Welcome to Day 2 Coverage Of Event #72 $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo
The business end of Event #72 $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo will begin soon inside Paris Ballroom at the 2022 World Series of Poker. . The 223 competitors from the 771 initial entries are aiming to become the recipient of the WSOP Gold Bracelet and $195,565 up top.
Yesterday, Kate Krinkl finished as chip leader with 280,000 in their stack, she'll be looking to secure her first-ever recorded cash today with the bubble bursting at 116 players.
There are plenty of bracelet holders in contention for the top prize including David Prociak (244,000), James Chen, (223,500), Rob Hollink (219,000), and Chance Kornuth (207,500)
It remains to be seen if Shaun Deeb and Ari Oxman will be playing for double or nothing with their prop bet from Day 1, where Deeb bet Oxman $500 that he wouldn't survive the day despite holding over 100,000 in chips during level five. Oxman made it through and won the bet despite Deeb's own best efforts to eliminate him at the end of the day.
Event #72: $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Low 8 or Better Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kate Krickl | United States | 280,500 | |
| 2 | Mark Erickson | United States | 262,000 | |
| 3 | David Prociak | United States | 244,000 | |
| 4 | Giuseppe Liantonio | United States | 243,000 | |
| 5 | James Chen | Taiwan | 223,500 | |
| 6 | Lisa Ahumada | United States | 220,500 | |
| 7 | Michael Hernke | United States | 219,500 | |
| 8 | Rob Hollink | United States | 219,000 | |
| 9 | Andres Korn | Argentina | 208,000 | |
| 10 | Chance Kornuth | United States | 207,500 |
Each table will play seven hands of Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better, Limit Omaha 8 or Better, and Big O (5 Card Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better) in rotation.
Cards will be in the air at 2 p.m. local time in the white section of Paris Ballroom with ten 60-minute levels to be played today. There is a dinner break after Level 21 (around 8,30 p.m. PDT).
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