Lee Gets Career-Best $280,819 in High Roller Event #3: $10,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Closing out the PokerGO High Rollers at Wynn Millions was High Roller Event #3: $10,500 Pot-Limit Omaha, which attracted 77 entrants for a prize pool of $770,000. Among the players who made the money in the PLO event were Norway's Kent Staahle (8th - $28,567) and PokerGO regulars Jeremy Ausmus (5th - $53,130) and Sam Soverel (4th - $69,685).
Brazil's Joao Simao was eliminated in third place for $100,100 before Eugene Lee defeated 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final tablist Michael Duek to win a career-best $280,819 after entering the event with less than $25,000 in live earnings.
Duek earned $161,700, his third-best cash behind a third-place finish in Event #69: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship at the 2022 WSOP for $548,015 and his third-place finish in the $10,000 Main Event for $4 million.
High Roller Event #3: $10,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Final Table Results
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | PRIZE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eugene Lee | United States | $280,819 | |
| 2 | Michael Duek | Argentina | $161,700 | |
| 3 | Joao Simao | Brazil | $100,100 | |
| 4 | Sam Soverel | United States | $69,685 | |
| 5 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | $53,130 | |
| 6 | Brent Roberts | United States | $41,888 | |
| 7 | Jordan Spurlin | United States | $34,111 | |
| 8 | Kent Staahle | Norway | $28,567 |
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