First Mixed Game Event of the Series is Here with Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
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Today sees the start of Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better (8-Handed) here at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.
This three-day event gets underway at 2 p.m. local time with late registration open for 9 levels. There will be 15-minute breaks every three levels, with no dinner break scheduled on Day 1.
The starting stack is 25,000 chips with the plan for Day 1 to play 15 40-minute levels. For the surviving players, Day 2 resumes at 1 p.m.
Last year's event saw a field of 1,143 entries generate a prize pool of $1,525,905. The winner was Jim Collopy who defeated Nick Kost heads-up to win $262,542 and his third WSOP bracelet.
"It was terrific that over 1,000 people were here to play this event," he told PokerNews. "So it's just really special to close out the bracelet in a tournament like this."
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,143 | Jim Collopy | United States | $262,542 |
| 2022 | 1,086 | Amnon Filippi | United States | $252,718 |
| 2021 | 607 | Connor Drinan | United States | $163,252 |
| 2019 | 853 | Derek McMaster | United States | $228,228 |
| 2018 | 911 | Julien Martini | France | $239,771 |
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