2025 World Series of Poker

Bruno Furth Wins Event #5: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha

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Bruno Furth has completed his historic comeback to win Event #5: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha, earning his second WSOP bracelet.

He outlasted a field 757 entries to take home $620,696. Stay tuned for a full recap and reaction from the winner.

Fabian Riebau-Schmithals Eliminated in 2nd Place ($413,760)

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After a series of small skirmishes, Bruno Furth limped the button and Fabian Riebau-Schmithals checked.

Together they saw the 8♣3♦5♠ fan out. Riebau-Schmithals check-called a bet from Furth and they went to the 2♠.

The German PLO specialist checked and faced a bet of 1,200,000. He then raised to 5,400,000. Furth further responded with an all in and Riebau-Schmithals called.

Fabian Riebau-Schmithals: A♠9♣6♠2♦
Caleb Furth: 8♠6♥6♣4♥

Furth had a straight and Riebau-Schmithals was on a big draw but it wasn't meant to be when the J♣ ended the tournament.

Bruno Furth Charges to the Lead

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Bruno Furth opened with a 900,000-chip raise on the button.

Fabian Riebau-Schmithals made the call, before both players checked the flop 8♠2♠2♣.

When the J♣ hit on the turn, Riebau-Schmithals slid a million chips into the pot.

Furth barely hesitated before raising to 5 million.

After Riebau-Schmithals potted with a three-bet the pot, Furth went all in with his last 11,950,000 chips.

Fabian Riebau-Schmithals: A♣A♦Q♣9♦
Bruno Furth: 9♥3♥3♦2♦

With trip-deuces, Furth was in the lead, but Riebau-Schmithals had outs.

The Q♠ on the river was not one of them, and Furth had won the biggest pot of the tournament thus far.

Bruno Furth Takes Steps Backwards

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Heads up to a turn of 9♠5♥6♥8♦, Caleb Furth check-called a bet of 2,500,000 from Fabian Riebau-Schmithals.

The river peeled the 6♠ and Furth took the initiative by betting 5,900,000. After some contemplations, Riebau-Schmithals raised all-in which quickly garnered a fold from Furth.

This proves a large momentum swing for a heads up match that began fairly even.

Heads-Up Play in Event #5: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha is Underway!
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Fabian Riebau-Schmithals holds a slight chip lead at the start of heads-up play against Bruno Furth.

Each player is guaranteed to take home at least $413,762, with the winner collecting $620,696 and the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.

Stay tuned here for updates!

Martin Kabrhel Eliminated in 3rd Place ($288,775)

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Playing three-handed, Martin Kabrhel raised to 875,000 chips on the button.

Bruno Furth came over the top from the big blind with 2 million chips, which was more than enough to put Kabrhel all in with just over a million chips if he made the call.

Unlike so often during the tournament, Kabrhel wasted little time in making the call.

Martin Kabrhel: A♦K♦3♦2♠
Bruno Furth: Q♥J♥7♦5♠

The board ran out 10♠10♦7♠8♥4♠.

Noticing he was ahead on the flop with two pair, Furth needled Kabrhel, who had been talking to him incessantly for the better part of two days.

"It was not nice playing with you, see you later, Martin," Furth said.

Martin Kabrhel Plays a Hand Perfectly

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A short-stacked Martin Kabrhel had clock called on him in three consecutive hands. On the fourth hand, he had about a third of his stack at risk in the big blind.

Caleb Furth took a moment peeling his cards in the small blind but ultimately gave Kabrhel a walk.

"I played that hand perfectly! I mean, ZERO mistakes.", Kabrhel then tabled K♦Q♦7♦4♦, declaring that he only needed to flop one diamond to make a flush.

Just 3 Players Remain in Event #5: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
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The next payout is $288,775, and the winner will take home $620,696 and the coveted gold bracelet.

The current chip counts are:

Matthew Cosentino Eliminated in 4th Place

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Matthew Cosentino called a preflop raise by Fabian Riebau-Schmithals.

The flop hit all diamonds: 10♦6♦3♦

The players checked.

When the 4♣ turned, Cosentino went all in, and Riebau-Schmithals immediately made the call.

Matthew Cosentino: 10♠9♦7♣2♦
Fabian Riebau-Schmithals: A♠Q♦J♠8♦

Each player had a diamond flush, with Riebau-Schmithals having the better of it with queen-high.

The 2♣ on the river mattered not.

Bruno Furth Sizes Down Three Streets

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Heads up to a flop of Q♣9♦4♠, Fabian Riebau-Schmithals check-called a bet of 300,000.

The turn brough the 5♣ and Furth continued with a wager of 600,000. Riebau-Schmithals called.

The river brought a third club in the form of the A♣. The German checked for a third time and Furth pushed a bet of 1,115,000 out.

Riebau-Schmithals flicked a chip out to indicate a call and Furth declared a flush, tabling Q♠7♦4♣3♣, and his opponent mucked his hand.

Mark Aldridges Eliminated in 5th Place ($147,747)

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After raising preflop from under the gun and getting called by the big blind, Mark Aridgides was down to his last 525,000 chips.

The flop was 8♦K♥10♠.

Aridgides went all-in, and Bruno Furth called.

Mark Aridgides: A♣Q♦10♦4♠
Bruno Furth: K♠Q♥6♠5♥

Furth was ahead with a pair of kings. Aridges needed some help that he didn’t get with the turn and river of 7♠6♦.

Martin Kabrhel Finds a Queen

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Martin Kabrhel raised to 700,000 and Fabian Riebau-Schmithals raised the pot, to more than Kabrhel had.

After some deliberation, with nearly half of his stack in play, and a clock called on him - Kabrhel made the call.

Martin Kabrhel: A♣Q♣Q♥5♠
Fabian Riebau-Schmithals: A♠A♦K♥8♣

There was no sweat for the animated Czech, as the flop brought the Q♦4♦8♥, catching his two-outer. The 3♣ and 8♦ held true for Kabrhel and he got a full double through the chip leader.

Noel Rodriguez Eliminated in 6th Place ($108,321)
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Noel Rodriguez doubled through the chip leader blind vs blind to get back over ten big blinds just before the next hand occurred.

Rodriguez raised to 600,000 from the small blind and was called by Bruno Furth in the big.

Heads up, the flop spread 8♦3♣7♣. Rodriguez potted it with only a few chips behind and Furth announced a raise. Rodriguez called.

Noel Rodriguez: A♦K♦K♠8♣
Bruno Furth: Q♣Q♥10♦4♣

Rodriguez had the better over pair while Furth had a flush draw.

The J♣ had Rodriguez out of his seat, as he had no cards he could catch and there was no need the see the A♠ fall.

Just 6 Players Remain in Event #5: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
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Here are the current chip counts:

Jeremy Trojand Eliminated in 7th Place ($80,673)

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Jeremy Trojand and Fabian Riebau-Schmithals tangoed blind vs blind, going to a flop of 2♣9♦K♣.

Both players checked and saw a turned 6♣. Fabian Riebau-Schmithals started with a bet of 160,000 and faced an all-in raise for approximately 450,000 from his fellow German. After some time Riebau-Schmithals made the call, much to the surprise of his table mates when cards were on their backs.

Jeremy Trojand: 7♦6♥4♦3♣
Fabian Riebau-Schmithals: J♠10♦8♣6♦

Trojand was unable to improve with his inferior pair of sixes when the A♠ came off the deck.