Event #36: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day 3 Started
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #36: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$3,589,800
Entries
386
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
27
Players Left
2
Players Left 1 / 386
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Day 3 of Event #36: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship at the 2025 World Series of Poker gets underway today with just 27 players returning from a record-setting field of 386. Each is chasing a seat at the final table, with the coveted gold bracelet and a top prize of $763,087 still up for grabs.
Sam Soverel starts the day in front as the chip leader after bagging up an impressive stack of 2,990,000, while Christopher Vitch sits just behind him with 2,590,000. James Obst rounds out the top three and starts proceedings with 1,660,000. All of the top three already have two bracelets and will be looking to add a third by the end of play tomorrow.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Soverel | United States | 2,990,000 | 120 |
| 2 | Christopher Vitch | United States | 2,590,000 | 104 |
| 3 | James Obst | Australia | 1,660,000 | 66 |
| 4 | Brian Hastings | United States | 1,240,000 | 50 |
| 5 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 1,200,000 | 48 |
| 6 | Dennis Weiss | Germany | 945,000 | 38 |
| 7 | Michael Korody | United States | 910,000 | 36 |
| 8 | Philip Sternheimer | United Kingdom | 865,000 | 35 |
| 9 | Bruno Furth | United States | 800,000 | 32 |
| 10 | Eric Wasserson | United States | 800,000 | 32 |
Among those still in the mix are a who’s who of mixed-game heavyweights and pot-limit Omaha specialists, including six-time bracelet winners Brian Hastings (1,240,000) and Shaun Deeb (1,200,000). Philip Sternheimer (865,000) sits inside the top ten and is still on the hunt for his first bracelet.
Several other big names remain in the hunt for more hardware, including Poker Hall of Famer and six-time bracelet winner Brian Rast (550,000). Loni Hui (565,000) is also still in the mix, while Ben Yu (145,000) returns after making the final table of the $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Championship just yesterday. Although Yu comes in as the short stack, his experience makes him a constant threat to anyone with whom he shares a table.
Cards go in the air at 1 p.m. local time with blinds at 10,000/25,000 and a big blind ante of 25,000. The average stack is 858,000, good for 34 big blinds. The plan for Day 3 is to play until just five players remain, then the survivors will bag up and return for the final day on Friday, June 13. Everyone is guaranteed at least $24,515, but all eyes are firmly set on the title and the $763,087 that comes with it.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $763,087 | 8 | $70,639 |
| 2 | $508,705 | 9 | $54,657 |
| 3 | $348,304 | 10-11 | $43,228 |
| 4 | $243,144 | 12-15 | $34,228 |
| 5 | $173,121 | 16-23 | $28,936 |
| 6 | $125,772 | 24-27 | $24,515 |
| 7 | $93,273 |
Follow along with PokerNews as we bring you all the action, bustouts, and big moments from Day 3 of the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship at the 2025 WSOP.
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Level: 21
Limits: 25,000-85,000
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Limits: 25,000-85,000
The remaining 27 players have taken their seats and Day 3 is underway.
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Limits: 25,000-85,000
In a blind versus blind battle on a flop of Q♣10♥7♠, Magnus Edengren bet 65,000 and Scott Baumstein called.
The turn was the 3♦ and Edengren potted to 285,000. Baumstein called for around 250,000 and showed A♦Q♠6♦2♠ for top pair and a low draw, while Edengren had K♣K♥4♣2♥.
The 3♠ river was no help to Baumstein and Edengren took the pot with kings-up to score the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,100,000
485,000
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485,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Limits: 25,000-85,000
Bruno Furth called from the small blind and Brian Hastings checked out of the big blind.
Both players checked the K♣4♠2♠ flop to see the 2♦ appear on the turn. Furth bet 55,000, which Hastings called.
The A♦ appeared on the river and Furth bet 125,000. After a few moments, Hastings called.
Furth announced, "Ace-king."
Hastings replied, "No good," and revealed 6♦5♣5♥2♥ for trip deuces with a six-five low to scoop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,450,000
210,000
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210,000 |
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550,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Limits: 25,000-85,000
Sam Soverel requested a color up right at the start of the day as his massive stack took up an entire section of the table after he unbagged his chips.
Soverel then put his chips to work, raising to 75,000 under the gun as Yevgeniy Timoshenko called in the cutoff. The flop came J♥9♠3♠ and Soverel continued for 120,000.
Timoshenko then moved all in for 400,000 and Soverel quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,600,000
390,000
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390,000 |
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710,000
240,000
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240,000 |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Limits: 25,000-85,000
Dennis Weiss opened from early position and was called by Christopher Vitch in the cutoff and Brian Rast in the big blind.
On the K♣10♦6♥ flop, the action checked to Vitch who bet 75,000 and only Weiss called.
The turn brought the 10♥. Vitch bet again for 90,000 and Weiss weighed his options for some time before he elected to call.
The 3♥ turn quickly checked through as Weiss tabled A♠A♦Q♦8♣ for the winner to drag an early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,850,000
740,000
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740,000 |
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1,150,000
205,000
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205,000 |
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