Welcome to Day 1 of Event #20 $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better!
Today the 2013 World Series of Poker continues with Day 1 action from Event #20 $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better. Despite the low buy-in, this tournament has morphed into one of the most storied in recent WSOP history. That was mainly due to Alex Kravchenko's win in 2007, Thang Luu's back-to-back wins in 2008 and 2009 and Michael Chow's victory in 2010.
In more recent years, Francesco Barbaro topped a field of 925 player in 2011 to win the title, while then 71-year-old Herbert Tapscott of Birmingham, Alabama defeated young Gavin Griffin after an epic two-hour heads-up battle in last year's event. Tapscott earned $264,400 for his victory over the 967-player field.
This year we expect to see some of the biggest names in the game take their shot at a Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better title, and thanks to Twitter we can already confirm a few participants:
playing event 20 $1500 omaha8 today at noon... gl all! #wsop13 http://t.co/OjkugmwcgxFollow @scottfischman88
I will not be the winner of the plhe event. Tomorrow is a head phones required $1500 Omaha 8 or better event.Follow @JonathanLittle
We also wouldn't be surprised to see Joseph Mitchell in today's field. After all, he did win the 2013 Carnivale of Poker Event #103 $365 Limit Omaha 8 or Better last week for $11,934. Mitchell, who lives in Las Vegas, would no doubt like to grab a gold bracelet to go along with his Carnivale of Poker championship medallion.
Play is set to kick off at 12:00 PST, which is just over an hour from now. Be sure to keep it here throughout the day for all the updates from the Brasilia Room here at the Rio All-Suite Casino in Las Vegas!