2008 World Series of Poker

Event 34 - $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha w/Rebuys
Day: 1
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kkj2
Prize
$577,725
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
320
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
0

End of Day 1

Once again, the combination of pot-limit Omaha, a.k.a. "the Action Game," and the option to rebuy during the early levels added up to a wild first day in a WSOP PLO w/rebuys event.

Last year in this event, 293 players entered and rebought 880 times. This year saw a few more entrants -- 320 -- but a whopping increase in rebuys to 1,350, building the total prize pool to $2,407,125.

Several big names showed up for this one, though most fell by the wayside once the rebuy period concluded. Ted Forrest, Layne Flack, Erik Seidel, J.C. Tran, Scott Clements, and Rene Mouritsen will all be back tomorrow, as will Clonie Gowen, the last woman left in the event.

With 48 players returning, we've almost reached the money bubble, as the top 36 players will cash. $577,725 awaits the winner.

Come back tomorrow at 2pm Vegas time when we will begin playing down to the final nine.

Official End of Day Chip Counts

Day 1 leader Frank Vizza
Day 1 leader Frank Vizza
Chip counts for all 48 surviving players in Event 34, $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys, have now been released by the WSOP. Frank Vizza, Daniel Makowsky and Kyle Kloeckner lead the way, with the first order of business on Thursday being the bursting of the 45-player money bubble. After that the players will work their way down to a final table of nine, to be contested on Friday.

The top ten in chips for Day 1:

Frank Vizza 408,000
Daniel Makowsky 397,500
Kyle Kloeckner 343,500
Kevin O'Donnell 266,500
Thomas Wahlroos 237,000
Jerrod Ankenman 191,000
Layne Flack 189,500
Nathan Doudney 181,000
Tim West 168,000
Francisco Azares 164,500

Action resumes at 2pm PDT on Thursday from the Amazon Room. Check in with PokerNews for all the latest updates.

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Event 34 - $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha w/Rebuys

Day 1 Completed