Day 2 of Event #80: $3,000 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha Starts at 2 p.m.
Day 2 of Event #80: $3,000 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha commences today at 2 p.m. local time inside the Amazon Room at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino
Day 1 attracted 496 entries who created a $1,324,320 prize pool, and played down to just 122 players.
Leading the way into Day 2 is Ruslan Nazarenko who enters the day with a massive stack of 616,500. He is the chip leader by some distance, but there are many notables still alive including; Chino Rheem (500,000), Maxx Coleman (496,000), Michael Moncek (445,000), and James Mordue (420,000), who all bring more than 400,000 to the table today.
Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruslan Nazarenko | United Kingdom | 616,500 | 247 |
| 2 | Chino Rheem | United States | 500,000 | 200 |
| 3 | Maxx Coleman | United States | 496,000 | 198 |
| 4 | Steven Forman | United States | 460,000 | 184 |
| 5 | Michael Moncek | United States | 445,500 | 178 |
| 6 | James Mordue | United States | 419,000 | 168 |
| 7 | Joseph Haug | United States | 358,500 | 143 |
| 8 | Uri Reichenstein | Israel | 357,500 | 143 |
| 9 | Michael Hudson | United States | 334,500 | 134 |
| 10 | Robert Emmerson | United Kingdom | 316,500 | 127 |
Other notables who will be gunning for a deep run on Day 2 include Uri Reichenstein (357,000), Michael Hudson (334,500), Anatolii Zyrin (280,500), and Ali Imsirovic (268,500).
Action starts today at 2 p.m. local time with blinds of 1,000/2,500. Ten more one-hour levels are on the schedule with a 15-minute break occurring after every two levels, and there will be a one-hour dinner break after the sixth hour of play.
There will be a lot of work to be done to reach the money as only the top 75 places will be paid out at least $4,819, while the winner of the event will take home $280,916 along with the coveted WSOP bracelet.
Event #80: $3K PLO Payouts
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $280,916 |
| 2 | $173,613 |
| 3 | $116,106 |
| 4 | $79,368 |
| 5 | $55,485 |
| 6 | $39,688 |
| 7 | $29,063 |
| 8-9 | $21,800 |
| 10-12 | $16,760 |
| 13-16 | $13,215 |
| 17-25 | $10,692 |
| 25-30 | $8,885 |
| 31-36 | $7,587 |
| 37-42 | $6,664 |
| 43-48 | $6,024 |
| 49-54 | $5,648 |
| 55-60 | $5,271 |
| 61-75 | $4,819 |
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flop and only Semel called.
and Engel stuck in his last 11,500. Semel called again.
and Engel could not improve and was eliminated.
for trip threes to take down the massive pot and propel him over one million in chips.
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