Day 1 Has Concluded in Event #74: $1,500 Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha
After 15 levels of play, Event #74: $1,500 Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha has wrapped up with 124 players bagging and tagging for Day 2. Those who made it through Day 1 will be playing for a $190,219 first-place prize.
The day saw 1,390 entrants take to the tables in the Paris Ballroom, with each knockout giving the winner a $500 bounty. Many notable players took to the tables, with a lot of them using their reentry option. Play was aggressive as players tried to build stacks early to give themselves better chances at scoring bounties.
Day 1 saw Player of the Year leader Dan Zack and second place Daniel Weinman, with Zack making the money to extend his lead at the top of the POY race. Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu were two other notables who joined Day 1 and they were even found seated next to each other at one point, shortly before they both busted.
Event #74: $1,500 Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamer Kamel | United Kingdom | 1,064,000 |
| 2 | Amir Amini | Canada | 930,000 |
| 3 | Johann Ibanez | Colombia | 910,000 |
| 4 | Pei Li | Canada | 899,000 |
| 5 | Byron Vereschagin | United States | 780,000 |
| 6 | Travis Pearson | United States | 771,000 |
| 7 | Enrico Rudelitz | Austria | 758,000 |
| 8 | John Riordan | United States | 641,000 |
| 9 | Alex Livingston | Canada | 615,000 |
| 10 | Emrah Cakmak | France | 611,000 |
The bubble burst with Craig Hartman, as well as three other players, being eliminated, and they all chopped the min-cash of $1,504 for $376 each, plus any bounties they had won during the day.
Notable players with stacks going into Day 2 include recent bracelet winners Patrick Leonard (368,000) and Alex Livingston (615,000), Michael Watson (104,000), Joao Vieira (269,000), Connor Drinan (208,000), and Anthony Zinno (260,000).
The chip leaders from the day include Travis Pearson (771,000), Amir Amini (930,000), Johann Ibanez Diaz (910,000) and British pro Tamer Kamel (1,064,000).
Players will return to play on Day 2 at 2:00 p.m. local time for ten 60-minute levels. There will be a 15-minute break after every two levels with a 60-minute dinner break after level 21, six levels into the day.
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