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Event #42: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day 1 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #42: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$1,700,160
Total Entries
1,932
Level
32
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
1,932
Players Left
102
Players Left 1 / 1,932
Filter
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Day 1 of Event #42: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed at the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas has come to an end. Registration closed with a total of 1,932 entrants, and of those, 102 players managed to find a spot on Day 2.
Only 290 earned a share of the total prize pool of $1,769,712, and $237,852 awaits the inevitable champion.
John Riordan came out on top of the chip counts heading into Day 2, bagging 1,293,000, but many opponents stand in his way to victory.
The spotlight for much of the day was on Mike Leah, as he had a commanding chip lead for several levels. Leah ended the day with a stack size of 859,000 and sits sixth. Second in chips is Zhen Chen, who is not one to count out, with career earnings of $1,251,676.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Riordan | United States | 1,293,000 | 129 |
| 2 | Zhen Chen | China | 1,176,000 | 118 |
| 3 | Benny Chen | Canada | 1,161,000 | 116 |
| 4 | Robert Cowen | United Kingdom | 1,155,000 | 116 |
| 5 | Martin Nielsen | United Kingdom | 1,060,000 | 106 |
| 6 | Gene Grieshaber | United States | 948,000 | 95 |
| 7 | Mike Leah | Canada | 859,000 | 86 |
| 8 | Ernest Essad | United States | 848,000 | 85 |
| 9 | Dylan Weisman | United States | 845,000 | 85 |
| 10 | Georgios Tsoupras | Greece | 832,000 | 83 |
The likes of Dylan Weisman, 2013 Main Event Champion Ryan Riess, recent WSOP final tablist Martin Nielsen, and Omaha Deepstack Champion Cristian Gutierrez are also returning for Day 2.
During Day 1, Some of poker’s elite took their shot, but failed to make Day 2, including names like David Williams, Shaun Deeb, Gus Hansen, Barny Boatman, and 2006 Player of the Year Jeff Madsen, who placed 185th.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $237,852 | 16-23 | $10,204 |
| 2 | $158,481 | 24-31 | $8,282 |
| 3 | $114,399 | 32-39 | $6,807 |
| 4 | $83,503 | 40-47 | $5,667 |
| 5 | $61,641 | 48-55 | $4,778 |
| 6 | $46,024 | 56-63 | $4,081 |
| 7 | $34,761 | 64-71 | $3,533 |
| 8 | $26,562 | 72-79 | $3,099 |
| 9 | $20,538 | 80-99 | $2,755 |
| 10-11 | $16,070 | 100-102 | $2,484 |
| 12-15 | $12,727 |
Players will return to the action at noon local time on June 14 to 5,000/10,000/10,000 blinds and 60-minute levels. The Day 2 schedule calls for action to play down to five players.
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Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Players have bagged their chips and Day 1 has come to an end.
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Action was picked up as John Richards was all in from late position for his remaining 45,000 and was called by Calen Mcneil in the cutoff.
John RIchards: A♦4♣3♥J♠
Calen Mcneil: A♣K♠7♥Q♠
With a perfect runout of 5♦Q♥6♣7♠3♦ RIchards made a three-to-seven straight to double up before the end of Day 1.
"I told you, I'd make a straight" Richards remarked as he stacked up his chips.
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The floor has now paused the clock and announced that each table will play two more hands for the night and then all remaining players will bag up their chips.
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Julian Velador raised the pot to 21,000 from late position, and Kenneth Po called from the big blind. Both players checked the Q♦J♦J♥ flop and saw the 5♣ come on the turn.
Po check-raised Velador's 20,000 bet, putting himself all in for 65,000. Velador snap called.
Kenneth Po: K♥Q♥J♠10♣
Julian Velador: Q♣Q♠8♥2♦
Po was drawing to the case jack to stay alive. No such luck when the river bricked out on the 7♣ and Po was sent to the rails after a sick cooler.
