If you blinked, you missed it. The biggest Pot Limit Omaha event of the year, the WSOP Paradise Event #3: $100K Triton PLO Main Event, ended in a seven-hand sprint. And at the center of it all was Sam Soverel, who casually turned his first real Triton trip into a $2,594,000 score, his fourth WSOP bracelet, and his first Triton title.
For a PLO tournament that needed an unscheduled third day thanks to a massive 103-entry field, the final showdown wrapped with the speed of a $5 PLO Zoom hand. That’s PLO for you violent, unpredictable, and occasionally hilarious.
Let’s break down how Soverel planted his flag on the biggest four-card stage of 2025.
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The Final Day: A Chip Lead, a Forced Pause, and a Seven-Hand Sprint
Saturday night pushed past 3:30 a.m. local time, and thanks to Bahamian gaming regulations, play had to stop with just two players left:
Sam Soverel holding a commanding 20.75M (83 BB) stack, and
Andras Nemeth hanging on with 5M (20 BB).
Both players had held the chip lead at different points during the final table, but Soverel’s closing speed the night before put him in prime position. Nemeth, meanwhile, had already locked up a massive payday and looked more than capable of making life difficult.
Sunday’s “bonus” day lasted… seven hands.
Nemeth chipped up a little, traded some small pots, and then ran headfirst into a setup that felt scripted by the Poker Gods. In PLO, we call that “normal.”
The Hand That Sealed It: Kings vs Jacks in a PLO Pressure Cooker
On the final hand, Soverel picked up K♠ K♥ 5♦ 3♦ and limped his small blind a classic short-stack exploit spot that works beautifully against opponents who attack isolation aggressively. Nemeth found A♠ J♠ J♦ 9♥, a very reasonable raise at 14 blinds, and bumped it up.
Soverel sprung the trap with a pot-sized 3-bet. Nemeth, correctly understanding you don’t fold jacks at this SPR in a $10M PLO championship, committed the rest.
Board: 7♣ 10♦ 6♠ 2♥ K♦
The river king slammed the door, giving Soverel trips and handing him the Triton crown.
Here’s the fun part: throughout Saturday’s final table, multiple players busted holding kings. It became a running joke at the event. In the one moment where kings needed to hold, they finally behaved closing out a fast, tidy finish.
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Soverel’s First Triton Title: Why This One Actually Matters
Sam Soverel is not new to winning. He’s earned bracelets in 2016, 2023, and 2025, and built almost $30 million in live cashes. What is new is this: Soverel finally dipped his toe into Triton’s ultra-elite PLO pond… and won the biggest Omaha title Triton has ever run.
He joked afterward, in classic Soverel deadpan: “I love to play. Happy I came down here now.”
Two years ago, he skipped the Bahamas circuit because the weather annoyed him. This year? Sunshine, perfect poker setups, and a career-high cash.
More importantly, this final table fit the exact kind of environment where Soverel thrives:
- short stacks
- high pressure
- dynamic stack-to-pot ratios
- and deep-field volatility
He is one of the few Americans who seamlessly blends technical baseline strategy with clean, intuitive live adjustments, something you can’t fake at this level.
2025 WSOP Paradise $100K Triton PLO Main Event Final Table Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sam Soverel | United States | $2,594,000 |
| 2nd | Andras Nemeth | Hungary | $1,751,000 |
| 3rd | Dan Dvoress | Canada | $1,135,000 |
| 4th | Richard Gryko | United Kingdom | $941,000 |
| 5th | Philip Sternheimer | United Kingdom | $760,000 |
| 6th | Ben Lamb | United States | $598,000 |
| 7th | Joni Jouhkimainen | Finland | $457,500 |
| 8th | Nacho Barbero | Argentina | $345,000 |
Conclusion
The 2025 $100K Triton PLO Main Event delivered everything Omaha Poker fans want: massive swings, elite decision-making, and an ending so fast it felt like a highlight reel. Sam Soverel didn’t just win a bracelet; he planted himself among the most dangerous PLO tournament players alive.
If this is his Triton debut, the rest of the year just got a lot scarier for anyone sitting across from him with four cards.
Key Takeaways
- Sam Soverel earned $2.594M, a bracelet, and his first Triton title.
- The heads-up match vs. Andras Nemeth lasted seven hands.
- Kings finally held at the right moment after running ice cold all final table.
- The 103-entry field created the largest PLO prize pool of WSOP Paradise.
- The final table featured Gryko, Dvoress, Lamb, Jouhkimainen, and Barbero.
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