Event #15: $1,500 Mixed: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

Jun 02, 2025

Koral Bets Every Street

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Liam Gannon

Level 11

Limit: 600/1,200 Blinds, 1,200-2,400 Limits
Pot-Limit: 600 Ante, 300/600 Blinds, 1,200-2,100 Pot Limit Raise

Omaha Hi-Lo

Action was picked up on the flop in a pot with Tom Koral in the big blind.

The flop rolled out 9♣8♥10♣ and Koral bet which Gregory Lockwood in early position called.

On the turn 10♠, Koral bet again and Lockwood called a second time.

Koral bet a third time on the 6♠ river and Lockwood quickly mucked his hand, ceding the pot to the WSOP bracelet winner.

Tags: Gregory Lockwood Tom Koral

Jun 02, 2025

Biggest Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo Event Ever; $258,193 to Winner

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Liam Gannon

Level 11

Limit: 600/1,200 Blinds, 1,200-2,400 Limits
Pot-Limit: 600 Ante, 300/600 Blinds, 1,200-2,100 Pot Limit Raise

After 9 levels of registration, the numbers have been confirmed for Event #15: $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo. A total of 1,239 entrants came out to play, generating a prize pool worth $1,644,773 to be divided up among the final 186 entrants.

All of the players cashing will receive a minimum cash of $3,029, with first place taking home $258,193. Listed below are the full payouts.

Place	Prize
1	$258,193
2	$172,077
3	$121,736
4	$87,325
5	$63,527
6	$46,879
7	$35,098
8	$26,666
9	$20,564
10-11	$16,100
12-15	$12,800
16-23	$10,336
24-31	$8,480
32-39	$7,070
40-47	$5,992
48-55	$5,163
56-63	$4,525
64-71	$4,034
72-79	$3,661
80-98	$3,381
100-126	$3,180
127-186	$3,029

Jun 02, 2025

Post Late-Reg Eliminations

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Dan O'Hair

Level 11

Limit: 600/1,200 Blinds, 1,200-2,400 Limits
Pot-Limit: 600 Ante, 300/600 Blinds, 1,200-2,100 Pot Limit Raise

Jun 02, 2025

Wells Takes From Wilkerson

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Dan O'Hair

Level 11

Limit: 600/1,200 Blinds, 1,200-2,400 Limits
Pot-Limit: 600 Ante, 300/600 Blinds, 1,200-2,100 Pot Limit Raise

Omaha Hi-Lo

Dylan Wilkerson raised from the cutoff and was three-bet by Robert Wells on the button. Action folded back to Wells, who called.

Wilkerson check-called a bet from Wells on the 7♦3♦7♣ flop, but quickly folded after checking and facing a bet from Wells on the 9♦ turn.

Tags: Dylan Wilkerson Robert Wells

Level: 11

Limit: 600/1,200 Blinds, 1,200-2,400 Limits
Pot-Limit: 600 Ante, 300/600 Blinds, 1,200-2,100 Pot Limit Raise

Jun 02, 2025

Howeth Rivers Broadway To Survive

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Liam Gannon

Level 10

Limit: 500/1,000 Blinds, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 500 Ante, 300/500 Blinds, 1,000-1,800 Pot Limit Raise

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

Action was picked up with cards on their backs between Shane Howeth who was all in from the cutoff for 27,500 up against Jayson Galindo from early position.

Shane Howeth: A♣Q♥2♣2♥ All in
Jayson Galindo: A♠A♦7♥4♦

Howeth stood out of his seat as the board ran out K♦10♣4♠5♠J♥. The river brought Broadway to Howeth and brought him back into his chair, while Galindo paid off the bet.

"That will be PokerNews worthy," Howeth said as he raked in the pot.

Tags: Jayson Galindo Shane Howeth

Jun 02, 2025

Kihara Doubles Through Wesson

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Dan O'Hair

Level 10

Limit: 500/1,000 Blinds, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 500 Ante, 300/500 Blinds, 1,000-1,800 Pot Limit Raise

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

Naoya Kihara was already all in and at risk on the button for 21,400 against David Wesson, who was in the hijack, on a board of A♣7♣Q♦J♥

Naoya Kihara: A♠J♠5♠4♣ All in
David Wesson: Q♠7♥3♣2♣

Both players held two pair, but Kihara was ahead with aces and jacks.

The A♦ river improved Kihara to a full house and he was awarded the double up.

Tags: David Wesson Naoya Kihara

Jun 02, 2025

Counts From the Field

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Dan O'Hair

Level 10

Limit: 500/1,000 Blinds, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 500 Ante, 300/500 Blinds, 1,000-1,800 Pot Limit Raise

Level: 10

Limit: 500/1,000 Blinds, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Pot-Limit: 500 Ante, 300/500 Blinds, 1,000-1,800 Pot Limit Raise

Jun 02, 2025

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Elijah Farrow

Level 9

Limit: 400/800 Blinds, 800-1,600 Limits
Pot-Limit: 400 Ante, 200/400 Blinds, 800-1,400 Pot Limit Raise

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