The event reaches Day3 with 50 players still in, $1,086,967 up top.
The $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed (Event #52) generated 518 entries, for a prize pool of $4,869,200, with 78 places paid. The remaining field has already reached the money, as only 50 players survived Day2. All of them are already guaranteed a $17,837 payday, but the $1.086 million top prize and the gold bracelet looks slightly better.
The seasoned pro, Daniel Alaei is the current chip leader, after ending the second day with 1,985,000. He’s followed by several well-known pros, with the likes of Luke Schwartz (2nd; 1,700,000) who’s just won a bracelet in the $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw (EV#49), 2018 POY Shaun Deeb (3rd; 1,586,000) or online high-stakes PLO specialist, David ‘danfiu’ Mezei (11st; 850,000).
Top 10 chip counts
Daniel Alaei | 1,985,000 | |
Luke Schwartz | 1,700,000 | |
Shaun Deeb | 1,586,000 | |
Adam Hendrix | 1,219,000 | |
Dash Dudley | 1,199,000 | |
Joel Feldman | 1,196,000 | |
Will Jaffe | 1,179,000 | |
James Park | 1,173,000 | |
Andjelko Andrejevic | 1,116,000 | |
Patrick Mahoney | 1,024,000 | |
Thomas Hueber | 915,000 |
Many of the household names busted in the money, including David "Bakes" Baker (72nd; $15,549), László "omaha4rollz" Bujtás (67th; $15,549), Ben Lamb (58th; $16,466), and Kahle Burns (53rd; $17,837). Guys like, Phil Galfond, Phil Ivey, Jeff Lisandro, Ben Yu, and Daniel Negreanu all left empty-handed.
The play will resume tomorrow with blinds of 10,000/20,0000 at the Thunderdome room in the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino.