Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #29: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$3,321,925
Entries
1,493
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
1,493
Players Left
225
Players Left 1 / 1493
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Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Christopher Puetz kicked off the action with a raise in late position to 2,000 and got calls from Jonathan Wolter in the cutoff and both blinds.
On the A♥10♥3♣ flop, everybody checked to Wolter, who made a bet of 3,000. William Parisi, in the big blind, then raised to 13,000, and Wolter was the only one to stick around to see the turn.
When the dealer turned the 5♥, Parisi led out with another bet of 10,000, and Wolter called after some hesitation.
Parisi went all in with around 31,000 on the 5♣ river. Wolter took his time but made the fold in the end. Parisi showed 3♥3♠ for a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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86,000
34,000
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34,000 |
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69,800
69,800
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69,800 |
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63,800
63,800
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63,800 |
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11,800
11,800
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11,800 |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The hand was ongoing with Paul Carney, on the button, mulling over the situation he was in. In front of him was a 6,500 and two players all-in, Napat Chokejindachai in the big blind with around 33,500 and Guofeng Wang, under the gun, with 63,000,
He peeked at his cards, looked at both players and with a big sigh made the call taking the trio to a showdown.
Napat Chokejindachai: A♦K♦ 
Guofeng Wang: A♠K♠
Paul Carney: Q♠Q♣
Carney got on his feet as he watched the board get dealt. He caught a set on the flop Q♥5♥4♥. HIs victory was sealed when the Q♦ fell on the turn improving his hand to quads, triggering both Chokejindachai and Wang to get up and leave as the drew dead. The inconsequential 2♦ was dealt and Carney scooped the pot for a double elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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198,000
198,000
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198,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Onur Unsal went all in and was at risk from under the gun for 12,500. Weizheng Zhong also went all in for roughly 33,000. The rest of the table folded, and the hands were flipped over.
Onur Unsal: A♦Q♥
Weizheng Zhong: 10♣10♥
The board ran out K♦4♦2♦9♥2♠, sending Unsal to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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45,000 | |
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Busted |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Francis Anderson raised from under the gun to 2,000 and received a quick call from Kyriakos Papadopoulos in early position. Ashish Anilkumar was in the middle position and placed the squeeze three-bet for all of his chips, 18,600. The action folded around to Antonio Serrao, who was in the small blind, and he placed the four-bet for all of his chips for about 100,000. Anderson and Papadopoulos quickly folded.
Ashish Anilkumar: A♦K♦
Antonio Serrao: 7♠7♣
The board ran out with 4♥4♦10♠6♠K♠, and Anilkumar's two pair was superior to Serrao's two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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77,000
77,000
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77,000 |
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55,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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36,000
36,000
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36,000 |
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19,400
19,400
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19,400 |
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Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
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Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Action was underway with a bard of 3♦Q♦7♦Q♥ and a pot of around 30,000. Jack Kizilarslan in middle position checked prompting Leo Worthingtonleese, the only other player in the hand and in cutoff, to bet 8,500.
The 5♠ river dropped and Kizilarslan checked again. Worthingtonleese jammed all-in for around 20,000 and Kizilarslan snap-called.
Worthingtonleese mucked his hand and stood to leave the table. Anthony Spinella, who was to the left of Worthingtonleese, told the dealer to show it. The dealer flipped over A♠10♣ then Kizilarslan showed the winning hand J♠J♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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155,000 | |
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Busted |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Noam Muallem raised from the cutoff, and John Juanda placed a three-bet to 6,000; the rest of the table folded, and Muallem made a quick call. The flop came out Q♠6♦J♣, and Muallem checked, and Juanda placed a continuation bet of 5,500. Muallem made the call again quickly.
On the turn 4♥, calm, cool, and collected, Juanda put in a sizeable bet of 40,000, which would effectively put Muallem all in for his last 25,000. This time, Muallem carefully considered his options and folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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64,000
41,000
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41,000 |
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25,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Hui Chen Kuo was all in and at risk from middle position and was called by Jonas Christensen in the big blind.
Hui Chen Kuo: K♦Q♦
Jonas Christensen: 9♦8♦
The dealer ran out a board of 7♥7♣6♠5♦Q♠, giving Christensen the straight and the winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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62,000
62,000
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62,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
In the pot were already around 8,000, the board showed 7♦K♦4♣10♦, and two players were in the hand. Paul Runcan, in the big blind position, raised Daniel Lefebvre's 7,000 to 23,000, and Lefebvre called.
When the 10♥ on the river appeared, Runcan made a bet of 50,000, which meant the all-in for Lefebvre, and he made the call quickly. Runcan showed Q♦8♦ for a queen-high flush, but Lefebvre had A♦5♦ for the nut flush and scooped a nice double-up
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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103,800
103,800
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103,800 |
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87,000
87,000
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87,000 |
