Final Day of the $25,000 PLO High Roller Kicks Off at 2 p.m. ET
After 16 levels of play on Day 1 of the $25,000 PLO High Roller in the PokerStars Carribean Adventure in the luxious Baha Mar Resort, it was Jeremy Ausmus who bagged the chip lead with an impressive 385,000. Close on his heels is Finland's Joni Jouhkimainen (336,000) and Andriy Lyubovetskiy (274,000) to round out the top three.
Day 1 saw a total of 44 entries join the PLO streets to create a prizepool of $1,056,440, and after the dust settled, only ten hopefuls remain in the hunt for the $364,440 top prize.
Many notables joined the field throughout the day, and some who couldn't find a bag included Cary Katz, Jason Mercier, Ben Lamb, and 2019 $10,000 PCA PLO High Roller runner-up Cliff Josephy.
Ausmus is a high stakes regular with over $13 Million in live tournament earnings, and after having already won a PCA trophy this trip in Event #17: $2,200 Deep Stack less than a week ago, he will have his sights set on adding another title to his collection.
Final Ten Chip Counts
| RANK | NAME | COUNTRY | CHIPS | BIG BLINDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 385,000 | 64 | |
| 2 | Joni Jouhkimainen | Finland | 336,000 | 56 | |
| 3 | Andriy Lyubovetskiy | Ukraine | 274,000 | 45 | |
| 4 | Oliver Weis | Germany | 246,000 | 41 | |
| 5 | Dylan Smith | United States | 239,000 | 40 | |
| 6 | Andrew Pantling | Canada | 206,000 | 34 | |
| 7 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 200,000 | 33 | |
| 8 | John Zable | United States | 190,000 | 31 | |
| 9 | Tom-Aksel Bedell | Norway | 83,000 | 14 | |
| 10 | Adam Hendrix | United States | 41,000 | 7 |
Day 2 kicks off at 2 p.m. ET with the remaining ten players in the hunt for a payday. The top six will find a cash and guarantee at least $73,950. Blinds will resume at Level 17 with 3,000/6,000 and levels will continue to be 40 minutes in length. There will be a 15-minute break every three until a winner is crowned.
Prize Breakdown
| Rank | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $364,440 |
| 2 | $237,700 |
| 3 | $163,750 |
| 4 | $121,500 |
| 5 | $95,100 |
| 6 | $73,950 |
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and Lyubovetskiy check-called the 16,000 bet from Pantling.
was the turn and Lyubovetskiy checked. Pantling fired 52,000 before Lyubovetskiy moved all in for around 150,000 effective. Pantling called for his tournament life.
giving Lyubovetskiy a full house which sent Pantling to the rail as the final table bubble boy.
, and the full house for Lyubovetskiy scored the pot to send Hendrix to the rail in ninth place.
completed the board and Jouhkimainen checked a third time. Weis took some time before cutting out a bet of 115,000 and Jouhkimainen went deep in the tank. After close to a minute of thought, Jouhkimainen let his hand go and the sizable pot was sent to Weis, who is now closing in on the chip lead.
which left Deeb as the clear short stack at the table.
and the river the 
which gave Smith a straight to send Lyubovetskiy to the rail in fifth place.
. Smith moved all in for 225,000 and Deeb snap-called with the bigger stack. 
, the aces held up to send Deeb to the exit in fourth place for $121,500.