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After the initial day, only 12 players remain, with seven of them set to take home shares of the prize pool. The overall winner is set to bag $420,000.

Leading the 12-player field is Spanish PLO specialist Lautaro Guerra. The field of advancing players is a mix of world stars and PLO specialists. Cesar Garcia and Sean Rafael are hot on his heels in second and third places. Competing for the title are also Youness Barakat, Alex Livingston, Christopher Frank, Finnish specialists Joni Jouhkimainen and Eelis Parssinen, and popular player Chino Rheem.

Leaderboard after Day 1 in Event #8: $26,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship

Position	Player	Country	Stack
1.	Lautaro Guerra	Spain	1,790,000
2.	Cesar Garcia	Spain	1,645,000
3.	Sean Rafael	USA	1,545,000
4.	Youness Barakat	Italy	1,460,000
5.	Alex Livingston	Canada	1,345,000
6.	Christopher Frank	Germany	1,300,000
7.	Robert Cowen	United Kingdom	870,000
8.	Joni Jouhkimainen	Finland	505,000
9.	Eelis Parssinen	Finland	455,000
10.	Brevin Andreadis	USA	405,000
11.	Matthew Wantman	USA	295,000
12.	Chino Rheem	USA	260,000

Prize Table:

Position	Prize
1st Place	$420,000
2nd Place	$264,000
3rd Place	$174,000
4th Place	$126,000
5th Place	$96,000
6th Place	$72,000
7th Place	$48,000

Sources: PGT, YouTube

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