Buckle Up for Day 2 of Event #7 $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo or Better
More action from the 2022 WSOP at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas is set to begin shortly with Day 2 of Event #7: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better.
After playing 15 levels of play on yesterday's Day 1, 413 players will be returning for Day 2 which kicks off this afternoon at 2 p.m. local time. This event attracted a record-breaking 1,086 entries, surpassing the previous record of 1,036 from 2014.
Yehuda Buchalter was the chip leader at the end of Day 1 with a stack of 261,500. Buchalter already has previous cashes under his belt, but he will be looking to add a first-place finish and a WSOP bracelet to his poker resume.
Competition is steep though and with a prize pool of $1,451,154 and a lot of big names and bracelet winners not far behind that could change at any time once play resumes.
Not too far behind Buchalter are Amnon Filippi (205,000), Robert Tanita (187,500), David Flores (182,000) and Van Law (180,500). Other notables still in the running are Carol Fuchs (166,500), Phil Hellmuth (100,500), Shaun Deeb (73,000) and Benny Glaser (158,000).
Just 164 players will make the money, with the min-cash being $2,400 but of course all eyes will be on the $252,718 first-place prize. Day 2 will come to close after 11 levels of play or when five players remain, whichever comes first.
Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yehuda Buchalter | United States | 261,500 |
| 2 | Amnon Filippi | United States | 205,000 |
| 3 | Robert Tanita | United States | 187,500 |
| 4 | David Flores | United States | 182,500 |
| 5 | Van Law | United States | 180,500 |
| 6 | Carol Fuchs | United States | 166,500 |
| 7 | Nathan Gamble | United States | 166,000 |
| 8 | Christopher Loague | United States | 163,500 |
| 9 | Bradley Smith | Canada | 161,000 |
| 10 | Anil Jivani | United States | 161,000 |
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