Can Anyone Stop the Americans in the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better?
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Today sees the start of Event #15: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better (8-Handed) here at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.
This three-day event gets underway at 12 p.m. local time with late registration open for nine levels. There will be 15-minute breaks every three levels, with a 60-minute dinner break after Level 9.
The starting stack is 25,000 chips with the plan for Day 1 to play 15 levels or down to 15 percent of the field, whichever is later. Day 2 resumes Wednesday at 12 p.m. where levels increase to 60 minutes.
Last year's event saw 1,125 players generate a prize pool of $1,501,875. The winner was William Kopp, who joined his sister Katie Kopp as a bracelet winner after defeating Michael Rodrigues heads-up. Rodrigues took home $259,549 and his first WSOP bracelet.
"When we were growing up we were always about poker. We're pretty close...me, my sister, and my mom. We all talk poker and help make each other better," Kopp said.
The last five winners have all been from the United States. In fact, you have to go back to 2013 to find a non-American winner, when Australian Jarred Graham took down the event.
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,125 | William Kopp | United States | $259,549 |
| 2022 | 1,303 | Lawrence Brandt | United States | $289,610 |
| 2021 | 725 | Kevin Gerhart | United States | $186,789 |
| 2019 | 1,117 | Anthony Zinno | United States | $279,920 |
| 2018 | 935 | Joseph Couden | United States | $244,370 |
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What Else is Happening at the World Series of Poker?
- Three events will crown their champions today: Event #5: $1,000 Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold'em, Event #10: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, and Event #11: $1,500 Badugi.
- Two players pulled out $1,000,000 bounties in the Mystery Bounty event yesterday; one was more pleased about becoming a millionaire than the other!
- You have to check out the stacked field in Event #13: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship because it is nothing short of ridiculous.