A Champion Will be Crowned in Event #45: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller
At 12 p.m. local time, the final seven players out of a record-breaking field of 278 entries will take their seats on the main stage of the Amazon room and determine a champion in Event #45: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller. The most-prestigious Omaha event of the year once again set a new attendance record for the fifth year running and the lion's share of the $6,602,500 prize pool is still up for grabs.
Two seven-figure paydays are on the line and the biggest top prize of the 2019 World Series of Poker so far will be awarded, as today's eventual winner at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino will receive $1,618,417 and the highly-prized gold bracelet.
British poker professional Stephen Chidwick is in prime position to claim his maiden WSOP bracelet, having amassed more than $2.2 million in WSOP cashes across 52 results. Chidwick enters the final day of his very first WSOP event of the summer with a stack of 12,975,000 good for a massive lead over almost all of his remaining opponents.
He is followed by Alex Epstein with 10,800,000, who only has one WSOP result to his name so far and kicked off the summer in Las Vegas with a victory in Event #8: $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold'em. Robert Mizrachi will be railed by his family at the final table and will aim for his fifth bracelet to once again 'get even' with brother Michael Mizrachi. Robert Mizrachi starts third in chips with 5,525,000.
Another familiar face on the international poker circuit is Erik Seidel. The eight-time WSOP champion scored two late double ups on Day 3 to secure his seat for the final showdown and will return to 2,950,000, good enough for 15 big blinds when the action resumes.
Wasim “Wes” Korkis (4,225,000), James Chen (3,100,000) and Matthew Gonzales (1,100,000) will seek their first WSOP bracelet and the bragging rights that come along with it. Korkis is primarily known as a cash game player and entered his first major PLO tournament. Chen also has plenty of experience at mixed games and high stakes cash games, and Gonzales reached his second final table of the summer after finishing 7th in Event #29: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship.
Event #45: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller Final Table
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erik Seidel | United States | 2,950,000 | 15 |
| 2 | James Chen | Taiwan | 3,100,000 | 16 |
| 3 | Robert Mizrachi | United States | 5,525,000 | 28 |
| 4 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 12,975,000 | 65 |
| 5 | Matthew Gonzales | United States | 1,100,000 | 6 |
| 6 | Alex Epstein | United States | 10,800,000 | 54 |
| 7 | Wasim Korkis | United States | 4,225,000 | 21 |
The final table is set to resume at 12 noon local time on the main feature stage, also commonly referred to as the 'Thunderdome', with blinds of 100,000/200,000 and the PokerNews team will provide all the action from start to finish. You can also follow the live stream with hole cards displayed on CBS All Access.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,618,417 | ||
| 2 | $1,000,253 | ||
| 3 | $699,364 | ||
| 4 | $497,112 | ||
| 5 | $359,320 | ||
| 6 | $264,186 | ||
| 7 | $197,637 | ||
| 8 | Ka Kwan Lau | Spain | $150,483 |
flop was checked through and the 
turn triggered a bet of 550,000 by Epstein. Korkis sent his cards into the muck and Seidel stuck around to see the 
river.
for the ten-high straight to scoop the first big pot of the final table. Epstein also came within two big blinds of Stephen Chidwick at the top of the counts.
. Korkis checked and Chidwick bet 1,000,000. Epstein took his time, asked how much was in the pot, and raised to 2,800,000. Korkis folded and action was on Chidwick.
giving Chidwick extra gutshot outs. 
and Gonzales quadrupled his stack, with Chidwick moving ahead of Epstein at the top of the counts.
on the turn gave Epstein a set. Korkis would need to fill up with either an ace or a four, but the river was the 
brought a flush draw for Seidel, but the river 
flop, Chen checked and called a bet of 750,000 before checking again the 
on the turn. Epstein now bet 2,250,000 for more than two third of the pot.
and Chidwick checked over to Epstein, who continued for 1,200,000 and picked up a call by Chidwick.
. Chidwick continued right away for the size of the pot, 1,800,000 in total, Gonzales moved all in and Chidwick called off the additional 575,000 to put Gonzales at risk.
