Aleksejs Ponakovs opened to 4,500 in early position, and Viktor Blom three-bet to 15,000 in the cutoff. Ponakovs put in a four-bet to around 45,000 and Blom called.
Ponakovs continued for 27,000 on the flop of J♣2♥5♣ and Blom laid it down without a fight.
Jesse Lonis opened to 5,000 in the cutoff and Aliaksei Boika called from the big blind. The flop came A♥8♦6♦ and Boika checked to Lonis who continued with a bet of 6,500. Boika called and the 7♦ rolled off on the turn.
Boika checked again and Lonis put together a bet of 17,000. Boika still called and the Q♦ completed the board. Both players tapped the table and Boika tabled A♣9♠. Lonis turned over A♠8♥ for two pair and raked in the pot.
Adrian Mateos raised to 5,000 in the cutoff and Paul Jager defended from the big blind. The flop came A♥Q♣J♦ and Jager check-called a bet of 4,000 from Mateos.
The J♥ paired the board on the turn and both players checked to the 10♥ on the river. Jager tossed in a bet of 8,000 and Mateos looked him up. Jager flipped over 3♣3♦ but Mateos held A♠4♠ for a better two pair.
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, we have one of the series's priciest events kicking off. Event #32: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) is starting soon here at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas. Shuffle up and deal for this three-day event is at 12 p.m. Vegas time.
Starting stacks are 300,000, and players get up to one reentry until late registration ends after Level 10 (approx 2:15 p.m. on Day 2). Day 1 will consist of eight blind levels, each lasting 60 minutes. Players will receive a 15-minute break every two levels, with no scheduled dinner break on Day 1. Day 2 will then see the remaining players return at 12 p.m. on June 10 before a winner is determined the following day.
With such a prestigious event, the hope is that this year's edition can beat the record field of 177 entries and a prize pool of $8,451,750 from last year. The winner of that event was the Spanish poker pro Sergio Aido who beat Chance Kornuth heads up to claim his first bracelet and the $2,026,506 top prize.
Year
Entries
Winner
Country
Payout
2024
177
Sergio Aido
Spain
$2,026,506
2023
124
Leon Sturm
Germany
$1,546,024
2022
101
Jake Schindler
United States
$1,032,068
2021
81
Michael Addamo
Australia
$1,132,968
2019
110
Ben Heath
United Kingdom
$1,484,085
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