2025 World Series of Poker

Event #33: $1,500 Limit Hold’em
Day: 1
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Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
$130,061
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$651,802
Entries
491
Level Info
Level
31
Limits
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
491
Players Left
99
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Nicholson's Kings Good

Level 5 : Limits 600/1,200, 0 ante

Robert Nicholson committed all his chips and won in a hand that began when Stephanie Anderson raised from early position and was re-raised by Jason Papastavrou in the next seat over. Nicholson four-bet to 2,400 from the big blind and was called by Anderson and Papastavrou.

Nicholson checked the 4910 flop. Anderson bet the full amount and was raised by Papastavrou. Nicholson called before Anderson popped it to 1,800, which led to calls from Papastavrou and Nicholson.

Nicholson flicked his final 300 in on the 10 turn before Anderson bet and was called by Papastavrou.

Anderson checked the 4 river before Papastavrou bet. Anderson folded.

Nicholson showed KK, which was good for the main pot. Papastavrou showed QQ to scoop the side.

Player Chips Progress
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Stephanie Anderson
50,300
4,700
4,700
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Jason Papastavrou
32,000
32,000
32,000
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Robert Nicholson
17,600
17,600
17,600

Tags: Jason PapastavrouRobert NicholsonStephanie Anderson

The First-Ever PokerNews Podcast Fantasy Draft for the 2025 WSOP feat. Joey Ingram & Christina Gollins

Level 5 : Limits 600/1,200, 0 ante

Before the 2025 World Series of Poker started, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz were joined by Joey Ingram and Christina Gollins on the PokerNews Podcast to host the show's first-ever Fantasy Draft!

After reviewing the scoring system and choosing team names, a draft was conducted and the stakes were set. The owner of the worst team will buy the winning three teams a nice Las Vegas dinner. Plus, fans can choose which team they're rooting for, and if that team wins, they'll be entered into a random giveaway.

Who was drafted early? Who was put on the bench? And who wasn't drafted at all?

Find out in this episode of the PokerNews Podcast:

Level: 5

Blinds: 300-600
Limits: 600-1,200

Mostoel Gets Much Needed Chips

Level 4 : Limits 500/1,000, 0 ante

Joseph Carlson raised under the gun before he was re-raised by Thor Morstoel from the cutoff. Carlson called to head to the flop.

Carlson led out on the 484 flop and was called by Morstoel.

Carlson slowed down and checked the 9 turn before Morstoel bet, which led to a fold from Carlson.

Player Chips Progress
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Joseph Carlson
41,200
Profile photo of Thor Morstoel no
Thor Morstoel
13,800

Tags: Joseph CarlsonThor Morstoel

Poker Player Penalized for 'Expletives' After Refusing to Color Up Deep in WSOP Event

Level 4 : Limits 500/1,000, 0 ante
Tyler Brown
Tyler Brown

A poker player was given a one-round penalty deep in a 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) event for swearing at a floor manager after refusing to color up.

Tyler Brown, a 2023 bracelet winner, is the player in question. He wasn't frustrated following a bad beat. The penalized poker pro was among the chip leaders at the time in Event #28: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack with around 30 players remaining out of 1,499 entries on Monday.

Penalized Player Explains Why Here

Tags: Tyler Brown

Hastings Entering the Action

Level 4 : Limits 500/1,000, 0 ante
Brian Hastings
Brian Hastings

Six-time WSOP bracelet winner Brian Hastings has entered the $1,500 Limit Hold'em event. Hastings will aim to capture his seventh bracelet. He has already recorded one cash in the $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em event so far at the 2025 WSOP.

Tags: Brian Hastings

Level: 4

Blinds: 300-500
Limits: 500-1,000

Top Stacks After Three Levels of Play

Level 3 : Limits 400/800, 0 ante

These are the top ten stacks according to the WSOP+ app after three levels of play.

Player Chips Progress
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Robert Grainger
66,000
Profile photo of Stephanie Anderson us
Stephanie Anderson
55,000
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Thi Dao
54,000
Profile photo of Davin Anderson us
Davin Anderson
54,000
Profile photo of Walter Chambers us
Walter Chambers
52,500
ODB Bonus Player
Profile photo of Chad Louie us
Chad Louie
52,000
Profile photo of Steven Dubin us
Steven Dubin
51,100
Profile photo of Emery Martindale us
Emery Martindale
47,000
Profile photo of Lonnie Price us
Lonnie Price
46,500
17,100
17,100
Profile photo of Robert Linchesky us
Robert Linchesky
46,000