Day 1a of the $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha Proves Popular
Today saw the start of the inaugural Event #86: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. The first of two flights drew in 1,701 entrants, but only 193 of those starters made it through to Day 2, which is when the mystery bounties come into play.
Gene Grieshaber (1,211,000) bagged up the Day 1a chip lead, one of six players to finish the night with a seven-figure stack. Japan's Daisuke Ogita (1,205,000), Sweden's Ramzi Jelassi (1,171,000), Dimas Martinez (1,114,000), Brian Brunner (1,064,000), and Peter Siemund (1,003,700) were the others.
End of Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gene Grieshaber | United States | 1,211,000 | 121 |
| 2 | Daisuke Ogita | Japan | 1,205,000 | 121 |
| 3 | Ramzi Jelassi | Sweden | 1,171,000 | 117 |
| 4 | Dimas Martinez | United States | 1,114,000 | 111 |
| 5 | Brian Brunner | United States | 1,064,000 | 106 |
| 6 | Peter Siemund | Germany | 1,003,700 | 100 |
| 7 | Jinghan Yu | United States | 936,000 | 94 |
| 8 | Trent Kelso | United States | 914,000 | 91 |
| 9 | Cory Benicak | United States | 874,000 | 87 |
| 10 | Zachary Reinbold | United States | 812,000 | 81 |
Scott Bohlman (798,000) narrowly missed out on a place in the chip counts' top ten, finishing Day 1a in 11th place as he looks to win his second bracelet. Bohlman won his bracelet in the $2,500 Mixed Big Bet event in 2018. Earlier this summer, he finished fourth in the $3,000 9-Game Mix, narrowly missing out on some poker gold but banking $65,654.
Others who have reached Day 2 include Lou Garza (574,000), Jason Wheeler (570,000), Patrick Moulder (461,000), Cliff Josephy (446,000), Max Kruse (414,000), Jeff Madsen (403,000), Dan Shak (356,000), Jim Collopy (206,000), and Toby Lewis (116,000).
The surviving players get a day's rest before they return to the tables on Thursday, July 11. That's because Day 1b shuffles up and deals at 10 a.m. local time on July 10 and sees entrants try to make it through 17 levels spanning 40 minutes each.
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