Event #36: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 3 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-12-2025 13:37 UTC-8

Sternheimer Picks Up Aces For a Massive Double Off Obst

David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Limits: 30,000-105,000

Philip Sternheimer raised to 85,000 in the cutoff and James Obst three-bet to 285,000 in the small blind. Sternheimer then moved all in for 1,050,000 and Obst snap-called.

"Whoa, we have a big one here," tablemate Michael Korody said as they went to reveal their cards.

Philip Sternheimer: A♥A♠K♣7♦ All in
James Obst: A♣Q♠10♠8♣

Sternheimer hit the last ace in the deck on the A♦5♦3♦ flop to make to top set, while the rest of the board ran out 9♥2♣ to also give him a low and a double up.

Obst dropped a few more chips the next hand when he raised to 70,000 on the button and Korody called in the big blind.

Both players checked the A♥9♣4♣ flop and Obst bet another 70,000 on the 9♦ turn. Korody called to the Q♣ river, where Obst bet 175,000.

"I call. I have the nut flush," Korody said, turning over A♣K♥7♣4♥ as Obst mucked. "I didn't even realize I had the flush until I looked back at the board. I almost folded," Korody admitted.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Sternheimer	2,100,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Michael Korody	1,400,000 550,000	550,000
James Obst	520,000 1,355,000	1,355,000

Tags: James Obst Michael Korody Philip Sternheimer

06-12-2025 13:39 UTC-8

Quan Zhou Eliminated in 20th Place ($28,936)

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Limits: 30,000-105,000

Quan Zhou got his last 175,000 in the middle from the big blind on a flop of A♠Q♣4♠ and Jonathan Greene put him at risk on the button.

Quan Zhou: Q♠Q♥10♦8♦ All in
Jonathan Greene: A♣A♦8♣3♠

Zhou had flopped a set of queens, but Greene had top set and held on through the 10♣ turn and 8♠ river to send Zhou to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Greene	1,500,000 420,000	420,000
Quan Zhou	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Greene Quan Zhou

06-12-2025 13:43 UTC-8

Soverel Takes from Weiss

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Tim Baker

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Limits: 30,000-105,000

Sam Soverel raised to 90,000 from early position before Dennis Weiss three-bet to 315,000 from the hijack. When it folded back to Soverel, he called.

Both players checked the 5♣10♠J♠ flop to see the 4♦ appear on the turn. Soverel potted it, causing Weiss to go into the tank. Weiss only had around 500,000 left in his stack, and after a bit of thinking, Weiss let go of his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Soverel	2,720,000 620,000	620,000

Narcis Nedelcu	1,240,000 60,000	60,000

Yevgeniy Timoshenko	780,000 70,000	70,000
Edward Jackson Spivack	730,000 300,000	300,000
Shaun Deeb	625,000 175,000	175,000

Dennis Weiss	500,000 540,000	540,000

Loni Hui	490,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Sam Soverel Dennis Weiss

06-12-2025 13:47 UTC-8

Jonathan Depa Eliminated in 19th Place ($28,936)

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Limits: 30,000-105,000

Jordan Siegel raised to 80,000 under the gun and Christopher Vitch called in the hijack. Jonathan Depa then three-bet to 335,000 in the big blind and only Vitch called.

Depa got in his last 150,000 on the J♦7♣5♠ flop and Vitch snap-called.

Jonathan Depa: A♦5♦4♦2♥ All in
Christopher Vitch: A♣6♠5♣4♠

Both players had a pair of fives with a draw to the same low and were poised to chop the pot as the 2♠ fell on the turn. The river was the A♠ and Vitch made a running flush and played his 6♠4♠ for the low to scoop the pot and send Depa to the rail in 19th place.

"If you had done that to me, the friendship would've been over," Siegel told Vitch after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Vitch	1,800,000 500,000	500,000

Jordan Siegel	1,320,000 130,000	130,000
Jonathan Depa	Busted

Tags: Christopher Vitch Jonathan Depa Jordan Siegel

06-12-2025 13:53 UTC-8

Deeb Doubles Through Hastings

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Brett Slezak

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Limits: 30,000-105,000

Jonathan Greene opened the cutoff to 80,000 and Brian Hastings called on the button. In the small blind, Shaun Deeb potted to 320,000 and only Hastings called.

On the 9♥8♣3♣ flop, Deeb jammed for 210,000 and Hastings called.

Shaun Deeb: A♦9♠4♦2♣ All in
Brian Hastings: A♥8♦5♥4♣

Deeb held top pair and the better low draw against the middle pair of Hastings. The 10♠3♦ runout changed nothing as no low was possible and Deeb scooped with a pair of nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	1,195,000 570,000	570,000

Brian Hastings	1,125,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Brian Hastings Jonathan Greene Shaun Deeb

06-12-2025 13:57 UTC-8

Hui Doubles Through Soverel

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Brett Slezak

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Limits: 30,000-105,000

Narcis Nedelcu limped first to act and Sam Soverel limped the hijack before Loni Hui potted to 165,000 from the cutoff, and both opponents called.

On the J♣7♦6♥ flop, the action checked to Hui who jammed for 310,000. Nedelcu folded and Soverel called.

Loni Hui: A♦J♥9♦2♣ All in
Sam Soverel: A♣Q♠10♠4♦

Hui was in great shape with top pair and the better low draw. Nothing changed on the 5♥8♦ runout as Soverel was left with just ace-high and a worse low.

"That's probably a fold pre, right?" Soverel asked tablemate Dennis Weiss, "If I'm trying to play good."

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Soverel	2,400,000 320,000	320,000

Loni Hui	1,190,000 700,000	700,000

Tags: Loni Hui Narcis Nedelcu Sam Soverel

06-12-2025 14:10 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Tim Baker

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Limits: 30,000-105,000

These chip counts are taken directly from the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Soverel	2,580,000 180,000	180,000

Philip Sternheimer	2,270,000 170,000	170,000

Magnus Edengren	2,120,000 20,000	20,000

Christopher Vitch	1,685,000 115,000	115,000

Bruno Furth	1,540,000 430,000	430,000

Narcis Nedelcu	1,480,000 240,000	240,000

Shaun Deeb	1,335,000 140,000	140,000

Michael Korody	1,250,000 150,000	150,000
Jordan Siegel	1,200,000 120,000	120,000
Ben Yu	1,190,000 170,000	170,000

Brian Hastings	1,180,000 55,000	55,000

James Obst	1,120,000 600,000	600,000

Loni Hui	980,000 210,000	210,000

Allen Kessler	860,000 125,000	125,000
Jonathan Greene	820,000 80,000	80,000
Dennis Weiss	575,000 75,000	75,000

Yevgeniy Timoshenko	575,000 205,000	205,000
Edward Jackson Spivack	325,000 405,000	405,000

06-12-2025 14:34 UTC-8

Michael Korody Eliminated in 17th Place ($28,936); James Obst Eliminated in 18th Place (28,936)

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Tim Baker

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Limits: 40,000-140,000

Michael Korody raised to 100,000 from under the gun and Bruno Furth called from the button. James Obst three-bet to 445,000 from the small blind, which Korody called. Furth back-jammed with the covering stack, which Obst and Korody called.

James Obst: A♦K♠Q♥6♠ All in
Michael Korody: A♣8♦3♥3♣ All in
Bruno Furth: A♥8♠4♥2♣

If Furth were to win this pot, he would move into the chip lead, and the tournament would be down to just two tables.

The board ran out 10♣9♦2♥4♠10♠, which meant no low was available, and Furth won the pot with just a pair of fours, eliminating both players. After the chips were counted, it was determined that Obst had fewer chips than Korody, so Obst was 18th and Korody 17th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Furth	3,900,000 2,360,000	2,360,000

Michael Korody	Busted
James Obst	Busted

Tags: Bruno Furth James Obst Michael Korody

06-12-2025 14:35 UTC-8

Final Two Tables

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Limits: 40,000-140,000

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
626	1	Dennis Weiss	Germany	195,000	5
626	2	Brian Hastings	United States	1,315,000	33
626	3	Edward Jackson Spivack	United Kingdom	710,000	18
626	4	Allen Kessler	United States	750,000	19
626	5	Philip Sternheimer	Germany	2,350,000	59
626	6	Magnus Edengren	Sweden	2,225,000	56
626	7	Jordan Siegel	United States	1,030,000	26
626	8	Sam Soverel	United States	2,440,000	61

634	1	Jonathan Greene	United States	750,000	19
634	2	Bruno Furth	United States	3,900,000	98
634	3	Shaun Deeb	United States	1,325,000	33
634	4	Christopher Vitch	United States	1,610,000	40
634	5	Loni Hui	United States	1,205,000	30
634	6	Yevgeniy Timoshenko	United States	460,000	12
634	7	Narcis Nedelcu	Romania	1,450,000	36
634	8	Ben Yu	United States	1,275,000	32

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Furth	3,900,000

Sam Soverel	2,440,000

Philip Sternheimer	2,350,000

Magnus Edengren	2,225,000

Christopher Vitch	1,610,000

Narcis Nedelcu	1,450,000

Shaun Deeb	1,325,000

Brian Hastings	1,315,000

Ben Yu	1,275,000

Loni Hui	1,205,000

Jordan Siegel	1,030,000
Allen Kessler	750,000
Jonathan Greene	750,000
Edward Jackson Spivack	710,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko	460,000
Dennis Weiss	195,000

06-12-2025 14:39 UTC-8

Timoshenko Picks Up Aces to Double Off Furth

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Limits: 40,000-140,000

Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 140,000 in early position and Bruno Furth called on the button, while big blind Christopher Vitch also came along.

The flop came 2♦6♥9♥ and action checked to Furth who bet 150,000. Vitch folded, but Timoshenko moved all in for 305,000 and Furth snap-called.

Yevgeniy Timoshenko: A♦A♠Q♠2♠ All in
Bruno Furth: 7♥4♦3♦2♥

Timoshenky was ahead with his aces but needed to dodge Furth's straight and flush draws as well as a low draw. The 9♠ turn was safe for Timoshenko, while the river was the J♣ and Timoshenko held on to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Furth	3,600,000 300,000	300,000

Christopher Vitch	1,600,000 10,000	10,000

Yevgeniy Timoshenko	900,000 440,000	440,000

Tags: Bruno Furth Christopher Vitch Yevgeniy Timoshenko