Bruno Furth raised to 625,000 on the button, and Philip Sternheimer defended his big blind.
Sternheimer checked the 6♠9♦A♦ flop and Furth bet 500,000. Sternheimer check-raised the pot to 1,650,000. Furth potted it back, and Sternheimer shoved for 8,250,000 total. Furth quickly called.
Philip Sternheimer: A♠9♥4♠3♦
Bruno Furth: J♦10♠3♥2♦
Sternheimer had top two pair, against the flush draw and the better low draw of Furth.
The 7♣ completed the low and gave Furth some more outs to scoop the pot and win the tournament. However, the 2♥ fell on the river to counterfeit Furth's low, and Sternheimer scooped.
Bruno Furth limped the button, and Philip Sternheimer raised to 750,000 from the big blind. Furth carved out the call.
The dealer fanned out a flop of 10♣7♣8♦ and Sternheimer knuckled the action over to Furth, who bet 900,000. Sternheimer released his hand, and Furth extended his lead slightly.
Bruno Furth opened the button to 650,000 and Philip Sternheimer folded.
The next hand, Sternheimer limped and Furth checked. They checked down to the river on the A♥K♥10♥5♠6♠ board. Furth led for 550,000, and Sternheimer folded.
Then, Furth limped the button and Sternheimer checked his option.
On the 8♠8♦6♠ flop, Sternheimer led for 275,000 and Furth called.
Sternheimer led again for 925,000 on the 4♦ turn, and Furth called.
On the 3♠ river, Sternheimer led for 675,000, Furth raised to 3,300,000, and Sternheimer went into the tank. After more than three minutes rolled off the clock, Furth called for the clock, and Sternheimer folded.
Philip Sternheimer raised the button to 650,000, and Bruno Furth three-bet to 1,875,000 from the big blind. Sternheimer thought it over for a few moments before opting to fold his hand and forfeit the pot to Furth.
Bruno Furth opened the button to 650,000 and Philip Sternheimer, still stacking his chips and gathering his bearings, eventually put in the call after a sip of his Starbucks.
The K♠8♠7♦ flop checked through to the A♦ turn which saw Sternheimer check again. Furth bet 600,000, Sternheimer raised to 1,750,000, Furth potted, Sternheimer raised, and Furth was all-in for 7,950,000.
Bruno Furth: A♣J♥5♦3♥
Philip Sternheimer: 9♦6♠3♦2♣
Sternheimer was free-rolling with the nut low, a flush draw, and an open ender. The river was the 4♠ and the pot was chopped.
The final day of Event #36: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship at the 2025 World Series of Poker kicks off at 1 p.m. inside the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas, as just two players remain from a record-breaking field of 386.
Philip Sternheimer comes into today's heads-up battle with a stack of 14,025,000, which is good for 56 big blinds and the chip lead. Sitting across the table from Sternheimer will be Bruno Furth with 9,150,000 chips, which is worth 37 big blinds.
Heads-Up Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Philip Sternheimer
United Kingdom
14,025,000
56
2
Bruno Furth
United States
9,150,000
37
Furth has already enjoyed a successful summer at this year’s WSOP, having won his second career bracelet and a career-best score of $620,696 for winning Event #5: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha. Furth will be looking to bring that momentum and confidence into heads-up play as he fights for another bracelet.
Sternheimer is still chasing his first WSOP bracelet, despite already having six final table appearances and a best finish of third place. A win here would not only more than double his career-best cash but also finally erase the label of being one of the best players yet to win a bracelet.
Philip Sternheimer
The action resumes on Level 31 with blinds of 125,000/250,000 and a 250,000 big blind ante. Both players are guaranteed $508,705, while the champion will take home $763,087 and the sought-after gold bracelet.
Final Table Payouts/Results
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
$763,087
2
$508,705
3
Shaun Deeb
United States
$348,304
4
Brian Hastings
United States
$243,144
5
Christopher Vitch
United States
$173,121
6
Magnus Edengren
Sweden
$125,772
7
Sam Soverel
United States
$93,273
8
Dennis Weiss
Germany
$70,639
9
Edward Jackson Spivack
United Kingdom
$54,657
Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all the key hands, chip count updates, and live coverage straight from the floor of this epic heads-up battle.
