Bart Lybaert raised to 4,000 from under the gun and was called by Chase Reagan in middle position. Michael Moncek then announced all in for 35,000.
Lybaert shoved and Reagan folded, leaving Moncek at risk heads up.
Michael Moncek: 6♣6♦ 
Bart Lybaert: A♦J♦
Lybaert found a pair on the 2♦J♣Q♦4♦3♥ runout, winning the flip and eliminating Moncek.
Action started with Amir Mirrasouli calling the big blind for 4,000 and behind him, Keith Temm raised all in before the flop from late position for 28,500. The action folded around to Mirrasouli in middle position who called.
Keith Temm: A♠K♣
Amir Mirrasouli:6♥6♣
Mirrasouli's sixes led going to the flop but as the flop came king -high with K♥J♦5♠ that lead was taken away quickly.
The turn peeled a 2♦ leaving Amir Mirrasouli looking for a six to eliminate Temm.
A 8♥ hit the river and Temm doubled his stack.
Xingyu Liu raised from under the gun to 4,000, and Tristan Wade was the lone caller from the big blind. The flop arrived with Q♦K♠J♥, and Wade checked to Liu, who placed the c-bet of 3,000. Wade made the call.
The turn J♦ brought a check from both players.
On the river 7♥ Wade put out a bet of 7,000 and Liu made the call but mucked when Wade turned over A♦J♠ for trip jacks and the win.
Jeremy Becker was sitting on a short stack and moved all in for 9,400 from under the gun. Leonardo Rizzo made the call from the big blind.
Jeremy Becker: A♥10♦
Leonardo Rizzo: K♦K♣
The board came out as J♠J♥7♥9♣Q♣, and the cowboys prevailed for Rizzo, giving him two pair.
Brian Shaw limped from under the gun before Andrei Konopelko raised to 2,000 on his immediate left. Maria Konnikova made the call in the cutoff, with Shaw tossing in the call.
Shaw checked the 5♣4♦2♠ flop to Konopelko, who continued for 2,500. Konnikova called while Shaw got out of the way.
Konopelko fired again on the Q♣ turn, this time betting 6,500. Konnikova called and the 9♦ river completed the board. Konopelko slid out a bet of 10,000.
Konnikova tossed out a raise to 30,000, sending Konopelko into the tank. After taking several minutes, Konopelko opted to lay it down and Konnikova added to her growing stack.
Allen Janian opened to 1,000 on the button and found a call from Anthony Hu in the big blind.
Both players declined to bet the 7♦5♠Q♣ flop, with Hu checking again after the 4♣ turn hit the felt. Janian fired a bet of 1,000 and Hu made the call.
The 6♠ river saw Hu take some time before leading out for 2,300. That was enough to claim the pot, as Janian slid his cards to the dealer.
Heads-up action to the Q♥3♠6♠ flop saw more than 11,000 chips already in the middle of the table. Joshua Zimmerman led out for 4,000 from the hijack and Evan Benton called on the button.
Zimmerman then announced all in on the 6♥ turn, with Benton sliding his cards into the muck.
"Pair of aces?" asked Benton. Zimmerman shook his head while tabling K♠K♦ and raking in the pot.
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 #35: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em here at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.
This three-day event gets underway at 12 p.m. local time, with late registration open until the start of Level 10. There will be 15-minute breaks every three levels, with a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 9 (~6:30 p.m.).
The starting stack is 40,000 chips, and the plan for Day 1 is to play 17 40-minute levels. For the surviving players, Day 2 resumes at 12 p.m. on Wednesday and closes after ten 60-minute levels. On Day 3, a winner will be crowned.
Last year, Erlend Melsom was the shocking champion, as he is more often seen in cash games. He admitted to having limited experience in live tournaments, with Pot-Limit Omaha being his preferred game of choice.
The Norwegian defeated Nikolay Yosifov in the finale to top the 1,252-entry field and collected his maiden bracelet and $523,195 from the $3,342,840 prize pool.
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,252 | Erlend Melsom | Norway | $523,195 |
| 2023 | 1,598 | Robert Schulz | Germany | $675,275 |
| 2022 | 1,359 | David Jackson | United States | $598,173 |
| 2021 | 720 | Harvey Mathews | United States | $371,914 |
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