Sandrock Leads; Tran in the Hunt after Day 1 of Event #45: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
Chris Sandrock, of Helena, Montana, leads the field into Day 2 of Event #45: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship at the 2021 World Series of Poker. The prestigious PLO event attracted 317 runners to Day 1 with more expected before late registration ends at the start of Day 2 on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Sandrock, a casino owner and former professional poker player, found himself at or around the chip lead for most of the day after taking down big pots early and often. Sandrock has been hitting the pay window at the WSOP since 1995 when he took 12th in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em event. His last of three career WSOP cashes came in 2007 at the $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship where he took tenth, and he’ll be looking to break his drought this week with his first WSOP gold bracelet. He ended Day 1 with 748,500 chips.
JC Tran (348,500) returns on Day 2 after running up his chip stack in the latter parts of Day 1. He is looking for his third gold bracelet and his first since winning the $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha event in 2009.
End of Day 1 Top 10 Chips Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Sandrock | United States | 748,500 |
| 2 | Arthur Morris | United States | 533,500 |
| 3 | Michael Kuney | United States | 472,500 |
| 4 | Travis Pearson | United States | 360,000 |
| 5 | JC Tran | United States | 348,500 |
| 6 | Anderson Ireland | United States | 345,000 |
| 7 | Lautaro Guerra | Spain | 335,000 |
| 8 | David Benyamine | France | 290,500 |
| 9 | Julian Milliard-Feral | France | 288,000 |
| 10 | Brett Richey | United States | 286,000 |
Michael Kuney (472,500), Travis Pearson, George Wolff (171,500_, and Anderson Ireland (345,000) are among those that aren’t too far behind and they will try to catch Sandrock on Day 2.
Brandon Shack-Harris (212,000), John Beauprez (105,500), and David Benyamine (290,500) are in a large group of former champions returning for Day 2 hoping to add another WSOP gold bracelet to their collection.
Late registration will be open until 2 p.m. on Sunday; the beginning of Day 2. Blinds will resume in Level 11 with blinds at 1,000/2,500 and a 2,500 ante. Day 2 will play for ten 60-minute levels with a dinner break at the end of Level 6 and Day 3 will continue on Monday, October 24th at 2 p.m.
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