The $600 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha event at the WPT Prime Championship wrapped in the most 5-Card way possible. Three players left, massive variance on the horizon, and a deal that made everyone happy. With a big chip lead and full control of the tempo, Liran Betito walked away with the trophy and $19,253, while Michael McCullough and Yonatan Basin each locked up an even $12,000.
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Deal Struck Three-Handed
Once play reached the final three, the pace slowed, and the stacks tightened. Anyone who has played 5-Card PLO knows this spot well: one misstep can swing a stack from leader to laddering, and equity edges narrow quickly. The final trio paused the clock, talked numbers, and agreed to flatten second and third while giving Betito the lion’s share for holding the majority of chips.
No fuss. No theatrics. Just a smart, practical deal in a format where the next pot can erase anyone.
Final Table Payouts
- Liran Betito – $19,253
- Michael McCullough – $12,000
- Yonatan Basin – $12,000
- Moshe Gabay – $6,974
- Jordan Griff – $5,257
- Joseph Viella – $3,918
- Yoav Amit – $3,067
- Robert Nehorayan – $2,510
- Nessim Sebbag – $2,092
This final table leaned aggressive, with several players comfortable mixing it up early. In 5-Card PLO, that often means big multiway pots and short stacks forced into uncomfortable high-wire decisions.
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About Liran Betito
Betito isn’t just a one-off PLO winner. He’s one of Israel’s most consistent grinders, with $1.34M in live earnings and a career-best score of $236,151 from his 2019 Little One for One Drop run. He sits 19th on Israel’s all-time money list and about 2,662nd worldwide, but those numbers hide how active and productive he’s been.
His 2025 resume alone is wild:
- A win at the Venetian UltimateStack,
- A $164K runner-up finish in a WSOP Super Turbo Bounty,
- Multiple deep runs across Wynn, Venetian, Aria, and WSOP events,
- And dozens of final tables in the last two years.
Most of his volume comes in NLHE fields, but he clearly has the instincts to navigate 5-Card PLO chaos. When you’re closing deals and stacking chips this consistently, the game type hardly matters.
Why Betito’s Chip Lead Carried Weight
A chip lead in 5-Card PLO is worth far more than in standard 4-card games. With players routinely drawing to the nuts plus redraws, pots inflate fast, and equities run closer. Three-handed, the leader often controls pot size, pressure, and variance — all incentives that make a deal appealing for the trailing stacks.
Betito did exactly what strong tournament pros do: protect win rate, lock profit, and take the trophy when the numbers make sense.
Conclusion
The WPT Prime Championship keeps delivering for Omaha Poker fans, and this 5-Card PLO event was another highlight. Betito adds a clean trophy to an already stacked 2025 run, while the rest of the field leaves satisfied with a fair chop.
If you’re tracking mixed-game results or sharpening your own Omaha tools, stay tuned — the festival isn’t done yet, and neither is Betito.
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With over 12 years of Omaha Poker experience, Lebi is the Head of Content at PLO365. A dedicated PLO specialist, he bridges the gap between complex GTO theory and practical street poker. He leads our review team, stress-testing PLO solvers, HUDs, and training courses to ensure they meet the demands of the modern grinder. When he isn’t auditing poker room RNGs or writing strategy guides, you can find him grinding mid-stakes PLO cash games and Turbo MTTs.
