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Event #57: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller
Day 1 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #57: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$9,215,000
Total Entries
194
Level
29
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
162
Players Left
62
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Level 12
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
After 12 levels in the four-card streets, Day 1 of Event #57: $50,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP), held at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, has wrapped up. Out of the 148 entrants who took their shot, only 62 players made it through to bag chips for Day 2.
Leading the way in the chip counts is Ka Kwan Lau, who bagged an impressive stack of 2,700,000. Behind in second place is Biao Ding with 1,765,000, while Oliver Weis rounds out the top three with 1,740,000 heading into Day 2.
Lau, who entered the field from the very first level, steadily built his stack throughout the day. Late in the evening, he scored a notable knockout, eliminating Daniel Negreanu with just ace-high. In contrast, his closest competitor, Ding, didn’t join the tournament until the final hours but quickly surged up the leaderboard by winning several key all-ins in a short span.
Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ka Kwan Lau | United Kingdom | 2,700,000 | 180 |
| 2 | Biao Ding | China | 1,765,000 | 118 |
| 3 | Oliver Weis | Germany | 1,740,000 | 116 |
| 4 | Christopher Frank | Germany | 1,665,000 | 111 |
| 5 | Farid Jattin | Colombia | 1,564,000 | 104 |
| 6 | Alex Foxen | United States | 1,525,000 | 102 |
| 7 | Eelis Parssinen | Finland | 1,250,000 | 83 |
| 8 | Sean Winter | United States | 1,175,000 | 78 |
| 9 | Youness Barakat | Italy | 1,170,000 | 78 |
| 10 | Isaac Haxton | United States | 1,130,000 | 75 |
With this being the second largest buy-in event of Pot-Limit Omaha of the WSOP, several high-profile names have made it through to Day 2. Among them are the iconic Phil Ivey (525,000), the all-time tournament earnings leader Bryn Kenney (395,000), Swedish superstar and internet legend Viktor Blom (380,000), ten-time bracelet winner and Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel (365,000), and online phenom Laszlo Bujtas (300,000).
Also advancing to Day 2 is Artur Martirosian, who ended the night with a well above-average stack of 950,000. Riding strong momentum after taking down Event #7 for a $500,000 payday earlier this series, Martirosian built much of his stack late in the day, including a dramatic runner-runner finish to eliminate Samuli Sipila.
Several big names were unable to find a bag by the end of Day 1, including recent $1,500 Monster Stack champion [Removed:548], seven-time WSOP bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu, and Brazilian mixed game standout Yuri Dzivielevski, who owns four bracelets. High roller regular and recent bracelet winner Jason Koon also fell short, along with Poker Hall of Famer Brian Rast. With up to two reentries allowed in this event, each of them will still have a chance to return to the action on Day 2.
Day 2 gets underway at 1 p.m. on Level 13 with blinds starting at 10,000/15,000 and a big blind ante of 15,000. Blind levels will increase to one hour in length, and late registration remains open until the start of Level 14, which will be at approximately 2:15 p.m.
Be sure to tune back in to PokerNews on Saturday, June 21, as we bring you all the latest updates from Day 2, as well as comprehensive summer-long coverage of the 2025 WSOP.
Level 12
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Level 12
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Chip counts as found on the WSOP+ App.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,700,000
945,000
|
945,000 |
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1,765,000
1,632,000
|
1,632,000 |
|
||
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1,740,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
|
|
||
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1,665,000
1,118,000
|
1,118,000 |
|
|
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1,564,000
264,000
|
264,000 |
|
1,525,000 | |
|
||
|
1,250,000
890,000
|
890,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,175,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
1,170,000
805,000
|
805,000 |
|
1,130,000
455,000
|
455,000 |
|
|
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|
1,090,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
1,040,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
950,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
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950,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
||
|
945,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
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|
835,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
835,000
622,000
|
622,000 |
|
830,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
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|
810,000
157,000
|
157,000 |
|
|
||
|
795,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
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|
777,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
756,000
106,000
|
106,000 |
|
725,000
163,000
|
163,000 |
|
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725,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
720,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
Level 12
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The remaining 62 players are bagging up their chips for the night and will return Saturday, June 21 at 1:00 p.m. local time for Day 2.
Level 12
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Ronald Keijzer limped in the cutoff. Chance Kornuth made it 48,000 in the big blind, and Keijzer called. Keijzer's remaining 135,000 or so chips flew in on the 8♥5♣10♦ flop, and both players revealed their cards.
Ronald Keijzer: J♣10♠9♥7♥ 
Chance Kornuth: A♠A♣9♦6♥
Keijzer did not improve on the 4♣ turn or 3♦ river, and Kornuth's aces held to eliminate the Dutchman during the conclusion of Day 1.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
455,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
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Level 12
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The floor has announced that three more hands will be played on each table before Day 1 concludes.
Level 12
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Action went five-ways to the river in a limped pot with the board reading 6♣8♥6♥3♠10♦.
With 72,000 in the middle, it checked around to Eric Wasserson in the hijack who bet 70,000.
Michael Moncek made the call on the button and everyone else folded.
Wasserson announced that he had a ten before Moncek tabled A♥J♦9♥7♣ for a straight.
"That'll do it," said Wasserson as he tossed his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
915,000
615,000
|
615,000 |
|
|
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725,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
|
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375,000
362,000
|
362,000 |
|
|
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Level 12
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level 12
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Under the gun, Daniel Negreanu committed his final 155,000 on a flop of 2♣J♦K♠, and was at risk against Ka Kwan Lau on the button.
Daniel Negreanu: Q♥10♠9♣6♣
Ka Kwan Lau: A♣Q♣10♣3♦
Lau's ace-high remained best on the J♠2♦ runout.
"Stupid game," Negreanu laughed as he said goodbye to the table and took his third exit of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,755,000
1,135,000
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1,135,000 |
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Busted | |
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