Event #45: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed
Day 1 Completed
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #45: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,918,385
Entries
1,438
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
1,458
Players Left
97
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
After registration ended on Day 1, there were 1,438 entries into Event #45: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed at the 2022 WSOP from Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas. From that field, a prize pool of $1,918,395 was generated and 216 made it into the money.
There were 97 players who advanced and first place will take home $311,782. They will all return on Tuesday, June 22, at noon, and play down to five players.
Event #45: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Stefansky | United States | 1,660,000 | 166 |
| 2 | John Riordan | United States | 972,000 | 97 |
| 3 | Vincent Moscati | United States | 959,000 | 96 |
| 4 | Mark Liedtke | United States | 943,000 | 94 |
| 5 | Daniel Tordjman | France | 853,000 | 85 |
| 6 | Hossein Ghodosi | United States | 826,000 | 83 |
| 7 | Dylan Weisman | United States | 803,000 | 80 |
| 8 | David Levy | United States | 784,000 | 78 |
| 9 | Sander Van Wesemael | Netherlands | 772,000 | 77 |
| 10 | David Williams | United States | 769,000 | 77 |
At day's end, WSOP bracelet winner David Williams (769,000) bagged one of the biggest stacks in the room. Williams surged up the leaderboard on the bubble and never looked back. The same could be said for Dylan Weisman (803,000) and Brandon Cantu (700,000) who will enter Day 2 with big stacks.
Chino Rheem (335,000) was on top of the leaderboard for most of the day, but he gave most of his chips up on one of the last hands of the night when Joshua Stefansky (1,660,000) made a huge call for a massive double. Stefansky will take a big advantage into Day 2.
A few other notables to find a bag included Erick Lindgren (127,000), Michael Holtz (420,000), and Johann Ibanez (244,000).
Some of the notables to play but bust on Day 1 included defending champion and reigning WSOP Player of the Year Josh Arieh. Arieh made the money but did not find a bag. Also in the field was last year’s runner-up and two-time bracelet winner Tommy Le who also bowed out by the end of the night.
A few others to fire a bullet included Daniel Negreanu, Pete Chen, Erik Seidel, Phil Hellmuth, and Ken Aldridge to name a few.
Follow all the PokerNews live updates through the conclusion of this event, as well as our continuing coverage of the WSOP from its new home in Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bally's | 608 | 1 | DID NOT REPORT 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bally's | 608 | 2 | Craig Hartman | United States | 654,000 | 65 |
| Bally's | 608 | 3 | Matthew Perez | United States | 169,000 | 17 |
| Bally's | 608 | 4 | Paul Fehlig | United States | 750,000 | 75 |
| Bally's | 608 | 5 | Jose Barcena | United States | 302,000 | 30 |
| Bally's | 608 | 6 | Will Berry | United States | 99,000 | 10 |
| Bally's | 608 | 7 | Allan Le | United States | 110,000 | 11 |
| Bally's | 609 | 1 | Dylan Weisman | United States | 803,000 | 80 |
| Bally's | 609 | 2 | Barry Grime | United Kingdom | 307,000 | 31 |
| Bally's | 609 | 3 | Danielle Noja | Australia | 504,000 | 50 |
| Bally's | 609 | 5 | Michael Duek | United States | 168,000 | 17 |
| Bally's | 609 | 6 | Mark Liedtke | United States | 943,000 | 94 |
| Bally's | 609 | 7 | David Levy | Ireland | 784,000 | 78 |
| Bally's | 609 | 8 | Ken Beckers | Belgium | 413,000 | 41 |
| Bally's | 610 | 1 | Shivam Kumar | United States | 249,000 | 25 |
| Bally's | 610 | 2 | Brandon Caputo | United States | 81,000 | 8 |
| Bally's | 610 | 3 | Dylan Smith | Canada | 418,000 | 42 |
| Bally's | 610 | 4 | Riley Fuller | United States | 280,000 | 28 |
| Bally's | 610 | 5 | Jerold Saeman | United States | 167,000 | 17 |
| Bally's | 610 | 7 | Arnold Spee | United States | 360,000 | 36 |
| Bally's | 610 | 8 | Jason White | United States | 225,000 | 23 |
| Bally's | 611 | 1 | Brandon Cantu | United States | 700,000 | 70 |
| Bally's | 611 | 2 | Rob Hollink | Netherlands | 268,000 | 27 |
| Bally's | 611 | 3 | David Prociak | United States | 721,000 | 72 |
| Bally's | 611 | 4 | Dash Dudley | United States | 742,000 | 74 |
| Bally's | 611 | 5 | [Removed:365] | Israel | 302,000 | 30 |
| Bally's | 611 | 6 | Joe Serock | United States | 63,000 | 6 |
| Bally's | 611 | 7 | Daniel Tordjman | France | 853,000 | 85 |
| Bally's | 611 | 8 | Brian Wepprecht | United States | 720,000 | 72 |
| Bally's | 612 | 1 | Jose Paz-Gutierrez | Bolivia | 280,000 | 28 |
| Bally's | 612 | 2 | Vincent Moscati | United States | 959,000 | 96 |
| Bally's | 612 | 3 | Rumen Nanev | Bulgaria | 749,000 | 75 |
| Bally's | 612 | 4 | John Riordan | United States | 972,000 | 97 |
| Bally's | 612 | 5 | Michael Holtz | United States | 419,000 | 42 |
| Bally's | 612 | 6 | Daniel Rohde | United States | 168,000 | 17 |
| Bally's | 612 | 7 | Joshua Stefansky | United States | 1,660,000 | 166 |
| Bally's | 612 | 8 | Kristof Segers | Belgium | 110,000 | 11 |
| Bally's | 617 | 1 | Jesse Vilchez | United States | 338,000 | 34 |
| Bally's | 617 | 2 | Paul Lenkeit | United States | 171,000 | 17 |
| Bally's | 617 | 3 | Glynn Beebe | United States | 204,000 | 20 |
| Bally's | 617 | 4 | Richard Acovino | United States | 362,000 | 36 |
| Bally's | 617 | 5 | Scott Baumstein | United States | 156,000 | 16 |
| Bally's | 617 | 7 | Botond Barat | Hungary | 218,000 | 22 |
| Bally's | 617 | 8 | Kao Saechao | United States | 710,000 | 71 |
| Bally's | 618 | 1 | Shane Nardiello | United States | 184,000 | 18 |
| Bally's | 618 | 2 | Colin Gillon | United Kingdom | 412,000 | 41 |
| Bally's | 618 | 3 | Igor Zektser | United States | 387,000 | 39 |
| Bally's | 618 | 4 | Oliver Weis | Germany | 495,000 | 50 |
| Bally's | 618 | 6 | Johann Ibanez | Colombia | 244,000 | 24 |
| Bally's | 618 | 7 | Robert Cowen | United Kingdom | 93,000 | 9 |
| Bally's | 618 | 8 | Erik Cajelais | Canada | 78,000 | 8 |
| Bally's | 619 | 1 | Daniel Navarrete | Benezuela | 235,000 | 24 |
| Bally's | 619 | 2 | Christopher Garland | United States | 175,000 | 18 |
| Bally's | 619 | 3 | Phillip Hui | United States | 100,000 | 10 |
| Bally's | 619 | 4 | James Darnaby | United States | 710,000 | 71 |
| Bally's | 619 | 5 | Cesar Torresdiaz | United States | 91,000 | 9 |
| Bally's | 619 | 6 | Jonathan Bryan | United States | 225,000 | 23 |
| Bally's | 619 | 7 | Joseph Brumpacheco | Brazil | 101,000 | 10 |
| Bally's | 619 | 8 | Justin Hughes | United States | 204,000 | 20 |
| Bally's | 620 | 1 | Alexander Yen | United States | 289,000 | 29 |
| Bally's | 620 | 2 | Charles Coultas | United States | 611,000 | 61 |
| Bally's | 620 | 3 | Chino Rheem | United States | 355,000 | 36 |
| Bally's | 620 | 4 | Joseph Carden | United States | 79,000 | 8 |
| Bally's | 620 | 5 | Jared Koppel | United States | 472,000 | 47 |
| Bally's | 620 | 6 | Matthew Newcombe | United States | 479,000 | 48 |
| Bally's | 620 | 7 | Lars Nickolai | Germany | 303,000 | 30 |
| Bally's | 620 | 8 | David Williams | United States | 769,000 | 77 |
| Bally's | 625 | 1 | Randy Evans | United States | 250,000 | 25 |
| Bally's | 625 | 2 | Carlos Guerrero | United States | 103,000 | 10 |
| Bally's | 625 | 3 | William Kakon | Morocco | 612,000 | 61 |
| Bally's | 625 | 4 | Matt Stout | United States | 694,000 | 69 |
| Bally's | 625 | 5 | Clemens Von Blanckenburg | Germany | 198,000 | 20 |
| Bally's | 625 | 6 | Sander Vanwesemael | Netherlands | 772,000 | 77 |
| Bally's | 625 | 7 | Veerachai Vongxaiburana | United States | 417,000 | 42 |
| Bally's | 626 | 1 | Hossein Ghodosi | United States | 826,000 | 83 |
| Bally's | 626 | 2 | Peng Shan | United States | 99,000 | 10 |
| Bally's | 626 | 3 | Pedro Neves | Portugal | 239,000 | 24 |
| Bally's | 626 | 5 | Scott Bohlman | United States | 464,000 | 46 |
| Bally's | 626 | 6 | Todd Ivens | United States | 437,000 | 44 |
| Bally's | 626 | 7 | Dan Schmiech | United States | 87,000 | 9 |
| Bally's | 626 | 8 | Michael Lipman | United States | 164,000 | 16 |
| Bally's | 627 | 1 | Christopher Andler | Sweden | 74,000 | 7 |
| Bally's | 627 | 2 | Steven Winsell | United States | 182,000 | 18 |
| Bally's | 627 | 3 | Randy Ohel | United States | 460,000 | 46 |
| Bally's | 627 | 4 | Davis Aalvik | United States | 448,000 | 45 |
| Bally's | 627 | 5 | Erick Lindgren | United States | 127,000 | 13 |
| Bally's | 627 | 6 | Sami Banizuraij | United States | 187,000 | 19 |
| Bally's | 627 | 7 | Jeff Lennon | United States | 102,000 | 10 |
| Bally's | 627 | 8 | Marco Johnson | United States | 207,000 | 21 |
| Bally's | 628 | 1 | Steven Gorder | United States | 187,000 | 19 |
| Bally's | 628 | 2 | Noel Hayes | Ireland | 398,000 | 40 |
| Bally's | 628 | 3 | John Weirich | United States | 274,000 | 27 |
| Bally's | 628 | 4 | Willian Chaib | Brazil | 58,000 | 6 |
| Bally's | 628 | 5 | Thomas Mullen | United States | 256,000 | 26 |
| Bally's | 628 | 6 | Angel Aguilar | United States | 258,000 | 26 |
| Bally's | 628 | 7 | Travis Pearson | United States | 755,000 | 76 |
| Bally's | 628 | 8 | Dmitriy Konikov | United States | 218,000 | 22 |
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,660,000 | |
|
972,000
972,000
|
972,000 |
|
||
|
959,000
959,000
|
959,000 |
|
943,000
943,000
|
943,000 |
|
853,000
853,000
|
853,000 |
|
826,000
826,000
|
826,000 |
|
803,000
233,000
|
233,000 |
|
|
||
|
784,000
784,000
|
784,000 |
|
772,000
772,000
|
772,000 |
|
769,000
-331,000
|
-331,000 |
|
||
|
755,000
755,000
|
755,000 |
|
750,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
749,000
749,000
|
749,000 |
|
742,000 | |
|
||
|
721,000
721,000
|
721,000 |
|
||
|
|
720,000
720,000
|
720,000 |
|
710,000
710,000
|
710,000 |
|
710,000
710,000
|
710,000 |
|
700,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
||
|
694,000
179,000
|
179,000 |
|
654,000
654,000
|
654,000 |
|
612,000
212,000
|
212,000 |
|
|
||
|
611,000
611,000
|
611,000 |
|
504,000
504,000
|
504,000 |
|
495,000
495,000
|
495,000 |
|
|
||
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
As most players were bagging up for the night, the biggest pot of the tournament was being played at table 410.
There was already 250,000 in the middle on the 
river and Joshua Stefansky bet 195,000. Table chip leader Chino Rheem then moved all in to send Stefanky deep into the tank.
Stefansky thought it over for several minutes before finally tossing in a call.
Rheem was hesitant to show and Stefansky rolled over 
a set of sixes as Rheem mucked. Stefansky raked in a massive double as play came to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,660,000
1,660,000
|
1,660,000 |
|
355,000
-620,000
|
-620,000 |
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
There was already a few hundred thousand in the middle on a completed board of 
and David Williams cut out a huge bet of 240,000.
His opponent thought for a few seconds, but laid it down as Willaims holds one of the biggest stacks in the room as the night ends.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
|
||
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
With the clock winding down, the final three hands of the night will be played before bagging and tagging.
All surviving players will return on Wednesday, June 22 at noon for Day 2.
The board currently shows 102 players remaining.
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
975,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
|
|
570,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
550,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
400,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
|
|
||
|
375,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
280,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
275,000
-340,000
|
-340,000 |
|
235,000 | |
|
100,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
|
||
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Players will finish up this last level before bagging up for the night.
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000