Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-01-2025 14:08 UTC-8

Poker Player Who Hit $6.4M Pai Gow Jackpot Pulls $1M WSOP Mystery Bounty

Jon Sofen

Level 12 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Is Thomas Zanot the luckiest gambler ever? The poker player from Arizona pulled the second $1 million mystery bounty at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) on Sunday, and it isn't even close to his biggest jackpot.

Day 2 of Event #1: $1,000 Mystery Millions, a tournament that reached 19,654 entrants, has been quite a thriller, and it hasn't even come close to reaching the final table. That is because the mystery bounty element is in play, and two individuals have already become millionaires.

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06-01-2025 14:05 UTC-8

Lorgeree Doesn't Show; Blom Scoops

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 12 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Douglas Lorgeree got the last of his chips in on a flop of 10♥K♠4♠. Viktor Blom went heads up for the side pot against Jared Bleznick and they saw the Q♣.

Bleznick placed a bet and was quickly raised by Blom. Bleznick called.

The river completed with the 7♥ and Bleznick folded.

Blom tabled A♦J♥8♣3♣ for Broadway and Lorgeree launched his hand in the muck before it could be tabled, exiting the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	155,000 29,000	29,000

Jared Bleznick	29,000 31,000	31,000

Douglas Lorgeree	Busted

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06-01-2025 14:00 UTC-8

Luo Doubles With a Boat

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Xixiang Luo raised from the hijack and only George Alexander called from the small blind.

Alexander check-called Luo's bet on the 3♠8♦3♦ flop.

The 3♣ fell on the turn and Alexander check-called another bet from Luo.

Alexander checked when the 10♠ dropped on the river and Luo bet his last 2,000. Alexander reluctantly called.

Luo showed the winner with K♠K♣J♣8♥ for a full house, earning him the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Alexander	200,000 70,000	70,000

Xixiang Luo	85,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: George Alexander Xixiang Luo

06-01-2025 13:47 UTC-8

Sternheimer Eliminated

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 12 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Philip Sternheimer raised his last 8,000 and was called by Ben Yu.

Philip Sternheimer: A♠K♣J♠8♦
Ben Yu: A♣A♦9♠7♣

Sternheimer had a few outs when the wheel spun J♦5♠2♦ but the 9♥ and 2♥ didn't improve him and Yu collected the last of his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Yu	90,000 3,000	3,000

Philip Sternheimer	Busted

Tags: Ben Yu Philip Richard Sternheimer

06-01-2025 13:44 UTC-8

Prize Pool & Payouts

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Thunderdome, WSOP 2025, Cards, Chips, Branding

With 217 entries recorded in Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship at the 2025 World Series of Poker, the prize pool totaled $2,018,100
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There will be 33 players paid, with a min-cash being worth $20,280, while the eventual champion will walk away with $470,437. 

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$470,437	10-11	$30,060
2	$313,615	12-15	$24,974
3	$216,223	16-20	$21,294
4	$152,315	21-33	$20,280
5	$109,679
6	$80,772
7	$60,866
8	$46,957
9	$37,110

06-01-2025 13:35 UTC-8

Quads Only Get Half

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 12 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Anthony Zinno fired out a bet on a turn reading A♦Q♥4♠A♠ and was called by Allan Le.

The river rolled off the 6♥ and Zinno bet again and was quickly called.

Zinno tabled the A♥A♣2♦7♥ for quads and a seven low but Le tabled a better low and was awarded half the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allan Le	202,000 142,000	142,000

Anthony Zinno	138,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Allan Le Anthony Zinno

06-01-2025 13:32 UTC-8

Ausmus and Zinno Chop it Up

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Anthony Zinno limped the hijack and Phillip Hui called from the small blind. Jeremy Ausmus raised from the big blind, which both Zinno and Hui called.

Both the blinds checked to Zinno on the 10♦7♥5♣ flop and he bet. Hui and Ausmus called.

After it checked to Zinno on the A♣ turn, he bet, which only Ausmus called.

Ausmus checked for the last time when the Q♥ dropped on the river. Zinno bet, and Ausmus check-raised. Zinno called.

Ausmus showed A♦K♠J♥4♦ to win the high with a straight, and Zinno flipped up A♠J♣4♠2♦ for the second nut low, meaning they chopped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	140,000 25,000	25,000

Jeremy Ausmus	80,000 33,000	33,000

Phillip Hui	55,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Anthony Zinno Jeremy Ausmus Phillip Hui

06-01-2025 13:18 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Stuart Rutter	373,000 172,000	172,000
Eric Wasserson	303,000 88,000	88,000

David "ODB" Baker	300,000 134,000	134,000

Matthew Beinner	285,000 60,000	60,000
Ryan Bambrick	283,000 42,000	42,000

Ofir Mor	280,000 14,000	14,000
Eddie Blumenthal	271,000 21,000	21,000
George Alexander	270,000 64,000	64,000

Jay Kerbel	257,000 20,000	20,000
Hal Rotholz	240,000 36,000	36,000

Marco Johnson	230,000 126,000	126,000

Patrick Moulder	222,000 147,000	147,000

Austin Marks	221,000 99,000	99,000
Hunter McClelland	218,000 26,000	26,000
Bradford Albrinck	213,000 2,000	2,000
Ryan Depol	210,000 15,000	15,000
Ben Lamb	202,000 101,000	101,000

Kane Kalas	193,000 119,000	119,000
Joey Couden	185,000 64,000	64,000

Dennis Maschke	182,000 8,000	8,000
Andrew Brown	179,000 37,000	37,000

Carol Fuchs	170,000 50,000	50,000

Matthew Valeo	168,000 15,000	15,000

Anthony Zinno	165,000 60,000	60,000

Andres Korn	165,000 88,000	88,000