Final 9 are set at the $102K Onyx Super High Roller Series PLO Invitational with Dubai Police pacing a stacked lineup. The title comes with a $1.9 million payday, and the table features elite Pot Limit Omaha players like Laszlo Bujtas (Omaha4Rollz), Ben Lamb, and Lautaro Guerra.
Day 2 of the Onyx Super High Roller Series PLO Invitational did exactly what PLO Poker does at nosebleed stakes: it compressed edges, punished hesitation, and forced high-leverage decisions hand after hand. We bag nine for the final day, and Dubai Police carries the chip lead into a finale where the pressure dial is redlining and $1.9 million sits up top. If you missed the opening act, catch the Day 1 storyline and early movers here: Vaskaboinikau leads — Day 1 recap.
Day 2 snapshot
- The field was shaved down to the final 9 after a day of relentless multiway pots, short-stack squeezes, and ICM pressure.
- The names left are exactly what you’d expect when elite Pot Limit Omaha specialists descend on a $102K: Laszlo Bujtas, Ben Lamb, Lautaro Guerra, Robert Cowen, Samuli Sipila, Martin Dam, Cong Pham, and Sergei Nesterenko join chip leader Dubai Police.
- Expect a cagey opening phase at the final table. With pay jumps this steep, mid-stacks won’t be volunteering dominated rundowns into bloated pots, and the chip leader can leverage position to punish anyone drifting into capped ranges.
If you’re newer to PLO Poker and want to understand why equities run tighter and mistakes get expensive fast, start with our Pot Limit Omaha Beginner’s Guide.
Day 2 highlights: the hands that shaped the final 9
Bubble bursts
- On the first hand of hand-for-hand, Stanislau Melhui moved all in after flopping a set of tens and was called by Cong Pham, who had flopped a higher set with pocket aces. The board ran out in Pham’s favor, eliminating Melhui as the bubble boy and putting the remaining 13 players in the money.
Nick Schulman exits in 11th
- Action went open from the hijack by Nick Schulman, call from Martin Dam in the cutoff, and a pot-sized shove from Robert Cowen on the button for 1,575,000. Schulman called for roughly 2,500,000, and Dam called to put both opponents at risk. Cowen showed A♠A♥8♠6♦, Schulman tabled A♦Q♠10♠5♦, and Dam revealed K♦K♠7♥5♠. The board ran 10♣ 3♣ J♥ 3♥ 9♦. Cowen’s aces held to triple up, and Schulman was eliminated in 11th place .
Phil Ivey falls in 10th
“Dubai Police” opened to 400,000 from the cutoff, and Phil Ivey called on the button. The flop came 7♥ 9♥ 4♣. After a check from Dubai Police, Ivey bet the pot, Dubai Police shoved, and Ivey called. Ivey showed 10x 10x 9x 9x for a flopped set of nines; Dubai Police tabled A♥ Q♥ 7♦ 5♦ for top pair and a flush draw. The turn was the 8♦ and the river was the J♥, completing the heart flush for Dubai Police and eliminating Ivey in 10th to set the final nine .
Final 9 chip counts
Below are the official bagging counts for the final table. Short stacks must pick tight, nut-heavy spots, while the leader can widen preflop and lean on blockers in key squeeze positions.
Payouts — what they’re playing for
This final table is top-heavy. Laddering matters a lot, but the title push matters more. Here’s the final-table payout ladder:
| Place | Payout (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1 | $1,900,000 |
| 2 | $1,340,000 |
| 3 | $950,000 |
| 4 | $725,000 |
| 5 | $565,000 |
| 6 | $450,000 |
| 7 | $370,000 |
| 8 | $305,000 |
| 9 | $255,000 |
Player spotlights to watch on the final day
- Laszlo Bujtas aka Omaha4Rollz: Online PLO End Boss with top-tier solver chops. Expect elite blocker use and well-timed 3-bets in position. If mid-stacked, he’ll pick on capped ranges instead of playing bloated multiway.
- Ben Lamb: One of the best live readers in the room. Lamb shines when live dynamics matter: physical timing, opponent discomfort, and pressure lines that make people fold full houses they hate their life with.
- Lautaro Guerra: An absolute PLO force. If he doubles, he immediately becomes a problem for every player at the table.
FAQs
Nine. The official final table is set.
1,900,000.
Dubai Police bagged the overnight chip lead.
aszlo Bujtas (Omaha4Rollz), Ben Lamb, Lautaro Guerra, Robert Cowen, Samuli Sipila, Martin Dam, Cong Pham, and Sergei Nesterenko are in the mix.
Favor nut potential and equity realization. Tricky one-way hands lose value when covered stacks can pressure you on later streets.
Prioritize suited aces, strong connectivity, and hands that can flop nutted draws. Don’t get seduced by bare wraps with poor redraws.
Start with our Pot Limit Omaha guide, then move into solver-aware study that teaches you when to bet small, block, or polarize.
Links you may like:
- Day 1 recap: Vaskaboinikau leads SHRS PLO Invitational
- Pot Limit Omaha: rules, hand selection, and core concepts
- Lautaro Guerra’s $100K PLO triumph at WSOP Paradise
- Omaha4Rollz vs Cohiba: high-stakes PLO clinic on CoinPoker
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