2021 World Series of Poker

Event #53: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a765
Prize
$1,251,860
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$5,008,500
Entries
212
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
148
Players Left
25

Ben Lamb Leads 25 Survivors After Day 2 in Event #53: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller

Level 20 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Ben Lamb
Ben Lamb

One of the high-stakes highlights of the 2021 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas is one step closer to crowning a champion. Out of a field of 212 entries in Event #53: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller, only 25 players remain in contention for the biggest slice of the $5,008,500 prize pool. They have all locked up a payday of $44,807 locked up so far and the winner can look forward to the coveted gold bracelet and top prize of $1,251,860.

Best-positioned for the seven-figure payday and what would be his second gold bracelet is Ben Lamb, who soared to the biggest stack on Day 2. Lamb was one of nearly three dozen late entrants during the first two levels and bagged up a massive stack of 3,885,000. That's well ahead of second-placed Nathan Zimnik (2,535,000) and David Benyamine (2,340,000). One of the former champions of this specific tournament is also still in the mix, as Shaun Deeb advanced with just shy of two million in chips.

Top 10 Counts Day 2 Event #53: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller

PositionPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Ben LambUnited States3,885,000130
2Nathan ZimnikUnited States2,535,00085
3David BenyamineFrance2,340,00078
4LaDarren BanksUnited States2,000,00067
5Shaun DeebUnited States1,975,00066
6Joao VieiraPortugal1,805,00060
7Farhad JamasiUnited States1,480,00049
8Veselin KarakitukovBulgaria1,445,00048
9Bryce YockeyUnited States1,420,00047
10Charles SinnUnited States1,335,00045

Among the notable contenders outside of the top five are Joao Vieira, Bryce Yockey, Jeremy Ausmus, Tommy Le, Simon Lofberg,
Jerry Wong, and Ka Kwan Lau. Ausmus and Le were on the final table of Event #45: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship, in which Le claimed his second career gold bracelet only a few days ago. The Californian was down to just under two blinds prior to the money bubble but made it through with 1,035,000 in pursuit of an unprecedented back-to-back victory in WSOP PLO High Roller tournaments.

Previous WSOP $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High-Roller Champions

YearPlayerCountryFirst PrizePlayersPrize Pool
2021tbatba$1,251,860212$5,008,500
2019Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom$1,618,417278$6,602,500
2018Shaun DeebUnited States$1,402,683230$5,462,500
2017James CalderaroUnited States$1,289,074204$4,868,750
2016Jens KyllonenFinland$1,127,035184$4,370,000
2015Anthony ZinnoUnited States$1,122,196175$4,156,250

Defending champion Stephen Chidwick was eliminated a few spots outside of the money when he fell victim to the hot run of Lamb during the final stages of the night. Other notables such as Dash Dudley, Dylan Weisman, John Racener, Josh Arieh, Yuval Bronshtein, Dario Sammartino, Sam Soverel, and Jake Schwartz all missed out on another WSOP cash for their poker resume.

Lamb was also responsible for bursting the money bubble when he turned a flush against Ian Bradley's two pair. For the remainder of the day, Lamb remained the undisputed chip leader. Seven players earned cash prizes and among them were four WSOP bracelet winners in Ben Yu, Joseph Cheong, Scott Seiver, and Chance Kornuth.

All remaining 25 players will return to their seats in the Amazon Room at 2pm local time on Friday, October 29. The penultimate tournament day is scheduled to reduce the field to the final five players and the action recommences in Level 21 at blinds of 15,000/30,000 with a big blind ante of 30,000.

Stay tuned to find out who will make it all the way to the live-streamed final as the PokerNews team will be on the floor to provide all key hands from start-to-finish.

Tags: Ben LambBen YuBryce YockeyChance KornuthCharles SinnDash DudleyDavid BenyamineJake SchwartzJeremy AusmusJerry WongJoao VieiraJohn RacenerJoseph CheongJosh AriehKa Kwan LauLaDarren BanksNathan ZimnikSam SoverelScott SeiverShaun DeebSimon LofbergStephen ChidwickTommy Le