Ben Lamb Stacks Up Huge On Day 1 of Event #52: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
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After a dramatic day at the felt, Event #52: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship at the World Series of Poker will be a record-setting affair, with registration still open until the start of Level 11 on Sunday. 494 players hit the felt, already eclipsing last year's 476 player field.
When the smoke had cleared, one of the biggest stacks in the room was none other than Ben Lamb, who won this event back in 2011, defeating Sami Kelopuro in heads-up play to win his only bracelet and $813,346. Lamb went on an absolute tear near the end of the day to bag up 343,700 in chips, which should be near the top of the counts.
Sasha Liu had a super swingy day, as she was involved in many notable pots throughout the day, but she managed to end on the right side of the pendulum by night's end, bagging a healthy 242,300 to take on to Sunday.
Other notables that managed to navigate their way to Day 2 include Chris O'Hara (278,000), Kahle Burns (210,200), Ryan Laplante (206,000), Daniel Negreanu (195,000), Phil Galfond (147,600), Daniel Alaei (138,000), Robert Mizrachi (126,500), and Sam Soverel (66,000).
The clock showed that 253 players made it through tonight's flight, a little over half of the field that fired today; with registration still open, that number will almost certainly increase by the beginning of play tomorrow.
Not everyone was fortunate enough to make it through the day, and some of those we lost include former WSOP Main Event champs Joe Hachem and Scotty Nguyen, WSOP bracelet winners Bryn Kenney, Rep Porter, David Williams, Leif Force, Max Pescatori, Michael Mizrachi, and Ayaz Mahmood. Len Ashby, Jesse Sylvia, Tony Miles, and Matt Shepsky also were unable to notch a Day 2 bag.
Play resumes at 2 p.m. on Sunday at blinds of 1,000/2,000 and PokerNews will be right here to catch all the action as we march on towards crowning this year's $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha champ!