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2026 World Series of Poker
Event #47: $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1a
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Ricardo Alvarado raised to 3,000 in the cutoff, which both Arthur Morris and Ze Yu Li called from the button and big blind.
The action checked to Morris on the 8♥Q♠J♥ flop, who bet 3,200. Li then check-raised to 10,000, which saw both Alvarado and Morris fold.
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An angry poker player got into a verbal dispute with another player at the table at the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) after having his cards mucked in the big blind.
The verbal altercation between Georgia's James Heath and Maine's Darrell Blodgett took place on Sunday during Day 1 of Event #43: $800 8-Handed Deepstack No-Limit, which drew 3,903 runners for a prize pool of $2,732,100. And there was no love lost between two of those players.
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: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
With 4,400 in the middle, Gruffudd Pugh-Jones checked from the big blind on a 5♦10♣K♣ flop. Ka Kwan Lau bet 3,000 on the button, and Pugh-Jones called.
The 8♦ turn saw Pugh-Jones check for a second time, but this time he folded when Lau barrelled for 10,200.
Level 1
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Level 1
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Cards are in the air with six players sitting and ready to go.
Level: 1
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
One of the more star-studded events returns to the 2026 World Series of Poker, when Event #47: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller begins at 12 p.m. local time today. This eight-handed event features two Day 1 flights before the fields merge on Day 2, then play out over three days of action at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Omaha events have seen impressive numbers during the 2026 WSOP, and there is no reason to believe this event will be any different. Almost 500 players turned out in force in 2025 despite the $25,000 buy-in. You should expect a similar crowd this year.
📌 Event Snapshot
- Event: #47 - $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller
- Date(s): June 15-19
- Time: 12 p.m. local time
- Buy-In: $25,000
- Format: Pot-Limit Omaha
- Late Registration: 12 Levels (approx. 2:15 p.m. on Day 2)
- Reentry: Two reentries per flight
- Starting Stack: 150,000 chips
- Levels: 60 minutes
- 2025 Winner: Dennis Weiss – $2,292,155
- 2025 Field Size: 489 entries
- 2025 Prize Pool: $11,400,000
Structure and Schedule
Players start with 150,000 chips while navigating through ten 60-minute levels on the opening Day 1 flights. There will be 15-minute breaks after every two levels, with a 60-minute dinner break at approximately 6:30 p.m.
The event allows for two reentries per flight, with registration remaining open through 12 levels, so players have until about 2:15 p.m. on Day 2 to take their seats.
Day 2 is scheduled to last ten more levels, before playing down to the final five players on Day 3. Those five players will return to play for the title on Friday, June 19th. The event is played with a 20-second shot clock before the flop, and a 30-second shot clock after the flop.
Past Champions & Notable Winners
In 2025, it was German PLO specialist Dennis Weiss who locked his second WSOP bracelet, beating former WSOP Main Event third-place finisher Michael Duekfor a career-best score of $2,292,155.
Weiss outlasted 489 entrants, denying eleven-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Ivey another piece of hardware.
The reigning champion has already cashed seven times this summer, three of which were final-table appearances, and one was a bracelet-winning victory. Weiss is in hot form. Can he turn that into another piece of WSOP gold?
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Event #47: $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha
Day 1a Started
