Event #30: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed
Day 1 Started
Event #30: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed
Day 1 Started
Welcome to Day 1 of the 2022 WSOP at Bally's and Paris and Las Vegas Event #30: $1,000 Pot Limit Omaha. The $1,000 buy-in has an 11:00 a.m. local start time that will give each player 20,000 starting chips and they will need to play 17 levels of 40 minutes to make it through to Day 2. Level 1 blinds are 100/100 with 100 big blind ante, so on-time players will start with 100 big blinds.
This event at the 2021 WSOP attracted 1,061 entries and created a prize pool of $951,410, with a first-place prize of $166,461. Dylan Weisman took home the first-place spoils and his maiden World Series of Poker gold bracelet by beating Craig Chait heads up who had to settle for $102,884.
PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | PRIZE (USD) |
1 | Dylan Weisman | United States | $166,461 |
2 | Craig Chait | United States | $102,884 |
3 | Alexander Yen | United States | $74,239 |
4 | Tim Van Loo | Germany | $54,230 |
5 | Ran Niv | Israel | $40,109 |
6 | Chase Fujita | United States | $30,040 |
7 | Manan Bhandari | United States | $22,787 |
8 | Youness Barakat | Italy | $17,510 |
This tournament will allow players two reentries while late registration is open, with late registration closing after 9 levels and a dinner break (approximately 6:55 p.m.). Players will get a 20-minute break after every three levels of play and one 75-minute dinner break after the ninth level.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor giving you all the updates and coverage of Event #30 action beginning at 11 a.m. local time.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Play has started with 502 players vying to win a much sought-after WSOP Gold Bracelet.
With the board reading and 8,300 chips in the middle, Chad Smith bet 7,000 from the button.
The early position player mulled over their decision before eventually folding allowing Smith to take in a reasonable pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Chad Smith | 23,900 | 23,900 |
On a mutli-way board of , Jonathon Sparks in the big blind bet the pot for 1,600, then Anthony Denove repotted, followed by an all in from Sparks which Denove called. The two players tabled their cards, with Denove at risk.
Anthony Denove:
Jonathon Sparks:
The river meant Denove's flopped set of eights held the whole way against Sparks' top two pair, flush draw, and gutter straight draw to scoop the pot, awarding him a full double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Anthony Denove
|
30,000 | |
Jonathon Sparks | 15,000 | -5,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
On a board of Robert Garfield bet 2,000 from the button and was called by the hijack.
Garfield announced "quads" and rolled over ; his opponent quietly mucked their hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Robert Garfield | 28,800 | 28,800 |
On a heads-up board of , the action was checked through.
But on the river, Courtney Kennedy in early position led out for 7,000, which the other player called.
Kennedy tabled for top two pair, which was enough to make the other player muck, awarding her the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Courtney Kennedy
|
41,000 | 41,000 |
With 10,000 in the middle Chino Rheem bet 3,500 from the button on a board of and was called by a player in early position.
Rheem continued the aggression on the turn with a bet of 6,500. His opponent folded and Rheem kindly showed for a flopped set.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Chino Rheem | 31,800 |