button in SafariDay 1b of $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Takes Off at Noon
Yesterday's flight of Event #57: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha brought 683 entries to the field for a prize pool of $601,040. Today at noon, Day 1b begins, and a whole new set of players will take over.
Day 1a saw 32 players survive to Day 2. The expectation is that today will see a bigger field and bigger numbers all around.
For now though, Paul Roy has the chip lead with 934,000, according to the WSOP LIVE app. Behind him is Harry Rubin (795,000) and in third is Oleksii Holubov (755,000).
Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Roy | United States | 934,000 | 93 |
| 2 | Harry Rubin | United States | 795,000 | 80 |
| 3 | Oleksii Holubov | Ukraine | 755,000 | 76 |
| 4 | Joseph Curcio | United States | 716,000 | 72 |
| 5 | Geoffrey Mooney | Australia | 621,000 | 62 |
| 6 | Steven Forman | United States | 620,000 | 62 |
| 7 | Aurelien Martin | France | 607,000 | 61 |
| 8 | Jiyang Gan | China | 553,000 | 55 |
| 9 | Makoto Yoshimichi | Japan | 525,000 | 53 |
| 10 | Benjamin Juhasz | Hungary | 477,000 | 48 |
Chip counts according to WSOPLive App.
📌 Event Snapshot
- Event: #57 – $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
- Date(s): June 20–24
- Time: 12 p.m. local time
- Buy-In: $1,000
- Format: Pot-Limit Omaha
- Late Registration: 9 levels (~ 7:40 p.m.)
- Reentries: two per flight
- Starting Stack: 20,000 chips
- Levels: 40 minutes (Day 1), 60 minutes (Day 2–3)
- 2025 Winner: Carlos Leiva – $237,852
- 2025 Field Size: 1,932
- 2025 Prize Pool: $1,700,160
Structure and Schedule
Action begins at 12 p.m. local time with two more Day 1 flights to go — one today and one on June 22. Each flight begins with a 20,000 starting stack and 40-minute levels. Registration remains open till the end of the dinner break after level nine. This should be around 7:40 p.m. as currently scheduled.
Survivors from the starting flights combine for Day 2 at noon on Tuesday, June 23, when PokerNews traditional live coverage will start.
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