Chris Hunichen found himself all in for 38,000 from under the gun against Sam Snead in the big blind as some dead money sat in the middle.
Hunichen: 
Snead: 
The dealer spread the 
board, and Snead turned the nut flush to eliminate Hunichen from the Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
351,000
46,800
|
46,800 |
|
Busted | |
|
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The floor was called over to table 427 as apparently a card had been burned twice with action on the 
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 made the call and Van Hoof had the nuts with 
, Feinstein briefly showed 
to become the second casualty of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
265,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
Busted |
The fireworks have already kicked off over on table 433 as Sebastian Bastian from under the gun and Sasha Liu on the button clashed. Around 30,000 were in the middle with the turn showing 
and Bastian made it 21,000 to go. Liu called and Bastian then checked the on the river.
Liu bet 65,000 and Bastian reluctantly called to roll over 
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
248,000
248,000
|
248,000 |
|
50,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
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.
