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 |