2025 Midwest Poker Championship

$600 Main Event
Day: 3
23
Event Info
2025 Midwest Poker Championship
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
9♦8♦
Prize
$165,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$1,135,000
Total Entries
2,270
Places Paid
209
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
750,000 / 1,500,000
Ante
750,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
9
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 2,270

Passanante Makes a Move

Level 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 250,000 ante

Satoshi Tanaka opened to 1,000,000 in the cutoff holding A♣2♦, and Lucas Rea made the call in the small blind with Q♦8♦. Jared Passanante looked down to see Q♠8♣ in the big blind, and tossed in a call.

All three players declined to bet on the 10♣6♦9♠ flop, and the A♥ turn hit the felt. Rea and Passanante checked to Tanaka again, who opted to check back his pair of aces.

The 5♣ river saw Rea check one last time, and Passanante slid out a bet of 2,200,000. Tanaka took some time before letting his hand go, and Rea followed with a fold allowing Passanante to pick up the pot.

Tags: Jared PassananteLucas ReaSatoshi Tanaka