Sam Soverel’s Speedy Sweep Secures Third Bracelet in $10k NLHE 6-Hand

Copy link Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Jul 15, 2025 3 min read

In the end, Sam Soverel didn’t just win Event #94: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Handed Championship, he dominated it. The high-stakes veteran needed just 19 minutes on an unscheduled Day 4 to eliminate all three of his remaining opponents and capture the $986,337 top prize along with his third gold bracelet.

Soverel came into the final day with a commanding chip lead and never gave his opponents a chance to get comfortable. Klemens Roiter was the first to fall, followed swiftly by Isaac Kempton and Daniel Vicente, who had no answer for Soverel’s relentless pressure and uncanny timing.

The victory capped off a dominant run through a 546-entry field that generated a $5,077,800 prize pool, one of the largest for a six-handed event at the 2025 World Series of Poker. Soverel now adds another major title to his resume, doing it in style with one of the fastest finishes of the summer inside Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.

Final Table Results

Running Well at All-Ins

“I ran exceptionally well in all-ins,” Soverel said with a grin. “I feel like I’ve been running hot all summer. Day 2 of this one went well, but I kept losing all-ins toward the end. Then on Day 3, I just started winning the most ridiculous ones. I kept shoving on people with absolute dust, and they’d call with jacks or something, and I’d just drill a queen or king or ace. It’s nice to win every all-in for once.”

Asked about his impact on the 25K Fantasy Draft, Soverel laughed it off. “I don’t have a team and don’t pay attention to that stuff at all. But they did disrespect me and only priced me at $4. I have no idea what that was about.”

"But they did disrespect me and only priced me at $4. I have no idea what that was about."

Despite the momentum, Soverel isn’t planning to stick around for the rest of the series. “I think this is my last tournament for a while. It’s nice to end it with a win.”

As for what’s next, Soverel is keeping things casual. “I’m kind of retired, so I don’t know about the grind. I pretty much only play local tournaments now when I feel like it. I might go visit my family in Florida and I might play if I'm out there, but no tournaments.”

Speed Run to the Bracelet

Soverel wasted no time dispatching his final three opponents on Day 4. Roiter was the first to fall on the opening hand, after raising most of his stack with pocket sixes. Soverel called with seven-six, and the rest of the chips went in on a flop that gave Soverel a straight, sending Roiter to the payout desk just minutes into the day.

Shortly after, Kempton got his chips in ahead with pocket jacks against Soverel’s ace-four. An ace on the flop continued Soverel’s incredible run of winning all-ins, something he openly acknowledged in his winner’s interview.

Vicente entered heads-up play as a more than five-to-one underdog, and the gap only widened before the final hand. He shoved with nine-seven and Soverel called with jack-ten. A clean runout later, Vicente had to settle for second place while Soverel clinched the bracelet and a near seven-figure payday.

It was an emphatic finish on one of the biggest days of the summer. Today marks the penultimate day of the 2025 WSOP and the start of the Main Event final table. But for Soverel, the job is already done and done in record time.

• Tags WSOP25 Sam Soverel World Series of Poker
• Related Tournaments World Series of Poker
• Related Players Sam Soverel