The $1,000 Omaha Hi-Lo of the World Series of Poker 2026 at Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas goes into Day 3 with 15 players remaining. Scott Clements is leading, Todd Brunson is in 3rd place, and Phil Hellmuth is entering the next round from position 6.For Day 2 of the $1,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship, 78 out of 162 starters returned to the tables. However, registration was still open, allowing 38 more buy-ins to go into the prize pool. The total ultimately stood at $1.90 million. The top 31 players ended up in the money.Calvin Anderson, Yuri Dzivielevski, Phil Ivey, Patrick Leonard, Brian Rast, Michael Moncek, Jennifer Harman, Chris Moneymaker, as well as Jeremy Trojand and Dennis Weiss found themselves out before any payouts.In the seventh blind level of the day, the money bubble burst. Brian Yoon
was all-in pre-flop. Phil Hellmuth
hit the flop
, forcing Scott Clements to fold, and hit trips on the turn
, which was good enough. Things went better for Philip Sternheimer, who finished 23rd, earning $1,298.In the end, 15 players bagged up. Scott Clements (1.98 million) leads ahead of Dylan Weisman (1.94 million). Also continuing are Todd Brunson (3rd/1.28 million), Josh Arieh (5th/1.12 million), and Phil Hellmuth (6th/665,000).
All participants must use the
WSOP Live App, where all details and updates about the events can be found. Live updates for WSOP 2026 are available at
pokernews.com. All livestreams can be found at
youtube.com/@wsop.
World Series of Poker 2026
Date: May 26 to July 15 /
ME FT August 3 – 5
Location: Horseshoe Las Vegas
Events: 100 live & 30 online
Buy-Ins: $1 to $1,000, online starting from $1
–> WSOP Bracelet Schedule
–> WSOP.com Online Bracelet Schedule
–>> Las Vegas Poker
–> Daily Deepstacks Schedule
–> WSOP Live Satellites
–> 2026 World Series of Poker Official Tournament RulesWSOP Event #9: Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Buy-In: $1.000
Entries: 204
Prize Pool: $1,897,200
Paid Places: 31Remaining Players: 15
Blinds: 25,000/50,000Reports:
Day 1Chip Counts from Day 2
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|
| 1 | Scott Clements | United States | 1,980,000 |
| 2 | Dylan Weisman | United States | 1,940,000 |
| 3 | Todd Brunson | United States | 1,280,000 |
| 4 | Nam Le | United States | 1,180,000 |
| 5 | Josh Arieh | United States | 1,120,000 |
| 6 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | 665,000 |
| 7 | John Esposito | United States | 650,000 |
| 8 | James Chen | United States | 580,000 |
| 9 | James Obst | Australia | 530,000 |
| 10 | David Lin | United States | 490,000 |
| 11 | Ryan Bambrick | United States | 410,000 |
| 12 | Robert Mizrachi | United States | 330,000 |
| 13 | Philip Long | United Kingdom | 255,000 |
| 14 | Rob Hollink | Netherlands | 250,000 |
| 15 | Jason Kluska | United States | 220,000 |
Payouts
| Rank | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|
| 1 | | | $1,176 |
| 2 | | | $1,228 |
| 3 | | | $1,242 |
| 4 | | | $1,126 |
| 5 | | | $1,231 |
| 6 | | | $1,849 |
| 7 | | | $1,214 |
| 8 | | | $1,334 |
| 9 | | | $1,334 |
| 10 | | | $1,305 |
| 11 | | | $1,305 |
| 12 | | | $1,900 |
| 13 | | | $1,900 |
| 14 | | | $1,900 |
| 15 | | | $1,313 |
| 16 | Yueqi Zhu | China | $1,313 |
| 17 | Yehuda Buchalter | United States | $1,313 |
| 18 | Ashish Gupta | Australia | $1,313 |
| 19 | Gregory Wood | United States | $1,313 |
| 20 | Owais Ahmed | United States | $1,313 |
| 21 | Maksim Pisarenko | Russian Federation | $1,298 |
| 22 | Christopher Vitch | United States | $1,298 |
| 23 | Philip Sternheimer | United Kingdom | $1,298 |
| 24 | Christian Harder | United States | $1,298 |
| 25 | Nicolas Milgrom | France | $1,298 |
| 26 | Gus Hansen | Denmark | $1,298 |
| 27 | Olli Kokko | Finland | $1,298 |
| 28 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | $1,298 |
| 29 | Matthew Beinner | United States | $1,298 |
| 30 | Matthew Schreiber | United States | $1,298 |
| 31 | Chino Rheem | United States | $1,298 |
was all-in pre-flop. Phil Hellmuth 
hit the flop 
, forcing Scott Clements to fold, and hit trips on the turn 
, which was good enough. Things went better for Philip Sternheimer, who finished 23rd, earning $1,298.In the end, 15 players bagged up. Scott Clements (1.98 million) leads ahead of Dylan Weisman (1.94 million). Also continuing are Todd Brunson (3rd/1.28 million), Josh Arieh (5th/1.12 million), and Phil Hellmuth (6th/665,000).