Event #11: $10,000 Mystery Bounty Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-01-2025 21:40 UTC-8

Foxen Sends Saliba Packing

Jacob Wilson

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Action folded to Justin Saliba in middle position, who open shoved his 54,000 remaining chips. Kristen Foxen was the only player to look him up, as she reshoved from the button.

Justin Saliba A♣7♦ All in
Kristen Foxen A♠J♠

Saliba didn’t manage to suck out, and the 3♠Q♥8♦A♥6♠ community cards sent him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristen Foxen	150,000 63,000	63,000

Justin Saliba	Busted

Tags: Justin Saliba Kristen Foxen

06-01-2025 21:48 UTC-8

Ace from Space Saves Sued

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Connor Richards

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

In a heads-up pot on a board of 9♥2♦J♥J♠, Julian Pineda Lozano moved all in and Kharlin Sued went deep into the tank as he considered calling off for his remaining 98,000.

Someone eventually called the clock and Sued put in a call.

Kharlin Sued: A♣K♣ All in
Julian Pineda Lozano: K♥K♠

Sued had just ace-high and was drawing to three outs with one card to come. He got it as the dealer put down the A♥ river to put a tough beat on Lozano for a double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kharlin Sued	300,000 72,500	72,500
Julian Pineda Lozano	170,000 48,000	48,000

Tags: Julian Pineda Lozano Kharlin Sued

06-01-2025 21:58 UTC-8

Lichtenberger Takes Over Title of Chip Leader

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Jacob Wilson

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The pot preflop had reached a mighty 165,000, and the dealer put out a low board, consisting of 7♣2♦5♥.

Both Qiang Xu and Andrew Lichtenberger liked their hands, as Lichtenberger first to act bet 40,000, and Xu raised to 110,000. Undeterred, Lichtenberger put Xu all in for 260,000 effective.

Xu was clearly unhappy with the spot he was in, and took a long time to come to his decision. Eventually, he tabled Q♥Q♣ face up, awarding the pot to Lichtenberger, who stormed into the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Lichtenberger	734,000 571,500	571,500

Qiang Xu	150,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Andrew Lichtenberger Qiang Xu

06-01-2025 22:01 UTC-8

Ivey Still Waiting for First Cash of 2025

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Jacob Wilson

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

When action folded to Phil Ivey on the button, he raised his option to 11,000. However, he faced instant resistance, as Dong Chen made it 40,000 from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way, and Ivey made the smooth call.
The draw heavy flop of 10♠8♣6♣ elicited a continuation-bet of 30,000 from Chen. Ivey shoved for 92,000 and Chen didn’t hesitate in getting his chips in, and as the cards were tabled it seemed as if the dealer had orchestrated this hand to be played out in this exact way.

Phil Ivey A♣Q♣ All in
Dong Chen A♠10♥

Ivey would need to hit his nut flush draw, or a pair of queens if he was going to survive in the tournament, however he received no help as the board ran out J♥4♥ and his search for a cash in this World Series would last yet another day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dong Chen	240,000 45,000	45,000

Phil Ivey	Busted

Tags: Dong Chen Phil Ivey

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

06-01-2025 22:14 UTC-8

Event #11: $10,000 Mystery Bounty Payouts

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Connor Richards

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The event drew 616 players for a total prize pool of $5,858,160. A minimum cash will be worth $13,592, while the top prize is $729,333.

Place	Prize
1	$729,333
2	$486,192
3	$336,594
4	$237,123
5	$170,036
6	$124,151
7	$92,330
8	$69,964
9	$54,037
10	$42,556
11	$42,556
12	$34,186
13	$34,186
14	$34,186
15	$34,186
16	$28,024
17	$28,024
18	$28,024
19	$28,024
20	$28,024
21	$28,024
22	$28,024
23	$28,024
24	$23,452
25	$23,452
26	$23,452
27	$23,452
28	$23,452
29	$23,452
30	$23,452
31	$23,452
32	$20,045
33	$20,045
34	$20,045
35	$20,045
36	$20,045
37	$20,045
38	$20,045
39	$20,045
40	$17,506
41	$17,506
42	$17,506
43	$17,506
44	$17,506
45	$17,506
46	$17,506
47	$17,506
48	$15,629
49	$15,629
50	$15,629
51	$15,629
52	$15,629
53	$15,629
54	$15,629
55	$15,629
56	$14,272
57	$14,272
58	$14,272
59	$14,272
60	$14,272
61	$14,272
62	$14,272
63	$14,272
64	$13,592
65	$13,592
66	$13,592
67	$13,592
68	$13,592
69	$13,592
70	$13,592
71	$13,592
72	$13,592
73	$13,592
74	$13,592
75	$13,592
76	$13,592
77	$13,592
78	$13,592
79	$13,592
80	$13,592
81	$13,592
82	$13,592
83	$13,592
84	$13,592
85	$13,592
86	$13,592
87	$13,592
88	$13,592
89	$13,592
90	$13,592
91	$13,592
92	$13,592
93	$13,592

06-01-2025 22:40 UTC-8

Two More Hands

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Connor Richards

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The floor has announced two more hands before players bag for the evening.

06-01-2025 22:44 UTC-8

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Elijah Farrow

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

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06-01-2025 22:45 UTC-8

Cardinal Campbell Picks up a Nice Pot Before Bagging

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Jacob Wilson

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With only three hands left to play in Day 1, NFL star Calais Campbell checked to Frank Lagodich on a fully diamond board of 3♦A♦9♦Q♦ before calling his bet of 36,000 into a pot of 45,000.

The dealer paired the board on the 3♥ river, and action went check-check. Despite being the last aggressor, Lagodich was reluctant to show his cards, letting Campbell know he was best, and he showed J♣10♦ for the second nut flush, before scooping in the pot, allowing his stack to grow to over four starting stacks as he headed into the final two hands before bagging up.