Williams Runs It Up on Day 1 of Event #45: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed
After registration ended on Day 1, there were 1,438 entries into Event #45: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed at the 2022 WSOP from Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas. From that field, a prize pool of $1,918,395 was generated and 216 made it into the money.
There were 97 players who advanced and first place will take home $311,782. They will all return on Tuesday, June 22, at noon, and play down to five players.
Event #45: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Stefansky | United States | 1,660,000 | 166 |
| 2 | John Riordan | United States | 972,000 | 97 |
| 3 | Vincent Moscati | United States | 959,000 | 96 |
| 4 | Mark Liedtke | United States | 943,000 | 94 |
| 5 | Daniel Tordjman | France | 853,000 | 85 |
| 6 | Hossein Ghodosi | United States | 826,000 | 83 |
| 7 | Dylan Weisman | United States | 803,000 | 80 |
| 8 | David Levy | United States | 784,000 | 78 |
| 9 | Sander Van Wesemael | Netherlands | 772,000 | 77 |
| 10 | David Williams | United States | 769,000 | 77 |
At day's end, WSOP bracelet winner David Williams (769,000) bagged one of the biggest stacks in the room. Williams surged up the leaderboard on the bubble and never looked back. The same could be said for Dylan Weisman (803,000) and Brandon Cantu (700,000) who will enter Day 2 with big stacks.
Chino Rheem (335,000) was on top of the leaderboard for most of the day, but he gave most of his chips up on one of the last hands of the night when Joshua Stefansky (1,660,000) made a huge call for a massive double. Stefansky will take a big advantage into Day 2.
A few other notables to find a bag included Erick Lindgren (127,000), Michael Holtz (420,000), and Johann Ibanez (244,000).
Some of the notables to play but bust on Day 1 included defending champion and reigning WSOP Player of the Year Josh Arieh. Arieh made the money but did not find a bag. Also in the field was last year’s runner-up and two-time bracelet winner Tommy Le who also bowed out by the end of the night.
A few others to fire a bullet included Daniel Negreanu, Pete Chen, Erik Seidel, Phil Hellmuth, and Ken Aldridge to name a few.
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river and Joshua Stefansky bet 195,000. Table chip leader Chino Rheem then moved all in to send Stefanky deep into the tank. 
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river changed anything as both Holloway and Jachtmann were sent to the rail.
and Holloway checked. Kakon continued for 10,000 and Holloway moved in for 29,000 total. Kakon thought it over before laying it down. 
runout was clean as he scored the knockout.
turn. WSOP bracelet winner David Williams shoved for 375,000 and his opponent called after a long tank. 
turn when an early position player bet 59,000 and the cutoff called. 
