Sevak Mikaiel raised from the button to 1,500, and Mark Seif three-bet from the big blind to 10,000. Mikaiel moved all in for 11,300, and Seif quickly made the call while still enjoying his massage.
Sevak Mikaiel: A♥K♠
Mark Seif: Q♥Q♠
The board ran out safely for Seif, 10♠8♠9♥7♦3♠, who won with his overpair.
Nicholas Hammarstrom raised from the button to 400, Lirui Zhan called in the small blind, and Meshesha Truesaw called from the big blind. The flop arrived with 6♦J♥A♦, and both of the blinds checked to the preflop raiser. Hammarstrom sent the continuation-bet of 600, and only Zhan continued.
On the turn J♣ turn, Zhan checked again, and Hammarstrom continued with 1,200. Zhan called.
The river J♦ brought another check from Zhan, who called when Hammarstrom bet out 6,000.
Hammarstrom stated, "Good call," and turned over 7♥5♦, and Zhan showed 10♦10♣ for the win with a full house.
Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.
In the 29th episode, Connor talks with actress and high-stakes poker player Jennifer Tilly about the 20th anniversary of her World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet win, high-stakes cash games, the recent cancellation of Chucky, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, voicing Bonnie Swanson on Family Guy, dating poker pro Phil Laak, and her goal of getting into the Poker Hall of Fame.
Tilly also revealed that she tried to stop her ex-husband, Sam Simon, from creating The Simpsons and told the story of how she was nearly the voice of Marge Simpson.
Heads up to a turn of 7♦K♥8♣9♦, Ron Fetsch bet 1,500 out of position and Joshua Payne responded with a raise to 4,500.
Fetsch made the call, and they saw the 9♠. Festsch checked and considered his options when Payne bet 11,000, but ultimately pushed his hand in the muck.
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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