Event #31: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack
Day 1 Started
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #31: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$3,136,700
Entries
4,481
Level
44
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
4,000,000
Entries
4,481
Players Left
268
Players Left 1 / 4481
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Welcome back to PokerNews, the official media partner of the 2025 World Series of Poker and home of live updates from all bracelet events.
Today sees the start of Event #31: $800 No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
This two-day event gets underway at 10 a.m. local time, with late registration open for 12 levels (approx 5 p.m.). There will be 20-minute breaks every four levels, with a 75-minute dinner break after Level 16 (approx 7 p.m.).
The starting stack is 40,000 chips, with the plan for Day 1 to play 22 30-minute levels. For the surviving players, Day 2 resumes at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 10 and plays down to a winner.
Last year's event saw a field of 4,732 entries generate a prize pool of $3,331,328. The winner was TJ Murphy, who defeated Raymond Mancini heads-up to win $368,977 and his first WSOP bracelet.
After the win, Murphy described the moment as "ridiculous, euphoric," and that he was "on top of the world."
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,732 | TJ Murphy | United States | $368,977 |
| 2023 | 4,747 | Renji Mao | China | $402,588 |
| 2022 | 4,062 | Rajaee Wazwaz | United States | $358,346 |
| 2021 | 2,778 | Ran Koller | Israel | $269,478 |
| 2019 | 2,808 | Robert Mitchell | United States | $297,537 |
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With over 1,300 entries, level one is underway!
An ideal start to the morning for Aron Baker who woke up with a dream during level one. After getting it all in pre-flop, Baker had Andrew Batey and John Ribeiro in trouble.
Aron Baker: A♦A♥ 
Andrew Batey: K♠K♣
John Ribeiro: K♥K♦
On the rainbow flop of 10♠7♦2♣, Baker secured the triple up worth ~90,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | |
|
6,000 | |
|
4,500 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Picking up the action on the turn with Georgios Tsouloftas at risk versus Joseph Comins. The board read K♥9♦3♦K♣.
Georgios Tsouloftas: K♦10♦
Joseph Comins: K♠Q♥
The 8♠ river did not improve Tsouloftas, and Comins secured the early stage double-up in setup fashion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
75,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
2013 Main Event winner Ryan Riess is building early in the $800 Deepstack with slightly over 2x starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000 | |
|
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