Day 1

Good afternoon and welcome back to the 2010 World Series of Poker!

Today is Day 1 of Event #20: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha. It is the second of nine events where the game is Omaha and the first of five where it is only Omaha Hi.

Jason “treysfull” Mercier took this event down last year after besting 809 runners. He defeated Steve “pikappraider” Burkholder heads up for $237,415 and of course the WSOP gold bracelet.

Mercier currently has 49,400 chips in Event #19: $10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship, so we shall see whether or not he will be here to defend his title.

Michael Chow took down the first Omaha event of this year’s series. It was Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, and Chow worked his way through a field of 818 runners beating Dan Heimiller heads up for $237,140 and he bracelet.

This tournament is a little different than others. Rather than starting with three times the buy-in, players will start with 1,500 in tournament chips and three add-ons worth 1,000 tournament chips a piece. Players can add-on at anytime during the first four levels, and after four levels they will be automatically added to the player's stack.

We anticipate a tough field full of great action, so keep it locked for all your exclusive live updates right here at PokerNews.com!