Weiss Leads Final Five; Duek and Shakerchi Chase Gold in $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha
The high-stakes four-card action is heating up during the 2025 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas and a winner is set to be crowned today on the main feature table inside of the Horseshoe Event Center. After three tournament days, the 489-entry-strong field in Event #51: $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha has been whittled down to the final five hopefuls and they will be competing for the biggest piece of the $11,491,500 prize pool.
Leading the way by a significant margin is Germany's Dennis Weiss as his stack of 28,450,000 is nearly two times as much as his nearest follower. Weiss has a bracelet after winning the €5,000 Pot Limit Omaha during the 2024 WSOP Europe at Kings Resort in Rozvadov last year.
Behind him is the only 25K Fantasy Draft player still in contention. Michael Duek bagged up 14,700,000 and is perhaps best known for his third place in the 2022 WSOP Main Event in Las Vegas, but he also had a third-place finish in the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship prior to that during the same summer.
Talal Shakerchi is known to many under his online poker moniker "raidalot" with which he has notched up numerous titles. The British businessman also regularly competes at the highest stakes and already cashed for more than $19 million in live poker tournaments, though, the elusive WSOP gold bracelet has escaped him so far. Shakerchi brings 12,300,000 into the final day, which is narrowly ahead of Evan Krentzman (11,350,000) who has many PLO cashes on his resume totaling more than $700,000.
Last but not least, Jeffrey Hakim brings up the bottom of the leaderboard but has plenty of experience at his disposal. A regular on the European poker circuit, Hakim ended the last year on a high note after he won his first WSOP gold bracelet in The Bahamas in the $2,500 Mini Main Event for $575,050, which is also his largest career score to date.
Seat Assignments for the Final Day
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan Krentzman | United States | 11,350,000 | 38 |
| 2 | Michael Duek | United States | 14,700,000 | 49 |
| 3 | Jeffrey Hakim | United States | 6,550,000 | 22 |
| 4 | Dennis Weiss | Germany | 28,450,000 | 95 |
| 5 | Talal Shakerchi | United Kingdom | 12,300,000 | 41 |
The final five players will return to the live stream table at 1 p.m. Las Vegas time with blinds of 150,000/300,000 and a big blind ante of 300,000. All finalists have locked up at least $539,817 for their efforts and the top three finishers will all earn a seven-figure payday with the coveted WSOP gold bracelet and $2,292,155 reserved for the eventual champion.
Final Table Results and Remaining Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,292,155 | ||
| 2 | $1,528,077 | ||
| 3 | $1,062,669 | ||
| 4 | $751,149 | ||
| 5 | $539,817 | ||
| 6 | Phil Ivey | United States | $394,531 |
| 7 | Najeem Ajez | Australia | $293,329 |
| 8 | Lautaro Guerra | Spain | $221,920 |
Since the conclusion of this event is being streamed on the PokerGO platform with cards-up coverage and commentary on a one-hour delay, all PokerNews live updates will be published starting at 2 p.m. Las Vegas time in order to not spoil any of the action.