Day 1 of Event #8: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha at the 2024 World Series of Poker held at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas attracted 734 runners, and created a prize pool of $3,371,000.
After 15 levels of play, 130 players bagged their chips to advance to Day 2. Of them,110 players will reach the min-cash of $10,000, however, all eyes are on the grand prize of $606,654 along with a WSOP gold bracelet.
Phil Ivey made his first appearance of the 2024 WSOP, joining the field at the last moment, and managed spin up his stack to 159,000 to advance to Day 2 as he looks to capture his 11th WSOP bracelet.
Players beginning Day 2 as the largest stacks include Jered Laurence (887,000), and Yang Wang (885,000), who both began their massive upswing nearing the end of the night.
Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jered Laurence | United States | 887,000 | 111 |
| 2 | Yang Wang | China | 885,000 | 111 |
| 3 | Jason Berilgen | United States | 798,000 | 100 |
| 4 | Sampo Ryynanen | Finland | 780,000 | 98 |
| 5 | Dylan Smith | Canada | 691,000 | 86 |
| 6 | Steven Loube | United States | 667,000 | 83 |
| 7 | Michael Kuney | United States | 661,000 | 83 |
| 8 | Michael Duek | United States | 655,000 | 82 |
| 9 | Anson Tsang | Hong Kong | 634,000 | 79 |
| 10 | Farid Jattin | Colombia | 588,000 | 74 |
There was no shortage of notables at this inaugural event, with many of them finding a bag at the end of the night including, Farid Jattin (588,000), WSOP bracelet winners Julien Sitbon (542,000), Joao Simao (512,000), Anthony Zinno (486,000), Joao Vieira (466,000), Chance Kornuth (400,000), and Poker Hall of Famer Brian Rast (68,000).
Despite being eliminated in a massive pot four-way all-in during Level 7, Daniel Zack was able to regroup as he jumped back in the field and finished the day with a healthy stack of 230,000.
Not everyone was as fortunate as those mentioned above though, as many had fallen short as they busted on Day 1, including Daniel Negreanu, Nohad Teliani, Adam Hendrix, and Patrick Leonard who had his aces cracked late in the night by Eshaan “Brown Balla” Bhalla.
Day 2 restart will begin at 12:00 p.m. local time on June 1 in the Bronze section of Horseshoe, while Day 3 will take place at the same time on June 2. Play will continue for ten 60-minute levels with a 15-minute break every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 21 at about 6:30 p.m.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for live updates straight from the tournament floor of Event #8: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha as we find out who the next WSOP bracelet winner will be.
