Event #33: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack (8-Handed)

A pool of 2,402 players entered the field of Event #33: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha DeepStack in the 2024 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, but when the dust settled on Day 2, Alex Manzano from Chile hoisted the gold bracelet in victory.

The prize for first place of $161,846 was the second-highest score of Manzano's career, but this was his first WSOP gold bracelet, and it held special significance for him.

"This was my first tournament when I started playing twenty years ago. Since I started playing professionally, I've won [several different series], but this was the special one that I always wanted, and I couldn't play it professionally many years ago, so winning it now is something beautiful."

Final Table Payouts

Day 2 started with 95 players and many ups and downs for Manzano, who ran hot at the right time to amass a healthy chip stack at the final table.

"I'm still shocked. Like I can't still believe the feeling of this, but it feels really good."

At the final table, Manzano was surrounded by so much energy. His rail was chanting his name and often breaking into song when he won a hand. When asked about his plans for the celebration, Manzano stated, "I usually don't celebrate my winnings because I'm really tired after such a long session, but they are going to a party, and I have to be there, so… we are going to do something."

Final Table Recap

Nicolas Vatan and Ruslan Nazarenko fell early at the hands of Robert Gill before Manzano started gaining traction in a three-way all-in hand that boosted his chip stack. Gill played friendly poker, showing hands often when opponents folded. Manzano then busted four of the next five eliminations from the table.

There was plenty of back-and-forth battling for smaller pots between Gill and Manzano, where Gill hijacked the chip lead for nearly three levels. While short-stacked, Manzano won a string of hands in a row to regain the chip lead, and he says that's when he knew this event was his.

In the final hand, Manzano called an all-in bet from his opponent on the flop. When the cards were revealed, Manzano was behind, but he pulled ahead on the turn, which paired his ace. The river improved his hand to two pair, and the room exploded with applause as he had won the grand prize of $161,846 and the coveted gold bracelet.

Alex Manzano raised to 3,600,000 on the button and Robert Gill called.

The flop came    , and Gill moved all in for roughly a pot-sized bet, putting himself at risk. Manzano made the call.

Robert Gill:     
Alex Manzano:     

Gill was in the lead on the flop with a pair of sevens, but Manzano pulled ahead on the   turn, pairing his ace.

The river brought the  , improving Manzano's hand to two pair, aces and nines, to win the tournament and eliminate Gill in second place.

Alex Manzano	72,000,000	41,500,000
Robert Gill	0	-41,500,000

Alex Manzano raised on the button and Kelly Kim three-bet shoved all-in for about 3,000,000, putting himself at risk. Manzano made the call.

Kelly Kim:     
Alex Manzano:     

The board ran out      , and Manzano's two pair, queens and fours, ended Kim's impressive tournament run.

Alex Manzano	28,000,000	3,000,000
Kelly Kim	0	-16,000,000

Damon Sita and Alex Manzano got it all in preflop, with Sita at risk.

Damon Sita:     
Alex Manzano:     

The board ran out      , and Manzano's flush sent Sita to the rail.

Alex Manzano	28,000,000	2,000,000
Damon Sita	0	-9,100,000

Action was picked up preflop with Mitchell Hynam at risk for just over 2,000,000 in chips from the big blind against Alex Manzano on the button.

Mitchell Hynam:     
Alex Manzano:     

The board ran out       and Hynam's queens did not improve. He fell to Manzano's kings for a sixth-place finish.

Alex Manzano	22,000,000	11,750,000
Mitchell Hynam	0	-6,050,000

Action went three-ways to the flop in a hand between Oziel Velador, Alex Manzano, and Robert Gill, where Gill had them both covered, and Manzano had the shortest stack of the trio.

The flop came    , and all the money went in.

Alex Manzano:     
Oziel Velador:     
Robert Gill:     

The turn landed the   and the river brought the  . Manzano tripled up with a full house, queens full of tens.

Velador scooped the side pot with a full house, tens full of queens, but was left short-stacked afterwards.

Robert Gill	26,000,000	-4,675,000
Alex Manzano	23,000,000	12,750,000
Oziel Velador	1,300,000	-1,000,000