Abrams Leads Again; Negreanu in the Hunt After Day 2 of Event #21 $1,500 Mixed Omaha
Scott Abrams of Henderson, Nevada is the chip leader once again after bagging the top stack of Day 1 in Event #21: $1,500 Mixed Omaha. A field of 27 players will return on Tuesday at 2 p.m. to compete for a WSOP gold bracelet and the top prize of $170,269. The 641 entries generated an $855,735 prize pool.
Abrams is joined by Jordan Spurlin, Hernan Salazar, and Ryan Roeder at the top of the leaderboard, each with over 1 million chips. Abrams is looking for his first gold bracelet at the 2021 World Series of Poker after seven career top-ten finishes in mixed game varieties.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Name | Country | Chip Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Abrams | United States | 1,675,000 |
| 2 | Jordan Spurlin | United States | 1,370,000 |
| 3 | Hernan Salazar | United States | 1,230,000 |
| 4 | Ryan Roeder | United States | 1,005,000 |
| 5 | Charles Coultas | United States | 985,000 |
| 6 | Kosei Ichinose | Japan | 890,000 |
| 7 | Damjan Radanov | United States | 850,000 |
| 8 | Robert Redman | United States | 840,000 |
| 9 | Garrett Garvin | United States | 730,000 |
| 10 | Michael Kim | Australia | 710,000 |
Other notables returning for Day 3 include Daniel Negreanu (535,000), Dylan Linde (470,000), Patrick Tardif (410,000), Ari Engel (305,000), and PJ Cha (200,000). Linde is a mixed games specialist on the hunt for his first WSOP gold bracelet and Engel will try to win his second WSOP title of the 2021 WSOP after taking down Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo just last week.
Negreanu had a rollercoaster Day 2 with several chip swings coming late in the evening. After building up his stack over the course of the day, Negreanu was on the wrong end of a four-way pot that brought him near the brink of elimination, but he soon found his way back again and ended the day with a stack that is just below average. Negreanu will return tomorrow to hunt for his seventh gold bracelet after already cashing three times at the 2021 WSOP.
Remaining Payouts
The winner will receive $170,269 and all remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,627.
| Place | Prize | ||||||
| 1 | $170,269 | ||||||
| 2 | $105,235 | ||||||
| 3 | $71,651 | ||||||
| 4 | $49,733 | ||||||
| 5 | $35,204 | ||||||
| 6 | $25,424 | ||||||
| 7 | $18,740 | ||||||
| 8-9 | $14,104 | ||||||
| 10-11 | $10,844 | ||||||
| 12-14 | $8,521 | ||||||
| 15-21 | $6,846 | ||||||
| 22-28 | $5,627 |
Day 3 will restart on Tuesday, October 12 at 2 p.m., and the 27 players will return and play until there is a winner. Blinds will begin in Level 26 with pot-limit blinds at 10,000/20,000/20,000 with limits at 20,000/40,000. Levels will once again be 60 minutes on Day 3 with a 15-minute break every two levels and a dinner break to be determined.
That's it for Day 2 coverage of Event #21: $1,500 Mixed Omaha live from the 2021 WSOP. Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews live reporting team for updates on all the action as it happens.