The Great Game of Pot-Limit Omaha Starts at Noon
A new event will start at the 2019 World Series of Poker and this time it's the great game. Event #40: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha will be played out over three days in search of the successor of Ryan Bambrick. Bambrick beat a field of 799 players and ultimately finished on top after beating the Finnish Sampo Ryynanen for the WSOP gold bracelet and the first-place prize of $217,123.
Levels will be 40 minutes long on Day 1 and they will be 60 minutes long from Day 2 onwards. Everyone will start the tournament with 25,000 in chips and blinds will be 100/100 to start the tournament. They will play 15 40-minute levels on Day 1 with a 20-minute break every three levels. There will be a 75-minute dinner break after the ninth level which will be at approximately 6:40 p.m.
Late registration is open until the start of Level 10. which is at approximately 7:55 p.m. local time. Limits will be going up fast in today's four-card game in the search of a new champion. The day will end with blinds at 2,000/4,000. The game is played without an ante.
PokerNews will be on the tournament floor to provide you with coverage throughout the first of three days of $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha action.