Event #6: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em & Pot-Limit Omaha Begins at Noon
Today sees the start of Event #6: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em & Pot-Limit Omaha at the Horseshoe and Paris in Las Vegas. As with much of this year’s series, a big field is expected to turn out for this illustrious event, where the world’s best no-limit hold’em and pot-limit Omaha players will duke it out for a chance at a coveted WSOP bracelet.
Brazil’s Joao Simao took down last year’s edition of the event, claiming his second World Series title and prevailing from a final table which included former Main Event champ Ryan Riess.
2022 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joao Simao | Brazil | $686,242 |
| 2 | Marius Gierse | Germany | $424,122 |
| 3 | Ryan Riess | United States | $302,980 |
| 4 | Dante Goya | Brazil | $219,472 |
| 5 | Aden Salazar | United States | $161,239 |
| 6 | Joshua McSwiney | Australia | $120,165 |
| 7 | Fred Goldberg | United States | $90,864 |
| 8 | Cody Rich | United States | $69,727 |
Simao will surely want to defend his title and will be full of confidence after his recent third-place finish in the $10,500 Pot-Limit Omaha event at the 2023 Wynn Millions. A host of other top pros and POY hopefuls are also expected to be in attendance.
Players will start with 50,000 chips and blinds begin at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. Levels will last 30 minutes and there will be a 15-minute break after every four levels. Late registration will be available until the end of Level 12, which will be around 6:30 p.m. and players have the option of two reentries.
There will be 20 levels of play today and the remaining players will bag up and return at midday tomorrow to play down to a winner.
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