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.
