Thomas Taylor Sweeps Back-To-Back PLO Events at Horseshoe Las Vegas
The same two players met heads-up twice in three completed events, and Taylor became the circuit stop’s first multiple winner.
Thomas Taylor ran through the same opponent twice at the WSOP Circuit stop at Horseshoe Las Vegas, beating David Simon heads-up in back-to-back Pot-Limit Omaha events. That made Taylor the series’ first multiple winner.
According to PokerNews, the first of those wins came in Event #3, the $600 Pot-Limit Omaha tournament, which drew 451 entries. Taylor earned $44,586 and his fifth WSOP Circuit ring. Simon took $29,699 for second place, Eugene Moss finished third, and PokerNews live reporter Brett Slezak placed seventh for $6,185.
Three completed events later, Taylor and Simon met again in Event #6, the $800 Pot-Limit Omaha event. That one drew 247 entries. Taylor won another ring and $38,826, Simon picked up $25,549 for another runner-up finish, and Vivian Saliba finished third.
Across the two victories, Taylor banked more than $83,000. Simon turned the pair of deep runs into more than $55,000 in prize money.
The Horseshoe Las Vegas Circuit festival runs from July 14 through 25 and fills the gap between the end of the WSOP bracelet series and the Main Event final table, which is set to air live on ESPN from August 3 to 5. Pokerology noted that 17 of the stop’s 18 ring events fall entirely inside that stretch after the bracelet series ended, and that the series spent two days with both schedules sharing the floor at once.
The stop is also awarding a $5,000 WSOP package to each ring winner, redeemable toward either WSOP Europe or December’s WSOP Paradise in the Bahamas.
Other winners at the stop included Justin Arnwine, who took the $600 Monster Stack for $77,485 and his second circuit ring, Juan Maceiras, who won the $1,125 No-Limit Hold’em event for $54,978, and Andrew Ostapchenko, who earned $115,890 in the $2,200 High Roller by defeating David Peters heads-up. Peters had ended the 2026 WSOP by winning the $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Championship for $1,001,391 and his fifth career bracelet.
