First Non-Hold'em Event of the 2025 WSOP is Here: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Starts at 2 p.m.
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This three-day event gets underway at 2 p.m. local time with late registration open for nine levels (until about 8:45 p.m.). 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. Thursday.
Last year's event saw a field of 928 entries generate a prize pool of $1,238,880. The winner was James Chen, who defeated Lewis Brant heads up to win $209,350 and his first WSOP bracelet.
“It was fun, cards were hitting. I made a lot of hands and it was great,” Chen told PokerNews shortly after his victory.
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 928 | James Chen | United States | $209,350 |
| 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 |
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