Welcome to Day 1 of Event #45: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller
Welcome back to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino and the 2019 World Series of Poker (WSOP) for Day 1 of the Event #45: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller.
This is the fifth Pot-Limit Omaha tournament of the WSOP so far, and the biggest of them all as it carries a lofty buy-in of $25,000. With three Pot-Limit Omaha champions already crowned, and one playing out today, so far Josh Pollock, Andrew Donabedian, and Luis Zedan have struck four-card gold.
In 2018, it would be Shaun Deeb collecting his third (of four total) WSOP bracelet when he defeated Ben Yu heads-up for the $1,402,683 first-place prize. Also on the final table was 1998 WSOP Main Event Champion Scotty Nguyen, the 2017 Champion of the event James Calderaro, high roller regular Jason Koon, WPT Champions Club member Ryan Tosoc, and WSOP bracelet winner David Benyamine.
| Year | Player | Country | First Prize | Players | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Shaun Deeb | United States | $1,402,683 | 230 | $5,462,500 |
| 2017 | James Calderaro | United States | $1,289,074 | 204 | $4,868,750 |
| 2016 | Jens Kyllonen | Finland | $1,127,035 | 184 | $4,370,000 |
| 2015 | Anthony Zinno | United States | $1,122,196 | 175 | $4,156,250 |
Players in Event #45 will begin with 150,000 in starting chips and be playing ten 60-minute levels on Day 1 with a 15-minute break every two levels. Late registration is open through to the start of level 13 on Day 2; approximately 4:15 p.m. (PDT) on Thursday, June 20. Players are also allowed one re-entry.
Play is set to begin at 3 p.m. (PD) with the PokerNews Live Reporting Team providing continuous live updates of all the Event #45: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller action. So stay tuned to PokerNews.com for all the Event #45 coverage, along with the remainder of the coverage from the 2019 World Series of Poker.