Philip Sternheimer
Philip Sternheimer captured his maiden golden bracelet in the $10,000 PLO Hi-Lo Championship, winning $763,087 for his first victory within the World Series of Poker walls.
The win meant the world to the Englishman.
"I tried not to allow myself to think about what it would be like to win or lose," Sterheimer told sideline reporter Chris Land moments after his win. "I just tried to stay in the moment. But it's really a lifelong dream."
Sternheimer shared that he has been taking poker more seriously than ever, especially over the last couple of years. That hard work is already paying dividends.
"Having just come third a couple of days before," said Sternheimer. "You always wonder how many more chances you'll get at this. I was thinking this morning, as I walked into the tournament area, that I don't think I've ever wanted something as badly as this one. It feels great."
Philip Sternheimer and friends celebrate his first WSOP bracelet win
What it really means to win a WSOP bracelet
When Philip Sternheimer won his first WSOP bracelet today, he immediately FaceTimed his wife, dangled the gold above his phone and said three words: “We did it.”
The screams on the other end overwhelmed him, and his face crumpled with emotion. We were just behind him, and it got us going, too.
This isn’t Sternheimer’s first rodeo. This was his sixth cash this summer, including a third place in the $10K Dealers Choice. He cashed seven times at the 2024 WSOP. He’s won on the PGT Tour, and he’s won high rollers on the Partouche Poker Tour and at the Aria. Prior to today’s $763,087 win in the $10 K PLO8 Championship, he’d already amassed close to $3.5 million in live earnings.
But a gold bracelet is the one that every poker player wants to win.
The WSOP hits different
Talking to PokerOrg's Chris 'Lefty' Land afterwards, Sternheimer put into words the emotions he was feeling.
“In 2012, I played as a recreational player, and I actually reconnected with my wife, who spotted me in the Main Event on Day 4," he said. "Ever since, I’ve been taking poker more and more seriously, and extremely seriously the last few years. I just came third a couple of days before, and you always wonder how many more chances you’ll get at this.
“It’s been maybe half an hour, and I can’t really comprehend it yet. I tried to not allow myself to think about what would be if I won or lost; I tried to stay in the moment.
“It’s really a lifelong dream. I was thinking this morning as I was walking to the tournament area... I don’t think I’ve ever wanted something as bad.”
GG, Philip Sternheimer.
$10K PL Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship results
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