Daniel Alaei Wins WSOP Event #55 (Pot-Limit Omaha)

Daniel Alaei has won the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Event of the World Series of Poker, grabbing his third WSOP bracelet.

346 players sat down at the tables of the Rio for the $10,000 PLO event, for a share of the $3,252,400 prize pool. Some of the big names taking part in the tournament included Anette Obrestad, David Benyamine, Eli Elezra, Daniel Alaei, Tom ’durrrr’ Dwan, Phil Hellmuth and Jason Mercier.

At the end of the first day, Antonio Paino was leading with a 240,000 stack.

By the beginning of the third day, there were only 33 players left. At this time, durrrr was leading with a 910,000 stack, but in the end, he dropped out by taking 17th place in the tournament.

On the third day, gameplay continued until it came down to the 9-handed final table.

Daniel Alaei

Following a massive battle, Daniel Alaei managed to win the event with three of a kind, fives, thus collecting his third WSOP bracelet.

Final Results and Winnings

1. Daniel Alaei - 780.599$
2. Miguel Proulx - 482.265$
3. Ville Mattila - 354.218$
4. Ludovic Lacay - 262.208$
5. Trevor Uyesugi - 195.631$
6. Stephen Pierson - 147.138$
7. Dmitry Stelmak - 111.524$
8. Alexander Kravchenko - 85.180$
9. Matthew Wheat - 65.568$