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.
and Bastian made it 21,000 to go. Liu called and Bastian then checked the 
on the river.
for a set first. Liu mucked and Bastian also revealed his 
, scooped the pot and was moved tables the very next hand to balance the growing field.
turn already done and 75,000 in the middle. Once the floorman and the players agreed which the correct river card would be, the 
was revealed and Jorryt van Hoof bet enough to give Darin Feinstein the option to fold or call all in for the last 35,000.
, Feinstein briefly showed 
to become the second casualty of the day.
, Michael Mizrachi bet out 26,000 and Jonathan Abdellatif called in the cutoff.
with Hecklen scoring a double through Hu for 114,000 with two pair on a board of 
, Hecklen then raised the pot to 11,000 and Hu called. What followed was the jam by Martini, Hecklen raised the pot and Hu reraised the pot to create the massive three-way all in with the better end for Martini and Hecklen.
and Jachtmann checked, which prompted a pot-sized bet of 69,000 by Volpe. Jachtmann carefully counted his remaining stack, around 81,000, and took several minutes before announcing all in. Volpe called and the cards were turned over.
flop with Mirzikinian at risk holding the 
