Welcome back to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino and the 2014 World Series of Poker for Event #42: $5,000 Six-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha!
Today marks the third time a straight Pot-Limit Omaha event has graced this year's WSOP schedule, but the first time it is being played short-handed as the buy-in has also been increased.
In 2013 Steve Gross captured his first bracelet after defeating Salman Behbehani heads-up to top a 400-player field to walk home with a $488,817 first prize. Players reaching the money-paying top 40 a year ago included Yevgeniy Timoshenko (7th), Trevor Pope (13th), Sorel Mizzi (16th), Roland Israelashvili (21st), Davidi Kitai (24th), Shaun Deeb (26th), Freddy Deeb (27th), Daniel Negreanu (34th), Tony Cousineau (37th), and Chad Brown (39th).
This year's two low buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha tournaments were won by Brandon Shack-Harris and Brandon Pastor and attracted nearly 2,100 players between the two events. Today will more likely see a field of between 300 and 400 take to the felt as PLO players look to seize an opportunity to capture a WSOP bracelet.
| Date | Event | Buy-in | Champion | Entrants | First Prize | Prizepool |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28th | #3 | $1,000 | Brandon Shack-Harris | 1,128 | $205,634 | $1,015,200 |
| June 17th | #37 | $1,500 | Brandon Pastor | 967 | $264,400 | $1,305,450 |
| June 20th | #42 | $5,000 | ||||
| July 3rd | #64 | $10,000 |
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