Event #96: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day 4 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #96: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 4
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$2,904,960
Entries
1,088
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
4
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 1088
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Level 34
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
The final day of the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) saw one more gold bracelet awarded before the lights went out on another summer in the desert. After four days of action and 1,088 entries, it was Daniel Zack who came out on top in Event #84: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha, capturing his fourth WSOP bracelet and the $471,170 top prize.
Zack returned for the unscheduled Day 4 second in chips but quickly took control inside Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas. He outlasted a tough final four that included Zachary Schwartz, who finished runner-up for a career-best $314,056. Joshua Ladines placed third for $216,539, while overnight chip leader Richard Gryko fell in fourth for $151,802.
The victory capped off a quiet summer for Zack, who had made eight previous cashes at the 2025 WSOP without reaching a final table. He now heads home with a fourth bracelet and a statement win in a game he openly admits is not his strongest, plus the lion's share of the $2,904,960 prize pool.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Zack | United States | $471,170 |
| 2 | Zachary Schwartz | United States | $314,056 |
| 3 | Joshua Ladines | United States | $216,539 |
| 4 | Richard Gryko | United Kingdom | $151,802 |
| 5 | Fahredin Mustafov | Bulgaria | $108,231 |
| 6 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | $78,504 |
Winner's Reaction
“It feels great,” Zack said with a wide grin. “It’s a really wonderful way to end the summer, and I wasn’t even necessarily supposed to still be here. I came back. I went home for two weeks, and so just very ecstatic to finish this way.”
Despite the win, Zack was quick to downplay his Pot-Limit Omaha abilities. “No, definitely not,” he laughed when asked if PLO was his main game. “I think I get made fun of in the mixed cash games I play for my PLO play by far the most. So, if anything, I would say everyone back home would say it was my worst game.”
As for whether he plans to improve in the format, Zack was refreshingly candid. “I just don’t work on poker much anymore these days, so I’ve just come to peace with the fact that it’s not my best game. But I try my hardest when I’m playing and see what happens.”
Although the road had been tough for much of the summer, Zack remained positive. “It’s been a tough year for tournaments in general. I haven’t really had any good results prior to this, but I haven’t been unhappy being here, which sometimes I am when I’m running poorly. I’ve had good times with friends and I thought they’ve run the events well this year. So no complaints coming into this event, even if I had bricked out, I thought it was an okay year.”
Looking ahead, Zack does not plan on jumping into more tournaments anytime soon. “I just go home. I play poker once a week at home in a cash game and outside of that, probably no tournaments until either the Bahamas or the World Series again next year. I really don’t play much.”
Extra Day for the Final Four
Gryko came into the day with the chip lead, but that quickly evaporated as he became the first to hit the rail when his kings couldn’t improve against Ladines’ aces. Shortly after, Zack took control by winning multiple pots from Ladines and moved into the chip lead, a position he would not give up.
He then rivered a full house to eliminate Ladines in third place, entering heads-up play with a commanding five-to-one chip advantage. After a brief break, the final duel began and ended in a matter of minutes.
The chips went in on the turn with both players holding flush draws, but Zack also had the biggest pair. Schwartz couldn’t improve on the river and had to settle for second place.
As the curtain closes on the 2025 WSOP, stick with PokerNews for final updates, exclusive interviews, and a full look back at an unforgettable summer in Las Vegas.
Level 34
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Zachary Schwartz limped in from the small blind and Daniel Zack made it 1,500,000 from the big blind. Schwartz called.
They went to a flop of 8♥8♣Q♦, where Zack fired 700,000 and Schwartz put in the call.
When the 7♣ landed on the turn, Zack checked and Schwartz shoved for 3,600,000. Zack rechecked his cards and then called.
Zachary Schwartz: A♣J♣5♣5♥ 
Daniel Zack: K♣Q♣J♦6♦
Both players had flush draws, but Zack didn't want to make it as Schwartz had better one. All eyes were locked on the board, and when the dealer put out the K♠ on the river, Schwartz had to settle for second.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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43,500,000
6,800,000
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6,800,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 34
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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36,700,000 | |
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6,800,000 | |
Level 34
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
The two remaining players opted to take a short break before finishing Level 34.
Level 34
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Daniel Zack opened to 1,500,000 in the small blind, and Joshua Ladines defended his big blind to the A♣8♠8♦ flop.
Both players checked through to the J♣ turn, and another pair of checks followed. The K♣ river completed the board, and Zack fired a bet of 1,500,000.
Ladines did not take long to announce all in, and Zack quickly called.
Joshua Ladines: A♦9♣8♣6♥
Daniel Zack: K♠K♦4♣4♥
Ladines showed trip eights, but Zack rivered a full house. That sent Ladines out in third place, leaving Zack with a commanding chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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36,700,000
7,000,000
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7,000,000 |
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6,800,000 | |
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Busted | |
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Level 34
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Zachary Schwartz limped from the small blind and then called a 1,500,000-chip raise from Daniel Zack in the big blind.
They saw a flop of 8♠A♣6♣, where Schwartz check-called a bet of 1,500,000 from Zack to the K♦ turn. Schwartz checked again, then Zack fired 4,000,000. After thinking it over for some time, Schwartz called.
A Q♦ on the river saw Schwartz check for a third time, but this time he folded when Zack shoved.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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29,700,000
7,500,000
|
7,500,000 |
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|
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7,000,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
|
|
||
|
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6,800,000
6,800,000
|
6,800,000 |
Level 34
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Daniel Zack limped on the button, and Joshua Ladines called in the small blind. Zachary Schwartz checked in the big blind, and the 2♦J♥2♣ flop was fanned out.
All three players checked to see the 7♣ turn, where another round of checks followed. Ladines and Schwartz checked one last time on the J♦ river, and Zack bet 700,000.
Ladines slid in the call, while Schwartz folded. Zack quickly pointed to Ladines, indicating that his opponent would likely claim the pot. Ladines showed 9♥9♦8♣7♦ for two pair, jacks and nines. Zack mucked, and Ladines raked in the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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22,200,000
1,650,000
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1,650,000 |
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13,600,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
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8,150,000
1,350,000
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1,350,000 |
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Level 34
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
In back-to-back hands, Zachary Schwartz and Joshua Ladines' stacks have switched around!
in the first hand, Ladines potted from the small blind and Schwartz shoved the big blind for 2,950,000. Ladines called.
Zachary Schwartz: K♠Q♣J♣9♠
Joshua Ladines: A♦Q♦Q♥3♦
Schwartz caught two pair on the J♠K♥4♦6♠3♣ runout to earn the first double-up.
In the very next hand, Ladines raised the button to 1,200,000 and Schwartz potted to 4,100,000 from the small blind. Ladines called.
On the 6♦J♣10♥ flop, Schwartz shoved 2,300,000 and Ladines shrugged his shoulders and called.
Zachary Schwartz: K♦K♥4♠3♣
Joshua Ladines: Q♥8♥7♥4♦
Schwartz's kings held up as the board ran out 10♣Q♥, earning him the second double-up in as many hands.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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13,300,000
9,850,000
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9,850,000 |
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6,800,000
9,400,000
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9,400,000 |
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Level 34
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Daniel Zack raised to 1,500,000 in the small blind, and Joshua Ladines defended his big blind to see the 5♣8♣Q♣ flop.
Both players checked, and the 3♣ turn was revealed. Zack led out for 1,500,000, and Ladines called. The dealer flipped over the A♦ river, and Zack checked.
Ladines slid out a bet of 2,500,000, producing a fold from Zack to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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23,850,000
1,450,000
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1,450,000 |
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16,200,000
1,700,000
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1,700,000 |
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3,450,000
250,000
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250,000 |
