button in SafariDay 1b of the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Shuffles up and Deals at 12 p.m.
Welcome back to PokerNews where at 12 p.m. local time, Day 1b of Event #35: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed), an event that has a storied list of winners including seven-time bracelet winner Josh Arieh, four-time bracelet winner Phil Hui, and two-time bracelet winner Dylan Weisman, shuffles up and deals.
Yesterday saw a 976-strong Day 1a crowd reduced to just 61 over the course of 17 levels. Those 61 survivors are safely through to Day 2 on June 12; whoever progresses from this second and final flight will join them there.
Qiang Xu (1,188,000) finished Day 1a as the chip leader, and his impressive stack will be challenging to match. Jason Zipfel (1,097,000) and Amir Mirrasouli (1,000,000) also bagged up seven-figure stacks.
One player to keep an eye out for on Day 2 is the Netherlands' Jorryt van Hoof, who you may recall finished third in the 2014 WSOP Main Event for a career-best $3,807,753. Van Hoof returns on Day 2 with 996,000 chips.
Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qiang Xu | China | 1,188,000 | 119 |
| 2 | Jason Zipfel | United States | 1,097,000 | 110 |
| 3 | Amir Mirrasouli | United States | 1,000,000 | 100 |
| 4 | Jorryt Van Hoof | Netherlands | 996,000 | 100 |
| 5 | Shaun Gutta | United States | 924,000 | 92 |
| 6 | Sergio Martinez Gonzalez | Spain | 887,000 | 89 |
| 7 | Daniel Colpoys | United States | 854,000 | 85 |
| 8 | Ladarren Banks | United States | 808,000 | 81 |
| 9 | Martin Schamaun | Switzerland | 667,000 | 67 |
| 10 | Connor Belcher | United States | 619,000 | 62 |
📌 Event Snapshot
- Event: #35 - $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
- Date(s): June 10–13
- Time: 12 p.m. local time for Day 1a and 1b
- Buy-In: $1,500
- Format: Pot-Limit Omaha
- Late Registration: Until the end of dinner break after Level 9 (approx. 7:40 p.m.) on each flight
- Reentry: Two reenties per flight
- Starting Stack: 25,000 chips
- Levels: 40 minutes on Day 1, 60 minutes on Days 2-3
- 2025 Winner: Matt Vengrin ($306,791)
- 2025 Field Size: 1,564 entries
- 2025 Prize Pool: $2,076,210
Action kicks off on June 10 at noon, with the day scheduled to play 17 levels with 20-minute breaks after three levels and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 9 around 6:40 p.m.
Players will start with 25,000 in chips, action will begin at 100/100/100, and levels will last 40 minutes before increasing to 60 minutes on Days 2 and 3.
The Day 1a and Day 1b fields will combine for Day 2 on Friday, June 12, at noon local time. Day 2 will play for ten levels with 15-minute breaks after every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 23 around 6:30 p.m.
Traditional PokerNews coverage will begin on Day 2.
Last year's event drew a record 1,564 players and saw Matt Vengrin winning his first bracelet and $306,791.
$1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed) Winners
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,564 | Matt Vengrin | United States | $306,791 |
| 2024 | 1,469 | Dylan Weisman | United States | $294,311 |
| 2023 | 1,355 | Sean Troha | United States | $298,192 |
| 2022 | 1,438 | Phil Hui | United States | $311,782 |
| 2021 | 821 | Josh Arieh | United States | $204,766 |
| 2019 | 1,216 | Ismael Bojang | Austria | $298,507 |
| 2018 | 799 | Ryan Bambrick | United States | $217,123 |
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