No Glory for the German-speaking players in the $1,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha Event #55 of the World Series of Poker 2026 at Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas. Robert Cowen is the massive chip leader among the final eight players, with $1,368,700 awaiting the winner.Late registration was still open on Day 2 for this tournament, and an additional 29 entries were added to the 81 from Day 1. With a total of 110 entries, the prize pool is $1,225,000, and the top 17 places were paid. Philip Sternheimer was among the competitors, along with Dennis Weiss and Klemens Roiter, but none made it into the money.The bubble phase lasted a long time, until Richard Gryko faced off with
against
from Yuri Dzivielevski, as the ace hit on the river.This secured all $1,002,800, which David Benyamine quickly claimed.GGPoker Ambassador Daniel Negreanu entered the day as a big stack but was eliminated in 11th place ($1,940) against Santosh Suvarna’s aces.Eight players have made it to the final, with Robert Cowen leading with 9,060,000 chips, but the competition is also very strong. The exciting final will see a winner’s prize of $1,368,700.The Final Table
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count | BBs |
| 1 | Robert Cowen | United Kingdom | 9,060,000 | 91 |
| 2 | Joao Simao | Brazil | 6,985,000 | 70 |
| 3 | Carlo van Ravenswoud | Netherlands | 6,300,000 | 63 |
| 4 | Venkat Chivukula | United States | 4,700,000 | 47 |
| 5 | Naoya Kihara | Japan | 2,035,000 | 20 |
| 6 | Veselin Karakitukov | Bulgaria | 1,510,000 | 15 |
| 7 | Yuri Dzivielevski | Brazil | 1,450,000 | 15 |
| 8 | Santhosh Suvarna | India | 1,185,000 | 12 |
Blinds: 50k/100k/100kThe conclusion can, of course, be seen in the livestream as well.
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World Series of Poker 2026
Date: May 26 to July 15 /
ME FT August 3 – 5
Location: Horseshoe Las Vegas
Events: 100 live & 30 online
Buy-Ins: $1 to $1,000, online from $1
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Buy-In: $1,000
Entries: 110
Prize Pool: $1,225,000
Paid Places: 17Reports:
Day 1Payouts
| Rank | Name | Country | Prize Money |
| 1 | | | $1,368,700 |
| 2 | | | $1,420 |
| 3 | | | $1,510 |
| 4 | | | $1,440 |
| 5 | | | $1,080 |
| 6 | | | $1,510 |
| 7 | | | $1,720 |
| 8 | | | $1,020 |
| 9 | Youness Barakat | Italy | $1,920 |
| 10 | Dylan Weisman | USA | $1,940 |
| 11 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | $1,940 |
| 12 | Sean Winter | USA | $1,800 |
| 13 | Ka Kwan Lau | Hong Kong | $1,800 |
| 14 | Jason Koon | USA | $1,800 |
| 15 | Jeremy Ausmus | USA | $1,800 |
| 16 | Sean Rafael | USA | $1,800 |
| 17 | David Benyamine | France | $1,800 |
against 
from Yuri Dzivielevski, as the ace hit on the river.This secured all $1,002,800, which David Benyamine quickly claimed.GGPoker Ambassador Daniel Negreanu entered the day as a big stack but was eliminated in 11th place ($1,940) against Santosh Suvarna’s aces.Eight players have made it to the final, with Robert Cowen leading with 9,060,000 chips, but the competition is also very strong. The exciting final will see a winner’s prize of $1,368,700.The Final Table