Arthur Morris Bags Massive Stack after Day 1 of $100,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha
Following ten levels of four-card poker, just 36 players remain in Event #79: $100,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha at the 2025 World Series of Poker, taking place inside the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas. The starting field of 88 entries has been more than halved, and those still in contention will return at noon on Wednesday, July 2, for Day 2 of this three-day tournament.
The United States' Arthur Morris leads the charge into Day 2 with a stack of 4,055,000, making him the only player to cross over the four-million mark. His closest rival is Latvia's Maxi Lehmanski, who sits second on the leaderboard with 2,945,000, good for 118 big blinds when play resumes.
Morris secured the bulk of his chips in the final level of the night during a hand against the United Kingdom's Robert Cowen. Holding the nut full house, Morris raised Cowen's river bet, and Cowen tank-called his stack off with a smaller boat. This cooler propelled Morris to the top of the chip counts, allowing him to return for Day 2 in the best position.
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur Morris | United States | 4,055,000 | 162 |
| 2 | Maxi Lehmanski | Austria | 2,945,000 | 118 |
| 3 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 2,800,000 | 112 |
| 4 | Sergio Martinez Gonzalez | Spain | 2,705,000 | 108 |
| 5 | Lautaro Guerra | Spain | 2,400,000 | 96 |
| 6 | James Chen (US) | United States | 2,270,000 | 91 |
| 7 | Richard Gryko | United Kingdom | 2,220,000 | 89 |
| 8 | Yosuke Miki | Japan | 2,200,000 | 88 |
| 9 | Eelis Parssinen | Finland | 2,015,000 | 81 |
| 10 | Sam Soverel | United States | 2,015,000 | 81 |
Daniel Negreanu bagged 2,670,000 chips after a late surge on Day 1, putting him third in the standings. He registered just after the dinner break and remained quiet until the penultimate level, when he turned a full house against Laszlo Bujtas' aces. With no ace on the river, Negreanu soared near the top of the counts. Negreanu has already made four final tables this WSOP, including a runner-up finish, but what he really wants is bracelet number eight, and now he has a good shot at making that happen.
With this being the biggest buy-in pot-limit Omaha event of the series, a host of notables have maneuvered their way into Day 2. Among them are Lautaro Guerra (2,400,000), James Chen (2,270,000), and the $50,000 High Roller PLO third-place finisher Richard Gryko (2,220,000). Also advancing are Poker Hall of Famer and seven-time bracelet winner John Hennigan (1,655,000), PLO specialist Bryce Yockey (1,355,000), and the $250,000 Super High Roller champion Seth Davies (1,145,000).
Towards the bottom of the pack and with the most work to do tomorrow are Isaac Haxton (760,000), six-time bracelet winner Jeremy Ausmus (680,000), Joni Jouhkimainen (655,000), seven-time bracelet winner Nick Schulman (630,000), and Ben Lamb (540,000).
Some of the less fortunate who were unable to bag a stack today include Jesse Lonis, Robert Cowen, Stephen Chidwick, and Poker Hall of Famers Brian Rast and Erik Seidel. Also busting today were Dylan Weisman, Jared Bleznick, and Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who lost all of his chips to Noah Schwartz after two unfortunate runouts. However, with this event allowing up to two reentries per player, many of them are likely to jump back in before late registration closes.
Day 2 kicks off at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, July 2, with Level 11, blinds 10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 big blind ante. Late registration will remain open until the start of Level 13, giving players a final opportunity to join before registration closes at approximately 2:15 p.m. The plan for Day 2 is to play through another ten levels before the survivors return for the final day of play on Thursday.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for live updates, photos, chip counts, and all the drama as the field returns for the penultimate day of this High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha event.