Event #3: €1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Max
Day 3 Completed
2025 WSOP Europe
Event #3: €1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Max
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 WSOP Europe
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
€1,000
Prize Pool
€850,000
Entries
811
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
16
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 811
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Level 34
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
The first Pot-Limit Omaha bracelet of the 2025 World Series of Poker Europe has been awarded, and it is Germany’s Sascha Wilhelm who captured the title in Event #3: €1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Max at King’s Resort, Rozvadov. Wilhelm secured his second career WSOP bracelet and the €148,600 top prize after overcoming a field of 811 entries.
The tournament generated a prize pool of €850,000 across four opening flights, with 123 players making it through to Day 2 and just 16 advancing to the final day. All eyes were on the title, and it was Wilhelm who emerged victorious after defeating Denmark’s Daniel Bang-Ortmann heads-up in less than an hour of play.
Wilhelm began the final day second in chips and navigated a challenging final table that included bracelet winners Rifat Palevic, and Tobias Peters. Italy’s Filippo Ragone, who finished third for €68,100, also made an appearance along with long-time Pot-Limit Omaha specialist Salih Atac.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sascha Wilhelm | Germany | €148,600 |
| 2 | Daniel Bang-Ortmann | Denmark | €99,000 |
| 3 | Filippo Ragone | Italy | €68,100 |
| 4 | Vitaliy Kryza | Ukraine | €47,700 |
| 5 | Tobias Peters | Netherlands | €34,050 |
| 6 | Rifat Palevic | Sweden | €24,750 |
| 7 | Javier Francort | Netherlands | €18,350 |
| 8 | Salih Atac | Switzerland | €13,850 |
| 9 | Pablo Heredia | Austria | €10,700 |
Winner's Reaction
For Wilhelm, capturing his second WSOP bracelet was another special milestone in his career. “It feels great, obviously. Always a good feeling to win, especially after so long,” he said after the victory. “It is a lot less money than last time, but it still feels good to get another one.”
A key moment came in a massive cooler against Javier Francort, where Wilhelm’s quads beat Francort's kings full. “Yeah completely,” he admitted when asked if he felt the tournament was his to lose after that hand. “From that point, I thought it was mine.”
Even when momentum shifted heads up, Wilhelm kept his composure. “It did not feel good losing some big pots, but I stayed calm and just tried to focus on the next hand.”
As for what comes next, Wilhelm suggested he may not play out the full series. “I was planning to stay the whole time but now maybe I will leave. Let’s see.” When it came to celebrations, he kept it simple. “Maybe a few drinks with some friends here. There are not too many places to go around, but we will see.”
Wilhelm's Final Day
When cards hit the felt, Wilhelm was seated directly to the left of chip leader Atac. He immediately put that positional advantage to work, collecting a few small pots to close the gap on his neighbor. Not long into the first level, Wilhelm secured his first knockout of the day when he rivered a set of kings to eliminate Georgios Koliofotis in 15th place.
Within two hours, the field had been trimmed to the final nine, with Alexander Hepting being branded as the final table bubble boy when he failed to connect on the river against Ragone’s turned straight. Wilhelm entered the final table with a commanding chip lead, holding nearly double the stack of his nearest rival.
The finale began with an early setback for Wilhelm when he doubled up Peters, who flopped a flush. It took some time before the first elimination came, with Pablo Heredia departing in ninth after his short stack was picked off by Francort, who flopped the nut straight.
Francort's momentum continued to build as he dispatched Atac in eighth. However, his run came to an abrupt, unexpected halt. With Wilhelm and Francort occupying the top spots in the chip counts, Francort defended his big blind and check-called Wilhelm over two streets. Francort led out on the river, then snap-called when Wilhelm moved all in. Francort showed kings full of sevens, but was beaten by the flopped quads of Wilhelm. Francort was out in seventh, while Wilhelm had half the chips in play.
From there, Wilhelm cracked the aces of Rifat Palevic in a blind-on-blind clash to send the Swede out in sixth. An orbit later, he rivered a straight to beat Peters’ aces and extend his advantage to more than three times that of his closest competitor.
After the second break, Wilhelm’s sunrun slowed. Bang-Ortmann doubled through him with pocket aces, and he also lost chips to Vitaliy Kryza, who had been nursing a short stack throughout the final table. Ragone then joined in on the action, outflopping Wilhelm’s double-suited aces with a straight and improving to a flush on the river to stay alive.
Despite the losses, Wilhelm remained composed, applying pressure to pick up several uncontested pots. Bang-Ortmann, however, found another huge double when he turned a higher two pair, leaving both himself and Wilhelm on around ten million in chips, five times more than Kryza and Ragone.
Kryza was the next to go, falling just short of the podium when Bang-Ortmann turned the nut straight. Ragone followed in third place soon after, eliminated by Wilhelm, who rivered a superior flush. Heads-up play began with Wilhelm holding a slight advantage of just eight big blinds.
The Heads-Up Battle
Wilhelm’s aggressive approach served him well early in heads-up play, as he extended his lead to 2:1 without going to showdown. Bang-Ortmann battled back, though, regaining the chip lead by winning a series of pots, including two where he rivered full houses and was paid off by Wilhelm.
For the first time in hours, Wilhelm’s stack dipped below eight figures. That changed quickly when he won the biggest pot of the tournament, check-calling on a low flop before jamming over Bang-Ortmann’s turn barrel on a jack. Bang-Ortmann eventually called, only to see that Wilhelm had improved to a better two pair. A blank river gave Wilhelm a commanding lead and left his opponent on the ropes.
Bang-Ortmann doubled twice to keep his hopes alive, but the third time was the charm for Wilhelm. His set of queens held against Bang-Ortmann’s straight draw to seal the victory, secure his second WSOP bracelet, and earn the €148,600 top prize.
That concludes coverage of Event #3: €1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Max. Attention has already shifted to Event #4: €2,000 NLH Monsterstack, where PokerNews will be on the floor bringing you live updates, chip counts, and all the drama as the tournament plays down to a champion.
Level 34
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Daniel Bang-Ortmann limped the button and called a raise to 900,000 by Sascha Wilhelm, which led them to the A♥Q♣3♠ flop. Wilhelm continued for 600,000, and Bang-Ortmann announced pot, piling forward his entire stack. Wilhelm obliged within a split second, and the cards were on their backs again.
Daniel Bang-Ortmann: A♠8♦4♠2♠ 
Sascha Wilhelm: A♦Q♥Q♠10♦
Wilhelm's lead with a set of queens was rather firm, though Bang-Ortmann had a gutshot wheel draw and back door spades. The J♦ turn changed nothing, and the J♠ river paired the board, improving Wilhelm to a full house to secure the final knockout in style.
The grind of Bang-Ortmann ended in second place for €99,000, and he was denied his first WSOP bracelet, while Wilhelm doubled his tally in as many years.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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24,225,000
5,000,000
|
5,000,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
Level 34
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Sascha Wilhelm raised the button to 900,000 and then called when Daniel Bang-Ortmann jammed for 1,575,000.
Daniel Bang-Ortmann: 10♠9♦7♠3♠
Sascha Wilhelm: Q♦8♣7♥5♠
The board came 10♦8♠2♥3♥2♠ and the ten-trey of Bang-Ortmann secured the double with two pair.
Bang-Ortmann then limped the button and Wilhelm checked to the 8♠3♠2♦ flop. Wilhelm bet 500,000, and Bang-Ortmann called. Wilhelm bet another 600,000 on the 3♣ turn, and that won the pot.
Wilhelm potted to 900,000 on the next button. Bang-Ortmann jammed and was snapped off.
Daniel Bang-Ortmann: Q♠J♠8♠8♥
Sascha Wilhelm: A♠A♥Q♥10♠
The double-suited aces of Wilhelm had a firm lead, but that changed with the 10♥9♥7♠ flop, which gave his opponent a straight. On the K♣ turn, Wilhelm picked up a gutshot Broadway draw to go with his hearts, but the 5♣ river secured another double for Bang-Ortmann worth 2,350,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,225,000
3,225,000
|
3,225,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,000,000
3,225,000
|
3,225,000 |
Level 34
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Daniel Bang-Ortmann raised the button to 700,000 and Sascha Wilhelm defended his big blind.
Wilhelm checked the 6♠9♠4♦ flop and Bang-Ortmann quickly fired a continuation-bet of 1,200,000. Wilhelm continued in the form of a call.
Another check came from Wilhelm on the J♣ turn, causing Bang-Ortmann to bet 1,500,000. Wilhelm took a few moments then check-jammed for 9,175,000. Bang-Ortmann burned through a time bank before making the call, giving himself a chance to win the tournament.
Sascha Wilhelm: J♥8♦7♣6♥
Daniel Bang-Ortmann: A♥9♥8♠6♦
Wilhelm was in the lead, having turned a higher two pair, but Bang-Ortmann still had outs with one card to come.
The dealer burned a card and peeled off the 6♣ on the river, giving both players a boat. Wilhelm scored the huge double-up with the higher full house in sixes full of jacks, and the pot went over to him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
22,450,000
12,650,000
|
12,650,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,775,000
12,650,000
|
12,650,000 |
Level 34
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Sascha Wilhelm raised it up to 700,000 after the blinds had gone up and Daniel Bang-Ortmann called to then check the 9♠3♥2♠ flop, Wilhelm checked behind. On the 10♠ turn, Bang-Ortmann bet 800,000 and Wilhelm called. That led them to the 3♣ on the river.
Bang-Ortmann now bet 1,600,000 and Wilhelm called after brief consideration.
"Full house," Bang-Ortmann announced and revealed his A♣9♦7♦3♠ for treys full of nines to drag in yet another healthy pot, establishing a comfortable lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,425,000
3,200,000
|
3,200,000 |
|
|
9,800,000
3,200,000
|
3,200,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 34
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Level 33
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Daniel Bang-Ortmann made it 600,000 on the button and Sascha Wilhelm defended his big blind.
Wilhelm knuckled the action over to Bang-Ortmann on the K♦J♥9♦ flop, and Bang-Ortmann bet 700,000. Wilhelm stuck around with a call.
The 2♥ turn and 6♦ river checked through and Wilhelm showed J♦9♣7♠6♥ for two pair, jacks and nines. This won him the pot as Bang-Ortmann revealed a worse two pair holding Jx10x6x5x.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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13,000,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
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11,225,000
100,000
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100,000 |
Level 33
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Daniel Bang-Ortmann raised to 500,000 on the button and Sascha Wilhelm called in the big blind, then check-folded the 8♠8♥3♣ flop when he faced a bet of 600,000.
Both players won the big blinds thereafter with button raises before Wilhelm raised again and Bang-Ortmann defended. They checked the 8♦6♠3♥ flop, Bang-Ortmann bet the K♠ turn and Wilhelm snap-folded.
Bang-Ortmann raised the next button to 500,000 and Wilhelm three-bet to 1,500,000. Bang-Ortmann came along and was asked how many chips he was playing. "A little under eight," the Dane replied.
The 6♠4♦3♣ flop was checked by Wilhelm and Bang-Ortmann made it 700,000 to go for Wilhelm to call. Both checked the 8♥ turn and 9♦ river and it was Bang-Ortmann who claimed the next pot with J♠8♦5♠3♦ for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,900,000
3,700,000
|
3,700,000 |
|
|
||
|
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11,325,000
3,700,000
|
3,700,000 |
Level 33
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Sascha Wilhelm made it 600,000 from the button and Daniel Bang-Ortmann defended his big blind.
Bang-Ortmann check-called a bet of 400,000 from Wilhelm on the 3♦K♣3♥ flop.
Two checks came after the A♠ turn to see the 5♦ appear on the river. Bang-Ortmann bet 700,000, and Wilhelm snap-called.
Bang-Ortmann showed a full house with 9♠6♥5♥3♠ to take down the pot, as Wilhelm mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,600,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
|
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|
|
7,625,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
