Bjorn Verbakel Chasing Second Bracelet at 2025 WSOP
Bjorn Verbakel will be vying for his second career bracelet at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) tonight. Verbakel is among the final thirteen players in the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot event, who will compete for a top prize of $290,400 on Sunday’s final day. Simultaneously, five other Dutch players, including Marcel Vonk, have advanced to Day 2 of the $500 COLOSSUS.
For the first time in WSOP history, the schedule includes a Pot-Limit Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot event. This tournament features no blinds; instead, all players pay an ante before each hand. Additionally, the board is dealt twice instead of once.
The inaugural edition of this event, with a buy-in of $1,500, attracted 1,452 players. Fellow Dutchman Jacco Hester also participated, with both making it to Day 2. Hester ultimately finished in 132nd place for $3,178. Verbakel, however, managed to avoid elimination on the second day.
He advanced to the final thirteen players, who will compete on Sunday evening for the bracelet. The Dutchman is aiming for his second WSOP bracelet, having previously won at the WSOPE in 2021. This could make him the second Dutch player with two bracelets, after Jans Arends.
Verbakel has work to do, as he starts the final day ninth in chips:
| Place | Country | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xixiang Luo | 5,630,000 | |
| 2 | Samuel Stranak | 5,570,000 | |
| 3 | Brian Smith | 5,195,000 | |
| 4 | Ian Matakis | 3,470,000 | |
| 5 | Robert Klein | 3,150,000 | |
| 6 | Yang Wang | 2,630,000 | |
| 7 | Robert Nehorayan | 2,235,000 | |
| 8 | Georgios Tsoupras | 1,870,000 | |
| 9 | Bjorn Verbakel | 1,845,000 | |
| 10 | Jacob Baumgartner | 1,590,000 | |
| 11 | Danny Wong | 1,375,000 | |
| 12 | Matthew Tamura | 1,290,000 | |
| 13 | Arvan Sahakian | 460,000 |
The remaining thirteen players are competing for the following prizes, in addition to the WSOP bracelet:
| Place | Prize ($) | Prize (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $ 290.400 | € 254.940 |
| 2 | $ 193.517 | € 169.887 |
| 3 | $ 137.805 | € 120.978 |
| 4 | $ 99.413 | € 87.274 |
| 5 | $ 72.664 | € 63.791 |
| 6 | $ 53.824 | € 47.252 |
| 7 | $ 40.410 | € 35.476 |
| 8 | $ 30.756 | € 27.000 |
| 9 | $ 23.735 | € 20.837 |
| 10-11 | $ 18.576 | € 16.308 |
| 12-13 | $ 14.748 | € 12.947 |
Vonk & Zoufri Advance in $500 COLOSSUS
Saturday into Sunday featured the fourth and final starting day of the $500 COLOSSUS. It was by far the busiest starting day, with a staggering 5,933 entries, bringing the total field to 16,301 players. After four starting days, 2,326 players have qualified for Day 2.
Several Dutch and Belgian players were in action on Day 1D of the $500 COLOSSUS. Thijs Hilberts had an excellent day, finishing with 720,000 chips, good for third place on the Dutch/Belgian leaderboard, behind only Mateusz Moolhuizen (887,000) and Bouwe Claushuis (775,000).
WSOP bracelet winner Marcel Vonk, a big fan of special poker variants, chose to play a No-Limit Hold’em event and won’t regret it. He made it to the second day with an excellent stack of 532,000. Additionally, Mark Broers (332,000), Martijn Dee (169,000), and Hakim Zoufri (165,000) also advanced to Day 2, as did several Belgian players:
| Country | Player | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mateusz Moolhuizen | 887.000 | 74 | |
| Bouwe Claushuis | 775.000 | 65 | |
| Thijs Hilberts | 720.000 | 60 | |
| Christophe Goeman | 694.000 | 58 | |
| Marcel Vonk | 532.000 | 44 | |
| Hans Bosman | 469.000 | 39 | |
| Jacques Misonne | 346.000 | 29 | |
| Mark Broers | 332.000 | 28 | |
| Vincent Vandewalle | 265.000 | 22 | |
| Oleg Rezabek | 233.000 | 19 | |
| Tom Verbruggen | 192.000 | 16 | |
| Martijn Dee | 169.000 | 14 | |
| Hakim Zoufri | 165.000 | 14 | |
| Laurent Colet | 91.000 | 8 |
Blaz Zerjav Wins $25,000 High Roller
Last night also saw the conclusion of Event #22, the $25,000 High Roller 6-Handed, where the winner would receive a top prize of over $1.7 million. The final table included well-known names such as Chris Moorman, Jared Bleznick, and Landon Tice. They faced competition from Blaz Zerjav, Paulius Vaitiekunas, and Aram Oganyan.
Ultimately, the victory went to Zerjav, who last year lost heads-up to Moolhuizen in the FPS Main Event in Paris. He defeated Moorman in the decisive duel by winning with Ace-King against Ace-Jack.
| Place | Country | Player | Prize ($) | Prize (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blaz Zerjav | $ 1.734.717 | € 1.522.906 | |
| 2 | Chris Moorman | $ 1.129.608 | € 991.681 | |
| 3 | Jared Bleznick | $ 752.737 | € 660.827 | |
| 4 | Landon Tice | $ 513.577 | € 450.869 | |
| 5 | Paulius Vaitiekunas | $ 358.973 | € 315.142 | |
| 6 | Aram Oganyan | $ 257.201 | € 225.796 |
Aloisio Dourado from Brazil also won a bracelet on Saturday night by winning the $1,500 Badugi for $138,114.
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