Who Will Reach the Final Day in the Record-Breaking $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship?
A new record was set in the Event #66: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship yesterday as the Main Event of the four-card enthusiasts drew a staggering 811 entries. This surpassed the previous record of 731 entries in 2023 by a significant margin and the biggest slice of the prize pool of $7,542,300 is still up for grabs on the final two days.
Only 48 hopefuls remain in contention for the coveted gold bracelet here at the 2024 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas and they will return to their sears in the Silver section of the Horseshoe Event Center at 1 p.m. local time to try and make it one step further to victory.
The UK's Jonathan Bowers leads the way with 3,300,000, but it won't be an easy ride for him as plenty of big names remain in contention. For example, the top ten includes online legends Niklas "Lena900" Astedt (2,300,000) and Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen (1,965,000), the latter of which already has a bracelet on his resume and is known as one of the most successful PLO players live and online.
Elie Nakache of France is in second place with 2,795,000 ahead of Uri Reichenstein (2,630,000) and Nino Pansier continued his momentum from a top five stack on Day 1 to return with 2,020,000 in chips. Reichenstein has already cashed for more than $4.7 million in live poker events and that includes a deep run in a $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha - 6 Handed Event back in 2021. He also finished second in the $1,000 No Limit Hold'em Online Bracelet Event #3 this year, but is yet to taste victory at the WSOP.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Bowers | United Kingdom | 3,300,000 | 110 |
| 2 | Elie Nakache | France | 2,795,000 | 93 |
| 3 | Uri Reichenstein | Israel | 2,630,000 | 88 |
| 4 | Niklas Astedt | Sweden | 2,300,000 | 77 |
| 5 | Nino Pansier | Netherlands | 2,020,000 | 67 |
| 6 | Eelis Parssinen | Finland | 1,965,000 | 66 |
| 7 | James Carroll | United States | 1,890,000 | 63 |
| 8 | Sonny Franco | France | 1,885,000 | 63 |
| 9 | Joshua Adkins | United States | 1,555,000 | 52 |
| 10 | Amit Ben Yacov | Israel | 1,500,000 | 50 |
Several notable PLO specialists will return today as well such as Vasil Medarov (1,485,000), Kabeelan Rajamurthy (1,380,000), Richard Gryko (845,000), Ferenc Deak (680,000), Krzysztof Magott (335,000) and Tim Grau (300,000).
On top of that is a slate of well-known top pros including Noah Boeken (1,180,000), David Benyamine (785,000), Chidwick (755,000), and Frank Crivello (625,000), Felipe Ramos (550,000), Michael Mizrachi (440,000), Eric Wasserson (305,000) and Jerry Wong (275,000).
The remaining 48 contenders have all locked up $27,471 for their efforts so far and the next pay will jump to $31,242 will be available right away with the next elimination. However, all eyes are set on the massive top prize of $1,320,945 with the winner to be crowned on Saturday, May 29.
The penultimate tournament day is scheduled to complete at least ten levels of 60 minutes each or down to the final five players. Recommencing blinds will be 15,000/30,000 with a big blind ante of 30,000 and there will be a break every two levels and a dinner break after six levels of play.
As usual, the PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide as many of the key hands as possible in the biggest $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship in the history of the WSOP.