Bambrick Leads Final 13 Players in Event #30: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Out of the 799 players who took to the felt in pursuit of WSOP gold in Event #30: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha, just 13 remain in contention. Each player is guaranteed a payday of at least $9,173, but all eyes are on the top prize of $217,123.
Leading the way is Ryan Bambrick with 1,727,000 chips. Bambrick won a gigantic pot near the conclusion of Day 2 to eliminate Farid Jattin and become the first player to cross the 1,000,000-chip mark. In fact, Bambrick was the only player to bag a seven-figure stack at the day's end. The next largest stack belongs to Canada's Phil Riley (864,000).
Several familiar faces are still in the hunt; Victor Ramdin (84,000), and Lexy Gavin (80,000) will both return for Day 3 action, but they'll both have work to do, as they're the two shortest stacks by a fair margin. George Xu (180,000), who won this event in 2016, is the only bracelet winner remaining in the field after two-time bracelet winner Scott Clements busted in the final moments of Day 2 play.
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Day 3 Seating
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Victor Ramdin | United States | 84,000 |
| 1 | 4 | George Xu | United States | 180,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Tim McDermott | United States | 527,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Lexy Gavin | United States | 80,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Jared Ingles | United States | 575,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Sampo Ryynanen | Finland | 633,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Jody Fayant | Canada | 326,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Danny Woolard | United States | 165,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Pushpinder Singh | United States | 266,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Phil Riley | Canada | 864,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Jeanmarc Thomas | France | 165,000 |
| 2 | 8 | Randy White | United States | 437,000 |
| 2 | 9 | Ryan Bambrick | United States | 1,727,000 |
and Ingles pointed to his queen and five as Ramdin realized it was all over for him.
on the river didn't change that anymore.
and just like that, Xu exited in 10th place. 
hit the river to give Ryynanen Broadway, so he took the pot to end Singh's deep run in this event.
and Ryynanen took the pot with kings up to end Fayant's run in this tournament.