The Biggest Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo Event Ever Sees Many Stars on Day 2
1,239 entrants came out to make Event #15: $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo the biggest ever mixed Omaha hi-lo event ever run. Just 264 players made it into Day 2 at Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas to compete for the massive prize pool of $1,644,773, of which only 186 will see any piece. Everyone of the cashers will get at least $3,029 for their efforts, all the way up to the $258,193 that will be awarded to the recipient of the WSOP gold bracelet.
Three WSOP bracelet winners lead the way as James Obst (481,500), Benjamin Miner (467,500), and Ryan Laplante (388,500) all look to add another bracelet to their decorated resumes. Sammy Farha (338,500) enjoyed a sizable bag as well and will be looking to add a fourth bracelet to his collection, 15 years after his last win.
Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Obst | Australia | 481,500 |
| 2 | Benjamin Miner | United States | 467,500 |
| 3 | Ryan Laplante | United States | 388,500 |
| 4 | Daniel Tafur | Spain | 367,500 |
| 5 | Jon Shoreman | United Kingdom | 347,000 |
| 6 | Sammy Farha | United States | 338,500 |
| 7 | Timothy Frazin | United States | 336,500 |
| 8 | David Hunt | United States | 302,000 |
| 9 | David Prociak | United States | 298,000 |
| 10 | Daniel Zhu | United States | 290,000 |
Defending champion Magnus Edengren (57,000) will be looking to sit once more upon his mixed Omaha throne. Others that found bags in this event included Rep Porter (271,500), Scott Clements (232,000), Christopher Vitch (185,500), Max Pescatori (150,000), Jeff Madsen (131,500), and this week’s champions David Shmuel (153,500) and Benny Glaser (133,500).
Play will begin at 1:00 in Horseshoe Bronze and players will play ten levels, blind levels being upped to 60 minutes. Level 16 will be the first level of play with blinds in the limit game at 2,000/4,000, with 4,000/8,000 limits. In the pot-limit games, blinds will begin at 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante.
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