David Eldridge is the big winner of 2024 WSOP Event #73: $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha, besting a field of 476 PLO experts. In an exciting heads-up battle, Eldridge overcame poker Hall-of-Famer Brian Rast to secure his second WSOP bracelet and a prize of $2,246,728.
Eldridge‘s last WSOP bracelet came in an online event in 2021 and it took him three years to find another victory. He had to face a significant 5:1 chip deficit against Rast but managed to fight his way back and earn his largest tournament score, nearly ten times his previous best. Brian Rast won $1,497,824 for second place and now has over $27M in live tournament earnings, ranking him in 33rd place in the all time money list.
“I’m feeling good. It was a long four days, but things worked out,” Eldridge said after his victory. Despite an early setback in a key hand against Rast, Eldridge maintained his composure and seized key opportunities to clinch the title.
WSOP Event #73: $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha Final Results
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  David Eldridge | United States | $2,246,728 |
| 2 | Brian Rast | United States | $1,497,824 |
| 3 | Ethan Cahn | United States | $1,038,097 |
| 4 |  Yang Wang | China | $731,819 |
| 5 |  Juha Helppi | Finland | $524,911 |
| 6 | Billy Tarango | United States | $383,191 |
| 7 |  Liran Twito | Israel | $284,794 |
| 8 | Anuj Agarwal | United States | $215,563 |
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The tournament was packed with big swings, most noticeably by Brian Rast who started Day 4 as one of the shorter stacks but managed to find his way through a really tough field. Rast initially found himself trailing after Helppi chipped up early. However, a pivotal moment came when Rast scored a key double up, going runner-runner to crack Eldridge‘s bottom set.
Juha Helppi made a notable call against Eldridge, bringing himself back to an average chip stack. Unfortunately, his journey ended in fifth place after he got all in with a set of tens on the flop, only to be outdrawn by Rast, who held a combo draw and eventually made a wheel, taking the chip lead.
Yang Wang was really trying to grow his stack, but kept loosing lots of small pots and he had to commit his remaining short stack against Eldridge after flopping an open-ended straight draw with two overs against Eldridge’s two pair. Wang didn’t get any help and Eldridge hit his full house on the turn and Wang had to settle for fourth place and a $731,819 payday.
In three handed play Ethan Cahn quickly doubled up against Eldridge, evening out their stacks. Shortly thereafter, Rast made the nuts and was paid off by Cahn, leaving him the short stack. The resilient Cahn managed another double up with aces in a blind versus blind confrontation against Rast. Despite his efforts, Cahn was ousted in third place when they got it all in preflop with Cahn holding A♦K♠Q♦2♦ and Rast holding A♠Q♣6♠5♠. Rast turned a straight on a board showing 8♥5♥9♣7♥, leaving Cahn drawing dead and setting up the heads-up match.
Heads-up
Brian Rast aimed to conclude the tournament quickly and jumped to an early 5:1 chip lead against Eldridge. Eldridge, however, refused to concede easily. After winning a series of small pots, Eldridge doubled up with top set against Rast’s bottom set, seizing the chip lead.
Rast clawed back to a slight chip lead by catching Eldridge bluffing, achieving a 2:1 chip lead. Eldridge responded by doubling through Rast with two pair, dodging Rast’s flush draw.
Eldridge continued his comeback by bluffing Rast off a straight and getting value with quads holding K♠K♥5♣2♦, leaving Rast on the brink. In his final hand, Rast moved all in preflop with A♠10♥8♦6♦, but he couldn’t overcome Eldridge’s A♣Q♦9♣7♠, falling just short of his seventh career bracelet.
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* Images and hands courtesy of WSOP and PokerNews.
