It was the last championship event, the last PLO tournament, and one of the last bracelet events of the 2010 WSOP. Despite its prohibitive $10K buy-in for many players, there were plenty looking to take advantage of it and take their chances in the tournament.

There were few opportunities remaining for players to get in on any Omaha action at the 2010 World Series of Poker, and Event 46 presented the absolute last chance for PLO-8. Though the $5,000 buy-in was a bit much for some players, many found a way to play so as not to miss out on the action, the highs and lows, and the expected solid field.

There weren’t many chances left to play preliminary events, as less than twenty of them remained on the schedule before the start of the Main Event at the 2010 World Series of Poker. Event 41 presented the last opportunity to play a PLO-8 tournament at the $1,500 buy-in level, and players were ready for the challenge.

The simple mention of PLO perks the ears of poker players, and the opportunity to play a pot-limit Omaha tournament is enticing. Though a $2,500 buy-in price tag is a bit prohibitive for some, there are many who will jump at the chance to compete.

Mention PLO and many players’ ears perk up. While no one claims that Omaha is the next hold’em, its increase in popularity in the last decade is nothing to be dismissed. So when the 2010 World Series of Poker offered its first pot-limit Omaha event of the season with a low buy-in of $1,500, it didn’t take any convincing to get the players to the tables.