Event #62: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day 1 Started
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #62: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
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
$967,875
Entries
725
Level
32
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
240,000
Entries
725
Players Left
113
Here Comes Day 1 of Event #62: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Welcome to Day 1 of Event #62: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, which will kick off this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. local (PST) time.
The 2019 reigning champion of this unique event is the four-time WSOP gold bracelet winner and current WSOP POY Point Leader Anthony Zinno.
Last time out, Zinno bested a field of 1,117 entrants to secure the second WSOP gold bracelet of his career.
With two bracelets already locked up this series in WSOP in Event #19: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship and Event #27: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E., Zinno will look to continue on his impressive run in this one.
Previous $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Winners
| YEAR | PLAYER | PRIZE |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Anthony Zinno | $279,920 |
| 2018 | Joseph Couden | $244,370 |
| 2017 | Nathan Gamble | $223,339 |
| 2016 | David Nowakowski | $203,113 |
| 2015 | Young Ji | $231,102 |
On Day 1, the players will start with 25,000 chips and play fifteen 40-minute levels, with a break at the end of every two levels. Late registration is open through level 9 (~9:45 p.m. local (PST) time).
Stay tuned to PokerNews for live updates of this event, or live here at The Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, where the cards will in the air at 3:00 p.m. local (PST) time.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Ready, Set, Go
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
The cards are officially in the air in Event #62: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better.
Three to Begin Play
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
The current number of entrants is 231 with the total expected to be much, much higher. The tables are set up to accommodate that increase, so the tournament director has instructed the dealers to begin dealing with three or more players at their table, which has most tables beginning play shorthanded with only three, four, or five players.
Slow Start
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
The number of entrants has reached only 279 entrants thus far. Additionally, the short-handed start for most tables seems to have slowed down play from the start.
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
A Few Familiar Faces from Around the Room
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000 | |
|
26,500 | |
|
25,500 | |
|
19,500 |
Zinno Swings Through
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
This event's reigning champ Anthony Zinno swung through a few minutes ago while on break from the $50,000 Poker Players Championship.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,500 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
20,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300