World Series of Poker Event #24: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship attracted 259 entries and created a prize pool of $2,408,700. It brought out high-profile professionals like Phil Ivey, Nick Schulman, Scott Seiver, Viktor Blom, and Alex Foxen. However, none of the famous players won; instead, Sean Troha from the United States was the one to win it. Troha has earned $2,547,822 in all-time earnings, and is ranked 914th.
Sean Troha beat Tyler Brown in head-up as the 2:1 chip underdog to win $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship for $536,713, which was his second most significant live MTT cash, just behind his win in WSOP 2022 $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship – 8-Handed event that earned him $1,246,770 and his first WSOP bracelet.
Troha won his second WSOP bracelet in 2023 when he won a $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha event for $298,192, and winning tonight’s event earned him his third WSOP bracelet.
Event #24: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sean Troha | United States | $536,713 |
| 2 | Tyler Brown | United States | $357,807 |
| 3 |  Joao Simao | Brazil | $247,874 |
| 4 | Yuri Dzivielevski | Brazil | $175,321 |
| 5 | Robert Tanita | United States | $126,662 |
| 6 | Tsz Shing | United States | $93,512 |
| 7 | Brad Ruben | United States | $70,585 |
| 8 | Luis Velador | United States | $54,499 |
| 9 | Joshua Thibodaux | United States | $43,065 |
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Final Table Action
With the final table forming, nine players were in the race for the title. Tyler Brown was the chip leader, sitting on 74 big blinds. Tsz Shing had the shortest stack, with just nine big blinds.
The first elimination happened when Joshua Thibodaux raised from UTG, Brown 3-bet from CO, Thibodaux 4-bet, and Brown called. The flop was K♦6♥7♦, Thibodaux went all in, and Brown called. The turn was 2♣, and the river was J♥. Thibodaux was holding A♠A♦10♦2♦, but it wasn’t enough against Brown’s A♥A♣10♠7♠, who flopped trips. Thibodaux was out in ninth place for $43,065.
Luis Velador was out in eighth place when he was against Troha in a 3-bet pot, and all the money went in on the flop, which came 6♣9♥4♠. Velador was holding [invalid notations]. The turn was 8♠, and the river was 7♥. Troha’s pair of nines was good enough, and Velador was out earning $54,499.
The next one to be knocked out was Brad Ruben. He shoved all the chips in the middle against Brown’s open and got called holding K♥J♥7♠3♦ against Brown’s Q♦7♥5♠4♠. The board was 10♠4♦2♦6♥3♠, giving Brown the straight on the river and knocking Ruben out in seventh place for $70,585.
Tsz Shing, the shortest stack entering the final table, got two pay jumps before being eliminated in sixth place. All the money went in preflop when Shing open-called a 3-bet from Tanita. The board was Q♠Q♣4♠5♣6♣, Shing was holding K♠7♦6♠2♣ against Tanita’s K♦7♥3♥2♥, who rivered the straight, and Shing was out for $93,512.
After eliminating Shing, Tanita was next to leave when he 3-bet vs Brown’s open and got called. The flop was 9♥J♣5♠. Tanita put all the chips in the middle, and Brown called. The turn was 10♣, and the river was 2♥. Tanita was holding A♣8♣6♣4♦ and ended up on the river with just A-high against Brown, who was holding A♦Q♥8♠3♠ and managed to hit the straight on the turn. Tanita was out in fifth place for $126,662.
Yuri Dzivielevski defended his big bind against Brown’s open. The flop was A♣9♦5♣, Brown c-bet, and Dzivielevski was in for all the remaining chips holding 10♣9♥4♠3♣; Brown called holding Q♣9♣6♦2♦. The turn was K♦, and the river was K♠, not improving anybody’s hand, but Brown had better nine, and Dzivielevski was out in fourth place for $175,321.
Joao Simao was eliminated in third place when he defended his big blind against Brown’s open. The flop was 9♦6♠5♦; Simao checked, Brown bet, Simao shoved, and Brown called. Simao was holding 8♥4♣3♦2♦ against Brown’s A♥10♦8♦5♠. The turn was 9♥, and the river was Q♠. Brown was ahead with a pair of fives, Simao missed all the draws and was eliminated, earning $247,874
The Heads-Up
After eliminating most of the players on the final table, Brown was also the 2:1 chip leader and a favorite to win the event. After a few pots, Troha was getting closer in chips and, at some point, was chip leader. The final hand happened when Troha opened the BTN, got a 3-bet from Brown, went for a 4-bet, and Brown called.
Brown was holding A♠Q♠10♣6♣ against Troha’s K♠K♣Q♦3♦, who was ahead with one hand on the title. The board was K♦10♦2♠2♦9♠, and Troha was the winner, eliminating Brown, who was the favorite. Brown earned $357,807 for his second-place finish.
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