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2025 WSOP: Kasparas Klezys Claims First Bracelet in Dominating PLO Display

by Nathan Fryar July 14, 2025
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Kasparas Klezys 2025 WSOP Event #91: $1,500 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha Bracelet Winner

As the 2025 World Series of Poker nears its conclusion at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, the final stretch of bracelet events is still delivering stories that players will tell their grandkids someday. The great game of PLO had its shorthanded event last night in the form of Event #91: $1,500 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha.

This year’s edition drew an impressive 1,384 entries, generating a $1,837,260 prize pool. At the end of it all, it was Lithuania’s Kasparas Klezys who rose above this action-packed format to claim his first WSOP bracelet and a top prize of $280,214. And he did it in a totally dominating fashion, eliminating every single opponent on the final table. The other six players never stood a chance.

“You get lucky, you do everything right, so it always feels good to win first place,” Klezys told PokerNews after the win. “No matter what the prize money is, either $1,000 or $200,000, and to win the bracelet too, I cannot describe it, it just feels good, as the money comes in a few days anyway.”

Klezys has been grinding the international circuit for more than a decade and is also no stranger to deep runs on big stages. He made waves at the 2023 WSOP Europe Main Event, where he finished 5th for €464,000, and came painfully close to a bracelet during the 2022 WSOP Online on GGPoker, finishing runner-up to Gustavo Mastelotto.

Since his first recorded live cash in 2012, Klezys has built up an impressive $1.6 million in career tournament earnings, with notable results in both No Limit Hold’em and Pot Limit Omaha. He’s also a two-time WSOP Circuit ring winner, having conquered both formats at WSOPC Rozvadov.

The final obstacle in his path to a maiden bracelet was American Jonathan Hanner, who had previously made a deep run in the 2014’s $1,000 Turbo event, finishing third. Eleven years later, Hanner got one step closer, but once again fell just shy of WSOP jewelry. He earned $186,732 for his runner-up finish, but the elusive bracelet will have to wait for another day.

2025 WSOP Event #91: $1,500 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Lithuania Kasparas KlezysLithuania$280,214
2United States of America Jonathan HannerUnited States$186,732
3Mexico Jose NadalMexico$130,264
4Argentina Jonathan BombaArgentina$92,234
5United States of America Paul GunnessUnited States$66,300
6United States of America Darryll FishUnited States$48,395
7United States of America Tony SinishtajUnited States$35,879

2025 WSOP Event #91: $1,500 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha Final Table Recap

Ten players returned for the final day of play in Event #91: $1,500 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha. One of the biggest names left, Nacho Barbero, fell just shy of the official final table, bowing out in eighth place and with his elimination, it was guaranteed that a first-time bracelet winner would be crowned.

Nacho Barbero 2025 WSOP
Nacho Barbero

Kasparas Klezys entered the final table as the overwhelming chip leader, holding a commanding 137 big blinds. He was followed by Jonathan Hanner with 84 and Jose Nadal with 79 bigs. He continued the day as he started it, with aggression, composed, and constantly growing his stack.

Klezys drew first blood at the final table, eliminating Tony Sinishtaj in seventh place. The two clashed after getting the chips in on the flop, and Sinishtaj spiked a set of fives on the turn. But Klezys had turned a flush, and when the river failed to pair the board, Sinishtaj exited with $35,879.

Just minutes later, Darryll Fish put his remaining chips at risk. Klezys called, showing K♠Q♥9♥7♥, while Fish revealed A♣Q♣J♠3♠. A king on the flop pushed the Lithuanian in front, and by the river, he had made a full house, sending Fish to the rail in sixth place for $48,395.

Klezys was simply unstoppable. His next victim was Paul Gunness, and this time, the chips went in preflop. The flop sealed Gunness’ fate as Klezys had flopped aces full of queens, and Gunness never had a chance. He left in fifth, pocketing $66,300.

Then it was Jonathan Bomba’s turn with A♥8♠5♠5♥ and Klezys gladly gave him action with Q♠Q♦8♣7♣. The board bricked out and the queens held to eliminate Bomba in fourth place for $92,234.

Jose Nadal, one of the final obstacles between Klezys and the bracelet, found a spot to shove on a board of Q♥9♥3♣ with a straight-flush draw. Klezys had a top pair with queens and made the call. The turn and river were both blanks, and the Mexican was gone in third place for $130,264.

Jose Nadal 2025 WSOP
Jose Nadal

That left Jonathan Hanner as the final Lithuanian opponent. But with just one-sixth of the chips in play, Hanner faced an uphill battle. He managed to stay alive through an hour of play almost, but the hill was too steep to climb.

In the final hand, Hanner shoved with A♦J♦10♦9♠, and Klezys called holding A♥Q♥Q♣Q♠. The board ran out 3♠4♥10♥6♠8♥, giving Klezys a flush on the river and the win, knocking Hanner out in second for $186,732.

And with that, Kasparas Klezys locked up his first WSOP bracelet and $280,214, finishing off one of the most dominant performances of the 2025 World Series of Poker.

* Hands and photos courtesy of PokerNews and WSOP

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