Day 1 has concluded for Event #97: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed here at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP). The tournament attracted 844 entrants, generating a prize pool of $2,253,480. Scott Ball finished the night with the biggest stack in the room at 1,015,000 chips, a stack worth 254 big blinds going into Day 2. Other top stacks at the end of the night include Shaun Deeb (761,000) and Alex Livingston (756,000).
Among the notables to advance to Day 2 are Jesse Lonis (732,000), Ian Matakis (405,000), Alex Foxen (351,000), Ethan Yau (275,000), Dylan Weisman (224,000), Calvin Anderson (199,000) and Yuri Dzivielevski (126,000).
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Ball | United States | 1,015,000 | 254 |
| 2 | Stanislav Barshak | United States | 779,000 | 195 |
| 3 | Hokyiu Lee | Hong Kong | 774,000 | 194 |
| 4 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 761,000 | 190 |
| 5 | Alex Livingston | Canada | 756,000 | 189 |
| 6 | Jesse Lonis | United States | 732,000 | 183 |
| 7 | Ryan Hughes | United States | 691,000 | 173 |
| 8 | Ronald Keijzer | Netherlands | 677,000 | 169 |
| 9 | Elior Sion | United Kingdom | 612,000 | 153 |
| 10 | Mihail Andonov | Sweden | 604,000 | 151 |
Others who entered the tournament but fell before the end of Day 1 include Cliff Josephy, Chance Kornuth, David Prociak, Chris Hunichen, Benny Glaser, Ren Lin and Daniel Negreanu.
Zachary Reinbold also bagged an above-average stack, finishing the night with 417,000. Reinbold has momentum on his side after a deep run in Event #90: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed, where he finished eighth for $25,719 and will look to follow up that impressive performance with another deep run in this event.
Day 2 begins Tuesday, July 16, at 1 p.m. local time. The action starts at Level 13 with blinds at 2,000/4,000 and a 4,000 big blind ante. The plan is to play ten hour-long levels with a 15-minute break after every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break scheduled after Level 16 at approximately 7:30 p.m. Players will be entering Day 2 close to the money bubble, with 134 returning and the top 127 players being guaranteed at least a min-cash of $6,021.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the action for this and every other remaining bracelet event at the 2024 World Series of Poker hosted at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
