The board ran out 9♦9♥4♦J♥5♠ and that was all she wrote for Ogita who had to settle for third place and $138,670 as Wilhelm claims the $1,000 bounty that was on Ogita.
Niveau 39
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Sascha Wilhelm opened to 3,000,000 on the button and James Cavanaugh defended his big blind with a call.
Cavanaugh took the betting lead on the A♣2♥5♦ flop, firing 3,000,000 into the middle. Wilhelm called to the 4♦ turn, where Cavanaugh led again for 8,000,000.
Wilhelm slid out the call and the dealer flipped over the K♣ river. Cavanaugh checked and Wilhelm counted out a bet of 12,000,000. That was good enough to take down another big pot, as Cavanaugh folded.
Niveau 39
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
James Cavanaugh
In a limped pot on a 3♦9♦8♣10♦ board with 3,600,000 in the middle, James Cavanaugh bet 3,000,000 from the big blind and was called by Sascha Wilhelm.
The river was the 7♥ and Cavanaugh bet 12,500,000 this time. Wilhelm tanked for a brief moment before paying it off and Cavanaugh opened up Q♦J♥9♦4♣ for a queen-high flush and that was the winning hand.
Niveau 39
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
James Cavanaugh limped on the button and Sascha Wilhelm checked in the big blind to see the Q♣2♥5♥ flop.
Wilhelm checked to Cavanaugh, who bet 1,800,000. The call was made to the Q♥ turn, where Wilhelm check-called another bet of 6,500,000.
The dealer revealed the 10♦ river, where Wilhelm checked again. Cavanaugh slid out a pot-sized bet of 20,500,000, which was answered by an all in from Wilhelm.
Cavanaugh did not take long to fold, as Wilhelm raked in a sizeable pot.
Niveau 40
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Sascha Wilhelm opened to 4,000,000 on the button and James Cavanaugh made the call in the big blind.
The 10♠6♣5♣ flop saw Cavanaugh check and call a bet of 3,600,000 from Wilhelm. Both players then declined to bet the Q♥ turn.
Cavanaugh checked again after seeing the Q♣ river, with Wilhelm firing 4,800,000 into the middle.
"I'm going to have to look you up for four million," said Cavanaugh and he made the call. Wilhelm turned over A♣J♣10♥5♦ for the flush, with Cavanaugh nodding as he mucked.
Niveau 40
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
James Cavanaugh
With almost 10,000,000 in the middle before the flop, James Cavanaugh checked the 9♠10♣6♥ board from the big blind. Sascha Wilhelm fired a bet of 3,200,000 on the button before Cavanaugh check-raised to 12,000,000.
Wilhelm called to the 2♥ turn, where Cavanaugh took some time before announcing pot for 33,600,000. That represented almost all of his remaining stack, and he was quick to call after Wilhelm committed the rest.
James Cavanaugh: 10♥8♣7♥5♥
Sascha Wilhelm: Q♥9♦6♠2♦
Cavanaugh had a straight and needed to fade a paired board. His rail reacted in disgust as the 9♣ river left Wilhelm with a full house, eliminating Cavanaugh in the runner-up position.
Niveau 40
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Sascha Wilhelm
When the final ten players bagged up last night at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas for an unscheduled extra day in Event #86: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha, Sascha Wilhelm went to sleep on the chip lead in the biggest spot of his poker career.
The extra Day 3 would bring added pressure, as Wilhelm searched for a breakthrough at the 2024 World Series of Poker. Wilhelm sat slightly ahead of multiple bracelet winner Bryce Yockey, while eight others set their sights on chasing down the German chip leader.
It was a slow start to the day for the eventual champion, who watched others build up their stacks and challenge for the win. “How did it go?” Wilhelm commented to PokerNews shortly after his victory, “Pretty slow.”
“I didn't catch many hands, one big pot,” Wilhelm continued. “From then, I had to chip up like all the time and got lucky in the end.”
$1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha Final Table Results
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
Sascha Wilhelm
Germany
$282,290
2
James Cavanaugh
United States
$188,190
3
Daisuke Ogita
Japan
$138,670
4
Amit Ben Yacov
Israel
$103,050
5
Juan Lapido
Spain
$77,240
6
Adam Adams
United States
$58,390
7
Bryce Yockey
United States
$44,530
8
Brandon Caputo
United States
$34,250
9
Oshri Lahmani
Israel
$26,584
Massive Inaugural Event Field
Originally scheduled to be completed a day earlier, a total of 4,280 entrants took part in this inaugural version of this event, creating a massive prize pool of $3,616,800. That number included the mystery bounty component, which saw all of the largest bounty prizes claimed on Day 2.
The largest bounty remaining on Day 3 was $5,000, which was collected right at the start of the day. Despite starting the final day as the short stack with just three big blinds, that prize unexpectedly went to Juan Lapido. The Spaniard not only managed to ladder up from the $20,820 that each of the final ten were guaranteed, but he scored the first knockout of the day when Robert Cowen was eliminated in tenth.
Bryce Yockey
Final Table Action
From there, the remaining nine players formed the final table where the top prize of $282,290 and the WSOP bracelet were on the line. Wilhelm began his climb back to the top when he sent Brandon Caputoto the rail in eighth.
One notable question entering the day was if Yockey could navigate his way to a second gold bracelet of the series. Despite entering the day in second place and doubling up with aces at the final table, Yockey was knocked out in seventh while providing a boost to Cavanaugh’s stack.
Everyone was looking up to Daisuke Ogita, who scored several eliminations at the final table before doubling up Wilhelm. That led to Ogita’s ousting shorly after at the hands of Wilhelm, setting up a lopsided heads-up battle.
Cavanaugh was at a significant disadvantage and could never close the gap, as Wilhelm applied pressure and collected most of the chips in play. The final hand saw Cavanaugh get it in with a straight, only for Wilhelm to connect with the river for a full house and the title.
Wilhelm celebrated with friends on the rail, adding the biggest portion of the prize pool to his bounty haul.
“I had like 13 or 14 bounties, and ended up winning like $18,000 or $19,000 from it. Nothing bigger than $2,000.” No big bounty prizes for the newest WSOP champion, but that total was enough to push his winnings over $300,000 and a first gold bracelet.
Sascha Wilhelm
That concludes our coverage of Event #86: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha, but stay tuned as PokerNews continues to provide full coverage of the WSOP Main Event and all other bracelet events in the final week of the 2024 World Series of Poker.
