Event #19: $565 Pot-Limit Omaha
Jour 1b terminé
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #19: $565 Pot-Limit Omaha
Jours 1b
Event Info
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$565
Prize Pool
$1,209,500
Entrants
2,419
Niveau
33
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
0
Jeff Gibson Leads Day 1b of $565 Pot-Limit Omaha, Harwood Bags Big
Niveau 18
: 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
A total of 1,226 entries filled the Brasilia Room at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino for Day 1B of Event #19: $565 Pot-Limit Omaha. There was plenty of action and the chips were flying throughout the night. After 18 levels of Day 1b play, it's USA's Jeff Gibson leading the way with 374,000.
Gibson got off to a red hot start building a big stack early and never looked back. USA's Anuj Bahl is right is on heels with 361,000 and Florian Strasser rounds out the top three Day 1B chip stacks with 333,000.
Two-time WSOP bracelet winner USA's Loni Harwood will return to Day 2 with a healthy stack of 218,500.
Harwood is not the only two-time WSOP bracelet winner that will be returning as JC Tran will be joining her on Day 2 with 73,000.
Other players from this flight that will be moving on include WSOP bracelet Australia's James Obst.
The eliminations were fast and furious and plenty of big names hit the rail including Scott Clements, Nipun Java, Michael Mizrachi, Phil Hui, Jay Farber, Tyler Patterson and Amnon Filippi, just to name a few.
There are 49 Day 1b players advancing to Day 2 and they'll join the 52 Day 1a survivors in the Amazon Gold room on Saturday, June 9 at 2 P.M. local time.
The players are now all in the money and the blinds will be 3,000/6,000 when Day 2 play resumes. There will be 10 levels of Day 2 play with breaks every two levels and a one-hour dinner break after level 6.
A full list of Day 2 chip counts and seating assignments will be posted as soon as they're available.
Keep following PokerNews for all of the live updates on Day 2 and throughout the 2018 World Series of Poker.
End of Day 1b Chip Counts (complet)
Niveau 18
: 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
374,000 | 374,000 |
|
357,000 | 77,000 |
|
333,000 | 58,000 |
|
270,000 | 30,000 |
|
250,000 | 72,000 |
|
219,000 | -41,000 |
|
214,000 | 214,000 |
|
212,000 | 212,000 |
|
180,000 | 180,000 |
|
175,000 | 145,000 |
|
171,000 | 171,000 |
|
171,000 | 171,000 |
|
170,000 | |
|
168,000 | 168,000 |
|
166,000 | 166,000 |
|
164,000 | 164,000 |
|
163,000 | 144,500 |
|
155,500 | 155,500 |
|
126,000 | 126,000 |
|
119,000 | 119,000 |
|
|
110,000 | 110,000 |
|
110,000 | 110,000 |
|
108,000 | 108,000 |
|
104,000 | 104,000 |
|
|
104,000 | 104,000 |
Last Level of the Night
Niveau 18
: 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Just 61 Day 1B Event #19: $565 Pot-Limit Omaha players remain and we have entered the last level of play for the night. At the completion of the level the bagging process will begin and the surviving Day 1B players will return Saturday June 9 at 2 P.M. local time to resume play.
Niveau: 18
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 0
Harwood Takes One From Reichard
Niveau 17
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
Three players saw a flop of 
and it checked to Josh Reichard on the button. Reichard bet 18,000 into a main pot of about 25,000 and Harwood called. They went heads up to the 
turn and Harwood led out with a bet of 43,000.
Reichard released his hand into the muck and Harwood added another pot the her massive stack. She is now playing 260,000 and is in contention for the chip lead with less than two levels of play left in the night.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
260,000 | 55,000 |
Niveau: 17
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 0
Big Stacks, Bahl and Strasser Neck and Neck
Niveau 16
: 1,500/3,000, 0 ante
The Day 1B chip lead has changed hands plenty of times throughout the night and it's currently Anuj Bahl leading the way with 280,000. Just 5,000 chips separate him from Austria's Florian Strasser who sits in second with 275,000.
Millard Hale rounds out the top three Day 1B chip stacks with 240,000 and Loni Harwood is still climbing with 205,000.
Below is an updated look at some of the Day 1B big stacks.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
280,000 | 280,000 |
|
|
275,000 | 275,000 |
|
|
240,000 | 240,000 |
|
|
205,000 | 95,000 |
|
|
200,000 | 55,000 |
|
190,000 | 190,000 |
|
|
178,000 | 178,000 |
|
155,000 | 155,000 |
Niveau: 16
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 0
Last Break of the Night
Niveau 14
: 1,000/2,000, 0 ante
The Day 1B Event #19: $565 Pot-Limit Omaha are now on a 20 minute color up break. There are under 100 players remaining and when play resumes there will be just three levels of play left in the night.