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Philip Sternheimer has won Event #36: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship For $763,087

by Mark Parker June 13, 2025
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Philip Sternheimer is the new champion of World Series of Poker Event #36: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship for $763,087 at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Sternheimer beat the field of 386 entries, generating the prize pool of $3,589,800 split between 58 players with a min-cash of $20,262 and $763,087 reserved for the champion.

This was Sternheimer’s first WSOP bracelet and also his most significant cash from a single live tournament, beating his previous top score of $369,500, which came from his 11th place in the $210,000 No Limit Hold’em—Luxon Invitational Powered by Triton Poker Series in 2023.

Philip Sternheimer beat Bruno Furth in a heads-up to take down the championship. Bruno Furth came in second place and won $508,705.

2025 WSOP Event #36: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Philip SternheimerUnited Kingdom$763,087
2United States of America Bruno FurthUnited States$508,705
3United States of America Shaun DeebUnited States$348,304
4United States of America Brian HastingsUnited States$243,144
5United States of America Christopher VitchUnited States$173,121
6Sweden Magnus EdengrenSweden$125,772
7United States of America Sam SoverelUnited States$93,273
8Germany Dennis WeissGermany$70,639
9United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Edward Jackson SpivackUnited Kingdom$54,657

The Final Table

At the start of the final table, nine players were in the game for the gold, and Bruno Furth was a big chip leader with 95 big blinds ahead of Philip Sternheimer and Christopher Vitch, who both had 53 big blinds. Magnus Edengren was right behind them with 52 big blinds, and Edward Jackson Spivack was the shortest stack with five big blinds.

The first elimination came when Bruno Furth opened from CO and Edward Jackson Spivack called in BB. The flop came K♠J♠7♠, Furth bet to put Spivack all-in and Spivack called. Furth had 9♠8♦5♠4♦ and was against 4♣3♣3♠2♦, and the turn came K♣, and the river 10♣ was deadly for Spivack, giving straight to Furth and eliminating Spivack in ninth place for $54,657.

Edward Jackson Spivack
Edward Jackson Spivack

Dennis Weiss opened from MP, Philip Sternheimer raised from BTN, putting Weiss all-in, and Weiss called. Weiss had K♣Q♦J♣8♣ against A♠K♥6♦5♠ of Sternheimer. The board ran 9♦6♥5♥2♣9♥, giving two pairs to Sternheimer and sending Weiss home in eighth place for $70,639.

Dennis Weiss
Dennis Weiss

Philip Sternheimer open limped from UTG, Sam Soverel raised from HJ, Sternheimer re-raised to put Soverel all in, and Soverel called. Sam Soverel was behind with A♦K♣Q♦3♣ against Sternheimer’s A♠A♥8♣7♦ and the board ran 9♦10♥Q♥6♦6♦ and “pocket aces” were enough to send Soverel to the rail in seventh place for $93,273.

Sam Soverel
Sam Soverel

The eliminations continued when Shaun Deeb opened from UTG, Magnus Edengren shoved his last chips from the BTN, and Deeb called. Deeb had the edge with A♥Q♥9♦5♦ against K♥Q♣6♦4♣ of Edengren. The board A♣K♦Q♠9♣Q♦ extended Deeb’s lead on the flop, and there was no help for Edengren on turn or river, so he was out in sixth place for $125,772.

Magnus Edengren
Magnus Edengren

Christopher Vitch was next to the exit door after Brian Hastings opened from HJ, Vitch called in CO, Furth squeezed from SB, Hastings folded, and Vitch 4-bet shoved, just to get called and sweat for his tournament life. Vitch had A♥J♥J♣5♠ vs Furth’s [invalid notations] with Furth hitting the gutshot on the turn and eliminating Vitch in fifth place for $173,121.

Christopher Vitch
Christopher Vitch

After cooking the trouble for Vitch, Brian Hastings ended up in trouble himself after raising war with Furth, and all the chips were in the middle. Brian Hastings had A♦Q♥10♠3♥ vs Furth’s A♣9♦8♥2♥, and the dealer flipped Q♠9♥2♠2♦9♣ giving Furth the full house and eliminating Hastings in fourth place for $243,144.

Brian Hastings
Brian Hastings

Bruno Furth raised from SB and Shaun Deeb called in BB. The flop rolled 9♥5♣4♦, and Furth put Deeb all-in, and Deeb called. Deeb turned Q♠9♦4♣2♣ and Furth had J♠10♠9♠3♦. The turn was J♦ changing the lead to Furth, and the river came 2♥ to eliminate Deeb in third place for $348,304.

Shaun Deeb
Shaun Deeb

The Heads-Up

Day 3 was closed before the heads-up battle, and players had time to rest before the final clash. Coming into the heads-up, Sternheimer had the chip lead with around 3:2 over Furth.

It took close to two hours before we got the champion, and it happened when Sternheimer opened from BTN and Furth called in BB. The Flop came 2♥9♦Q♥, Sternheimer bet big, and Furth shoved just to get snap-called. Cards turned, and Furth had K♦J♥5♣3♥ against Sternheimer’s Q♦Q♠J♦9♠, leaving Furth at risk of needing to hit on the turn or river to keep the game rolling. The turn came 4♠, giving even more outs to Furth, but the river 2♠ paired the river, and the new champion was crowned. And Furth was eliminated in second place for $508,705.

Bruno Furth
Bruno Furth

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