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Event #79: $100,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller
Day 1 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #79: $100,000 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
$100,000
Prize Pool
$11,676,500
Total Entries
121
Level
26
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
88
Players Left
36
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Level 10
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Following ten levels of four-card poker, just 36 players remain in Event #79: $100,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha at the 2025 World Series of Poker, taking place inside the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas. The starting field of 88 entries has been more than halved, and those still in contention will return at noon on Wednesday, July 2, for Day 2 of this three-day tournament.
The United States' Arthur Morris leads the charge into Day 2 with a stack of 4,055,000, making him the only player to cross over the four-million mark. His closest rival is Latvia's Maxi Lehmanski, who sits second on the leaderboard with 2,945,000, good for 118 big blinds when play resumes.
Morris secured the bulk of his chips in the final level of the night during a hand against the United Kingdom's Robert Cowen. Holding the nut full house, Morris raised Cowen's river bet, and Cowen tank-called his stack off with a smaller boat. This cooler propelled Morris to the top of the chip counts, allowing him to return for Day 2 in the best position.
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur Morris | United States | 4,055,000 | 162 |
| 2 | Maxi Lehmanski | Austria | 2,945,000 | 118 |
| 3 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 2,800,000 | 112 |
| 4 | Sergio Martinez Gonzalez | Spain | 2,705,000 | 108 |
| 5 | Lautaro Guerra | Spain | 2,400,000 | 96 |
| 6 | James Chen (US) | United States | 2,270,000 | 91 |
| 7 | Richard Gryko | United Kingdom | 2,220,000 | 89 |
| 8 | Yosuke Miki | Japan | 2,200,000 | 88 |
| 9 | Eelis Parssinen | Finland | 2,015,000 | 81 |
| 10 | Sam Soverel | United States | 2,015,000 | 81 |
Daniel Negreanu bagged 2,670,000 chips after a late surge on Day 1, putting him third in the standings. He registered just after the dinner break and remained quiet until the penultimate level, when he turned a full house against Laszlo Bujtas' aces. With no ace on the river, Negreanu soared near the top of the counts. Negreanu has already made four final tables this WSOP, including a runner-up finish, but what he really wants is bracelet number eight, and now he has a good shot at making that happen.
With this being the biggest buy-in pot-limit Omaha event of the series, a host of notables have maneuvered their way into Day 2. Among them are Lautaro Guerra (2,400,000), James Chen (2,270,000), and the $50,000 High Roller PLO third-place finisher Richard Gryko (2,220,000). Also advancing are Poker Hall of Famer and seven-time bracelet winner John Hennigan (1,655,000), PLO specialist Bryce Yockey (1,355,000), and the $250,000 Super High Roller champion Seth Davies (1,145,000).
Towards the bottom of the pack and with the most work to do tomorrow are Isaac Haxton (760,000), six-time bracelet winner Jeremy Ausmus (680,000), Joni Jouhkimainen (655,000), seven-time bracelet winner Nick Schulman (630,000), and Ben Lamb (540,000).
Some of the less fortunate who were unable to bag a stack today include Jesse Lonis, Robert Cowen, Stephen Chidwick, and Poker Hall of Famers Brian Rast and Erik Seidel. Also busting today were Dylan Weisman, Jared Bleznick, and Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who lost all of his chips to Noah Schwartz after two unfortunate runouts. However, with this event allowing up to two reentries per player, many of them are likely to jump back in before late registration closes.
Day 2 kicks off at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, July 2, with Level 11, blinds 10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 big blind ante. Late registration will remain open until the start of Level 13, giving players a final opportunity to join before registration closes at approximately 2:15 p.m. The plan for Day 2 is to play through another ten levels before the survivors return for the final day of play on Thursday.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for live updates, photos, chip counts, and all the drama as the field returns for the penultimate day of this High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha event.
Level 10
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Please note: Late registration remains open. Players buying in late will be added to the empty seat.
Level 10
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Level 10
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Play has concluded for Day 1 with 36 players managing to find a bag. Stay tuned for chip counts and a full recap of the day's action.
Level 10
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
On a flop of K♣7♥6♣, Laszlo Bujtas got his shorter stack in with Q♣J♣8♦5♦ and was up against the A♠K♥K♠10♠ of Daniel Negreanu.
The 8♠ turn changed nothing and the 4♠ river only gave Negreanu thee lower end of the straight.
While the hand played out, Evan Krentzman sat down and Sean Rafael had re-entered very late on Day 1.
Level 10
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Three ways to the A♦K♥8♠4♠ turn, Aaron Katz bet 75,000 in the small blind and was called by Jeremy Ausmus in the big blind as well as Bryce Yockey on the button.
Katz checked the A♠ on the river and Ausmus bet 100,000 for Yockey to call. The check-raise to 400,000 by Katz followed and Ausmus got out of the way. Yockey reluctantly called and was shown that A♣A♥J♠3♦ for quads aces.
"Okay, that makes more sense," Yockey said in a rather dry voice after conceding the pot.
Level 10
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The floor has announced that there will be two more hands before the remaining players bag up for the night.
Level 10
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Three players saw the flop come out 4♥A♠8♠. After two checks from the blinds, Fahredin Mustafov bet 50,000 from early position. Tomas Ribeiro called from the small blind, and Sergio Martinez Gonzalez called from the big blind.
The J♥ landed on the turn, prompting two more checks from the blinds. Mustafov fired a second barrel of 230,000, which was enough to force two folds from his opponents.
Level 10
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Laszlo Bujtas raised to 70,000 under the gun. Joni Jouhkimainen raised the pot from the small blind, and Bujtas called for all of his chips.
Laszlo Bujtas: Q♥8♠6♠4♥ 
Joni Jouhkimainen: A♦A♥A♠9♥
The board ran out Q♣10♠3♠5♦ and Bujtas found the double up, but remains one of the shorter stacks in the tournament.
