Welcome to Day 2 of Event #21: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Time to scoop, chop or take a quarter of the pot.
Cards fly at 1 p.m. local time for Day 2 of Event #21: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 Better at the 2025 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas. Of the 1,176 entries, 176 remain in the hunt for the $248,245 winner’s share of the $1,561,140 prize pool.
Juan Lamprea (1,050,000) and Nitesh Rawtani (985,000) sit atop the leaderboard, a full 300,000 chips clear of the field. However, lurking in the top ten is multi-game talent Bryce Yockey, a pot-limit specialist who has claimed WSOP bracelets in both Omaha and Omaha hi-lo.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Lamprea | Canada | 1,050,000 | 175 |
| 2 | Nitesh Rawtani | United States | 985,000 | 164 |
| 3 | Christopher Vitch | United States | 684,000 | 114 |
| 4 | Nicolas Milgrom | France | 597,000 | 100 |
| 5 | Bryce Yockey | United States | 515,000 | 86 |
| 6 | Marco Johnson | United States | 507,000 | 85 |
| 7 | Filippos Stavrakis | United States | 495,000 | 83 |
| 8 | Davis Aalvik | United States | 491,000 | 82 |
| 9 | Jon Kyte | Norway | 488,000 | 81 |
| 10 | Maxx Coleman | United States | 472,000 | 79 |
A host of name players were Day 1 bust-outs, including Greg Raymer, Erik Seidel, Mike Matusow, and defending champion Caleb "Bruno" Furth, who was a bubble casualty. There is no shortage of star power remaining, with bracelet winners Shaun Deeb, Jeff Madsen, Maxx Coleman and Renji Mao among them.
Play on Day 2 of the three-day event will be in the Horseshoe Silver Section, starting on Level 16 with blinds of 3,000/6,000/6,000. Ten levels are on the schedule at 60-minutes each, plus 15-minute breaks every two levels and a hour-long dinner break after Level 21 (approximately 7:30 p.m.).
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