Will Shaun Deeb Win $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha for a Third Time?
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Today sees the start of Event #51: $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha here at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.
This four-day event will shuffle up and deal at noon local time, with late registration running for the first 12 levels (two hours into Day 2). There is a 15-minute break scheduled after every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 6.
The starting stack is 150,000, with the plan for Day 1 to play ten levels. Each level will last 60 minutes. For the surviving players, Day 2 resumes at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 18.
Last year's event drew 476 runners and saw David Eldridge winning his second bracelet and $2,246,728. Shaun Deeb has won it twice, in 2021 and 2018.
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 476 | David Eldridge | United States | $2,246,728 |
| 2023 | 449 | Ka Kwan Lau | Hong Kong | $2,294,756 |
| 2022 | 264 | Tong Li | China | $1,467,739 |
| 2021 | 212 | Shaun Deeb | United States | $1,251,860 |
| 2020 | - | Not held | - | - |
| 2019 | 278 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | $1,618,417 |
| 2018 | 230 | Shaun Deeb | United States | $1,402,683 |
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