Zachary Zaret maintains lead entering Day 3 of the $1,500 PLO Hi-Lo tournament.
Sluggish day for Canadian poker players, but a few managed to snag a win. Zachary Zaret sits atop Event #21: $1,500 PLO Hi-Lo, leading the pack with 7,060,000, that's roughly 118 big blinds. Linyang Song and Duff Charette are also still in the game for Event #20: $1,500 Shootout, with 2,175,000 and 2,125,000 respectively. Patrick Stacey is hanging tough in Event #23: $1,500 Badugi, sitting in 12th place with 224,000. Allen Shen had the best day, cashing in the biggest with a 10th place finish in Event #17: $2,000 NLH, netting $30,161.
Pablo Mariz and Weston Pring had a deep run in the $1,500 Shootout, pocketing $5,360 each.
Allen Shen almost Final Tables the $2,000 NLH
Allen Shen was the big winner of the day, scooping up $30,161 in the $2,000 NLH tournament. He started Day 3 with the 7th largest chip stack and managed to take it to the unofficial final table. The event had a massive 1,692 entries.
Juan Lamprea, another chip leader from the previous day, was unable to keep his momentum going and finished in 12th place for $12,719. Pablo Mariz and Weston Pring also had deep runs in the $1,500 Shootout, placing 16th and 18th respectively, taking home $5,360 each.
Canadian Spotlight
Zachary Zaret stole the show in the $1,500 PLO Hi-Lo, skyrocketing from 6 big blinds to the chip lead. The tournament drew in 1,176 total entries to create a total prize pool of $1,561,140. Linyang Song also bagged a top stack in the $1,500 Shootout, finding an 8th place finish and currently sitting at 2,175,000.
Duff Charette didn't waste any time getting into the action. He managed to bag a hefty stack in the $1,500 Shootout after a thrilling hand. During the hand, Christian Roberts moved all in from the big blind. Before Charette made any decision, the dealer was readying the flop. "She wants me to go," Charette joked as he called, revealing his K♦9♦ to Roberts' 3♦3♦. The board ran A♥K♣K♦Q♥2♥, giving the pot to Charette. The two players exchanged numbers and expressed a desire to share a beer at a later date, showcasing the social aspect of the game.
Charettes' current stack: 2,250,000
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Note: Details about the chip leader in the 2025 WSOP $1,500 PLO Hi-Lo event and the number of big blinds they hold are unavailable. However, Zachary Zaret and Juan Lamprea were involved in the chip lead in different stages of a $1,500 PLO Hi-Lo event at the 2025 WSOP[3].
Additional Information:
- Day 3 of the $2,000 NLH event in the 2025 WSOP saw Allen Shen nearly reach the final table, finishing in 10th place for $30,161.
- Zachary Zaret and Linyang Song had strong performances in the $1,500 PLO Hi-Lo and $1,500 Shootout events respectively, with Zaret currently leading Event #21 and Song bagging an 8th place finish in Event #20.
- A notable hand in the $1,500 Shootout saw Duff Charette outplay Christian Roberts for a large pot.
- The prize pool for the $1,500 PLO Hi-Lo event in the 2025 WSOP reached $1,561,140 with 1,176 entries.
[[3] Zachary Zaret and Juan Lamprea had top stacks in the $1,500 PLO Hi-Lo event, but the current chip leader and their chip size in big blinds is unavailable.]
Poker enthusiasts might want to check out the latest updates on the $1,500 PLO Hi-Lo, where Zachary Zaret is currently sitting atop with a massive stack of 7,060,000 chips, almost equivalent to 118 big blinds. Meanwhile, the casino-and-gambling world is abuzz with the sports betting scene, but Canadian poker players continue to make a name for themselves, such as Allen Shen who almost reached the final table in the $2,000 NLH event and pocketed $30,161.
