The Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship is one of the most prestigious mixed game events on the World Series of Poker calendar and the 2025 edition lived up to its reputation. Held over four days at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, the tournament attracted 217 of the world’s best players and generated a $2,018,100 prize pool.
When the dust settled, it was Ryan Bambrick who came out on top, defeating poker’s superstar Daniel Negreanu heads-up to capture his second career WSOP bracelet and the $470,437 top prize. For Negreanu, the second-place finish was bittersweet. The deep run gave him a good shot at capturing his eighth bracelet, which would have moved him alone in seventh place on the all-time list. Instead, he remains tied with Billy Baxter, John Hennigan, Men The Master, and Scott Seiver at seven bracelets each.
With this win, Bambrick more than doubled his lifetime live tournament earnings to $869,637. Before today, his by far largest score came from the 2018 WSOP, where he won his first bracelet in a $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha event for $217,123.
The final table saw Bambrick put on a dominant performance, running pure and applying pressure throughout. Even a player of Daniel’s caliber could do little against his momentum. In the end, the fan favorite extended a handshake to the new champion.
For many years now, Negreanu has been documenting his WSOP journey in a series of daily vlogs on his YouTube channel. You can check his run in the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship down below.
As it is with the WSOP Championship events, the field was stacked with poker’s greats. Among those making deep runs were 2023 champion Ben Lamb, who finished ninth for $37,110, and Joao Vieira, who placed 11th for $30,060. Maxx Coleman just missed the final day, bubbling in 6th place for $80,772.
2025 WSOP Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ryan Bambrick | United States | $470,437 |
| 2 |  Daniel Negreanu | Canada | $313,615 |
| 3 | Ofir Mor | United States | $216,223 |
| 4 |  Viktor Blom | Sweden | $152,315 |
| 5 | Hunter McClelland | United States | $109,679 |
| 6 | Maxx Coleman | United States | $80,772 |
| 7 | Micah Brooks | United States | $60,866 |
| 8 | Daniel Spear | United States | $46,957 |
| 9 | Ben Lamb | United States | $37,110 |
2025 WSOP Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Final Day Recap
The third day began with 20 players, and when Maxx Coleman was eliminated in sixth place, the remaining five bagged and tagged to return the next day for the final day in the WSOP $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship.
Among those five, Viktor “Isildur1” Blom held the chip lead with 20 big bets, followed closely by Ryan Bambrick and Daniel Negreanu with 16 big bets each. On the other end of the spectrum were Hunter McClelland and Ofir Mor with 7 and 6 big bets, respectively, but as is often the case in Omaha Hi-Lo tournaments, those stacks were still very much alive.
The first elimination on Day 4 came after two and a half hours of intense action. Daniel Negreanu delivered a one-two punch to Hunter McClelland. First crippling him, then finishing him off. McClelland was forced all-in with A♥K♠K♦6♣, but the board of Q♠7♠9♠J♠9♠ favored Negreanu’s J♥9♥8♦3♠, sending McClelland out in fifth place for $109,679.
At this point, Ryan Bambrick surged well ahead of the pack, holding more chips than the remaining trio combined. His next victim was none other than Viktor Blom.
Blom opened the flop action and called Bambrick’s three-bet. On a flop of 4♥7♥Q♣, Blom raised all-in with top pair, but Bambrick held A♦K♥8♣2♥, a flush draw and a strong low draw. The turn was blank, but the river brought the case 9♥, giving Bambrick the flush and eliminating Blom in fourth place for $152,315 and his wait for a WSOP bracelet continues.
With Blom gone, Bambrick held nearly four times as many chips as Negreanu and Ofir Mor combined. Negreanu started closing the gap, and after Mor was eliminated in third, the Canadian headed into heads-up play as a 2:1 underdog.
But the outcome never truly seemed in doubt. While Negreanu managed to pick up a few small pots, Bambrick consistently applied pressure and kept the momentum on his side.
In the final hand, Negreanu called on the button and the flop came J♠5♥9♦. After a bet and call, the turn brought J♥. Negreanu shoved his remaining chips with K♥J♦3♠2♠ for trip jacks, but Bambrick tabled J♣9♠8♥2♦ for a full house. Negreanu had some outs, but the river A♠ sealed it.
Negreanu finished runner-up for $313,615 while Bambrick secured his second WSOP bracelet, capping off a dominant final table performance against one of poker’s most iconic players.
* Hands courtesy of pokernews.com
