Eh Steve! Chanthabouasy Leads Day 1
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Eight levels up, eight levels down. Triple zero on the clock at the end of Level 8 means that we're done for Day 1 of Event 46, $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo.
It was a sedate day in the Blue Section of the Amazon Room. 284 players were about as quiet as players playing a split-pot game can be. The bust-outs were delayed somewhat until after the first break, thanks largely to the red "rebuy" lammers that each player was given at the start of the tournament.
But the bust-outs did come. Double-bracelet winner Frank Kassela was among the first out. He was soon followed by the likes of Daniel Negreanu, Andy Bloch, Antony Lellouche, Kevin MacPhee, Sorel Mizzi, Jason Mercier and many, many more.
When the chip bags came out, there were several players that were all vying for the chip lead. We think the biggest stack bagged up belongs to Steve Chanthabouasy, with 88,000. He's followed by Sergey Altbregin (85,000), Ryan Karp (76,200) and Francis Lincoln (75,700). But given the size of the pots that some tables were playing, we wouldn't be surprised if someone else grabed the chip lead on the very last hand of the night.
The Big Clock shows 130 players left. Those players will return at 3pm tomorrow to play down to a final table. They might even actually make it by the time 3am rolls around. PokerNews will of course be there to capture the action.
Until then, you can find us at the bar.