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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, and Krimerman check-called another pot-sized bet.
turn, both players checked.
, pairing the board, and after checking, Krimerman faced a bet of 40,000.
and folded face up, sending nines full into the muck.
, with Boatman's pair of fives actually scooping the pot and eliminating Krickl
flop, Mark Jenkins checked from the small blind, Chance Kornuth bet from the big blind and Laurette Thurber called in the hijack. Jenkins then also called and the trio saw a turn card.
, and after Jenkins checked again, Kornuth bet once more and Thurber called again, leaving herself just 40,000 behind. Jenkins folded to leave the pot heads-up.
for a queen-high straight, which prompted Kornuth to toss his cards into the muck.
for top pair, top kicker with the nut flush draw.
on the board, and Boatman bet pot. Hollink called and Romanos re-potted all in for about 360,000. Boatman moved in and Hollink called for a bit under 500,000.
for a set of tens that rivered the nut flush with no low on board. Hollink's cards went into the muck, and Romanos showed 
for a turned straight, which was crushed on the river by Boatman, sending him to the rail as well.
flop, James Chen checked in the small blind and Esther Taylor tossed out a bet of 10,000, saying "small, small."
turn, Chen checked again, and along with another declaration of "small, small," Taylor bet 50,000. Friedman called again, but Chen folded.
on the turn gave Thurber additional flush outs but the 
river was a brick and Boatman scooped the pot and increased his dominant lead.
completed the board to give Erickson a double and the chip lead. 
