After three full days of playing, Event #17: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em at the 2025 World Series of Poker is still without its champion. On Friday at 1 p.m. local time, Scott Bohlman and Dusti Smith will return to determine whether Bohlman becomes a two-time bracelet winner, or Smith becomes the first woman to win a bracelet since Vivian Saliba last year. Bohlman and Smith are the final two standing from a field that once had 1,692 hopefuls.
Bohlman will return with the chip lead of 30,500,000 in chips, while Smith bagged 20,500,000 to close out the night. The winner will take home $436,044, with the runner-up receiving $290,588. The remaining $3,011,760 of the prize pool has already been awarded to the other players.
Final Table Remaining Payouts/Results
| 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 |
The day’s action was fast and furious, with knockouts left and right including such luminaries as bracelet winners Pete Chen and Jesse Lonis.
The final table was an international affair, with representatives from six countries. Canadian Allen Shen was the first to be eliminated when Smith outdrew him in a race. Samy Boujmala was the next victim to be knocked out in a battle against Bohlman, leaving in ninth place.
Quan Zhou crushed Dutch professional Henrik Juncker, who played a steady and solid game throughout. Brazil's Rafael Mota, whose exuberant rail cheered “Brazil” and waved the Brazilian flag, left in seventh place. China’s Xiaohu Liu was the next to depart in sixth place when he battled against Umesh Babusukumar and did not prevail. Benjamin Williams exited in fifth place with his best career cash of $113,617.
Zhou's deep run came to an end in a pivotal pot against Smith, before Bohlman eliminated Babusukumar when Bohlman make a nut flush versus Babusukumar’s pair of tens. Smith and Bohlman bagged for the night shortly after.
With the bracelet in sight and stacks deep, expect fireworks as they battle toward crowning the next World Series of Poker champion.
Play will resume at 1 p.m. local time in Level 36 with blinds at 300,000/600,000 and a 600,000 big blind ante. Levels will be 60 minutes throughout.
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