Rex Clinkscales Leads After Day 1 of Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8 or Better

After 10 levels of play, many bust outs, and many double ups, it was Rex Clinkscales who walked away as the Day 1 chip leader of Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8 or Better. He managed to bag up 96,200 chips. Clinkscales cruised through most of the day unnoticed, sporting an average to above average stack, but in the last two levels of play he rocketed into the chip lead, overtaking James Chen who held the chip lead for most of the evening. Chen finished second in chips for the night, bagging up 92,400. Clinkscales has 1 WSOP Circuit Ring already and will look to add a bracelet to his collection in this event.

A total of 905 players registered for Event #4 and many of them didn’t make it through the day. Only 254 players will return on Friday. Of those who didn’t make it through the day were Jeff Madsen, Jason Mercier, Mike Sexton, David Benyamine, Shaun Deeb, Scotty Nguyen, Todd Brunson and Andy Frankenberger.

There are still plenty of big names left in the field including last year’s champion Benny Glaser. Glaser will return for Day 2 with 19,400 chips and will look to push past the money bubble in an attempt to go back to back in this event and to lock up his fourth WSOP gold bracelet. Also returning Friday are Hani Awad (23,700), Aaron Steury (64,100), Allen Kessler (8,700), Jeffrey Lisandro (26,000), Dan Heimiller (15,000), and Paul Tedeschi (32,700), to name a few.

In total, the prize pool for this event ballooned to $1,357,500, creating a first place prize of $238,620. A final table appearance will earn $16,726 and a minimum cash will garner $2,253. The bubble for this tournament will break once only 136 players remain and should come quickly after play resumes, with just over 100 players to go.

Players will return at 2 p.m. PST on Friday and will play through 10 more levels. PokerNews will be here with all the action so be sure to stay tuned.

Room	Table	Seat	Player	From	Chip Count	Big Blinds
Miranda	600	1	Claiborne Carter	ELK GROVE, CA, US	28,100	23
Miranda	600	2	Shirley Rosario	DOWNEY, CA, US	61,000	51
Miranda	600	3	Colin Wickersheim	SAN DIEGO, CA, US	33,300	28
Miranda	600	4	Kevin Gerhart	Brunswick, OH, US	18,900	16
Miranda	600	5	Frank Yakubson	Lakewood, CO, US	37,800	32
Miranda	600	6	James Mccarthy	Ellijay, GA, US	27,900	23
Miranda	600	7	Daniel Weinman	ATLANTA, GA, US	49,000	41
Miranda	600	8	Michael Coombs	Bremerton, WA, US	10,100	8
Miranda	600	9	Cole Jackson	Seattle, WA, US	14,700	12

Miranda	601	1	Christian Marcos	LAS VEGAS, NV, US	28,200	24
Miranda	601	2	Valentin Vornicu	SAN DIEGO, CA, US	17,100	14
Miranda	601	3	Wellington Draper	SAN FRANCISCO, CA, US	19,500	16
Miranda	601	4	Quinn Do	EL MONTE, WA, US	3,600	3
Miranda	601	5	Scott Courtois	Las Vegas, NV, US	32,900	27
Miranda	601	6	Benjamin Tang	NORTHRIDGE, CA, US	40,700	34
Miranda	601	7	Paul Tedeschi	Bastia, , FR	32,700	27
Miranda	601	8	Benny Glaser	Southampton, GB	19,400	16
Miranda	601	9	Robert Wittman	DUBUQUE, IA, US	20,800	17

Miranda	602	1	Michael Thorpe	Renton, WA, US	42,200	35
Miranda	602	2	Alfredo Urtubianegueruela	La Rioja, , GS	8,500	7
Miranda	602	3	Humberto Brenes	San Jose, CR	48,100	40
Miranda	602	4	James Douglas	HAWTHORNE, CA, US	56,600	47
Miranda	602	5	Paul Sokoloff	TORONTO, ON, CA	17,400	15
Miranda	602	6	Leonard St, [Removed:361]		47,600	40
Miranda	602	7	David Moskowitz	SUNSET BEACH, CA, US	2,200	2
Miranda	602	8	Dana Kellstrom	STEVENSON RANCH, CA, US	10,000	8
Miranda	602	9	Rich Sklar	Cortlandt Manor, NY, US	17,400	15

Miranda	603	1	Derek Raymond	PORTLAND, ME, US	18,000	15
Miranda	603	2	Dana Davidson	WHEELING, IL, US	38,800	32
Miranda	603	3	Ryan Hughes	PHOENI, XAZ, US	33,400	28
Miranda	603	4	Scott Packer	SANTA ANA, CA, US	29,000	24
Miranda	603	5	Dustin Bush	Valencia, CA, US	13,800	12
Miranda	603	6	Marco Johnson	WALNUT CREEK, CA, US	19,400	16
Miranda	603	7	Bruce Yamron	NAPLES, FL, US	61,100	51
Miranda	603	8	Aron Dermer	NJ, US	26,400	22
Miranda	603	9	James Griffin	Westfield, MA, US	42,000	35

Miranda	604	1	Ken Aldridge	Pleasant Garden, NC, US	1	0
Miranda	604	2	Forrest Auel	Portland, OR, US	60,700	51
Miranda	604	3	Marcus Osborne	POMONA, CA, US	20,600	17
Miranda	604	4	Matthew Suelflow	BRODHEAD, WI, US	18,800	16
Miranda	604	5	Michael Wofford	Stockton, CA, US	13,000	11
Miranda	604	6	Brian Nadell	VAN NUYS, CA, US	25,700	21
Miranda	604	7	Steve Lustig	OCEANO, CA, US	40,500	34
Miranda	604	8	Marc Suelflow	BRODHEAD, WI, US	28,200	24
Miranda	604	9	John Bunch	LAS VEGAS, NV, US	11,600	10

Miranda	605	1	David Campbell	Boulder, CO, US	17,500	15
Miranda	605	2	William Migely	MILL VALLEY, CA, US	5,600	5
Miranda	605	3	Dan Heimiller	LAS VEGAS, NV, US	15,000	13
Miranda	605	4	Jon Seaman	SCOTTSDALE, AZ, US	44,600	37
Miranda	605	5	Martin Corpuz	MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, US	35,700	30
Miranda	605	6	Vincent Hughes	London, , GB	14,200	12
Miranda	605	7	Avrum Katz	Llano, NM, US	31,600	26
Miranda	605	8	Hassan Mechammil	Encino, CA, US	26,200	22
Miranda	605	9	Donald Dablaing		21,900	18

Miranda	609	2	Michael Parizon	CANTON, MI, US	41,500	35
Miranda	609	3	Christopher Vitch	Phoeni, XAZ, US	46,600	39
Miranda	609	4	Abdel Hamid	CORPUS CHRISTI, T, XUS	56,500	47
Miranda	609	5	Vasu Amarapu	Dorchester, MA, US	21,700	18
Miranda	609	6	Ryan Jones	Burlington, NC, US	58,200	49
Miranda	609	7	George Dicambio		30,100	25
Miranda	609	8	Howell Cheek	SCOTTSDALE, AZ, US	22,800	19
Miranda	609	9	Jeffery Stepaniuk	Regina, SK, CA	40,200	34

Miranda	610	1	James Madden	Jacksonville, FL, US	20,200	17
Miranda	610	2	Randall Holland		30,200	25
Miranda	610	3	Henrik Karlsson	LINHOPING, , SE	29,600	25
Miranda	610	4	Craig Haugland	BISMARCK, ND, US	23,000	19
Miranda	610	5	Ger Xiong	Summers, AR, US	17,200	14
Miranda	610	6	Ziya Rahim	RESTON, VA, US	54,600	46
Miranda	610	7	Richard Bai	SCHAUMBURG, IL, US	59,900	50
Miranda	610	8	Philip Kranz	WESTMONT, IL, US	21,000	18
Miranda	610	9	Nicholas Kiley	Utica, NY, US	38,200	32

Miranda	611	1	Christopher Carey	EFLAND, NC, US	30,200	25
Miranda	611	2	Jason Adams	Vancouver, WA, US	21,600	18
Miranda	611	3	Glenn Cozen	South Pasadena, CA, US	14,800	12
Miranda	611	4	Lu Yuan	San Francisco, CA, US	27,200	23
Miranda	611	5	Robert Mangino	PLANTATION, FL, US	26,300	22
Miranda	611	6	Gary Vick	MIKADO, MI, US	3,000	3
Miranda	611	7	William Kopp	Brecksville, OH, US	19,000	16
Miranda	611	8	David Clark	St Augustine, FL, US	27,700	23
Miranda	611	9	Everett Jolly	Surprise, AZ, US	23,000	19

Miranda	612	1	Michael Filippo	Itasca, IL, US	23,900	20
Miranda	612	2	Stephen Darby	Andalusia, AL, US	3,500	3
Miranda	612	3	Gwen Herrick	ROYAL CENTER, IN, US	27,900	23
Miranda	612	4	Aaron Duczak	KAMLOOPS, BC, CA	15,300	13
Miranda	612	5	Matthew Smith	CAYCE, SC, US	9,600	8
Miranda	612	6	David Levi	LAS VEGAS, NV, US	25,600	21
Miranda	612	7	Petleshkov Viliyan	Plovdiv, BG	9,700	8
Miranda	612	8	Daniel Chio	Elk Grove, CA, US	19,800	17
Miranda	612	9	Jose Razocabrera	BAKERSFIELD, CA, US	22,600	19

Miranda	613	2	Michael Apa	ADDISON, IL, US	4,700	4
Miranda	613	3	Matt Schultz	US	28,300	24
Miranda	613	4	James Dennig	Troy, MI, US	34,200	29
Miranda	613	5	William Sheppard	RIVERSIDE, CA, US	5,900	5
Miranda	613	6	Michael Jacobs	LOS ANGELES, CA, US	15,600	13
Miranda	613	7	Greg Jamison	LAS VEGAS, NV, US	17,800	15
Miranda	613	8	Annand Ramdin	Bron, XNY, US	20,000	17
Miranda	613	9	Robert Stevanovski	CORNELIUS, NC, US	28,400	24

Miranda	614	1	Mark Jenkins	HENDERSON, NV, US	22,900	19
Miranda	614	2	Jeff Lisandro	Sydney, AU	26,000	22
Miranda	614	3	Todd Ickow	VALPARAISO, IN, US	6,700	6
Miranda	614	4	Donald Maloney	Glendale, AZ, US	22,100	18
Miranda	614	5	Dan Santoro	NORTH BELLMORE, NY, US	11,900	10
Miranda	614	6	Anthony Mender	LAS VEGAS, NV, US	42,500	35
Miranda	614	7	Donald Sikes	CLAXTON, GA, US	33,600	28
Miranda	614	8	Chris Wallace	SAINT PAUL, MN, US	10,100	8
Miranda	614	9	Colin York	LAS VEGAS, NV, US	23,300	19

Miranda	618	1	Christopher Dzoan	Irvine, CA, US	12,000	10
Miranda	618	2	Dmitry Savelyev	SAN BRUNO, CA, US	30,400	25
Miranda	618	3	Rick Miller	Manor, T, XUS	44,400	37
Miranda	618	4	Benjamin Ludlow	New York, NY, US	57,100	48
Miranda	618	5	Men Nguyen	BELL GARDENS, CA, US	35,500	30
Miranda	618	6	Seyed Tabib	Harlingen, T, XUS	25,000	21
Miranda	618	7	David Luttbeg	SAN DIEGO, CA, US	41,000	34
Miranda	618	8	Benjamin Zamani	BOCA RATON, FL, US	45,000	38
Miranda	618	9	James Woods	Los Angeles, CA, US	44,300	37

Miranda	619	1	Joseph Michael	AUSTIN, T, XUS	6,900	6
Miranda	619	2	Edward Fishman	ABSECON, NJ, US	19,600	16
Miranda	619	3	Brett Jungblut	WHITEHOUSE STATION, NJ, US	33,900	28
Miranda	619	4	Gasem Haldy	Los Angeles, CA, US	56,600	47
Miranda	619	5	Chad Phillips	LAS VEGAS, NV, US	68,000	57
Miranda	619	6	Dale Beaudoin	BAR HARBOR, ME, US	47,200	39
Miranda	619	7	Rex Clinkscales	LAS VEGAS, NV, US	96,200	80
Miranda	619	8	Pj Cha	VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, US	14,100	12
Miranda	619	9	Andreas Klatt	JACKSONVILLE, AR, US	36,400	30

Miranda	620	1	Sean Valentine	Yorba Linda, CA, US	27,400	23
Miranda	620	2	Jim Collopy	WASHINGTON, MD, US	31,300	26
Miranda	620	3	Jim Nassiri	Los Angeles, CA, US	1,700	1
Miranda	620	4	Scott Buller	LINCOLN, NE, US	45,700	38
Miranda	620	5	Jeffrey Calkins	NEW YORK, NY, US	61,100	51
Miranda	620	6	Qinghai Pan	IRVINE, CA, US	19,100	16
Miranda	620	7	Jeffrey Dame	Gilroy, CA, US	58,000	48
Miranda	620	8	Bob Coates		25,000	21
Miranda	620	9	Andrew Rubinberg	Chicago, IL, US	14,500	12

Miranda	621	1	Bryce Fox	PITTSBURGH, PA, US	22,100	18
Miranda	621	2	Tai Nguyen	OLYMPIA, WA, US	43,300	36
Miranda	621	3	Bruce Walters	PASADENA, T, XUS	26,800	22
Miranda	621	4	Matthew Paoletti	Perkasie, PA, US	20,100	17
Miranda	621	5	Osama Aweida	BROOMFIELD, CO, US	8,100	7
Miranda	621	6	Kevin Biernacki	WORCESTER, MA, US	35,400	30
Miranda	621	7	Daniel Colpoys	GLOUCESTER, MA, US	21,300	18
Miranda	621	8	Tom Love	MARIETTA, OH, US	17,500	15
Miranda	621	9	Scott Fitzhugh	Chagrin Falls, OH, US	17,100	14

Miranda	622	1	Anthony Farrell	ROCKLAND, MA, US	29,100	24
Miranda	622	2	Lawrence Michael	SAN DIEGO, CA, US	28,400	24
Miranda	622	3	David Desorcy	CHARLESTON, SC, US	23,900	20
Miranda	622	5	Lawrence Berg	LAS VEGAS, NV, US	28,300	24
Miranda	622	6	Ron Ware	LAS VEGAS, NV, US	32,700	27
Miranda	622	7	Brendan Taylor	PASADENA, CA, US	29,000	24
Miranda	622	8	Larry Wright	FREEDOM, ID, US	47,700	40
Miranda	622	9	Tri Phan	Lake Forest Park, WA, US	11,200	9

Miranda	623	1	Herbert Tapscott	HARTSELLE, AL, US	18,900	16
Miranda	623	2	James Ngo	MILPITAS, CA, US	18,200	15
Miranda	623	3	Mike Puskarich	NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV, US	15,800	13
Miranda	623	4	James Holesko	Troy, IL, US	45,000	38
Miranda	623	5	Nick Polydoros	SCOTTSDALE , AZ, US	10,000	8
Miranda	623	6	Ryan Paluf	HIGHLAND HIGHTS, OH, US	38,900	32
Miranda	623	7	Micah Brooks	PHOENI, XAZ, US	16,000	13
Miranda	623	8	Jonah Seewald	CENTENNIAL, CO, US	26,600	22
Miranda	623	9	Larry Ziman		31,900	27

Miranda	627	1	Daniel Harmetz	SACRAMENTO, CA, US	25,000	21
Miranda	627	2	Scotty Bowie	Newnan, GA, US	23,300	19
Miranda	627	3	Shane Douglas	PRIEST RIVER, ID, US	28,000	23
Miranda	627	4	Cat Antoniuk		43,900	37
Miranda	627	5	Jack Abramcyk	New York City, NY, US	17,600	15
Miranda	627	6	Bruno Fitoussi	SCEAU, , XFR	33,900	28
Miranda	627	7	Jared Hemingway	GREENVILLE, T, XUS	29,900	25
Miranda	627	8	Mike Wattel	CHANDLER, AZ, US	12,200	10
Miranda	627	9	Bonnie Rossi	Federal Way, WA, US	29,800	25

Miranda	628	1	Matthew Schultz	SAN DIEGO, CA, US	20,700	17
Miranda	628	2	Mark Cunningham	TULSA, OK, US	6,400	5
Miranda	628	3	Matthew Lansdon	Biloxi, MS, US	32,300	27
Miranda	628	4	John Zaleski	BOISE, ID, US	15,700	13
Miranda	628	5	Frank Fedi	Sag Harbor, NY, US	29,000	24
Miranda	628	6	James Rice	Denver, CO, US	5,700	5
Miranda	628	7	Alex Ferrari	LOS ANGELES, CA, US	42,000	35
Miranda	628	8	Viktor Celikovsky	Prague, CZ	41,400	35
Miranda	628	9	Eric Judge	SOUTH ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA, US	9,900	8

Miranda	629	1	Trent Wyatt	FORT WAYNE, IN, US	48,300	40
Miranda	629	2	Josh Shafer	Orange, CA, US	31,000	26
Miranda	629	3	Thomas Samuel	SACRAMENTO, CA, US	36,900	31
Miranda	629	4	Alan Hardcastle	MOUNTAIN HOME, AR, US	59,200	49
Miranda	629	5	Dustin Sitar	LAS VEGAS, NV, US	35,300	29
Miranda	629	6	Bruce Merl	Alamo, CA, US	8,400	7
Miranda	629	7	Allen Kessler	Las Vegas, NV, US	8,700	7
Miranda	629	8	Stacie Boehm	SHERIDAN, WY, US	11,300	9
Miranda	629	9	Jason Lester	AVENTURA, FL, US	15,900	13

Miranda	630	1	Brandon Shack-Harris	CHICAGO, IL, US	42,100	35
Miranda	630	2	Lori Berumen	LAS VEGAS, NV, US	34,500	29
Miranda	630	3	Lars Gronning	Austin, T, XUS	14,000	12
Miranda	630	4	Jacob Elmore-Dahl	Portand, OR, US	24,100	20
Miranda	630	5	David White	MIDLAND, T, XUS	5,100	4
Miranda	630	6	James Chen	PITTSBURGH, PA, US	92,400	77
Miranda	630	7	Rex Lloren	BREMERTON, WA, US	48,200	40
Miranda	630	8	Jesse Martin	SHREWSBURY, MA, US	35,600	30
Miranda	630	9	Scott Nickleach	Decatur, GA, US	13,500	11

Miranda	631	1	Andrew Rennhack	SEATTLE, WA, US	17,200	14
Miranda	631	3	George Boyce	GREENBELT, MD, US	28,600	24
Miranda	631	4	Roscoe Light	Scottsdale, AZ, US	33,800	28
Miranda	631	5	John Parrett	Murfreesboro, TN, US	10,900	9
Miranda	631	6	Jeff Shulman	LAS VEGAS, NV, US	10,700	9
Miranda	631	7	Kyle Loman	HAVERHILL, MA, US	17,900	15
Miranda	631	8	Kevin Brewer		50,400	42
Miranda	631	9	Tuan Le	LOS ANGELES, CA, US	79,000	66

Miranda	632	1	David (Wes) Self	FLORENCE, AL, US	31,200	26
Miranda	632	2	Prince Docnes	Santa Cruz, CA, US	45,200	38
Miranda	632	4	Carol Fuchs	LOS ANGELES, CA, US	32,400	27
Miranda	632	5	Andrew Barber	SACRAMENTO, CA, US	5,800	5
Miranda	632	6	Wayne Diep	Monterey Park, CA, US	5,900	5
Miranda	632	7	Kashif Tarar	Las Vegas, NV, US	5,200	4
Miranda	632	9	James Uschuk	Grand Ledge, MI, US	9,600	8

Miranda	636	1	Vladimir Shchemelev	St Petersburg, RU	10,600	9
Miranda	636	2	Lance Allred	TOLUCA LAKE, CA, US	9,900	8
Miranda	636	3	Mark Bixler	Scottsdale, AZ, US	24,600	21
Miranda	636	4	Gina Hecht	LOS ANGELES, CA, US	9,500	8
Miranda	636	5	Gaurav Kalro	Las Vegas, NV, US	21,900	18
Miranda	636	6	Michael Gross	Las Vegas, NV, US	15,700	13
Miranda	636	7	Marshia Shutt	BOONE, NC, US	34,500	29
Miranda	636	8	Jordan Rich	PORTLAND, OR, US	42,300	35
Miranda	636	9	Adam Haman	Las Vegas, NV, US	12,400	10

Miranda	637	1	Daniel Ratigan	SEATTLE, WA, US	14,300	12
Miranda	637	2	Ken Tran	Kirkland, WA, US	21,400	18
Miranda	637	3	Christopher Logue	LAKESIDE, T, XUS	43,500	36
Miranda	637	4	Tobias Hausen	OCKFEN, DE	10,200	9
Miranda	637	5	Aaron Steury	FORT WAYNE, IN, US	64,100	53
Miranda	637	6	David Wonnenberg	Mandan, ND, US	16,700	14
Miranda	637	7	Anuj Bahl	Woodinville, WA, US	5,600	5
Miranda	637	8	Daniel Buzgon	MARLTON, NJ, US	20,600	17
Miranda	637	9	Hani Awad	LAS VEGAS, NV, US	23,700	20

Miranda	638	1	Frank Russomanno	NEWARK, NJ, US	25,100	21
Miranda	638	2	Bruce Levitt	BEVERLY HILLS, CA, US	32,400	27
Miranda	638	3	Christopher Gentile	PLAINFIELD, IL, US	17,200	14
Miranda	638	4	James Van Alstyne	LAS VEGAS, NV, US	21,700	18
Miranda	638	5	Ray Medlin Jr,	Manassas, VA, US	20,200	17
Miranda	638	6	Sun Qiang	Glen Head, NY, US	50,000	42
Miranda	638	7	Claudangelo Beaudouin	KISSIMMEE, FL, US	17,700	15
Miranda	638	8	Chip Jett	HENDERSON, NV, US	9,200	8
Miranda	638	9	Jim Hagan	BRANDON, FL, US	41,300	34

Miranda	639	1	Jessie Bryant	CONWAY, AR, US	25,100	21
Miranda	639	2	Michael Gambony	Gurnee, IL, US	26,700	22
Miranda	639	3	Anthony Arvidson	SCOTTSDALE, AZ, US	23,700	20
Miranda	639	4	Jon Turner	HENDERSON, NV, US	26,600	22
Miranda	639	5	Timothy Malone	RENO, NV, US	10,400	9
Miranda	639	6	Doo Paik	Santa Ana, CA, US	17,100	14
Miranda	639	8	Bradley Viner	NORTHWOOD, , GB	40,700	34
Miranda	639	9	Daniel Maor	San Jose, CA, US	30,700	26

Miranda	640	1	Kate Hoang	Federal Way, WA, US	26,900	22
Miranda	640	2	Jason Trittipo	Clayton, NC, US	14,100	12
Miranda	640	3	David Bach	ATHENS, GA, US	16,600	14
Miranda	640	4	Erle Mankin	SACRAMENTO, CA, US	23,100	19
Miranda	640	5	Kirk Atamian	Boston, MA, US	6,600	6
Miranda	640	6	Brian Kelley	SHREVEPORT, LA, US	25,000	21
Miranda	640	7	Octaviano Duran	Palm Springs, CA, US	24,200	20
Miranda	640	8	Denny Axel	LAS VEGAS, NV, US	43,300	36
Miranda	640	9	John Monnette	PALMDALE, CA, US	27,300	23

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2017 World Series of Poker

2017 World Series of Poker

Rex Clinkscales Leads After Day 1 of Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8 or Better