Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day 1 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better 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
$2,018,100
Entries
217
Level
27
Limits
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
0
Entries
183
Players Left
93
Players Left 1 / 217
Filter
Level 10
: Limits 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
After ten levels of poker, Day 1 of Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship here at the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas, during the 2025 World Series of Poker has concluded. From the 183 players that took to the baize, only 93 managed to find a bag at the end of the night.
Topping the chip counts is Ryan Bambrick with a stack of 325,000, while Austin Marks is hot on his heels with 320,000. Micah Brooks rounds out the podium positions with 306,000, making these three the only players to have surpassed the three-hundred-thousand-chip mark.
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Bambrick | United States | 325,000 | 41 |
| 2 | Austin Marks | United States | 320,000 | 40 |
| 3 | Micah Brooks | United States | 306,000 | 38 |
| 4 | Ofir Mor | United States | 266,000 | 33 |
| 5 | Eddie Blumenthal | United States | 262,000 | 33 |
| 6 | William Remshardt | United States | 252,000 | 32 |
| 7 | Joey Couden | United States | 249,000 | 31 |
| 8 | Robert Mizrachi | United States | 242,000 | 30 |
| 9 | Fabrizio Gonzalez | Uruguay | 242,000 | 30 |
| 10 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 241,000 | 30 |
Canada’s Daniel Negreanu squeezed inside the top ten with a stack of 241,000 after a late surge up the chip counts. Part of his climb came from a multi-way pot where he and Steve Chanthabouasy chopped the chips from two other players. With seven WSOP bracelets already on his resume, Negreanu has put himself in a solid position to chase number eight in this prestigious championship event.
With this being one of the pinnacle events of the series, a host of notables have maneuvered their way into Day 2. Among them are the five-time bracelet winner Robert Mizrachi (242,000), mixed game specialist Anthony Zinno (225,000), and Poker Hall of Famer and ten-time bracelet winner Erik Seidel (132,000).
Also advancing are Toby Lewis (115,000), Ben Lamb (101,000), Todd Brunson (77,000), Jeremy Ausmus (67,000), and the 1996 WSOP Main Event champ Huck Seed (42,000).
A few of the notables who were unable to secure a bag at the end of the night include four-time bracelet winner Mike Matusow, seven-time bracelet winner and the winner of this event last year, Scott Seiver. Also getting eliminated were Josh Arieh, Paul Volpe, and Poker Hall of Famer Brian Rast.
Day 2 gets underway at 1 p.m. on Level 11 with blinds starting at 2,000/4,000 and limits of 4,000/8,000. There will be five 60-minute levels to start play tomorrow, with 90-minute levels from that point onward. Late registration remains open until the start of Level 12, which will be approximately 2:15 p.m.
Be sure to tune back in to PokerNews on Sunday, June 1, as we bring you all the latest updates from Day 2, as well as comprehensive summer-long coverage of the 2025 WSOP.
Level 10
: Limits 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Level 10
: Limits 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
325,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
||
|
320,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
306,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
266,000
186,000
|
186,000 |
|
262,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
252,000
162,000
|
162,000 |
|
249,000
189,000
|
189,000 |
|
|
||
|
242,000
156,000
|
156,000 |
|
242,000
172,000
|
172,000 |
|
||
|
241,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
||
|
237,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
225,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
225,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
215,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
||
|
211,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
209,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
||
|
206,000
143,000
|
143,000 |
|
|
||
|
204,000
144,000
|
144,000 |
|
||
|
201,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
|
195,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
192,000 | |
|
191,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
|
||
|
191,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
188,000
151,000
|
151,000 |
|
|
188,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
Level 10
: Limits 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
All tables are bagging and tagging, meaning Day 1 has reached its end with about half of the 183 entries still in contention.
Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of the day.
Level 10
: Limits 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Jason Gola bet on the flop of 9♦10♥3♣ and Anthony Zinno raised. Yuval Bronshtein called, and Gola also called.
The 5♣ turn and 6♦ turn got checked through by everyone and Zinno showed A♠A♦6♥4♣. Zinno scooped the pot with pocket aces for the high and six-five for the low.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
|
|
||
|
100,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
45,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
||
Level 10
: Limits 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
In the big blind, Per Hildebrand had gone all in for 10,000 on the 3♥9♦Q♥ flop, with Andrew Brown calling in middle position and Frankie O'Dell doing so on the button.
Brown then fired a bet into the side pot on the 8♥ turn, to which O'Dell quickly folded.
Per Hildebrand: A♠A♦7♥3♦ 
Andrew Brown: A♥A♣6♦3♠
Both players had pocket aces, but Brown rivered the better low when the 2♥ emerged from the deck, awarding him three-quarters of the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
|
|
||
|
18,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
16,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
||
Level 10
: Limits 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Each table will play two more hands before Day 1 wraps up.
Level 10
: Limits 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Heads-up to the 7♦J♣A♦ flop, Kane Kalas checked from the small blind before he raised Matt Glantz's bet. He checked the 9♥ turn as well, raising all in when Glantz fired again.
Glantz quickly called, and the cards were revealed.
Kane Kalas: J♥J♦6♦2♣
Matt Glantz: AxK♠10♥Q♥
The 9♠ river made Kalas a full house to secure his double-up in the tail end of Day 1.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
195,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
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51,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
Level 10
: Limits 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Yehuda Buchalter raised from early position with Daniel Negreanu calling from the next seat, and Jesse Lonis calling from the blinds.
Lonis and Buchalter checked to Negreanu on the A♦5♥9♣ flop and he bet. Lonis raised, which forced Buchalter to fold. Negreanu called.
Lonis bet when the J♦ came on the turn, and Negreanu raised. Lonis called.
The river was 7♣ and Lonis check-called Negreanu's bet. Negreanu showed A♥J♣6♦2♣ for top two pair, and Lonis showed K♥4♥2♠2♦ for a seven-five low, meaning they chopped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
225,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
125,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
50,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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