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

06-12-2025 21:21 UTC-8

Christopher Vitch Eliminated in 5th Place ($173,121)

Brett Slezak

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Limits: 120,000-420,000

Brian Hastings opened the hijack to 250,000 and Christopher Vitch called in the cutoff. In the small blind, Bruno Furth potted to 1,120,000. Hastings folded and Vitch went into the tank before he announced all-in for 2,080,000, and Furth called.

Christopher Vitch: A♥J♥J♣5♠ All in
Bruno Furth: A♠K♥8♥3♦

The 9♥5♣4♠ flop gave Furth a gutter to the wheel which required no waiting on the 2♥ turn as Vitch was drawing dead to the 10♠ river, and he exited in fifth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Vitch	Busted

Tags: Brian Hastings Bruno Furth Christopher Vitch

06-12-2025 21:27 UTC-8

Brian Hastings Eliminated in 4th Place ($243,144)

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Brett Slezak

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Limits: 120,000-420,000

Bruno Furth opened the button to 350,000, Brian Hastings potted from the big blind, Furth raised, and Hastings called all in for 1,790,000.

Brian Hastings: A♦Q♥10♠3♥ All in
Bruno Furth: A♣9♦8♥2♥

The Q♠9♥2♠ flop gave Hastings top pair but Furth made two pair. The 2♦ turn gave Furth a full house as Hastings was drawing dead to the 9♣ river as eliminations occurred on back-to-back hands to bring the tournament to three-handed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Furth	13,075,000 5,675,000	5,675,000

Brian Hastings	Busted

Tags: Brian Hastings Bruno Furth

06-12-2025 21:42 UTC-8

Deeb Pressures Sternheimer

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Brett Slezak

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Limits: 120,000-420,000

Philip Sternheimer limped the button, Bruno Furth completed from the small blind, and Shaun Deeb checked his option in the big blind.

On the Q♥10♦8♦ flop, the action checked to Sternheimer who bet 250,000. Furth quickly folded before Deeb called.

The 10♠ turn checked through to the Q♣ river. Deeb lead for 505,000 and Sternheimer laid it down after some consideration, as Deeb evens things up with Sternheimer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Furth	13,200,000 100,000	100,000

Philip Sternheimer	5,100,000 200,000	200,000

Shaun Deeb	4,800,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Bruno Furth Philip Sternheimer Shaun Deeb

06-12-2025 22:15 UTC-8

Sternheimer Scoops Furth

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Tim Baker

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Limits: 160,000-560,000

Bruno Furth raised the button to 350,000 and Philip Sternheimer defended his big blind.

Sternheimer check-called a bet of 300,000 from Furth on the A♠6♠5♦ flop.

Two checks followed the A♣ turn to see the 4♣ appear on the river. Sternheimer led out for 525,000, which Furth called,

Sternheimer showed 10♥7♣5♠3♠ to take down the pot with a straight and a six-five low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Furth	11,000,000 1,405,000	1,405,000

Philip Sternheimer	7,460,000 1,610,000	1,610,000

Shaun Deeb	4,700,000 220,000	220,000

Tags: Bruno Furth Philip Sternheimer

06-12-2025 22:26 UTC-8

Furth Wins on "Lovely Runout"

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Brett Slezak

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Limits: 160,000-560,000

Bruno Furth opened the button to 400,000 and Philip Sternheimer called from the big blind.

On the Q♥9♣7♠ flop, Sternheimer opted to lead for 500,000 and Furth called.

The J♥ turn checked through to the 10♣ river which saw Sternheimer check. Furth fired a bet of 900,000 as Sternheimer made his discomfort clear.

"That's a lovely runout," joked Sternheimer before he folded.

"We could have had a lot of fun on the flop," added Sternheimer.

Furth replied, "I had as much fun as I wanted to on the flop."

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Furth	13,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Philip Sternheimer	5,150,000 2,310,000	2,310,000

Shaun Deeb	5,050,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Bruno Furth Philip Sternheimer

06-12-2025 22:38 UTC-8

You Can Only Catch a Boat on the River

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Tim Baker

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Limits: 160,000-560,000

Bruno Furth raised the button to 375,000 with only Philip Sternheimer calling out of the big blind.

Both players checked the Q♦9♦8♦ flop to see the 3♣ appear on the turn. Sternheimer bet 375,000, which Furth called.

The 8♣ appeared on the river and Sternheimer bet 925,000. Furth pondered for a few moments and then raised it to 2,700,000. Sternheimer looked back at his cards and did some tanking of his own before eventually making the call.

Furth tabled Q♥10♦8♥6♦ for a full house to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Furth	15,460,000 2,460,000	2,460,000

Shaun Deeb	4,500,000 550,000	550,000

Philip Sternheimer	3,200,000 1,950,000	1,950,000

Tags: Bruno Furth Philip Sternheimer

06-12-2025 22:47 UTC-8

Sternheimer Quarters Deeb

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Brett Slezak

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Limits: 160,000-560,000

Shaun Deeb limped the button, Philip Sternheimer potted to 640,000 from the small blind, Deeb repotted, and Sternheimer was all-in for 2,835,000.

Philip Sternheimer: A♣Q♠9♣2♣ All in
Shaun Deeb: A♠9♠9♥2♠

The Q♣5♥3♠ flop gave Sternheimer top pair and both shared the same low draw. The board ran out 6♦A♥ as Sternheimer got three quarters from Deeb as both players shared the same low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Furth	15,875,000 415,000	415,000

Philip Sternheimer	4,500,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Shaun Deeb	2,800,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Tags: Philip Sternheimer Shaun Deeb

06-12-2025 22:54 UTC-8

Sternheimer Survives

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Tim Baker

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Limits: 160,000-560,000

Philip Sternheimer limped from the small blind and Bruno Furth raised to 480,000 from the big blind. Sternheimer limp-raised to 1,440,000 and Furth called,

Sternheimer jammed for just under 3,000,000 on the 9♥A♠J♥ flop, and Sternheimer called.

Philip Sternheimer: A♦7♣4♣3♦ All in
Bruno Furth: A♣Q♦J♦5♦

Furth had top two pair, and Sternheimer was on the verge of elimination. But, the rest of the board ran out 8♣5♥ and Sternheimer won half the pot with an eight-five low to stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Furth	16,000,000 125,000	125,000

Philip Sternheimer	4,475,000 25,000	25,000

Shaun Deeb	2,700,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Bruno Furth Philip Sternheimer

06-12-2025 22:58 UTC-8

Deeb Finds Breathing Room Without Showdown

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Brett Slezak

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Limits: 160,000-560,000

Bruno Furth opened the button to 375,000 before Shaun Deeb potted to 1,285,000 from the small blind, and Furth called.

On the 10♦8♣6♣ flop, Deeb jammed for 1,455,000 and Furth folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Furth	14,715,000 1,285,000	1,285,000

Shaun Deeb	4,305,000 1,605,000	1,605,000

Tags: Bruno Furth Shaun Deeb

06-12-2025 23:06 UTC-8

Furth With the Steel Wheel

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Tim Baker

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Limits: 160,000-560,000

Shaun Deeb limped the button and Philip Sternheimer called from the small blind. Bruno Furth raised to 640,000 from the big blind, which only Deeb called.

Furth bet 425,000 on the 2♥3♥4♥ flop and Deeb called.

The 9♠ hit the turn and Furth fired out a bet of 850,000. Deeb folded and Furth flipped over A♥5♥ for the steel wheel and said "I would have slow rolled you on that one"

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Furth	16,275,000 1,560,000	1,560,000

Philip Sternheimer	3,700,000 775,000	775,000

Shaun Deeb	3,200,000 1,105,000	1,105,000

Tags: Bruno Furth Philip Sternheimer Shaun Deeb