Event #17: $2,000 No-Limit Holdem
Day 4 Started
Event #17: $2,000 No-Limit Holdem
Day 4 Started
Today, Event #17: $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em at the 2025 World Series of Poker is set to crown a winner at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. After battling down to the final two players late last night, Scott Bohlman and Dusti Smith agreed to pause the action and return today to play for the title, the $436,044 top prize, and the coveted gold WSOP bracelet.
It was a marathon Day 3, as 19 players returned and played deep into the night until only Bohlman and Smith remained from the original 1,692-entry field. Bohlman will return with the chip lead, bagging 30,500,000, while Smith will come back with 20,500,000 in chips. The runner-up is set to earn $290,588.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $436,044 | ||
| 2 | $290,588 | ||
| 3 | Umesh Babusukumar | United States | $210,033 |
| 4 | Quan Zhou | China | $153,576 |
| 5 | Benjamin Williams | United States | $113,617 |
| 6 | Xiaohu Liu | China | $85,056 |
| 7 | Rafael Mota | Brazil | $64,443 |
| 8 | Henrik Juncker | Denmark | $49,421 |
| 9 | Samy Boujmala | France | $38,369 |
| 10 | Allen Shen | Canada | $30,161 |
While Bohlman brings plenty of experience to the table with multiple WSOP final table appearances and one bracelet already in his collection, Smith is no stranger to the game either. Both have been in the poker world for many years, and this heads-up match promises to be a competitive and entertaining showdown.
If Bohlman comes out on top, he’ll add another bracelet to his résumé; if Smith prevails, she’ll join the elite group of women to have claimed WSOP gold.
Play will resume in Level 36 with blinds at 300,000/600,000 and a 600,000 big blind ante. Each level will last 60 minutes. Cards will be back in the air at 1 p.m. local time.
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Level: 36
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 600,000
The players are seated and the cards are in the air.
Dusti Smith filled up her button and Scott Bohlman checked.
On the K♥7♠2♣ flop, Bohlman checked and Smith led out with a bet of 650,000, which Bohlman called.
Both players checked the 7♣ turn and the 8♥ river, as both players were busy stacking the chips out of the bag. Bohlman turned 8♣7♦ for a full house and scooped the first pot of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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31,200,000
950,000
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950,000 |
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19,550,000
950,000
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950,000 |
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Dusti Smith made up from the button and Scott Bohlman checked his option.
The flop came 4♣A♦4♦ and both players checked and saw the A♣ fall on the turn. Bohlman bet out for 600,000 and Smith called.
The river brought the 6♠ and now Bohlman bet out for 2,500,000. Smith didnt take long to make the call and mucked her cards when Bohlman tables 4x2x for flopped trips and turned full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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31,000,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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19,750,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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Scott Bohlman raised to 1,200,000 from the button, and Dusti Smith called.
Both players checked the 8♦Q♠Q♦7♠9♦ board to the river. Smith tabled 10♠9♣ for a rivered pair, and Bohlman mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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32,000,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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18,750,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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No action until the turn with the board showing Q♣K♦Q♥J♣.
Dusti Smith led out with a 650,000 bet, and Scott Bohlman check-called.
On the 10♥ river, it was Bohlman, who took the lead with a 600,000 bet and Smith called, leading to a showdown. Bohlman turned Q♠7♣ for trip queens, and Smith shook her head, showing K♥ before the other card found the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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36,650,000
4,650,000
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4,650,000 |
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14,100,000
4,650,000
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4,650,000 |
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In a limped pot the flop came A♣J♥7♦ and both players checked and saw the turn off the 8♦. Dusti Smith checked and Scott Bohlman bet out for 1,500,00. Smith misclicked and pushed out enough for a minimum raise to 3,000,000 instead of a flat call. Bohlman called.
The river brought the J♠ and Smith check called Bohlman's 4,000,000 bet and threw her cards down on the table in disgust when Bohlman tabled J♣5♦ for rivered trips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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46,450,000
9,800,000
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9,800,000 |
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4,300,000
9,800,000
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9,800,000 |
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Dusti Smith moved all-in from the button, and Scott Bohlman snap called.
Dusti Smith: Q♠4♠
Scott Bohlman: 6♦6♠
Smith needed to hit a queen or a miracle straight to stay alive, but got some help on the A♥2♦5♥, which gave her additional outs.
No help on the 2♠ turn, and when the 6♣ bricked out on the river Smith was eliminated in second place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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57,500,000
11,050,000
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11,050,000 |
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Busted | |
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