Genge Leads Day 1 of Event #36: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
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Day 1 of Event #36: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha attracted 978 players and created a prize pool of $1,320,300, which will be distributed to the top 117 players with $266,874 reserved for the eventual winner. After 11 levels of play, just 140 remained in contention with Greg Genge and his stack of 199,000 leading the way.
Notables who'll return for Day 2 include David Paredes (126,500), Christian Harder (118,400), Tom Schneider (70,000), Mohsin Charania (67,800), Brandon Cantu (64,200) and Scott Seiver (44,200).
Among those to fall on the opening day were Jeff Madsen, David Williams, Erick Lindgren, Mike Sexton, Shannon Shorr, and defending champ Brandon Paster.
Top 10 Day 1 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Genge | 194,000 |
| 2 | Josh Beckley | 172,700 |
| 3 | Pratik Ghate | 136,400 |
| 4 | Javad Navran | 132,100 |
| 5 | David Paredes | 126,500 |
| 6 | John O'Shea | 125,000 |
| 7 | Christian Harder | 118,400 |
| 8 | Michael Durrer | 114,400 |
| 9 | Kevin Saul | 114,300 |
| 10 | Valentin Vornicu | 105,900 |
Day 2 will commence at 1 p.m. local time on Thursday.