WSOP champion Ryan Laplante is in the room and he is looking for his second title. Laplante previously won a gold bracelet in the $565 Pot-Limit Omaha event in 2016.
Omaha Hi-Lo
Laplante raised from a middle position and a player in the big blind called.
The flop was 
. Laplante led with a bet.
"Monster pot developing," he said.
The player in the big blind folded and Laplante took a small pot early in Day 1.
Big O
Players in the cutoff and on the button called and Anatolii Zyrin raised to 500 from the small blind. The big blind called and the limping players came along.
The flop was 
and Zyrin led out for 1,000. The big blind player and the player in the cutoff got out of the way and the button made the call.
The turn was 
and Zyrin fired a pot bet of 5,300. The button folded and Zyrin took another pot to continue his run after falling behind early.
Level: 4
Pot-Limit Blinds: 100/200 Ante:200
Limit Blinds: 200/300
Limits: 300/600
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Players are now on a 15-minute break at the conclusion of Level 3.
Two-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Brandon Shack-Harris is chipping up early in Day 1. Shack-Harris has 13 top ten finishes at the WSOP, almost all of which have come in mixed game varieties.
Derek McMaster is off to a good start early in Day 1 action.
Level: 3
Pot-Limit Blinds: 100/200 Ante: 200
Limit Blinds: 200/300
Limits: 300/600
Big O
With 2,100 in the pot and 
on the board, a player in the small blind checked. Another player in middle position checked and Anatolii Zyrin bet 2,100 from the button. Both players called.
The turn was 
and all three players checked. The river was 
.
Action checked to Zyrin again and he bet 1,000. Both players called.
Zyrin turned over 
for aces and twos. The player in the small blind mucked and the player in middle position turned over 
to take the low and split the pot.
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