Event #53: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller | 2021 World Series of Poker

10-30-2021 16:27 UTC-7

Karakitukov Makes Deeb Fold on the Turn

Shirley Ang

Level 27 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Shaun Deeb raised to 375,000 from the cutoff and Veselin Karakitukov defended his big blind.

The flop came , they both checked through to the on the turn. Karakitukov bet 300,000 after considering his option for about 30 seconds and Deeb folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ka Kwan Lau	10,800,000 300,000	300,000

John Beauprez	9,200,000 300,000	300,000

Shaun Deeb	7,500,000 -400,000	-400,000

Veselin Karakitukov	2,600,000 200,000	200,000
Maxx Coleman	1,800,000 -300,000	-300,000

Tags: Shaun Deeb Veselin Karakitukov

10-30-2021 16:18 UTC-7

Deeb Doubles on First Hand

Josh Noy

Level 27 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

On the very first hand of the day, Veselin Karakitukov opened to 310,000 and Maxx Coleman three-bet to 1,100,000. Shaun Deeb then went all-in for 3.640,000, and Coleman called after Karakitukov folded.

Deeb:
Coleman:

Both players held pocket aces, and the flop gave Coleman a flush draw. The turn brought more outs to both players, and the river gave Deeb a straight to double up through Coleman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ka Kwan Lau	10,500,000 -250,000	-250,000

John Beauprez	8,900,000 175,000	175,000

Shaun Deeb	7,900,000 4,260,000	4,260,000

Veselin Karakitukov	2,400,000 -345,000	-345,000
Maxx Coleman	2,100,000 -3,630,000	-3,630,000

Tags: Maxx Coleman Shaun Deeb

10-30-2021 16:10 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal

Shirley Ang

Level 27 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

The five players have sat down and play has resumed with just over 46 minutes left in the current level.

Level: 27

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

10-30-2021 16:00 UTC-7

Play Delayed

Josh Noy

The start of Day four action has been slightly delayed as the final table gets set up.

10-30-2021 14:33 UTC-7

Five Players Play Down to One Winner in Event #53: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller With $1,251,860 Up for Grabs

Shirley Ang

Welcome back to the final day of Event #53: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller as five players return to battle it out for the 2021 World Series of Poker bracelet and the first-place prize of $1,251,860. During the registration period, this tournament attracted a whopping 212 entries to get to a total prize pool of $5,008,500.

Ka Kwan Lau is leading at this five-handed final table with a commanding chip lead with 10,750,000 in chips. He is followed by John Beauprez (8,725,000) and Maxx Coleman with 5,730,000 in the top three. They are joined on the final table by Shaun Deeb (3,640,000) and Veselin Karakitukov (2,745,000).

Beauprez already owns a bracelet while Deeb has four of them in his collection for now. Lau, Coleman, and Karakitukov are all looking to claim their first one today.

Final Table Seat Draw and Chip Counts

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Counts	Big Blinds
1	Veselin Karakitukov	Bulgaria	2,745,000	23
2	Maxx Coleman	United States	5,730,000	48
3	Shaun Deeb	United States	3,640,000	30
4	John Beauprez	United States	8,725,000	73
5	Ka Kwan Lau	Hong Kong	10,750,000	90

The remaining five players will return to the feature table at 4 p.m. local time to battle it out for the lion-share of the prize pool. When play resumes, they will finish the remainder of Level 27 which features a small blind of 60,000, a big blind of 120,000, and a big blind ante of 120,000.

The PokerNews reporting team will be providing live updates so make sure to follow along while PokerGO will stream the action on a one-hour delay with hole cards coverage until one man has all the chips in play.