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.
