Dylan Smith Dylan Smith secured his biggest ever live tournament cash as he took down a field of 44 runners to win his first PokerStars Trophy and the $364,440 first-place prize in the $25,000 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Pot Limit Omaha High Roller at the gorgeous Baha Mar Resort in The Bahamas.
It was a long bubble as seven players fought for six payouts but play quickened after the bursting of the bubble. Shaun Deeb (4th- $121,500) and Jeremy Ausmus (3rd- $163,750) fell in back-to-back hands to get the tournament to heads-up.
German Oliver Weis was Smith’s final opponent, but it was a quick heads-up affair as Smith went into the battle with a two-to-one chip lead. Weis would not double up, as Smith would win and take down the trophy in less than ten hands. $25,000 PCA PLO High Roller Final Table Results
Winner’s Reaction
Smith started 2023 on a heater, having taken down another PLO High Roller trophy just two weeks ago in Florida for $ 91,960. Smith is mainly a PLO player, with his last four recorded cashes on the Hendon Mob database all being in PLO tournaments. With this win, Smith has achieved his first-ever six-figure tournament score.
Despite his recent tournament success, Smith told PokerNews that he is primarily a PLO cash game player where he plays high stakes PLO online for stakes as high as $200/$400. Smith said when he first started playing poker, he focused on No Limit Hold’em but moved in with a really good PLO player which encouraged him to switch his focus to the PLO streets.
Smith was joined on his rail by Jake Schwartz , who himself has nearly $4,000,000 in live tournament earnings, as he rode his way to victory. Smith said he will be playing the $25,000 PokerStars Players No Limit Hold’em Championship on Monday, as well as other events on the schedule, as he hopes to continue his 2023 run good. Action of the Day
The day started with Ausmus as the chip leader and two tables as ten players returned for Day 2. The final table bubble […]
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