Love PLO? Brand New Event #8: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Gets Underway at Midday

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Today sees the start of Event #8: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed) here at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.

This three-day event gets underway at 12 p.m. local time with late registration open for 12 levels. Players are allowed two reentries in this event. There will be 15-minute breaks every three levels, with a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 9 (~6:30 p.m.).

The starting stack is 50,000 chips with the plan for Day 1 to play 15 levels. Day 2 resumes at 12 p.m. Saturday and levels increase to 60 minutes.

This is a brand new event for 2024 offering fans of Pot-Limit Omaha a different price point to compete for WSOP glory.

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