Sam Stein raised to 450,000 with in the cutoff and Tong Li defended the big blind with .
The board was checked to the river where and both players had a full house. Li checked, Stein bet 700,000, Li check-raised to 2,000,000, and Stein moved all-in for 4,030,000.
Li thought about it but tossed his cards into the muck to concede the pot to the superior boat.
The 2022 World Series of Poker continues at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas as the final day of Event #19: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller will begin at 4 p.m. local time.
The five remaining players will battle it out on the felt for the coveted gold bracelet in addition to the $1,467,739 first-place prize. The tournament attracted 264 total entries to create a $6,237,000 prize pool, the majority of which will be awarded today.
Fabian Brandes (13,175,000) is coming into the final day as the chipleader. Like many German top pros, the high-stakes PLO cash player resides in Vienna, and although he doesn’t have an extensive tournament résumé, he will be in pole position to snag a maiden WSOP bracelet.
Josh Arieh (8,900,000) is the reigning 2021 WSOP Player of the Year and the head of PocketFives. He hopes five will be the number of the day, as five players return and he battles for his fifth bracelet. A top-two finish today would mean his second-highest WSOP cash, after his third-place finish for $2.5 million in the 2004 Main Event.
Tong Li (6,350,000) is coming into the day third in chips and, although not much is known about his poker career, he will have an opportunity to win the bracelet soon. He finished Day 1 with just over twice the starting stack, finished Day 2 with about six times the starting stack, and now has over forty times the starting stack and a shot at glory.
Sam Stein
Sam Stein (5,875,000) is an accomplished player over the past decade, yet doesn’t have many live results in the last few years. In 2020, he talked about playing more online and spending time with family, and his return to live poker could possibly result in his biggest cash. If he ends up victorious, it will be his second WSOP bracelet after his first was won in a $3k PLO event in 2011.
Scott Ball (5,300,000) won the 2021 WSOP No-Limits VELO Player of the Year and has his eyes set on a third bracelet. His first two came last year in no-limit hold’em events, defeating a field of 604 in a $5k 6-handed event, followed by a victory over a field of 3,797 in the $1,111 Little One for One Drop. He enters the final day as the short stack but has plenty of room for a run.
Seat Assignments For the Final Day
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Fabian Brandes
Austria
13,175,000
66
2
Scott Ball
United States
5,300,000
27
3
Tong Li
China
6,350,000
32
4
Josh Arieh
United States
8,900,000
45
5
Sam Stein
United States
5,875,000
29
The final table is set to begin soon at 4 p.m. local time and is scheduled to be streamed on delay on PokerGO. Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team returns to bring you updates until a champion is crowned.
in the cutoff and Tong Li defended the big blind with 
.
board was checked to the river where and both players had a full house. Li checked, Stein bet 700,000, Li check-raised to 2,000,000, and Stein moved all-in for 4,030,000.
and Fabian Brandes called on the button with 
.
flop and Arieh led for 600,000. Brandes called.
fell on the turn and Arieh check-folded to a bet of 1,600,000.
