Defending Champion Le Among Day 1 Chip Leaders of $10,000 PLO Championship
Another record-setting field of 641 entries and counting came together in the Paris Ballroom for a massive Day 1 of WSOP Event #69: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship (8-handed).
With registration open until the start of Day 2 on Sunday, the field will continue to grow to smash the former record of 518 entries from 2019, with Scott Seiver (452,000) and defending champion Tommy Le (400,000) among the biggest stacks to advance.
Event #69: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | Country | CHIP COUNT | Big blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Majid Yahyaei | United States | 701,000 | 280 |
| 2 | Peter Levine | United States | 521,000 | 208 |
| 3 | Kazuhiko Yotsushika | Japan | 445,500 | 178 |
| 4 | Scott Seiver | United States | 425,000 | 170 |
| 5 | Stephen Burns | United States | 417,500 | 167 |
| 6 | Joachim Haraldstad | Norway | 410,000 | 164 |
| 7 | Tommy Le | United States | 400,000 | 160 |
| 8 | Eduardo Bernal Sanchez | Colombia | 383,000 | 153 |
| 9 | Luis Velador | United States | 381,500 | 153 |
| 10 | Robert Valden | United States | 381,000 | 152 |
Patrick Leonard (342,000), Allan Le (330,000), and Ken Aldridge (312,000) are among others to bag big, while 2019 champion Dash Dudley (65,000), Bruno Fitoussi (60,000), Matt Glantz, (39,000), and three-time bracelet winner Phillip Hui (26,500) are among those with some work ahead of them on Day 2.
With so many entries in the field there were also plenty of notables to not survive the day including multi-time bracelet winners Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, Shaun Deeb, and Mike Matusow to name just a few.
All told, 264 of the original 641 will return Sunday to the Paris Ballroom at 2 p.m. As mentioned, several more are likely to enter before the start of play Sunday. Blinds will start at 1,000/2,500 with a 2,500 big blind ante. Last-minute registrants will start with 24 big blinds.
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