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Event #33: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better has all the hallmarks of being something special. $10,000 buy-in tournaments attract the biggest names to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas tables. Mixed games also lure those household names in, so expect something special in this event because it ticks both of those boxes.
Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo, often abbreviated to PLO8, is a popular format. This tournament regularly brings more than 300 players out of the woodwork, each of them knowing this format and variant inside out. Day 1 begins at 2:00 p.m. local time today and concludes sometime on June 12, four days later.
📌 Event Snapshot
- Event: #33 – $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
- Date(s): June 9–12, 2026
- Time: 2:00 p.m. local time
- Buy-In: $10,000
- Format: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
- Late Registration: Open until start of Level 13 (approx. 3:15 p.m. on Day 2)
- Reentry: Two reentries
- Starting Stack: 60,000 chips
- Levels: 60 minutes
- 2025 Winner: Philip Sternheimer – $763,087
- 2025 Field Size: 386 entries
- 2025 Prize Pool: Record field (386 entries)
Structure and Schedule
Play begins at 2 p.m. with 60-minute levels throughout.
Day 1 and Day 2 both feature 10 levels, with late registration remaining open through Day 2 and closing at the start of Level 13, around 3:15 p.m.
Day 3 plays down to five players, with Day 4 returning to crown a winner. Dinner breaks are scheduled after Level 16 and Level 26 on Days 2 and 3.
Past Champions & Notable Winners
In 2025, Philip Sternheimer came from the brink of elimination to win his first WSOP bracelet. At one stage, he was one card away from being out before hitting a gutshot and turning it into a run to the title.
“Sort of means everything, to be honest,” Sternheimer said after the win. “I don’t think I ever wanted something as bad as this one.”
Sternheimer left a trail of 385 opponents in his wake as he collected $763,087 and his first gold bracelet.
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