There were 360,000 chip in the pot as Robert Nehorayan bet 180,000 from the big blind, Ian Matakis called in the hijack and Bjorn Verbakel announced "1,080,000". Nehorayan announced "all in" for 2,200,000. Action was back on Matakis who asked for a count but folded once the chips got confirmed. Verbakel called after tanking with 400,000 behind waiting for a hand to complete on the other table.
Bjorn Verbakel: K♥10♣9♣4♠
Robert Nehorayan: Q♥10♦J♠4♣
Nehorayan took the bottom board with a pair of jacks and Verbakel took the top board with a full house. Verbakel pushed two of his black cards and jokily said "I scoop with a flush" and got a chuckle out of Nehorayan.
Matthew Tamura bet 420,000 from the cutoff on the flop and only Samuel Stranak made the call from under the gun. Stranak checked and Tamura shoved for Stranak to make the call.
Matthew Tamura: A♦Q♥J♣3♥
Samuel Stranak: A♥K♦9♣6♦
They split the pot as Tamura claimed the top board with a full house while Tamura took the bottom one with the flush.
Hand 2:
Q♠5♣8♥K♦9♥ 7♣9♦A♠J♥K♠
Tamura bet 420,000 on the flop from the hijack for only Bjorn Verbakel to make the call from the cutoff. Tamura then shoved for 1,210,000 on the turn for Verbakel to snap-call.
Matthew Tamura: Q♥10♦8♦7♥
Bjorn Verbakel: Q♣10♠8♠7♣
The whole table laughed as they had the same hand and chopped the pot in the end.
Hand 3:
2♣10♠8♣ 7♦K♠A♦
The action folded to Danny Wong on the button on the flop and he counted out his stack, moved chips around, and then bet 205,000 which was enough for the whole table to fold.
It checked to Robert Klein on the flop, who fired out 200,000. Only Xixiang Luo called to see the turns. Again Klein bet, this time for 500,000, and again Luo called.
When the rivers landed, Klein decided to check and Luo potted it. After thinking it over, Klein folded, and Luo showed the 10♠ as he scooped the pot.
Arvan Sahakian also managed to double his stack as he bet out on the flops and managed to get folds from the rest of the table.
There were 350,000 in pot when Robert Nehorayan led out from the big blind for 150,000, Danny Wong called under the gun and Brian Smith called from the cutoff.
Action checked to Smith who decided to bet 1,000,000 chips, Nehorayan announced "all in", Wong went deep into the tank before eventually folding.
Robert Nehorayan: A♠3♠7♦6♥
Brian Smith: K♥K♠J♣9♥
Smith with a full house on the top board and Nehorayan with a straight on the bottom resulted in them chopping Wong's chips.
All the players are in their seats, and the dealers have been instructed to shuffle up and deal. There were around 9 minutes left of Level 25 with an ante of 50,000.
Just 13 players remain in the hunt for gold from the 1452-player field as Event #24: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot at the 2025 World Series of Poker plays down to a winner today at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas. Each of them is now guaranteed a five-figure payout of $14,748 from the $1,927,530 prize pool, but all eyes are on the $290,400 top prize and a prestigious WSOP gold bracelet.
Final day chip leader is Xixiang Luo (5,630,0000) who is a seasoned professional with two WSOP bracelets and over $4,000,000 in live earnings and with multiple deep runs on poker’s biggest stage, he’s once again in contention and looking to add another gold bracelet to his growing WSOP legacy. Luo captured a bracelet in the $1,500 NLHE/PLO Bomb Pot last year and now he’s coming for another world championship just in a slightly different format.
Just behind Luo by 60,000 chips is Slovakian PLO specialist Samuel Stranak (5,570,000), having made his mark with a WSOP bracelet win in the 2021 in the $1,000 PLO event for $116,056. Although he only has $400,000 in earnings he is known for his methodical approach and ability to navigate complex multi-way pots, and with a deep understanding of the four-card game Stranak will be looking for his second bracelet and a new all-time high score.
Completing the front runners is Brian Smith (5,195,000) from the United States who will be looking for his first bracelet and new high score. Although Smith has less than $100,000 in earnings do not underestimate his experience as his first cash was recorded in 2010. Smith will be looking to lean on his experience competing in international fields to navigate his way to the final table then to glory of being crowned WSOP champion.
Brian Smith
Day 3 Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
1
Xixiang Luo
China
5,630,000
2
Samuel Stranak
Slovakia
5,570,000
3
Brian Smith
United States
5,195,000
4
Ian Matakis
United States
3,470,000
5
Robert Klein
United States
3,150,000
6
Yang Wang
China
2,630,000
7
Robert Nehorayan
United States
2,235,000
8
Georgios Tsoupras
Greece
1,870,000
9
Bjorn Verbakel
Netherlands
1,845,000
10
Jacob Baumgartner
United States
1,590,000
11
Danny Wong
United States
1,375,000
12
Matthew Tamura
United States
1,290,000
13
Arvan Sahakian
United States
460,000
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
$290,400
8
$30,756
2
$193,517
9
$23,735
3
$137,805
10
$18,576
4
$99,413
11
$18,576
5
$72,664
12-13
$14,748
6
$53,824
7
$40,410
The final 13 players will return to the felt at 12 p.m. local time on Sunday, where play will begin at Level 26 with a 60,000 ante per player. Levels will continue to be 60 minutes in length, and action will continue until a winner is crowned.
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