Event #36: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day 1 Started
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #36: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$3,589,800
Entries
386
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
304
Players Left
142
Players Left 1 / 386
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Welcome back to PokerNews, the official media partner of the 2025 World Series of Poker and home of live updates from all bracelet events.
Today sees the start of Event #36: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship here at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas. This is a four-day event, with Day 1 starting at 2 p.m. local time. Late registration remains open until the end of Level 12, approximately 3:15 p.m. local time on Day 2. The plan for today is to play 10 levels, each spanning 60 minutes, with a 15-minute break every two levels.
Day 1 survivors return to their seats at 1 p.m. local time on Wednesday, June 11, and play another ten levels. Day 3 is scheduled for 1 p.m. local time on June 12. Details for Day 4 are yet to be confirmed.
Sean Troha is the reigning champion, with last year's triumph marking his third bracelet win. Troha's first came in 2022 in the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship before he took down the $1,500 PLO 12 months later. Troha completed the hat-trick of PLO bracelets after besting 259 entries, which earned him a prize of $536,713.
This event regularly attracts the big guns, as you can see from past champions. Players such as Eli Elezra, Josh Arieh, Nick Schulman, and Phil Galfond have each claimed the title of champion. Expect another all-star cast in 2025.
| Year | Entrants | Prize Pool | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 259 | $2,408,700 | Sean Troha | $536,713 |
| 2023 | 277 | $2,576,100 | Hassan Kamel | $598,613 |
| 2022 | 284 | $2,648,300 | Eli Elezra | $611,362 |
| 2021 | 210 | $1,939,600 | Josh Arieh | $484,791 |
| 2019 | 193 | $1,814,200 | Nick Schulman | $463,670 |
| 2018 | 237 | $2,227,800 | Phil Galfond | $567,788 |
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Level: 1
Limits: 200-700
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Limits: 200-700
Cards are in the air, and play has started with 37 players taking their seats.
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Limits: 200-700
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Limits: 200-700
With only four players at the table, Darryll Fish raised to 700 on the button and Jarred Graham three-bet to 2,300 from the small blind. Fish called.
Graham continued with a bet of 1,500 on the Q♦8♦5♠ flop and Fish made the call.
The 6♦ dropped on the turn and Graham bet again, this time for 2,500. Fish chose to fold, and the pot was sent to Graham.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Limits: 200-700
Ryan Laplante made it 400 to go on the button with Scott Tuttle calling from the small blind, and Benjamin Miner defending his big blind.
After it checked to Laplante on the 10♣4♥Q♣ flop, he bet 400, which only Tuttle called.
Both players were happy to check down the J♦ turn and 5♠ river. Tuttle flipped over a straight with K♣9♠7♥7♦, which won him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Limits: 200-700
Scott Tuttle limped under the gun and Benjamin Miner limped the hijack before Ryan Laplante made it 1,000 to go in the small blind. Scott Eskenazi called from the big blind, Tuttle called, and Miner folded.
On the 8♥7♣5♠ flop, Laplante continued for 1,500 and only Eskenazi called.
The turn brought the 6♦. Laplante fired again for 3,500 and Eskenazi stuck around before the 9♣ river checked through.
Ryan Laplante: A♥10♣6♠2♠
Scott Eskenazi: A♠Q♣8♦2♦
Both players had the nut low while Laplante's straight was good for the high as he got three-quarters from Eskenazi
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Limits: 200-700
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Limits: 200-700
Four players saw the flop come down 7♥4♦10♠. After the big blind checked, Richard Acovino bet 10,000 from under the gun and only Alan Schermer called from the cutoff.
Both players checked the 5♠ turn to see the 8♣ appear on the river. Two more checks followed and Acovino turned over A♦10♦4♣3♣ for two pair and a seven-five low. Schermer revealed A♥Q♥J♣2♣ for the nut low, and they split the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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