Day 2 of Event #80: $3,000 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha Starts at 2 p.m.
Day 2 of Event #80: $3,000 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha commences today at 2 p.m. local time inside the Amazon Room at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino
Day 1 attracted 496 entries who created a $1,324,320 prize pool, and played down to just 122 players.
Leading the way into Day 2 is Ruslan Nazarenko who enters the day with a massive stack of 616,500. He is the chip leader by some distance, but there are many notables still alive including; Chino Rheem (500,000), Maxx Coleman (496,000), Michael Moncek (445,000), and James Mordue (420,000), who all bring more than 400,000 to the table today.
Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruslan Nazarenko | United Kingdom | 616,500 | 247 |
| 2 | Chino Rheem | United States | 500,000 | 200 |
| 3 | Maxx Coleman | United States | 496,000 | 198 |
| 4 | Steven Forman | United States | 460,000 | 184 |
| 5 | Michael Moncek | United States | 445,500 | 178 |
| 6 | James Mordue | United States | 419,000 | 168 |
| 7 | Joseph Haug | United States | 358,500 | 143 |
| 8 | Uri Reichenstein | Israel | 357,500 | 143 |
| 9 | Michael Hudson | United States | 334,500 | 134 |
| 10 | Robert Emmerson | United Kingdom | 316,500 | 127 |
Other notables who will be gunning for a deep run on Day 2 include Uri Reichenstein (357,000), Michael Hudson (334,500), Anatolii Zyrin (280,500), and Ali Imsirovic (268,500).
Action starts today at 2 p.m. local time with blinds of 1,000/2,500. Ten more one-hour levels are on the schedule with a 15-minute break occurring after every two levels, and there will be a one-hour dinner break after the sixth hour of play.
There will be a lot of work to be done to reach the money as only the top 75 places will be paid out at least $4,819, while the winner of the event will take home $280,916 along with the coveted WSOP bracelet.
Event #80: $3K PLO Payouts
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $280,916 |
| 2 | $173,613 |
| 3 | $116,106 |
| 4 | $79,368 |
| 5 | $55,485 |
| 6 | $39,688 |
| 7 | $29,063 |
| 8-9 | $21,800 |
| 10-12 | $16,760 |
| 13-16 | $13,215 |
| 17-25 | $10,692 |
| 25-30 | $8,885 |
| 31-36 | $7,587 |
| 37-42 | $6,664 |
| 43-48 | $6,024 |
| 49-54 | $5,648 |
| 55-60 | $5,271 |
| 61-75 | $4,819 |
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