Event #39: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day 1 Started
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #39: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,096,035
Entries
821
Level
30
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Entries
821
Players Left
58
Event #39 $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed) Takes to the Felt Today at 11 a.m.
It is time for some more four-card poker action as Event #39: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed) kicks off today at 11 a.m. local time.
This tournament will feature 8-handed play with a buy-in of $1,500 being worth a starting stack of 25,000 chips. Levels are 40 minutes on Day 1. The structure calls for 17 levels to be played today, with a 20-minute break every three levels and a 75-minute dinner break following Level 9. Late registration is open through the end of that dinner break which will come at approximately at 6:55 p.m. local time. Players are allowed a single re-entry for this event should they be eliminated and wish to give it one more try. This is scheduled to be a three-day event, with Day 1 setting the stage for who will be in the mix for a deep run.
Exclusively Pot-Limit Omaha Events In the 2021 WSOP Thus Far
| Event | Entries | Prizepool | Winner | Prize Money |
| Event #24: $600 Pot Limit Omaha Deepstack | 1,572 | $801,720 | Michael Prendergast | $127,348 |
| Event #28: $1,000 Pot Limit Omaha | 1,069 | $951,410 | Dylan Weisman | $166,461 |
In 2019, this tournament garnered 1,216 entries to create a prizepool of $1,641,600 and topping the filed at the end was well known poker pro Ismael Bojang who collected his first WSOP Bracelet and the grand prize money of $298,507. The Austrian took his name off the list of best players to never win a bracelet as he bested James Little heads up.
Many PLO specialists will be gunning for this coveted bracelet as well as players who want to sharpen their PLO game to create what promises to be a wild day of action.
PokerNews will be on hand to capture the events of the opening day of this exciting event.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
Play is underway after a delay with the clock showing 232 players at the start.
Welcome to the Table
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
Richards Collects One
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
Action was on the turn with the board reading 
. The pot was about 5,000 and Raul Richards bet 3,300, his opponent called it.
The river came the 
. Richards bet again this time for 6,000. His opponent called again.
Richards showed the 
and took the pot down with two-pair as his opponent mucked it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,000 | 39,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Cha Shows Two-Pair
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
Action was on the flop that read 
. PJ Cha bet the pot for 1,500, one opponent called and the other one folded.
The turn was the
. Cha continued with another bet for 2,500. His opponent folded and Cha turned up 
and collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
29,000 | 4,000 |
Reynolds Has Boat
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
Lyle Reynolds made a meaty bet of 12,000 on the river on a board that read 
. His opponent waited for several moments before he called.
Reynolds showed the 
for the full boat and raked in his new chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
44,000 | 44,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300