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.