Ben Lamb Stacks Up Huge On Day 1 of Event #52: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
After a dramatic day at the felt, Event #52: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship at the World Series of Poker will be a record-setting affair, with registration still open until the start of Level 11 on Sunday. 494 players hit the felt, already eclipsing last year's 476 player field.
When the smoke had cleared, one of the biggest stacks in the room was none other than Ben Lamb, who won this event back in 2011, defeating Sami Kelopuro in heads-up play to win his only bracelet and $813,346. Lamb went on an absolute tear near the end of the day to bag up 343,700 in chips, which should be near the top of the counts.
Sasha Liu had a super swingy day, as she was involved in many notable pots throughout the day, but she managed to end on the right side of the pendulum by night's end, bagging a healthy 242,300 to take on to Sunday.
Other notables that managed to navigate their way to Day 2 include Chris O'Hara (278,000), Kahle Burns (210,200), Ryan Laplante (206,000), Daniel Negreanu (195,000), Phil Galfond (147,600), Daniel Alaei (138,000), Robert Mizrachi (126,500), and Sam Soverel (66,000).
The clock showed that 253 players made it through tonight's flight, a little over half of the field that fired today; with registration still open, that number will almost certainly increase by the beginning of play tomorrow.
Not everyone was fortunate enough to make it through the day, and some of those we lost include former WSOP Main Event champs Joe Hachem and Scotty Nguyen, WSOP bracelet winners Bryn Kenney, Rep Porter, David Williams, Leif Force, Max Pescatori, Michael Mizrachi, and Ayaz Mahmood. Len Ashby, Jesse Sylvia, Tony Miles, and Matt Shepsky also were unable to notch a Day 2 bag.
Play resumes at 2 p.m. on Sunday at blinds of 1,000/2,000 and PokerNews will be right here to catch all the action as we march on towards crowning this year's $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha champ!
board, and Bryn Kenney jammed for around 40,000 next to act. Benyamine snap-called.
river, and Benyamine knocked Kenney out.
board from the big blind, and Oleg Eltsov bet enough to put Laplante all in for his last 26,800. Laplante went deep into the tank for four minutes, mumbling to himself at times, and studying the 42,000 already in the pot. He eventually placed calling chips in the pot.
, and Laplante rolled over 
for aces-up and the double.
completed the board on the river, and the small blind checked. Negreanu bet 25,000, and the middle position player quickly folded. The small blind looked at the board, then said, "I improved on the river..." before folding.
board from the big blind, and 2005 WSOP Main Event champ Joe Hachem bet 18,000 from the cutoff. Liu potted it to put Hachem in for his last 33,000, and he called after a moment in the tank.
flop, and he bet 3,000. Only Klein called.
turn, and the button bet 11,800. Klein tanked for a minute before saying, "Raise pot." The total was 49,400, and Klein had around 10,000 left behind. The button elected to fold, and Klein said, "This is MAGA country!" as he raked in the pot.
