Josh Arieh Takes Massive Chip Lead in WSOP Omaha Championship

Poker pro Josh Arieh proves why he's known for his Omaha game at the WSOP. (Bodog Beat Image)"]
We've always known that Josh Arieh was an Omaha specialist but man is he showing tonight here in Day 1 of the WSOP $10,000 Omaha Championship.

Of the 108 players remianing in the event Arieh holds the most chips with 315,000; double that of second place Rob Hollink who has 164,000.

Leif Force, final tablist in the 2006 WSOP Main Event, has also been doing well and staying within the top ten for most of the day. He currently has 140,000.

Michael Mizrachi has been grinding his way up the chip charts and currently has 124,000.

Team Bodog is also looking good with David Williams holding 78,000 and Magnus Pettersson going strong with 120,000.

Other WSOP notables still in the running include: Scott Clements with 99,000, Nam Le with 95,000, Bill Chen and Clonie Gowen with 90,000 each and Tom Dwan with 70,000.

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