Event 26: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 1 | 2012 World Series of Poker

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Ressler	122,100
Galen Kester	111,000

Isaac Hagerling	95,500

Vadzim Kursevich	92,400
Viacheslav Igin	90,300
Matt Perrins	85,600 40,600	40,600

Ryan Franklin	82,700
Quentin Lae	80,700
Tom Chambers	80,100
Justin Conley	78,300
Jamie Robbins	77,000
Guillaume Darcourt	75,500 66,500	66,500
Igor Sharaskin	69,500
Mike Gorodinsky	67,100 58,100	58,100

Raul Paez	66,800
Tristan Clemencon	66,000 52,000	52,000
Ilkka Heikkila	63,000
Joshua Gibson	62,000
Nacho Barbero	61,300 -2,700	-2,700

Scott Stanko	60,300
Kyle Bowker	59,100 29,100	29,100

Sandeep Pulusani	59,000

Jan-Peter Jachtmann	58,600

Jaspal Brar	58,200

Adam Heger	58,200

Player

Chips

Progress

122,100

111,000

95,500

92,400

90,300

85,600

40,600

Ryan Franklin

82,700

Quentin Lae

80,700

80,100

78,300

77,000

75,500

66,500

Igor Sharaskin

69,500

Mike Gorodinsky

67,100

58,100

Raul Paez

66,800

Tristan Clemencon

66,000

52,000

Ilkka Heikkila

63,000

Joshua Gibson

62,000

Nacho Barbero

61,300

-2,700

Scott Stanko

60,300

Kyle Bowker

59,100

29,100

59,000

58,600

58,200

58,200

Day 1 of Event 26: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha has concluded and it was a fun day on the felt. As expected, there was plenty of action in this event as the field was cut from 589 down to 138. Tomorrow's Day 2 will see the money bubble burst en route to setting the final table.

Leading the way after Day 1 was Joseph Ressler with 122,100 in chips. Other notable names bagging up heaps include Galen Kester (111,000), Matt Perrins (85,600) and Thomas Chambers (80,100). They'll all be bunched at the top of the counts, but we can't forget about many of the players below them on the leaderboard. Also returning for Wednesday's Day 2 will be Scott Clements, Chance Kornuth, John Racener, Tex Barch, Nacho Barbero and Robert Williamson III.

Defending champion Sam Stein is still in contention to defend his title and successfully bagged up 48,300 in chips. Also still alive, but barely, is Phil Ivey. He didn't play a single hand in this tournament today and was blinded off all day long. His stack of 700 will return tomorrow for Day 2.

Of those to fall short of advancing were Daniel Negreanu, Lex Veldhuis, Josh Arieh, Huck Seed, David Williams, Phil Hellmuth and Jason Mercier. Mercier was eliminated by Clements after getting the money in on the {10-Spades} {9-Spades} {2-Hearts} flop with the {A-Spades} {A-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} {4-Spades} . His overpair and flush draw whiffed against the {A-Hearts} {9-Clubs} {9-Hearts} {7-Spades} for Clements after a turn {2-Diamonds} and river {10-Diamonds} .

On Wednesday, the cards will be in the air for Day 2 at 2:00 PM. PokerNews will be back in action for all of the coverage, so be sure to join us then. You can also find plenty of more coverage from the 2012 World Series of Poker on our Live Reporting Pages. Until then, thanks for following along and goodnight from Las Vegas!

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Official End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)

Day 1 Concludes; Ressler Leads