John Guth Wins $5,000 Buy-in Omaha
High-Low World Championship

"All I do all day long is sit at home and play Omaha High-Low"

The winner of the $5,000 buy-in Omaha High-Low World Championship was John Guth, a 26-year-old professional poker player from Vancouver, WA. Guth plays poker in his home, specializing exclusively in Omaha High-Low games.

Guth demonstrates unusual discipline and fortitude for a player in his 20s. “All I do all day long is sit at home and play Omaha High-Low,” he said in a post tournament interview. “That’s my specialty.”

Guth certainly does not lack confidence. “I will win the (next) Omaha High-Low tournament, too,” he predicted. His next schedule tournament is Event #42, which starts in two days.

Guth’s poker nickname is “Sir Scoopalot.” He went through a murderer’s row of opponents late on Day Two of the tournament. He eliminated Mike Matusow, Todd Brunson, and Annie Duke in succession. On Day Three, Guth arrived third in the chip count at the final table. It took him nine hours to achieve victory.

Guth enjoyed the largest and rowdiest following of any final table player thus far as this year’s WSOP. Despite the generally dawdling nature of Omaha High-Low, Guth received cheers and applause every time he won a pot. Over 20 friends and followers posed with Guth in the winning photograph, taken at tableside following the victory. First place paid $363,216 – one of the largest cash payouts in Omaha High-Low history.

This event is the undisputed Omaha High-Low world championship. No event held anywhere featuring this game has a higher buy-in nor attracts as large or tough a field.

by Nolan Dalla