Philip Sternheimer Wins 1st WSOP Bracelet in $10k PLO Hi-Lo Championship

Philip Sternheimer is now a World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner. Sternheimer topped the 386-entrant field to win Event #36: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo Championship for $763,087 in prize money. He also earned 763 PGT points, moving him to fifth on the PGT leaderboard.

Sternheimer has had numerous close calls at the WSOP, including a third-place finish earlier this year in the $10k Dealer's Choice Championship. His win thrusts his lifetime tournament earnings to over $4,150,000, according to The Hendon Mob, which puts him 27th on England's All-Time Money List.

The 386-entrant field in Event #36 was a huge increase from the 259-entrant field in 2024. The final 58 players finished in the money, including Brad Ruben, Huck Seed, Ryan Miller, Daniel Negreanu, Mike Matusow, Justin Saliba, Yueqi Zhu, Viktor Blom, Patrick Leonard, Phil Hui, Adam Friedman, Ronald Keijzer, Brian Rast, Eric Wasserson, James Obst, Ben Yu, and Allen Kessler.

Bruno Furth would lead the final table and he would eliminate Edward Jackson Spivack in ninth place. Sternheimer eliminated Dennis Weiss in eighth, and then Sam Soverel in seventh, before Shaun Deeb eliminated Magnus Edengren in sixth. Chris Vitch exited in fifth before Brian Hastings fell in fourth. Furth held a commanding chip lead over his two opponents, Sternheimer and Deeb.

Furth pressured both players and extended his lead as Sternheimer sunk to under ten big blinds after being quartered. Sternheimer doubled twice and then left Deeb with just a few big blinds before falling in third place to Furth. Sternheimer held nearly a three-to-one chip lead at the start of heads-up play, and both players concluded the level before returning for Day 4.

After closing the gap during the first few hands, Furth would surge into the lead. Sternheimer scooped a big pot from Furth and held a better than three-to-one advantage. Furth doubled, but would be able to mount a comeback as the final hand saw him all-in with a flush and straight draw against Sternheimer's top set. Furth turned a second straight on the turn and a low, but a brick on the river gave Sternheimer a full house and Furth was eliminated in second place.

2025 WSOP Event #36: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo Championship Results

Event #36 of the 2025 World Series of Poker was the 11th PGT-qualifying event of the series, and with Philip Sternheimer's victory, he moves to fifth spot on the PGT leaderboard. Sternheimer sits on 1,116 PGT points from his seven cashes and $1,203,528 in PGT earnings this season. Bruno Furth climbs to 28th with 624 PGT points, while Shaun Deeb sits 54th. 

Following his seventh-place finish, Sam Soverel is now up to 43rd with 440 PGT points, while Daniel Negreanu and Patrick Leonard picked up 20 and 21 PGT points respectively to increase their presence inside the top ten

PGT Leaderboard Top 10 

These are the leaderboard standings as of Friday, June 13, 2025. The complete and current PGT leaderboard is at pgt.com/leaderboard.

The next eligible WSOP event to earn PGT points is Event #44: $10,000 Big O Championship, scheduled for Saturday, June 15. The $250,000 Super High Roller will kick off on Sunday, while Monday will be the $10,000 Razz Championship. Tuesday, June 17, will see the beginning of the $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller and the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship begins on Wednesday. The final event for the week will begin on Friday, June 20, and will be the $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller.

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