Five Players Play Down to One Winner in Event #53: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller With $1,251,860 Up for Grabs
Welcome back to the final day of Event #53: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller as five players return to battle it out for the 2021 World Series of Poker bracelet and the first-place prize of $1,251,860. During the registration period, this tournament attracted a whopping 212 entries to get to a total prize pool of $5,008,500.
Ka Kwan Lau is leading at this five-handed final table with a commanding chip lead with 10,750,000 in chips. He is followed by John Beauprez (8,725,000) and Maxx Coleman with 5,730,000 in the top three. They are joined on the final table by Shaun Deeb (3,640,000) and Veselin Karakitukov (2,745,000).
Beauprez already owns a bracelet while Deeb has four of them in his collection for now. Lau, Coleman, and Karakitukov are all looking to claim their first one today.
Final Table Seat Draw and Chip Counts
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Counts | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veselin Karakitukov | Bulgaria | 2,745,000 | 23 |
| 2 | Maxx Coleman | United States | 5,730,000 | 48 |
| 3 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 3,640,000 | 30 |
| 4 | John Beauprez | United States | 8,725,000 | 73 |
| 5 | Ka Kwan Lau | Hong Kong | 10,750,000 | 90 |
The remaining five players will return to the feature table at 4 p.m. local time to battle it out for the lion-share of the prize pool. When play resumes, they will finish the remainder of Level 27 which features a small blind of 60,000, a big blind of 120,000, and a big blind ante of 120,000.
The PokerNews reporting team will be providing live updates so make sure to follow along while PokerGO will stream the action on a one-hour delay with hole cards coverage until one man has all the chips in play.
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Player | Prize Money |
| 1 | $1,251,860 | |
| 2 | $773,708 | |
| 3 | $537,295 | |
| 4 | $381,394 | |
| 5 | $276,870 | |
| 6 | David Benyamine | $205,655 |
| 7 | Ben Lamb | $156,387 |
| 8 | Charles Sinn | $121,816 |