Ari Oxman Bags Heaps After Day 1 of Event #39: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed
The players have bagged and headed home after Day 1 of Event #39: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed. The event cumulated 719 entries, generating a prize pool of $1,919,730, though only 156 players advanced to Day 2, with Ari Oxman bagging the biggest stack with an impressive 753,000.
With $263,721 in total live earnings, Oxman will be looking to make the seventh WSOP cash of his career memorable. He is followed by Anik Ajmera, who bagged a hefty 661,500. The player from India will battle for his first WSOP cash ever and his first score on American soil.
Event #39: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ari Oxman | United States | 753,000 | 301 |
| 2 | Anik Ajmera | India | 641,500 | 256 |
| 3 | David Levy | United States | 553,500 | 221 |
| 4 | Krzysztof Magott | Poland | 493,500 | 197 |
| 5 | Julian Galvan | United States | 492,500 | 197 |
| 6 | Joe Rutledge | United States | 461,500 | 185 |
| 7 | Benedikt Eberle | Austria | 447,500 | 179 |
| 8 | Tomasz Kozub | Poland | 445,000 | 178 |
| 9 | Fabian Brandes | Austria | 409,500 | 164 |
| 10 | Shea Quintin | United States | 393,000 | 136 |
With 162 players returning and only 108 set to make the money, some will be leaving empty-handed, while a min-cash worth $4,834. There is a decent chance the bubble will burst fast, but it is the $371,358 top prize and a prestigious gold bracelet that everyone will have their eye on.
There's never an easy path leading to the ultimate poker trophy, but this one might be particularly tough considering the stacked field. A bunch of notables and Pot-Limit Omaha experts are already in possession of large stacks in the likes of Krzysztof Magott (493,500), Benedikt Eberle (447,500), Jan-Peter Jachtmann (264,000) and Jeffrey Hakim (194,000).
The list of survivors still includes tons of familiar faces such as bracelet winners Matt Waxman (161,500), Joao Vieira (130,000), Alan Steinberg (75,000), Ayaz Mahmood (53,500) and Dash Dudley, two-time WSOP champion in Pot-Limit Omaha events, who will return in a short stack seat with 29,000.
Event #39: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
| 1 | $371,358 | 18-23 | $14,820 |
| 2 | $229,529 | 24-29 | $12,143 |
| 3 | $156,401 | 30-35 | $10,179 |
| 4 | $108,604 | 36-41 | $8,733 |
| 5 | $76,880 | 42-47 | $7,673 |
| 6 | $55,501 | 48-53 | $6,909 |
| 7 | $40,878 | 54-59 | $6,379 |
| 8-9 | $30,729 | 60-71 | $6,042 |
| 10-11 | $23,586 | 72-90 | $5,287 |
| 12-17 | $18,494 | 91-108 | $4,834 |
Many notable players and bracelets winners took a shot in this event but didn’t find a bag at the end of the day, such as Ari Engel, Chino Rheem, three-time bracelet winners Chance Kornuth and Davidi Kitai, Shaun Deeb, Fabrice Soulier, Thomas Mccormick, Dragana Lim and recent winner of Event #33: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Nino Ullmann.
Play resumes Sunday, June 19th, at 1:00 p.m. with 10 more levels of 60 minutes scheduled with a 15-minute break every two levels. There will be a one-hour dinner break after level 16 (around 7:30 p.m.).
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