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Event #74: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
Day 1 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #74: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$8,128,200
Total Entries
874
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
793
Players Left
294
Players Left 1 / 874
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Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
After ten levels of four-card action, just 294 players remain in Event #74: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship at the 2025 World Series of Poker inside the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas. The Day 1 field of 793 has been trimmed by over half, and the survivors will return on Sunday, June 29, at 1 p.m. for Day 2 of this four-day affair.
Topping the chip counts is the Netherlands’ Javier Francort with a stack of 556,500, making him the only player to have breached the half-a-million mark. Ben Lamb sits second on the leaderboard with 484,500, while Brandon Crawford rounds out the podium with 455,500 heading into Day 2.
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javier Francort | Netherlands | 565,500 | 226 |
| 2 | Ben Lamb | United States | 484,500 | 194 |
| 3 | Brandon Crawford | United States | 455,500 | 182 |
| 4 | Arunas Sapitavicius | Lithuania | 450,000 | 180 |
| 5 | Ken Fishman | United States | 398,500 | 159 |
| 6 | Dennis Weiss | Germany | 395,000 | 158 |
| 7 | Robert Mizrachi | United States | 377,000 | 151 |
| 8 | Mathew Johnson | Canada | 372,500 | 149 |
| 9 | Andreas Zampas | Greece | 370,500 | 148 |
| 10 | Michael Rocco | United States | 368,500 | 147 |
Another player to bag a top ten stack is Germany’s Dennis Weiss, who finished with 395,000, good for 158 big blinds heading into Day 2. Weiss has enjoyed a fantastic 2025 WSOP, reaching two final tables. Most recently, he took down the $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event, securing his second bracelet of the year and a career-best score of $2,292,155. Some of his chips came in the final level of the night when his kings sent Richard Lee to the rail.
With this being one of the pinnacle championship events of the series, a host of notables have maneuvered their way into Day 2. Among them are five-time bracelet winner Robert Mizrachi (377,000), Alex Foxen (367,000), Scott Bohlman (361,000), fresh off his runner-up finish in the $3,000 Limit Hold’em, Richard Gryko (309,500), and two-time bracelet winner Stephen Chidwick (226,500), whose set of jacks held up earlier in the day to eliminate two opponents.
Some players making it through near the bottom of the pack, with the most work to do, include Dario Alioto (89,500), Matt Glantz (77,500), Maxx Coleman (70,500), Christian Harder (49,000), two-time bracelet winner Alex Livingston (49,000), and Bryce Yockey (36,500).
As this event is a freezeout, some notable players who were eliminated and won't be returning to the baize include Martin Zamani, Santosh Suvarna, David Coleman, Sean Winter, and Daniel Negreanu, who misread his hand. A few bracelet winners to hit the rail today were Sean Troha, Lou Garza, Tyler Brown, and Bruno Furth, who busted early in the day in a flush over flush situation.
Day 2 kicks off at 1 p.m. with blinds at 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 big blind ante. Late registration will remain open until the start of Level 13, giving new players a final opportunity to join before registration closes at approximately 3:15 p.m. The plan for Day 2 is to play through another ten levels before the survivors return for the penultimate day of play on Monday.
Event #74 Remaining Schedule
| Day | Date | Time | Blind Levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 2 | June 29 | 1 p.m. | 60 minutes (play ten levels) |
| Day 3 | June 30 | 1 p.m. | 60 minutes (play down to five) |
| Day 4 | July 1 | TBD | 60 minutes (play down to a winner) |
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the live updates, photos, and chip counts as the field continues its march toward the next Omaha champion.
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
565,500
15,500
|
15,500 |
|
||
|
484,500
234,500
|
234,500 |
|
||
|
455,500
455,500
|
455,500 |
|
450,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
398,500
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
395,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
||
|
377,000
197,000
|
197,000 |
|
||
|
372,500
82,500
|
82,500 |
|
370,500
54,500
|
54,500 |
|
368,500
224,500
|
224,500 |
|
||
|
367,000
239,000
|
239,000 |
|
||
|
366,000
136,000
|
136,000 |
|
||
|
361,000
151,000
|
151,000 |
|
|
||
|
352,000
252,000
|
252,000 |
|
351,500
86,500
|
86,500 |
|
349,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
345,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
337,000
237,000
|
237,000 |
|
|
||
|
335,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
329,500
50,500
|
50,500 |
|
326,500
133,500
|
133,500 |
|
318,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
||
|
316,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
315,500
315,500
|
315,500 |
|
314,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
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Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Out of a field of 793 entries thus far, some 294 players have bagged up their chips for the night. They will be back at 1 p.m. local time and the late registration will remain open when the action resumes and the 811 entries of the previous year will likely be surpassed by a significant margin.
Full chip counts and a recap of today's action are to follow.
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
On the rail end of the 8♦2♠2♣K♣5♣ board, Yuriy Boyko had checked and Kurstis Tinfow jammed for 57,000. Deep in the tank, the clock was called on Boyko and he eventually called within the 30 second countdown.
Tinfow tabled the A♥5♦4♦2♥ for a full house and Boyko's A♦J♥J♣7♥ were briefly exposed. Boyko had 2,000 chips left, won the next all-in but busted in the final hand of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Shrey Maheshwary made it 5,500 from middle position with Eric Cloutier calling from the next seat. Philip Shing three-bet to 25,000 from the button before Maheshwary potted it back with the covering stack. Cloutier frustratingly folded, but Shing called for his last 35,000.
Philip Shing: A♦K♦K♣6♣ 
Shrey Maheshwary: A♥A♣10♣7♥
Maheshwary had aces against the kings of Shing. The board ran out 9♠2♠3♥8♠8♣, keeping Maheshwary's aces in the lead the whole way. The pot was pushed to Maheshwary, and Shing was out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000 | |
|
85,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Each table will be playing two more hands before the bagging and tagging process begins.
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Over on table 95, another player was eliminated right before the floor staff announced the final hands for the night and than happened to be Matthew Smith.
"What happened?" Eric Wang asked and Amir Sahebdivani replied "bet, bet, bet" while nodding towards Alejandro Jauregui. The K♥J♦3♦4♣A♥ board had seen the larger stack barrel with Q♦J♣10♦10♠ for the straight and flush draw which made broadway. Smith called down with the K♠K♣10♣8♣ for a set of kings to hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
360,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
In one of the last hands of the night, three players headed to a flop of K♥Q♦2♦. The action checked to Michael Wang in the hijack who threw in a bet of 13,000. Jonathan Greene called from the small blind and they went heads-up to the 6♣ on the turn.
Greene checked again and Wang fired out a large bet of 45,000. Greene thought for nearly a minute before dumping his cards into the muck, sending the pot to Wang.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
112,000
66,500
|
66,500 |
|
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55,500 | |
