2017 World Series of Poker

Event #54: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a1032
Prize
$938,732
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$4,023,200
Entries
428
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
0

Title Defender Shack-Harris Thrives on Day 1 of the Record-Breaking $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 0 ante
Brandon Shack-Harris
Brandon Shack-Harris

This year's $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship saw a massive turnout of 428 players, making it the biggest edition of this tournament in history by ten runners (418 players in 2014).

The first ten levels of the tournament reduced the field to less than a half, leaving only 186 players hope to reach the $938,732 top prize, including the title defender Brandon Shack-Harris.

Shack-Harris was one of the driving forces on Day 1, building a promising 299,500 stack for the next stage. Last year, Shack-Harris ranked 36th at the end of Day 1 with 176,600 in his bag.

The reigning champion is among the tournament top ten but the pole position is in strong possession of Sorin Drajneanu, who climbed to 469,200 in the last level, leaving all of his opponents far behind.

With just over $100,000 in live tournament cashes to his name, Drajneanu certainly isn't one of the familiar faces in $10,000 Championship events. Most of his previous reported notches came in his hometown Bucharest, Romania's capital.

Drajneanu has been flying under the radar so far, leaving the spotlight to many other notable players who took to the felt. As is always the case, the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship drew a star-studded line-up. Drajneanu's nearest rival looked to be Andjelko Andrejevic, who's on 369,400. Andrejevic knocked out Jason Mercier in the penultimate level of the day and managed to add a lot more chips during the remaining session.

Pot-Limit Omaha specialist Jeff Madsen was among those who thrived on Day 1, bagging 219,800. The four-time bracelet winner was sitting next to Daniel Negreanu. Madsen first dropped about a half of his stack but hit an uphill swing when he tangled in a three-way pot against Negreanu and Daniel Weinman.

Negreanu was all-in preflop with jacks and queen-ten, while Madsen ended up all-in on the flop, holding double-suited aces. Weinman had flopped a wrap and bottom pair, seeking a double knockout, but Madsen's aces remained the winning hand. Madsen busted Negreanu in addition to a full double through Weinman, catapulting his stack back over the starting line.

Other well-known players who climbed over the virtual average chip-line included Johnny Lodden (270,000), Dermot Blain (214,000), Ben Lamb (189,200), Dmitry Yurasov (182,900), Roberto Romanello (179,800), Justin Bonomo (160,500), Mike Gorodinsky (150,200) and Shaun Deeb (144,600).

They will continue maneuvering their belongings on Day 2, which kicks off Thursday at 12 p.m. in the Brasilia Room. Tune to PokerNews for the live coverage to see which of the remaining players will make a deep run at the title.

RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
Brasilia7061Benjamin PollakFrance38,00019
Brasilia7062Yuriy BoykoIreland109,60055
Brasilia7063Yan Shing TsangChina204,000102
Brasilia7064Ben HamnettUnited States97,00049
Brasilia7065John O'SheaIreland30,00015
Brasilia7066Luis Velador Jr,United States138,20069
Brasilia7067Alexey MakarovRussia122,20061
Brasilia7068Scott BaumsteinUnited States37,20019
       
Brasilia7071Oliver WeisGermany85,80043
Brasilia7072Tony CousineauUnited States90,00045
Brasilia7073Brent RobertsUnited States75,80038
Brasilia7074Loren KleinUnited States89,60045
Brasilia7075James EgererUnited States144,80072
Brasilia7077Michail KarapanosGreece79,00040
Brasilia7078Dmitry YurasovRussia182,90091
       
Brasilia7081Melad MarjiUnited States90,00045
Brasilia7082Brock ParkerUnited States119,90060
Brasilia7083Juha HelppiFinland129,20065
Brasilia7084Daniel DiPasqualeUnited States13,9007
Brasilia7085Rory Rees-BrennanIreland80,00040
Brasilia7086Bogdan CapitanRomania199,800100
Brasilia7087Nghia LeUnited States182,00091
Brasilia7088Millard HaleUnited States167,70084
       
Brasilia7091Patrick LiangUnited States35,20018
Brasilia7092Yevgeniy TimoshenkoUnited States85,60043
Brasilia7093Ian O'HaraUnited States106,40053
Brasilia7094Jaspal BrarCanada144,00072
Brasilia7095Jefferey FosterUnited States106,40053
Brasilia7097Florent AubertFrance111,10056
Brasilia7098Isaac BaronUnited States114,30057
       
Brasilia7101Alex ManzanoChile88,10044
Brasilia7102Eric HicksUnited States25,50013
Brasilia7103Jason BeckmanUnited States21,00011
Brasilia7104Jim McCrinkUnited States76,10038
Brasilia7105Murat TolekGermany159,50080
Brasilia7106Shaome YangUnited States119,30060
Brasilia7107Sean RemzUnited States96,40048
Brasilia7108The NguyenUnited States117,00059
       
Brasilia7111Jerome EvansGermany108,40054
Brasilia7112Paul LeckeyIreland36,80018
Brasilia7113Micah SmithUnited States25,00013
Brasilia7114Kurt FruchtmanCanada52,70026
Brasilia7115Justin BonomoUnited States160,50080
Brasilia7116Dau LyUnited States58,00029
Brasilia7117Chris FergusonUnited States39,40020
       
Brasilia7118Alberto FonsecaCroatia220,000110
Brasilia7121Jon HoelleinUnited States83,50042
Brasilia7122Gionni DemersUnited States138,60069
Brasilia7123Leif ForceUnited States76,10038
Brasilia7124Sorin DrajneanuUnited States469,700235
Brasilia7125John MonnetteUnited States128,80064
Brasilia7126Miltiadis KypiakidesUnited States229,000115
Brasilia7127Eric CloutierIreland93,00047
Brasilia7128Ryan LenaghanUnited States92,30046
       
Brasilia7131Jonas EntinUnited States145,10073
Brasilia7132Travis PearsonUnited States118,70059
Brasilia7133Casey CarrollUnited States70,80035
Brasilia7134Samay ParikhUnited States44,10022
Brasilia7135Aleksei AltshullerRussia188,60094
Brasilia7136Cole JacksonUnited States61,70031
Brasilia7137Bobby OboodiUnited States132,60066
Brasilia7138Michael McguireUnited States78,20039
       
Brasilia7141Vivian Truglio SalibaUnited States129,40065
Brasilia7142Andjelko AndrejevicUnited States369,400185
Brasilia7143Gordon VayoUnited States33,00017
Brasilia7144Anton BertillsonSweden36,60018
Brasilia7145Dermot BlainIreland214,000107
Brasilia7146John CrispUnited States77,90039
Brasilia7147Jonathan ZarinUnited States123,40062
Brasilia7148Nikolai SearsUnited States135,80068
       
Brasilia7151David ParedesUnited States85,00043
Brasilia7152Dapreesch ScatesUnited States39,10020
Brasilia7153Ioannis Angelou KonstasUnited States78,10039
Brasilia7154Arvi VainionkulmaFinland320,200160
Brasilia7155Chris LeeUnited States138,50069
Brasilia7156Ryan MillerUnited States168,40084
Brasilia7157Robert ParkUnited States189,60095
Brasilia7158Brian JordanUnited States82,00041
       
Brasilia7161Orlando RomeroUnited States90,30045
Brasilia7162Ola AmundsgardNorway116,90058
Brasilia7163Andrew LiporaceUnited States93,00047
Brasilia7164Mike GorodinskyUnited States150,20075
Brasilia7165Bruce YamronUnited States125,30063
Brasilia7166Timothy BatowUnited States172,20086
Brasilia7167Shaun DeebUnited States144,60072
Brasilia7168Johnny LoddenNorway270,000135
       
Brasilia7171Andrew WatsonUnited States87,60044
Brasilia7172Liam O'DonoghueIreland72,20036
Brasilia7173Brandon AllenUnited States92,10046
Brasilia7174Felipe RamosBrazil105,60053
Brasilia7175Roberto RomanelloUnited Kingdom179,80090
Brasilia7176Corey HochmanUnited States247,500124
Brasilia7177Junayed KhanUnited States75,50038
Brasilia7178DID NOT REPORT 2United States210,800105
       
Brasilia7181Eddie OchanaUnited States269,000135
Brasilia7183Dan ShakUnited States255,100128
Brasilia7184Henri KoivistoFinland89,90045
Brasilia7185Andrew BrownUnited States90,00045
Brasilia7186Cyrus PartowUnited States192,30096
Brasilia7187Camilo ManriqueCanada71,20036
Brasilia7188David "ODB" BakerUnited States45,00023
       
Brasilia7191Michael KrasienkoUnited States160,20080
Brasilia7192Daniel WeinmanUnited States132,00066
Brasilia7193John RiordanUnited States200,600100
Brasilia7194Alper KostemTurkey66,20033
Brasilia7195Christopher SensoliUnited States142,00071
Brasilia7196Aaron OvertonUnited States25,50013
Brasilia7198Brandon Shack-HarrisUnited States301,200151
       
Brasilia7201Scott DaviesCanada40,50020
Brasilia7202Jack DuongUnited States75,30038
Brasilia7203Anthony ZinnoUnited States34,60017
Brasilia7204Benjamin EilersUnited States80,80040
Brasilia7205Michael KamranUnited States190,00095
Brasilia7206Jerry AtkinsUnited States81,10041
Brasilia7207Randel BrownUnited States250,400125
       
Brasilia7211Gavin PoloneUnited States81,20041
Brasilia7212Jesse YaginumaUnited States137,10069
Brasilia7213Patrick MahoneyUnited States264,300132
Brasilia7214Daniel GeengUnited States103,70052
Brasilia7215Christian HarderUnited States170,20085
Brasilia7216John RacenerUnited States66,90033
Brasilia7217Jianguo RuanAustralia89,80045
Brasilia7218Garrett GreerUnited States56,60028
       
Brasilia7221Norbert SzecsiHungary95,70048
Brasilia7222Kory KilpatrickUnited States137,50069
Brasilia7223Robert CowenUnited Kingdom203,300102
Brasilia7224David Len AshbyUnited States139,80070
Brasilia7225Jarred GrahamGermany109,20055
Brasilia7226Arthur MorrisUnited States57,20029
Brasilia7227Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom97,80049
Brasilia7228Sean KapulUnited States38,20019
       
Brasilia7231Howard MillianUnited States157,40079
Brasilia7232Mosley DominiqueUnited States165,00083
Brasilia7233Kevin EysterUnited States114,30057
Brasilia7234Grazvydas KontautasLithuania56,30028
Brasilia7235Jean FerreiraCanada93,00047
Brasilia7236Mark ScacewaterUnited States52,00026
Brasilia7237Connor DrinanUnited States100,40050
Brasilia7238Ryan YearsleyUnited States35,80018
       
Brasilia7241Sajan ThomasUnited States103,20052
Brasilia7242Christopher FrankIreland94,30047
Brasilia7243Sean RafaelUnited States194,70097
Brasilia7244Jeff MadsenUnited States219,800110
Brasilia7245Ryan D'AngeloUnited States80,90040
Brasilia7246Sebastian BastianBahamas43,20022
Brasilia7247Ryan DayUnited States88,00044
Brasilia7248Eoghan O'DeaIreland127,20064
       
Brasilia7251Matt StoutUnited States53,80027
Brasilia7253Ben LambUnited States189,20095
Brasilia7254Mike SextonUnited States73,50037
Brasilia7255Jason DeWittUnited States150,20075
Brasilia7256Fredrick AnderssonSweden118,00059
Brasilia7257Scott EskenaziUnited States74,20037
Brasilia7258Maxim BabkoCanada149,90075
       
Brasilia7261Chris GeorgeUnited States70,10035
Brasilia7262Ben YuUnited States67,00034
Brasilia7263Max LehmanskiGermany27,70014
Brasilia7264Daniel HarmetzUnited States131,00066
Brasilia7265Fernando BruncaBrazil68,20034
Brasilia7266Brad RubenUnited States95,70048
Brasilia7267Daniel ReijmerNetherlands82,60041
Brasilia7268Scott ClementsUnited States224,200112
       
Brasilia7271Usman SiddiqueUnited Kingdom108,00054
Brasilia7272Ralph PerryUnited States82,30041
Brasilia7273Mattias De SmidtIreland140,60070
Brasilia7274Igor SharaskinRussia46,20023
Brasilia7275Toby LewisUnited Kingdom49,40025
Brasilia7276Cylus WatsonUnited States87,20044
Brasilia7277Molichisa NgethUnited States115,20058
Brasilia7278[Removed:321] AbediaraniUnited States65,00033
       
Brasilia7281Sam TrickettUnited Kingdom106,00053
Brasilia7282Alex VenovskiUnited States82,50041
Brasilia7283Jonathan AbdellatifBelgium22,70011
Brasilia7284Lance HowardUnited States50,00025
Brasilia7285Frank WilliamsUnited States102,50051
Brasilia7286Hani MioUnited States193,30097
Brasilia7287Evan KrentzmanUnited States69,40035
Brasilia7288Robert AngottaUnited States36,40018
       
Brasilia7291Kristopgher TongUnited States300,800-
Brasilia7292David CallaghanIreland205,000103
Brasilia7293Zeik TuitIreland57,40029
Brasilia7294Quan ZhouChina199,800100
Brasilia7295[Removed:4]Germany40,00020
Brasilia7296Philip WiszowatyUnited States39,00020
Brasilia7297Alex BolotinUnited States88,90044
Brasilia7298Alan ReyfUnited States81,00041

Tags: Andjelko AndrejevicBen LambBrandon Shack-HarrisDaniel NegreanuDaniel WeinmanDermot BlainDmitry YurasovJason MercierJeff MadsenJohnny LoddenJustin BonomoMike GorodinskyRoberto RomanelloShaun Deeb