Andjelko Andrejevic raised to 50,000 in middle position. Next to act, Nick Schulman potted to 190,000. Phil Hellmuth, who just entered the tournament, went into the tank two to Schulman's left. He eventually folded. Action folded around to Andrejevic, who called.
The flop was A♣10♠9♣ and Andrejevic checked. Schulman moved all in, and Andrejevic called.
Nick Schulman: A♥A♦7♦2♦
Andjelko Andrejevic: K♠J♦J♠10♦
The turn was the 5♥ and river was the 5♦, and Schulman's full house gave him a double and left Andrejevic very short stacked.
Biao Ding raised to 50,000 under the gun. Martin Kabrhel inquired if that was a legal size before he called. Philip Sternheimer then raised the pot to 215,000 in the small blind, folding out Ding.
"In for a dime, in for a house," Kabrhel chimed as he put in a call.
The flop fell 5♠J♠5♦. "I think I have a five," Kabrhel gleefully stated as he checked his cards. "Yes! It's so sick!" he cheered afterward.
Sternheimer still put Kabrhel all-in for 85,000, and Kabrhel eventually called.
Martin Kabrhel: A♠Q♠8♥3♥
Philip Sternheimer: A♦10♥9♥8♦
"I can't believe it! He was totally bluffing!" Kabrhel shouted across the Horseshoe Event Center.
The board ran out with an inconsequential 7♥7♣, and Kabrhel doubled up with his ace-queen kicker.
Sternheimer was left with just 40,000, which he lost not much later to be eliminated.
Philip Sternheimer raised from the cutoff to 70,000. Lou Garza, in the big blind, raised to roughly 160,000. Sternheimer made the call, putting himself at risk.
Philip Sternheimer: Q♣Q♠7♦6♣
Lou Garza: A♠A♥K♠3♥
The board ran out 8♦3♦2♦Q♦9♣, and the turned set from Sternheimer earned him a double-up worth 400,000 chips.
Maxi Lehmanski raised to 55,000 from the hijack. John Riordan called in the cutoff, Ka Kwan Lau called on the button, and Quan Zhou came along from the small blind.
The flop came J♦9♥7♣ and action checked to Lau. He bet 120,000, Zhou folded and Lehmanski jammed all in. Riordan got out of the way, and Lau quickly called.
Maxi Lehmanski: A♦Q♥J♥9♠
Ka Kwan Lau: K♥Q♠10♠5♥
The turn was the 4♥ and the river was the 6♥ and Lau's flush bested Lehmanski's, and knocked him out. Lau came into the day as the chipleader, and now has eclipsed the 3,000,000 chip mark.
Allan Le raised from the cutoff to 30,000, was called by Lou Garza on the button, and was re-raised by Ben Lamb from the big blind to 175,000. Le raised, Garza folded, and Lamb made the call; putting himself at risk.
Ben Lamb: A♥K♠5♠3♣
Allan Le: A♠9♠9♥4♣
The board ran out K♣6♠2♠7♠9♦, and Le's ace-high flush outclassed the king-high flush from Lamb.
Just a few days ago, Phil Ivey made his first final table of the 2025 World Series of Poker in the $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha. Eventually busting out in sixth place, Ivey used some of his winnings to register this event, Event #57: $50,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha, and he increased his 300,000 starting stack to 525,000 on Day 1, slightly below the average of 716,129, but still a very workable 35 big blinds.
The Hall of Famer is joined at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas for Day 2 at 1 p.m. local time by 61 other four-card enthusiasts who remain from the 148 entries on Day 1. Najeem Ajez, who finished seventh in the $25,000 PLO, will return with a stack of 835,000, while recent $1,500 PLO runner-up Bryce Yockey bagged 365,000 in this event. Fabian Riebau-Schmithals came in second in the $5,000 PLO at the start of the summer, and has another shot at glory in this event with 352,000 in chips.
Fabian Riebau-Schmithals
Meanwhile, the top of the counts is dominated by Ka Kwan Lau. The pot-limit Omaha specialist bagged an impressive 2,700,000 as he hunts the second bracelet of his career. In second place, at a respectable distance with 1,765,000, is 25K Fantasy pick Biao Ding, while online phenom Oliver "sk2ll_m0dr" Weis sits in third with 1,740,000.
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
As expected from a buy-in of this size, many more household names made it through to Day 2. Shaun Deeb bagged big with 950,000 as he hunts bracelet number seven. Artur Martirosian (950,000), Lou Garza (830,000), and Nick Schulman (490,000) are all looking for their second victory of the summer, while Erik Seidel (365,000) is aiming for his eleventh bracelet, which would tie him with Ivey.
Erik Seidel
These legends of the game could be joined by many more as late registration and reentry will remain open throughout the first 60-minute level of the day, Level 13, blinds10,000/15,000/15,000. Registering at the last moment has proven popular during this series, so the $7,030,000 currently in the prize pool is expected to grow significantly.
The plan for Day 2 is to play down to only five remaining players. All levels will be an hour long, with a 15-minute break after every two levels. A dinner break of 60 minutes is planned after Level 19, around 6:10 p.m. local time.
An exciting, bubble-bursting day is ahead in the $50,000 High Roller PLO, so stay tuned to PokerNews for all the thrilling Omaha action.
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