Event #46: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Day 1 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-22-2018 14:08 UTC-8

The Defending Champ Is Here and Other Notable Figures

Sam Cosby

Level 1 : 150/300, 0 ante

The defending champion Smith Sirisakorn has taken his seat in the field in the first level of the day. He sits at the same table as John Racener.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allen Kessler	12,500 12,500	12,500
Jeff Lisandro	12,500 12,500	12,500

Chris Bjorin	12,500 12,500	12,500

Benjamin Scholl	12,500 12,500	12,500

Marco Johnson	12,500 12,500	12,500

Mark Gregorich	12,500 12,500	12,500
Scott Clements	12,500 12,500	12,500

Dzmitry Urbanovich	12,500 12,500	12,500
Paul Sokoloff	12,500 12,500	12,500
John Racener	12,500 12,500	12,500

Scott Abrams	12,500 12,500	12,500

Smith Sirisakorn	12,500 12,500	12,500

Tags: John Racener Smith Sirisakorn

06-22-2018 14:01 UTC-8

Spotted Early in the Field

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Sam Cosby

Level 1 : 150/300, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Frankie O'Dell	12,500

Jameson Painter	12,500
Kyle Miaso	12,500
Ylon Schwartz	12,500

Level: 1

Stud 8: Ante 25 - Bring In 50 - Completion 150

06-22-2018 11:53 UTC-8

Use the PokerNews MyStack App To Keep Friends and Family Up-To-Date

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Sam Cosby

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06-22-2018 11:08 UTC-8

Omaha and Stud Fans Get Ready, Event #46: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo/Stud Hi-Lo About to Start

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Sam Cosby

Welcome back to PokerNews' coverage of the 2018 World Series of Poker. Mixed game maniacs get ready because Event #46: Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better is about to kick off.

Last year, Smith Sirisakorn topped a field of 405 players to take down a first place prize of $215,902. Sirisakorn battled it out at an extremely tough final table containing Barry Greenstein, Jameson Painter, Alex Luneau, and Jared Bleznick to lock up his first gold bracelet. Before that, Sirisakorn had no live recorded cashes.

This event represents the only mixed stud and Omaha tournament this series, so it's one of a kind in its own right. Players can consider it a warm-up of sorts for Event #64: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship which kicks off on July 1, or a cooldown from Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship which Paul Volpe took down just a few weeks ago now.

Today, players are set to play ten, one-hour levels kicking off at 3 p.m. (PDT). Players will start with 12,500 chips and late registration will be open and running until right around midnight. Action will kick off with limits of 150-300 and is scheduled to go on for three days of play. PokerNews will be here to cover it all, so make sure to stay tuned in.

Tags: Alex Luneau Barry Greenstein Jameson Painter Jared Bleznick Smith Sirisakorn

Event #46: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

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