Event #96: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day 4 Started
Event #96: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day 4 Started
The last day of the 2025 World Series of Poker will include an addition to the schedule, as Event #84: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha was unable to crown a champion on Tuesday night.
The unscheduled Day 4 will see four remaining contenders return to Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, ready to battle for one of the last gold bracelets handed out this summer.
Day 3 concluded with Richard Gryko leading the way, bagging up a stack of 15,625,000 chips. Gryko is followed by 2022 WSOP Player of the Year Daniel Zack, who returns to action in search of a fourth WSOP bracelet.
Zack has locked up his ninth cash of the series, and is looking to do one better than his second-place finish in the $10,000 Paradise Pot-Limit Omaha at 2024 WSOP Paradise. Gryko is in a position to improve on his third-place result less than a month ago in Event #57: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zachary Schwartz | United States | 6,825,000 | 17 |
| 2 | Daniel Zack | United States | 13,250,000 | 33 |
| 3 | Richard Gryko | United Kingdom | 15,625,000 | 39 |
| 4 | Joshua Ladines | United States | 7,825,000 | 19 |
The tournament attracted a total of 1,088 entries, amassing a prize pool of $2,904,960. Each of the remaining four players has earned at least $151,802, with only three spots to climb for the top payday of $471,170.
Gryko and Zack will be looking to fend off the two shorter stacks, as Joshua Ladines bagged up 19 big blinds late Tuesday night. Sitting behind Ladines is Zachary Schwartz, who has 17 big blinds in his bag as a nearly $65,000 pay jump looms.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $471,170 | ||
| 2 | $314,056 | ||
| 3 | $216,539 | ||
| 4 | $151,802 | ||
| 5 | Fahredin Mustafov | Bulgaria | $108,231 |
| 6 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | $78,504 |
Players will return to their seats inside the Horseshoe Event Center, with action resuming on Level 33. Blinds will be 200,000/400,000/400,000, and levels will continue to be 60 minutes in duration. Breaks will be at the discretion of the tournament directors.
Don't miss any of the exciting conclusion, as the PokerNews live reporting team will have every bracelet event covered inside Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas, on the final day of the 2025 WSOP.
Level: 33
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
Cards are in the air a little earlier than scheduled!
After a few small pots, Joshua Ladines raised to 1,400,000 from under the gun and Richard Gryko called in the big blind.
On the 10♣10♦7♦ flop, Gryko check-called a bet of 1,200,000 from Ladines to see the 6♥ drop on the turn, which checked through.
A 7♥ on the river saw Gryko lead out with a bet of 1,800,000, and after thinking it over, Ladines called.
Gryko then showed K♦Q♣9♥4♦ for a bluff, and Ladines flipped Q♥Q♦9♦3♣ for a pair of queens to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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15,000,000
1,750,000
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1,750,000 |
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11,000,000
4,625,000
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4,625,000 |
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10,750,000
2,925,000
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2,925,000 |
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5,800,000
1,025,000
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1,025,000 |
Richard Gryko limped on the button, and Joshua Ladines came along in the small blind. Zachary Schwartz checked his big blind option, and the 2♦Q♣10♦ flop hit the felt.
All three players declined to bet, and the dealer flipped over the 7♥ turn. Another round of checks led to the K♠ river, where Ladines and Schwartz checked one last time.
Gryko took some time before sliding out a bet of 1,000,000, taking down the pot as both opponents folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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18,500,000
3,500,000
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3,500,000 |
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11,800,000
800,000
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800,000 |
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10,350,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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5,400,000
400,000
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400,000 |
Zachary Schwartz made it 1,200,000 from the small blind and ended up getting in his stack of 4,025,000 after Daniel Zack potted it from the big blind.
Zachary Schwartz: Q♦J♣9♥8♥
Daniel Zack: A♥10♦8♦4♥
The equities were close, but not after the 9♠9♣K♥ flop gave Schwartz trip nines. A 7♦ on the turn gave Zack an open-ended, but only the low end of it was any good. The A♦ was a brick, though, and Schwartz doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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16,600,000
1,900,000
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1,900,000 |
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8,450,000
3,050,000
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3,050,000 |
Joshua Ladines limped on the button, and Daniel Zack raised to 1,400,000 in the big blind. Ladines made another call, and the 6♣A♥2♥ flop was fanned out.
Zack counted out a lead of 1,500,000, producing a fold from Ladines to recover some lost chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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15,600,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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7,420,000
2,930,000
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2,930,000 |
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Daniel Zack raised the button to 1,100,000 and Richard Gryko three-bet to 3,700,000 from the small blind. When it got back to Zack, he called.
They saw a flop of Q♣K♣Q♥, where Gryko bet 1,200,000 and Zack called to see the J♦ turn, which checked through.
A 4♠ hit the river and after Gryko checked, Zack bet 3,500,000. Gryko had around 8,000,000 behind, but elected to not put any of it into the pot as he laid his hand down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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21,600,000
6,000,000
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6,000,000 |
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8,000,000
3,800,000
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3,800,000 |
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7,400,000
1,050,000
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1,050,000 |
|
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6,500,000
920,000
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920,000 |
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