Event #64: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship Day 1 | 2014 World Series of Poker

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	338,200 13,200	13,200

Ruslan Dykshteyn	338,000 -3,000	-3,000
Tom Marchese	300,100 249,100	249,100

Will Durkee	248,100 248,100	248,100
Michal Maryška	241,900
David Williams	225,200 85,200	85,200

JC Tran	214,900 13,900	13,900
Sam Trickett	214,000 92,000	92,000

Sean Winter	179,900 179,900	179,900
Sergey Rybachenko	178,900 56,900	56,900
Jan-Peter Jachtmann	150,200 80,200	80,200

Matt Stout	149,800 -8,200	-8,200
Daniel Negreanu	149,700 20,700	20,700

Jared Bleznick	91,200 35,200	35,200
Chris Lee	85,300 15,300	15,300
Scotty Nguyen	60,600 -400	-400

Sorel Mizzi	51,500 -23,500	-23,500
Dan Kelly	49,100 -11,900	-11,900
David Benefield	44,400 13,400	13,400
Jesse Martin	21,400 -1,600	-1,600

Player

Chips

Progress

Chance Kornuth

338,200

13,200

Ruslan Dykshteyn

338,000

-3,000

Tom Marchese

300,100

249,100

Will Durkee

248,100

Michal Maryška

241,900

David Williams

225,200

85,200

JC Tran

214,900

13,900

Sam Trickett

214,000

92,000

Sean Winter

179,900

Sergey Rybachenko

178,900

56,900

Jan-Peter Jachtmann

150,200

80,200

Matt Stout

149,800

-8,200

Daniel Negreanu

149,700

20,700

Jared Bleznick

91,200

35,200

Chris Lee

85,300

15,300

Scotty Nguyen

60,600

-400

Sorel Mizzi

51,500

-23,500

Dan Kelly

49,100

-11,900

David Benefield

44,400

13,400

Jesse Martin

21,400

-1,600

After 10 levels of play, Day 1 of Event #64: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship just wrapped up, and two players have distanced themselves from the pack: Chance Kornuth bagged 338,200 to take the chip lead into Day 2 in a photo finish over Ruslan Dykshteyn (338,000). Kornuth already has a bracelet to show for his PLO prowess, as he topped a $5,000 event in 2010 for more than $500,000.

The 418-player pool for the event was a significant jump over the 386 who registered for this event last year, when it had a triple chance format and was won by Daniel Alaei. That's an impressive feat in a time when many are questioning the long-term health of the game. A total of 132 players made it through to Day 2.

Tom Marchese (300,100), David Williams (225,200), JC Tran (214,900), Sam Trickett (214,000), Sergey Rybachenko (178,900), Jans-Peter Jachtmann (150,200), Matt Stout (149,800), and Daniel Negreanu (149,700) were among the notables bagging well-above average stacks in the star-studded field. Among the fallen: Dan Cates, Alaei, Jason Koon, Ole Schemion, Jason Somerville, Brian Rast, Scott Seiver, Mike Gorodinsky, Brian Hastings, and many more.

Day 2 begins at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, so be sure to return to PokerNews for more coverage of this event.

Tags: Brian Hastings Brian Rast Chance Kornuth Dan Cates Daniel Alaei Daniel Negreanu David Williams Jan-Peter Jachtmann Jason Koon Jason Somerville JC Tran Matthew Stout Mike Gorodinsky Ole Schemion Ruslan Dykshteyn Sam Trickett Scott Seiver Sergey Rybachenko