Lowery Leads Into Day 2 of $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Another day of 2024 World Series of Poker tournament action is about to get underway with Day 2 of Event #15: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better (8-Handed), an event that drew 1,277 for a prize pool of $1,704,795.
The total players marked an increase from last year, indicating that live poker continues to boom and leaving $265,361 up top for the eventual champion.
There was no shortage of action on Day 1, which saw renowned actor James Woods going out on the money bubble after maintaining a healthy stack throughout the early stages of play.
Meanwhile, Circuit crusher Daniel Lowery bagged the chip lead among the 192 remaining players with a stack of 775,000 ahead of other big stacks like William Stanford, Sean Troha and mixed game master Yuval Bronshtein.
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Lowery | United States | 775,000 |
| 2 | Narek Avetisyan | United States | 724,000 |
| 3 | Jonathan Hanner | United States | 564,000 |
| 4 | William Stanford | United States | 548,000 |
| 5 | Sean Troha | United States | 519,000 |
| 6 | Yuval Bronshtein | Israel | 505,000 |
| 7 | Rafael Nogueira | Brazil | 503,000 |
| 8 | Christian Harder | United States | 470,000 |
| 9 | Joao Simao | Brazil | 467,000 |
| 10 | Jonathan Lewis | United States | 453,000 |
Day 2 will get underway at noon local time and will resume play on Level 16 (3,000/6,000/6,000) with 35 minutes left on the clock. The plan is to play ten 60-minute levels with 15-minute breaks every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 21 around 6:30 p.m.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is on-site and ready to provide updates on the hi-lo action today.