Event #21: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Begins
Welcome to Day 1 of the 2023 WSOP at Horshoe and Paris Las Vegas and Event #21: $1,000 Pot Limit Omaha. The $1,000 buy-in has a 12:00 p.m. local start time that will give each player 20,000 starting chips and they will need to play 17 levels of 40 minutes to make it through to Day 2. Level 1 will begin with blinds of 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante.
This event at the 2022 WSOP attracted 1,891 entries and created a prize pool of $1,682,990, with a first-place prize of $255,359. Daniel Weinman took home the first-place spoils and his maiden World Series of Poker gold bracelet by defeating Jamey Hendrickson heads up who had to settle for $157,819.
2022 WSOP Final Table Results
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | PRIZE (USD) |
| 1 | Daniel Weinman | United States | $255,359 |
| 2 | Jamey Hendrickson | United States | $157,819 |
| 3 | Eduardo Bernal Sanchez | Columbia | $116,751 |
| 4 | Germandio Andoni | United States | $87,167 |
| 5 | Chino Rheem | United States | $65,686 |
| 6 | Ferenc Deak | Hungary | $49,962 |
| 7 | Stephen Song | United States | $38,363 |
| 8 | Ruslan Dykshteyn | United States | $29,739 |
This tournament will allow players two reentries while late registration is open, with late registration closing after 9 levels and a dinner break (approximately 7:40 p.m.). Players will get a 20-minute break after every three levels of play and one 60-minute dinner break after the ninth level.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor giving you all the updates and coverage of Event #21 action beginning at 12 p.m. local time.