Event #7: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Begins Today
One of the largest field non-Hold’em events of the 53rd World Series of Poker kicks off Friday with the start of Event #7: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better.
Aside from last year, which saw some limited fields due to travel restrictions and the pandemic, this event has historically drawn over or close to 1,000 entries year after year, generating some massive prize pools and top prizes.
As such, the event attracts the crème de la crème of the mixed game world, which will be no different this year as they gather in the Paris ballroom for Day 1.
Connor Drinan is the defending champion, having defeated a still strong field of 607 runners to take home his second WSOP bracelet.
Last 10 Years of $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Champions
| YEAR | CHAMPION | COUNTRY | ENTRIES | 1ST PRIZE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Connor Drinan | United States | 607 | $163,252 |
| 2020 | Not played (pandemic) | |||
| 2019 | Derek McMaster | Canada | 835 | $228,228 |
| 2018 | Julien Martini | France | 911 | $239,771 |
| 2017 | Benjamin Zamani | United States | 905 | $238,620 |
| 2016 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | 934 | $244,103 |
| 2015 | Robert Mizrachi | United States | 918 | $251,022 |
| 2014 | Nicholas Kost | United States | 1,036 | $283,275 |
| 2013 | Calen McNeil | Canada | 1,014 | $277,274 |
| 2012 | Herbert Tapscott | United States | 967 | $264,400 |
Cards will be in the air at 3 p.m. local time as another likely huge field will play 15 40-minute levels with 15-minute breaks scheduled after every third level. Late registration will remain open until the start of Level 10 (approx. 9:45 p.m.).
Players will start with 25,000 chips at blinds of 100/200 with limits of 200/400.
PokerNews will have you covered for all the action from this and every bracelet event of the summer, so keep your browser locked to us for all the excitement from the new home of the World Series of Poker at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.