Krasimir Yankov Bags Chip Lead After Day 1 of Event #6: €5,000 Pot Limit Omaha
After 14 levels of play, Day 1 of Event #6: €5,000 Pot Limit Omaha has come to its conclusion here at the 2024 World Series of Poker Europe. The 141 entrant field created a prize pool of €629,565, where the winner will take home a top prize of €159,897.
Only 38 players survived until the end of play, with Bulgaria’s Krasimir Yankov leading the chip counts with a stack of 876,000. Yankov already found success earlier this afternoon, winning the €10,000 PLO High Roller for €106,971. With over $3,500,000 in live tournament earnings and multiple WSOP final tables, Yankov only has one thing missing, and that is a gold bracelet. He’ll surely have his sights set on claiming one by the end of tomorrow’s play.
Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krasimir Yankov | Bulgaria | 876,000 | 110 |
| 2 | Amir Mozaffarian | Germany | 861,000 | 108 |
| 3 | Arturo Paduano | Italy | 815,000 | 102 |
| 4 | Dennis Weiss | Germany | 754,000 | 94 |
| 5 | Krzysztof Magott | Poland | 717,000 | 90 |
| 6 | Tamazi Skhirtladze | Georgia | 683,000 | 85 |
| 7 | Jonas Kronwitter | Germany | 675,000 | 84 |
| 8 | Sebastian Mortensen | Denmark | 654,000 | 82 |
| 9 | Vazha Kometiani | Georgia | 553,000 | 69 |
| 10 | Wing Po Liu | Hong Kong | 505,000 | 63 |
Germany's Amir Mozaffarian holds the second spot in the chip counts with 861,000, while Italy's Arturo Paduano secured the final podium position with 815,000 after firing four bullets. Just a few days ago, Paduano made a deep run in Event #3: €1,350 Mini Main Event, where he bubbled the final table—the closest he has come thus far at reaching a WSOP final table. With a more than healthy stack, he’s given himself a great chance to change that during tomorrow’s play.
Some other notables who will be battling it out on the baize tomorrow include Dennis Weiss (754,000), Sebastian Mortensen (654,000), the defending champion Wing Po Liu (505,000), four-time bracelet winner Julien Martini (432,000), Maximilian Klostermeier (304,000), and Omar Eljach (127,000) as one of the shortest stacks in the field.
Many big names entered the field today, although many of them could not maneuver through to Day 2. Some bracelet holders who fell short included Shaun Deeb, Jan-Peter Jachtmann, Anson Tsang, Vivian Saliba, Stephen Nahm, Bernd Gleissner, and Martin Kabrhel.
Day 2 gets underway tomorrow, Monday, September 30, at 1 p.m. local time, with blinds starting at 4,000/8,000 and an 8,000 big blind ante. The plan for Day 2 will be to play down until an eventual champion has been crowned and a gold bracelet has been awarded.
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