2025 World Series of Poker

Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
103
Prize
$10,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$90,535,500
Total Entries
9,735
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,500,000
Ante
2,500,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
1,096
Players Left
798
Players Left 1 / 9,735
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Small Pairs Are Hot

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Shazmann Malek and Benjamin Duronio saw a flop of 9310 when Malek bet 2,000 from middle position. Duronio then raised to 6,600 in the small blind and Malek called.

Duronio bet another 7,000 on the 5 turn and Malek again called. Duronio slowed down and checked the A river, and Malek quickly checked back.

Duronio showed 33 for a set, and Malek mucked.

"Threes and fours, man," tablemate Rahil Gaulani said.

Tags: Benjamin DuronioShazmann Malek

Several Stacks and Who They Belong To

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

All Four Kings Accounted For

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Chin Wei Lim
Chin Wei Lim

There was an early position raise to 1,200, and a middle position call before Niklas Astedt three-bet to 5,100 from the button. Chin Wei Lim then elected to cold four-bet from the small blind to 14,500, and when action folded back to Astedt, he called.

Lim continued for 8,000 on the 439 flop, and Astedt called again.

The dealer provided the 8 turn, and Lim had no thoughts of slowing down. He placed another wager, this time for a more substantial 22,000. Undeterred, Astedt called to see a river card.

The river 7 gave both players pause for thought. Lim counted his stack, had a look at his opponent and then chose to check. Astedt went through a similar routine with his stack before electing to check back.

Lim flipped over KK, which was not enough to win the pot outright, as Astedt revealed he had the other two kings, rolling over KK.

Lim and Astedt shared a chuckle as the dealer apportioned the pot between the two players.

Niklas Astedt
Niklas Astedt

Tags: Chin Wei LimNiklas Astedt

Lyu Flummoxes Schwartz

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action folded around to the blinds, where Wen Lyu raised to 1,300 from the small blind and Jake Schwartz defended his big blind.

Schwartz called a 1,300 bet from Lyu on the 7AK flop and then both players checked on the 9 turn.

The A completed the board and Lyu pulled a single t-5,000 chip from his stack and looked like he wanted to bet, but then checked. Schwartz gave a puzzled look and then checked behind.

Lyu revealed J7 for a aces and sevens and Schwartz sent his hand into the muck.

Tags: Jake SchwartzWen Lyu

Ladines Three-bets Green

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
BrIan Green
BrIan Green

Brian Green opened 1,200 under the gun, Joshua Ladines three-bet to 4,300 from early position, Green called.

Green checked when the flop came 727, Ladines fired out a bet of 2,500, Green called.

Green checked again when the 5 hit the turn, and Ladines bet 10,000. After some thought, Green decided to fold.

Tags: Brian GreenJoshua Ladines

Ha Takes From Kuney

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

There were roughly 8,000 chips in the pot on a flop of A6Q, Thai Ha checked in early position, and Michael Kuney fired a bet of 2,500 on the button, Ha check-called.

Kuney fired out another bet on the K for 10,000, Ha check-called again.

Ha decided to lead for 25,000 when the J hit the river, Kuney snap-folded.

Tags: Michael KuneyThai Ha

Fishberg Caught Mekouane

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Jalil Mekouane opened the hijack to 1,200 and Gregory Fishberg called the big blind.

The 732 flop was checked by Fishberg, Mekouane bet 1,400 and Fishberg called.

The 8 was checked down to the 9 river. Fishberg bet 5,000 and Mekouane called.

Fishberg showed 34 for the flush, and Mekouane mucked.

Tags: Gregory FishbergJalil Mekouane

Pairs in The Blinds

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action folded all the way round to Brandon Sowers in the small blind, who raised up to 1,100. Daniel Clement then raised to 5,500 from the big blind, and received a call.

When checked to, Clement threw out a continuation-bet of 6,500 on a flop of 562 Before the chips had even left his hands, Sowers called. Action then checked through on both the 7 turn and the A river. Sowers showed 99 expecting to be good, however he lost out to the KK of Clement.

Tags: Brandon SowersDaniel Clement

Zimmerman Makes Gomez Fold

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

After an open to 1,200 by a player in middle position, Diane Zimmerman called from the cutoff. The button called as well, but Cosme Gomez in the big blind three-bet to 6,300. Zimmerman was the only one to call.

The dealer fanned a flop of A57 and Gomez continued for 4,400, but Zimmerman quickly raised to 11,000. It only took a few seconds for Gomez to fold.

Tags: Cosme GomezDiane Zimmerman

Rigby Goes Bluff-Catching

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Nick Rigby
Nick Rigby

Three-way to a 8AQ flop, Steven Brooks checked from the big blind, and Nicholas Rigby did so in the hijack. Paul Jager then tossed in 2,400 on the button, which both players called.

Brooks checked the 6 turn again, but Rigby led out for 6,200. Jager called, while Brooks had seen enough and got out of the way.

The Q turn slowed Rigby down, checking it over to Jager. Jager assembled a sizable bet of 17,400, calmly placing it in the middle of the table.

It did not take long for Rigby to find a call, and he received good news when Jager did not want to show his cards, tossing his presumed bluff into the muck.

Rigby showed the 5 as he raked in the chips, leaving Jager to wonder what he had.

Tags: Nicholas RigbyPaul JagerSteven Brooks