Jaros Bags Day 1 Chip Lead in Event #6: €5,000 Pot Limit Omaha
After 14 action-packed levels Day 1 has reached a conclusion in Event #6: €5,000 Pot Limit Omaha here at King's Resort in Rozvadov. The event attracted 202 entrants to create a total prize pool of €911,525 with 52 players finding a bag for Day 2. Among the 52 survivors, Patrik Jaros seized the chip lead in dominant fashion, finishing the day with 1,399,000 chips worth 175 big blinds. Jaros is the only play to finish the night with over 1,000,000 in chips.
Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrik Jaros | Czechia | 1,399,000 | 175 |
| 2 | Omar Eljach | Sweden | 914,000 | 114 |
| 3 | Diana Volcovschi | Portugal | 904,000 | 113 |
| 4 | Kasparas Klezys | Lithuania | 853,000 | 107 |
| 5 | Wing Po Liu | Hong Kong | 788,000 | 99 |
| 6 | Jerry Odeen | Sweden | 783,000 | 98 |
| 7 | Shawn Stroke | United States | 769,000 | 96 |
| 8 | Alexi Skoulos | Sweden | 747,000 | 93 |
| 9 | Michael Rodrigues | Portugal | 747,000 | 93 |
| 10 | Bernd Gleissner | Germany | 670,000 | 84 |
Jaros is most closely followed by Omar Eljach (914,000) and Diana Volcovschi (904,000). Interestingly, all three players also made the final table in Event #2: €550 Pot Limit Omaha earlier this week. Jaros took seventh and Volcovschi finished as the runner up, while Eljach won the event for his second WSOP bracelet.
Other notable players to bag and tag for Day 2 include Daniel Dvoress (381,000), Roland Israelashvili (266,000), Felipe Ketzer (158,000), Felipe Ramos (73,000) as well as bracelet winners Jerry Odeen (783,000), Michael Rodrigues (747,000), Oleksii Kovalchuk (643,000), Renji Mao (302,000), Anson Tsang (223,000), Jonathan Pastore (165,000), Jan-Peter Jachtmann (160,000) and Tong Li (133,000). Ren Lin (81,000) also managed to find a bag after reentering a total of six times.
The likes of Vivian Saliba, Barny Boatman, Martin Kabrhel, Stephen Chidwick, Viktor Blom, Max Pescatori, Niklas Astedt, James Chen and Aaron Duczak weren't so lucky and were sent to the rail before the end of Day 1.
The action picks up at 1 p.m. local time tomorrow on level 15 with blinds of 4,000/8,000 and an 8,000 big blind ante. Whereas Day 1 was an opportunity for early chip leaders to emerge and position themselves to make a deep run, Day 2 will be a sprint to the finish and will play until a winner is crowned.
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