Matt Woodward raised to 6,000 from under the gun and only John Esposito called, from the small blind.
Esposito check-called for 3,000 on the flop, before action checked through on the turn. Esposito bet 6,000 on the river and Woodward gave up while commenting he had made a big fold.
The last hand has been completed and the 108 remaining players are bagging their chips for Day 2. Today's action saw 180 entries, generating a prize pool of $1,678,500.
Recap, chip counts and seat draw to follow shortly.
After 10 levels of the play at Paris, Las Vegas, the field of 180 in the Event #15: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship was cut down to 94 players, with Bryce Yockey (398,000) ending Day 1 as the chip leader.
Rounding out the top three chip stacks are Ray Dehkharghani (350,000) and Jesse Klein (333,000).
The prize pool currently stands at $1,678,500, but that figure could still increase as late registration is open until the beginning of Day 2, which kicks off at 2 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, June 8.
Event #15: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Top 10 Chip Counts
Place
Name
Country
Chip Count
1
Bryce Yockey
United States
398,000
2
Ray Dehkharghani
United States
350,000
3
Jesse Klein
United States
333,000
4
Bart O'Connell
United States
295,000
5
Aditya Prasetyo
United States
248,000
6
Alex Livingston
Canada
240,000
7
John Esposito
United States
240,000
8
Perry Friedman
United States
214,000
9
David Prociak
United States
214,000
10
Kosei Ichinose
Japan
209,000
A flood of stellar names were on show from the get-go, with Daniel Negreanu, Allen Kessler, David Benyamine and Dragana Mackelprang all taking their seats at the start of play.
More famous faces trickled in as the day progressed. Defending champion Ari Engel made a brief cameo, but his elimination ensured that a new champion will be crowned.
Three-time WSOP bracelet winner Julien Martini was another player fall at the first hurdle, after he was deposed by Aditya Prasetyo. Negreanu was also a Day 1 casualty after Jason Riesenberg cracked his pocket kings.
Notable names such as Mike Matusow, Todd Brunson and Jake Schwartz all managed to pilot a stack over to the second day of festivities. Matusow made a steady climb throughout the day while Schwartz and Brunson were late entries that ran up a stack.
Esther Taylor is currently the only female player in attendance and has a healthy stack of 103,000.
The remaining players will return Wednesday, June 8 at 2 p.m. PT at Paris, Las Vegas to continue on their quest for the coveted gold bracelet. Stay tuned to PokerNews for live updates on all of the action.
Event #15: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
flop before they called a bet from Woodward. The same action took place on the 
turn, but this time Brown folded. 
river. Woodward showed his 
for two pair, kings and nines to add to his stack.
flop, before action checked through on the 
turn. Esposito bet 6,000 on the 
river and Woodward gave up while commenting he had made a big fold.
