Stephen Song Tops The Charts in the $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Event
Day 1 of Event #30: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed, part of the exciting 2022 World Series of Poker at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas, saw an incredible turnout. Some 1,891 players bought in, over 800 more than the 2021 edition of this event, yet only 108 had chips in front of them after the completion of the 17th level.
Stephen Song, who won a bracelet in a $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em event in 2019, bagged up a tournament-leading stack of 1,404,000 chips when time was called on the day's action. Song rode his luck during the opening day's action, including cracking aces twice with a heart flush.
Event #30: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Song | United States | 1,404,000 | 140 |
| 2 | Pedro Arroyos | United States | 1,365,000 | 136 |
| 3 | William Kopp | United States | 1,163,000 | 116 |
| 4 | Chino Rheem | United States | 1,100,000 | 110 |
| 5 | Jerold Saeman | United States | 950,000 | 95 |
| 6 | Thomas Taylor | Canada | 820,000 | 82 |
| 7 | Joseph Bernthold | United States | 798,000 | 79 |
| 8 | Jeffrey Trudeau Jr | United States | 794,000 | 79 |
| 9 | Manuel Stojanovic | Austria | 787,000 | 78 |
| 10 | Johann Ibanez | Colombia | 712,000 | 71 |
Pedro Arroyos returns on Day 2 with 1,365,000 chips, enough for second place at the restart. Arroyos was involved in a monster hand late into proceedings, one that sent three players to the rail at once.
William Kopp (1,163,000) and Chino Rheem (1,100,000) were the other two players who had the welcomed problem of having to fit seven figures worth of chips into their overnight chip bag.
Plenty of stellar names find themselves in the mix going into Day 2. Dylan Weisman (623,000), Anthony Denove (460,000), Maurice Hawkins (422,000), Ryan Laplante (378,000), James Dempsey (292,000), Barny Boatman (263,000), Kevin MacPhee (234,000), and Bruno Fitoussi (216,000), are still in with a shot at becoming this tournament's champion.
Each of the returning 108 players are guaranteed to take home at least $2,419 for the efforts after the bubble burst on Day 1.
Such luminaries as John Kabbaj, Ryan Riess, Calvin Anderson, Tony Cousineau, Martin Finger, Joshua Field, and Daniel Zack all reached the money places but could not make it through to the conclusion of Day 1.
Play resumes at noon local time on Wednesday, June 15, at Bally's. The players come back to blinds of 5,000/10,000 and the plan is to play down to the final five players. Make sure you tune into PokerNews on June 15 as we bring you all the action, as it happens, from the $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed event, in addition to coverage of every bracelet-awarding tournament at the 2022 World Series of Poker.