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Event #47: $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha
Day 1b Completed
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #47: $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1b
Players Left 110 / 329
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Level 10
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
After 27 players out of 105 entries advanced through Day 1a of Event #47: $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha at the 2026 World Series of Poker, those who failed to bag in the first flight were given a second chance on Day 1b at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
The second flight drew more than twice as many entries as Day 1a, with 224 entries recorded after ten levels of play, bringing the total field to 329 entries and the prize pool to $7,731,000 before the end of late registration tomorrow. By the end of the day, however, only 83 players secured a spot for Day 2, with Youness Barakat leading the way.
Barakat sent several players to the rail throughout the day and even scored a double elimination on his way to surpassing the million-chip mark. He ultimately bagged a massive 1,675,000 to take the overall chip lead, slightly ahead of Philip Marsico, who finished with 1,580,000. David Benyamine, meanwhile, was among the first players to enter the field and never left the top five, ending the day with 1,209,000.
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Youness Barakat | Italy | 1,675,000 | 419 |
| 2 | Philip Marsico | United States | 1,570,000 | 393 |
| 3 | David Benyamine | France | 1,209,000 | 302 |
| 4 | Robert Cowen | United Kingdom | 1,026,000 | 257 |
| 5 | Richard Gryko | United Kingdom | 800,000 | 200 |
| 6 | Chenxiang Miao | China | 795,000 | 199 |
| 7 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 789,000 | 197 |
| 8 | Zachary Grech | United States | 786,000 | 197 |
| 9 | Maximilian Schindler | United States | 761,000 | 190 |
| 10 | Biao Ding | China | 754,000 | 189 |
Despite an early elimination on the very first hand of his first bullet, Daniel Negreanu enjoyed a much better run on his second entry, bagging 789,000 after spending most of the day seated to the left of Josh Arieh. Arieh, who eliminated David Coleman among others, will return with 489,000.
Chenxiang Miao managed to make an impressive comeback during Day 1b. Left with less than 100,000 chips after Esther Taylor (69,000) doubled through him, Miao more than survived and ultimately bagged the sixth-largest stack with 795,000.
Fellow countrymen Biao Ding (754,000) and Chongxian Yang (596,000), along with Arthur Morris (736,000) and Michael Moncek (725,000), also finished the day with big stacks. They were joined by Pavel Plesuv (587,000), who needed to reenter before securing his place for Day 2.
Stephen Chidwick (542,000), Dan “Jungleman” Cates (475,000), and Thomas Zanot (464,000), who eliminated Cary Katz in a three-way all-in, all sit near the average stack, with Hall of Famers Nick Schulman (418,000) and Brian Rast (412,000) also in the mix.
Recent finalist in the $250,000 Super High Roller, Sean Winter will return with 385,000, ahead of Dylan Linde (363,000) and Chris Hunichen (358,000), who hit the rail once before reentering.
James Obst (284,000), Jesse Lonis (274,000), Philip Long (272,000), Joao Simao (256,000), Erik Seidel (233,000), who eliminated Dylan Weisman and Chad Eveslage (212,000), are among the other notable names advancing to Day 2. Meanwhile, $100,000 High Roller champion Yuri Dzivielevski (82,000) and defending champion Dennis Weiss (55,000) will be back on Day 2 among the shortest stacks in the field.
Play is set to resume this Wednesday, June 17, at noon local time, with blinds at 3,000/6,000 and a 6,000 big blind ante. Late registration remains open until the end of Level 12 (approximately 2:15 p.m.), and the bubble is expected to burst during the ten 60-minute levels scheduled for Day 2.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews for all the action from Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas!
Level 10
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Level 10
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Day 1b of the $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha is now over with 83 remaining players.
Stay tuned as PokerNews provides you chip counts and a recap of today's action!
Level 10
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Chongxian Yang limped under the gun and Christy Sheng raised to 18,000 from the hijack. Jordan Polk called on the button, Daniel Perkusic called from the big blind, and Yang came along as well.
After two checks on the monotone 9♠10♠A♠ flop, Sheng bet 25,000, which only Yang called.
Heads up to the 7♠ turn, which checked through, before the 3♥ completed the board. Yang bet 85,000 and Sheng folded.
As Yang pulled in one of the final pots of the day, he tabled just the K♠.
Level 10
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The floor staff have announced that there will be just two more hands before the players bag up for the night.
Level 10
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Zachary Grech bet 30,000 from the cutoff on a flop of Q♦7♠A♣ and Dan Cates called in middle position.
Both players checked the K♥ turn. Grech then bet 125,000 on the 9♦ river, and Cates again called.
Grech turned over A♥A♦K♦8♣ for top set, and Cates mucked.
Level 10
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Steven Sarmiento raised to 14,000 from under the gun, with Konstantinos Bouloutsos calling on the button and David Wang defending from the big blind.
All three players were happy to check the 6♦J♦A♠ flop before the K♥ rolled off on the turn. After two checks, Bouloutsos bet 27,000. Wang and Sarmiento both came along with a call.
The 5♣ river was checked to Bouloutsos again, and he fired 42,000. Wang called, while Sarmiento got out of the way.
Bouloutsos showed a set with K♣K♠Q♠9♦, and Wang slid his cards face down back to the dealer.
Level 10
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
On a flop of 10♦2♦A♥ with roughly 180,000 in the pot, Yehoshua Saadon in the cutoff bet 35,000, Anatoly Zlotnikov in the small blind raised all-in for 63,000, and Saadon called.
Anatoly Zlotnikov: K♦Q♣5♣3♦ 
Yehoshua Saadon: A♠A♦4♦9♣
Not many cards could save Zlotnikov. The 3♣ turn and the K♣ river were not among them, and he was sent to the rail.
Level 10
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Youness Barakat bet 10,000 from the hijack on a flop of 2♦6♦10♥ and Erik Seidel called in the big blind.
The turn was the 4♣ and Barakat bet another 30,000. Seidel again called, and the 6♥ fell on the river.
Barakat then bet 100,000, and Seidel quickly folded this time.
