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Level: 23
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 0
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #45: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$6,602,500
Total Entries
278
Level
32
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 278
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Level 22
: 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
The remaining 23 players are in the midst of their first scheduled 15-minute break of the day.
Level 22
: 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
Ludovic Geilich saw his stack reduced to just a few big blinds when he bet-folded the 
river against Firas Sadou.
Geilich was then all in for the last 210,000 with 
against Gjergj Sinishtaj, who turned over 
. The board came 
and Geilich doubled with a sweat.
Level 22
: 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
Joining the action on a four-way turn of 
, Stephen Chidwick checked out of the small blind and Alex Epstein in the big blind made it 135,000 to go. Ka Kwan Lau called on the button and Chidwick folded.
After the 
river, Epstein bet 225,000 and Lau announced a raise to 1 million.
"If you have aces, you got it," Epstein said and called. Lau didn't have aces, but he hit a full house on the river with his 
to take a big chunk out of Epstein's stack.
"That's quite a river," Epstein added while paying off Lau.
Level 22
: 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
Robert Mizrachi opened from under the gun and got calls from Lautaro Guerra, Veselin Karakitukov and Esther Taylor.
The flop 
checked to Karakitukov who announced pot and was all in for 310,000. Taylor and Guerra both called.
The pair checked down the 
runout and Taylor showed 
for a straight but Karakitukov held 
for a flush and tripled up.
Level 22
: 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
Joni Jouhkimainen was getting to his feet shortly after the three table redraw.
He had held 
against chip leader James Chen's 
The board was 
with Chen making two sets to sent Jouhkimainen to the rail.
"I didn't see your limp pre-flop," Chen explained to Jouhkimainen. "I mean, it worked out for you. I mean...it didn't..."
Level 22
: 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
| Seat | Table 418 | Chip Count | Table 419 | Chip Count | Table 427 | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gjergj Sinishtaj | 800,000 | Sean Winter | 550,000 | Anson Tsang | 3,000,000 |
| 2 | Ludovic Geilich | 450,000 | Micah Smith | 1,250,000 | Matthew Schreiber | 1,200,000 |
| 3 | Ryan Tosoc | 800,000 | Ben Tollerene | 925,000 | Erik Seidel | 1,100,000 |
| 4 | Lautaro Guerra | 2,750,000 | Evan Krentzman | 1,700,000 | Paul Volpe | 1,750,000 |
| 5 | Veselin Karakitukov | 550,000 | Ka Kwan Lau | 1,600,000 | Joni Jouhkimainen | 1,625,000 |
| 6 | Firas Sadou | 725,000 | Stephen Chidwick | 1,550,000 | Matt Giannetti | 925,000 |
| 7 | Esther Taylor | 1,900,000 | Alex Epstein | 4,000,000 | Wasim Korkis | 2,300,000 |
| 8 | Robert Mizrachi | 2,900,000 | Matthew Gonzales | 850,000 | James Chen | 5,950,000 |
Level 22
: 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
The cards of Evan Krentzman and Benoit Galland wee on their backs when they saw a flop of and it was Galland at risk.
Benoit Galland:
Evan Krentzman: 
Galland was ahead with top set, however, Krentzman had a straight draw. The turn filled up Krentzman and the river was a blank to send Galland to the rail in 25th place. All remaining 24 players will now redraw to the last three tables.
Level 22
: 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
Level 22
: 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
At almost the same time the fireworks started on table 418 and 419 respectively, and the online legends Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas and Niklas "Lena900" Astedt were eliminated to reduce the field to the final 25 hopefuls.
In a four-way limped pot to the 
flop, Bujtas bet the pot for 160,000 in the big blind and Lautaro Guerra check-shoved out of the small blind to see Bujtas call.
Laszlo Bujtas: 
Lautaro Guerra:
The 
turn and river completed the board and Bujtas was eliminated.
Only a few meters over, Alex Epstein had three-bet to 325,000 on the button and Astedt four-bet to 1,125,000 in the big blind. The initial raiser had already forfeited his 140,000 and Epstein asked for his three-bet to be pulled in, mulled over his decision and eventually pushed all in. Astedt called and the cards were on their backs.
Niklas Astedt:
Alex Epstein:
On a board of , Epstein flopped two pair and turned a full house to send Astedt to the rail. Both Bujtas and Astedt take home $43,270.
