Biggest WSOPE Omaha Event Ever
Level 9
: 400/800, 0 ante
On their return from break tournament officials have confirmed the following details about the field size. There were a total of 306 entrants on Day 1B, in addition to the 217 from Day 1A. This makes a field of 523, making it the biggest WSOPE Omaha Event in history:
| Year | Buy-in | Event | Entrants | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | £5,000 | #2: Pot-Limit Omaha | 165 | Dario Alioto | £234,390 |
| 2008 | £5,000 | #3: Pot-Limit Omaha | 165 | Theo Jorgensen | £218,626 |
| 2009 | £5,000 | #3: Pot-Limit Omaha | 154 | Jani Vilmunen | £204,048 |
| 2010 | £5,250 | #2: Pot-Limit Omaha | 120 | Jeff Lisandro | £159,514 |
| 2011 | € 5,300 | #3: Pot-Limit Omaha | 180 | Steve Billirakis | € 238,140 |
| 2011 | € 1,620 | #6: Pot-Limit Omaha (Six-Max) | 339 | Philippe Boucher | € 124,584 |
| 2012 | € 5,300 | #3: Pot-Limit Omaha | 97 | Roger Hairabedian | € 142,590 |
| 2012 | € 1,650 | #6: Pot-Limit Omaha (Six-Max) | 206 | Francisco Da Costa Santos | € 83,275 |
| 2013 | € 1,650 | #4: Pot-Limit Omaha | 184 | Jeremy Ausmus | € 70,324 |
| 2013 | € 3,250 | #6: Pot-Limit Omaha (Mixed-Max) | 127 | Noah Schwartz | € 104,580 |
| 2015 | € 3,250 | #3: Pot-Limit Omaha (Eight-Max) | 161 | Richard Gryko | € 126,345 |
| 2015 | € 550 | #7: Pot-Limit Omaha (Eight-Max) | 503 | Barny Boatman | € 54,725 |
| 2017 | € 550 | #2: Pot-Limit Omaha (Eight-Max) | 523 |
It also means it is the biggest Omaha event ever held at King's Casino, beating the 157 entrants a €550 Pot-Limit Omaha event attracted back in March 2017.
turn and his opponent check-folded to a bet of 1,100 when the 
came on the river. "Good game," he said and Hellmuth smiled as he dragged in the pot.
and three players were all in including Max Pescatori and Jani Vilmunen.
giving Scherle the nut flush, and there was no full house for Foxen and he was eliminated.
with one spade so I had a backdoor flush draw. I shoved for my remaining 1,100, Hellmuth made it 3,500. The big blind went all-in for about 9,000 and then Hellmuth called. Hellmuth had 
and the other player had 
Roberto Romanello check-called a bet of 2,500. The turn was the 
and he checked to his opponent who bet 3,800. Romanello announced pot and raised to 21,200. His opponent folded.
, Galindo bet 30,400 and which was more than what the player in the hijack still had in front of him. His opponent called.
on the turn and the 
on the river he bricked though and he was eliminated by Galindo.
