button in SafariWill Givens Tops the $1,500 PLO Day 1b Chip Counts
The second and final Day 1 of Event #35: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha attracted 1,617 players to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. After 17 levels played out, the field has been decimated, with only 130 players left to bag and tag their stacks.
Will Givens (876,000) is the familiar name that topped the Day 1b chip counts. The prolific grinder has more than 320 recorded live scores, including a victory in the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em event at the 2014 WSOP. This summer has seen several players end bracelet droughts; perhaps Givens will end his in this event?
Two-time bracelet winner Tyler Brown (810,000) will be happy with how his flight panned out, as will Ido Aboudi (806,000) and Jon Turner (803,000), who both return on Day 2 with at least 80 big blinds to play with.
Event #35: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Givens | United States | 876,000 | 88 |
| 2 | Tyler Brown | United States | 810,000 | 81 |
| 3 | Ido Aboudi | Israel | 806,000 | 81 |
| 4 | Jon Turner | United States | 803,000 | 80 |
| 5 | Vincent Albert | France | 709,000 | 71 |
| 6 | Christopher Hannel | United States | 698,000 | 70 |
| 7 | David Simon | United States | 668,000 | 67 |
| 8 | Clyde Maliauka | United States | 664,000 | 66 |
| 9 | Jacob Gagnon | United States | 644,000 | 64 |
| 10 | Gabriel Ramos | United States | 643,000 | 64 |
More than a dozen bracelet winners and $25K Fantasy Draft picks navigated their way to Day 2 from this flight. They included David Simon (668,000), Lou Garza (612,000), Allan Le (605,000), Maxx Coleman (596,000), Esther Taylor (269,000), Brandon Shack-Harris (228,000), Chad Eveslage (174,000), Juha Helppi (156,000), and Danny Wong (65,000).
The 130 surviving players from this flight will combine with 61 from Day 1a from 12:00 p.m. local time on June 12. Another 10 levels are scheduled, with blinds starting at 5,000/10,000. Join PokerNews then for all the live updates from this event.