button in SafariJames Chen Bags the Chip Lead, Defending Champ Bambrick Among 78 to Survive Day 1 of Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Limits: 3,000-6,000
James Chen knows what it’s like to come close to the bracelet in Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship, and he’s put himself in position to make another deep run today on Day 1.
Chen bagged the chip lead with 359,000 as 78 players will return to the Paris Las Vegas ballroom tomorrow at 1 p.m. local time. Chen was runner-up in this event in 2023, and his lone WSOP bracelet came in the $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo event in 2024.
Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Chen | United States | 359,000 | 45 |
| 2 | Qinghai Pan | United States | 342,000 | 43 |
| 3 | James Obst | Australia | 332,000 | 42 |
| 4 | Robert Mizrachi | United States | 330,000 | 41 |
| 5 | Dylan Lambe | United States | 318,000 | 40 |
| 6 | Nicolas Milgrom | France | 265,000 | 33 |
| 7 | Jason Daly | United States | 252,000 | 32 |
| 8 | Yong Wang | China | 239,000 | 30 |
| 9 | Yehuda Buchalter | United States | 223,000 | 28 |
| 10 | Maksim Pisarenko | Russian Federation | 212,000 | 27 |
Chen is followed by a trio of WSOP bracelet winners, including Qinghai Pan (342,000), James Obst (332,000), and Robert Mizrachi (330,000). Jason Daly won his third WSOP bracelet in the $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo event yesterday, and he’ll be looking for more gold after bagging up yet another big stack with 252,000. Others near the top of the leaderboard after Day 1 include Maksim Pisarenko (212,000), Scott Clements (212,000), Todd Brunson (182,000), Josh Arieh (164,000), and Christopher Vitch (159,000).
Further down the leaderboard are Mike Matusow (126,000), Jennifer Harman (112,000), defending champion Ryan Bambrick (107,000), Brian Rast (100,000), and Gus Hansen (75,000). Shaun Deeb was one of the first to bust today, and he was joined on the rail by the likes of Viktor Blom, Chris Brewer, Allen Kessler, Eli Elezra, David “ODB” Baker, and David Benyamine.
A total of 162 players joined the field on Day 1, but that number can potentially grow larger as late registration remains open for the first level of Day 2. The action picks up on Level 11 with blinds of 2,000/4,000 and limits of 4,000/8,000. Levels will remain 60 minutes on Day 2.
PokerNews will be back to follow all the action and provide live updates from the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Championship tomorrow.