Kornuth, Rheem Among Big Stacks Heading to Day 2 of $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day 2 of Event #63: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) at Bally's and Paris continues today and will commence at 2 p.m. PST. Only 124 players remain of the record-setting field of 268, which topped the previous record field of 237 in 2018.
Leading the way is two-time bracelet winner Ryan Hughes, who bagged the chip lead with a stack of 163 big blinds. Hughes, a mixed game specialist who earned his bracelets in Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Events in 2007 and 2008, will be joined by fellow big stacks Andrew Brown (380,000), Sterling Savill (342,000) and Chino Rheem (331,500).
Also among the big stacks is Chance Kornuth, who is after his first bracelet of the series after finishing runner-up in Event #2: $100,000 High Roller Bounty No-Limit Hold’em a few weeks ago.
Event #63: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Hughes | United States | 407,000 | 163 |
| 2 | Andrew Brown | United States | 380,000 | 152 |
| 3 | Sterling Savill | United States | 342,000 | 137 |
| 4 | Chino Rheem | United States | 331,500 | 133 |
| 5 | Filippos Stavrakis | United States | 303,000 | 121 |
| 6 | Michael Sortino | United States | 289,500 | 116 |
| 7 | Chance Kornuth | United States | 273,500 | 109 |
| 8 | Kyle Cartwright | United States | 269,500 | 108 |
| 9 | Damjan Radanov | United States | 257,500 | 103 |
| 10 | Amnon Filippi | United States | 247,500 | 99 |
The Championship Omaha Hi-Lo event attracted many of the biggest and most accomplished names in poker, and some of those who will return for Day 2 include Daniel Negreanu, Daniel Zack, Adam Hendrix, Josh Arieh, Brian Hastings, Dario Sammartino, Erik Seidel, David Benyamine, Shannon Shorr and Patrick Leonard, who is fresh off of winning a bracelet in Event #55: $1,000 Tag Team.
Some of those who didn't survive Day 1 include Phil Hellmuth, Mike Matusow, Alex Foxen, Dylan Weisman, Dragana Mackelprang, Angela Jordison, Roland Israelashvili, Natasha Mercier and Shaun Deeb.
Day 2 will kick off on Level 11 with blinds of 1,000/2,500/2,500 and levels lasting 60-minutes in duration. Players will take 15-minute breaks every two levels and will take a 60-minute dinner break after Level 16, which is expected to wrap up around 8:30 p.m.
Stay tuned as PokerNews is on-site and ready to bring you updates on the action in Day 2 of Event #63: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship.