Event #39: $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha Begins At 1 p.m.
Welcome to Day 1 coverage of the 2022 WSOP at Bally's and Paris and Las Vegas Event #39: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed.
It is expected current champion Robert Cowen will try to defend his title days after picking up his second WSOP Gold Bracelet winning Event #28: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller for $1,393,816. In 2021 Cowen edged out fellow Brit Robert Emmerson to pick up his first bracelet and $280,916.
Each player will receive a starting stack of 40,000 chips and will play ten levels with blinds increasing every 60 minutes. There will be a 15-minute break after every two levels except the 75-minute dinner break after level six. Late registration is available until the end of level eight which will be around 10 p.m. local time.
2021 WSOP $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Cowen | United Kingdom | $280,916 |
| 2 | Robert Emmerson | United Kingdom | $173,613 |
| 3 | Uri Reichenstein | Israel | $116,106 |
| 4 | Dylan Weisman | Canada | $79,368 |
| 5 | William Benson | United States | $55,485 |
| 6 | Karel Mokry | Czech Republic | $39,688 |
| 7 | Mike Matusow | United States | $29,063 |
Last year's event attracted 496 players but based on the number of entries at other events in the 2022 World Series of Poker it will be easily surpassed.
Cards will be in the air at 1 p.m. local time and PokerNews will provide you with all the action as it happens.
which caused a raising war between Arthur Morris in the small blind and his opponent in the big blind where eventually both players were all-in. 
on the turn gave Morris an unwanted set, but the 
on the river gave Morris the flush and the early chip lead.
turn action picked up when the small blind bet out 1,000, the big blind called and Brandes raised the pot to 6,300. Both players folded and Brandes dragged in the chips.
in a pot of roughly 4,000 Cliff Josephy checked from the small blind and his opponent bet 3,000 from the hijack. 
to show Josephy what he had laid down. 
Fabian Brandes checked from the hijack as did his opponent in the cutoff. 
for the full house and scooped the pot as his opponent mucked. 
and mucked his hand on the last second of the countdown. 