Tsugunari Toma prend les commandes, Gamble, Engel & Matusow débutent bien
After a solid fifteen levels of play, Day 1 of Event #62: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better is completed.
There were 725 total entries for this event with 136 players headed to Day 2.
Leading the field into Day 2 is Tsugunari Toma (1,076,000 chips) who bagged an astonishing million-plus chip stack. From the middle to the end of the day, Toma was on cruise control. He found himself on the better end of almost every spot and used his tournament experience to bag up an impressive stack. Look for Japan’s number one all-time money leader to add to that total with a deep run in this event.
Others who bagged up healthy stacks at the end of the night include Mike Matusow (228,000 chips), Paul Holder (380,000 chips), and Nathan Gamble (328,000). Gamble added to his stack near the end of the night, which resulted in David Williams hitting the rail before the closing bell.
The players will return Tuesday at 2 p.m. local (PST) time and play 10 levels of 60 minutes each, with a 15-minute break after every two levels, and a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 21 (~8:30 p.m. local (PST) time).
Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued updates of this event, or join us live here at The Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino where cards will be back in the air on Tuesday at 2 p.m. local (PST) time.