebrandSweden$1,000
57Kristen ImsirovicUnited States$1,000
58Amnon FilippiUnited States$1,000
59Donald CoakleyUnited States$1,000
60Kristan LordUnited States$1,000
61Duke ViverosUnited States$1,000
62Anthony RichardsUnited States$1,000
63Jonathan WirjoUnited States$1,000
64Andrew BarberUnited States$1,000
65Hunter McClellandUnited States$1,000
66Jonathan KrelaCanada$1,000
67Rob HollinkNetherlands$1,000
68Alan MyersonUnited States$1,000
69Michael ChowUnited States$1,000
70Chris WallaceUnited States$1,000
71Blaz ZerjavSlovenia$1,000
72Song WangChina$1,000
73Nikolay PonomarevUnited Kingdom$1,000
74Walter ChambersUnited States$1,000
75Eddy VataruUnited States$1,000
76Eiichiro TeshimaJapan$1,000
77Jaycin CrossUnited States$1,000
78Joseph RitzieUnited States$1,000
79Sherry HammersUnited States$1,000
80Corel TheumaMalta$1,000
81Anne BuiUnited States$1,000
82Neal LiptakUnited States$1,000
83Matthew KelleyUnited States$1,000
84Cary RosenthalUnited States$1,000
85Jesse LonisUnited States$1,000
86John HolleyUnited States$1,000
87Joseph BowersUnited States$1,000
88Kenneth KempleUnited States$1,000
89Jon TurnerUnited States$1,500
90Ralph SmithUnited States$1,500
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