2025 World Series of Poker

Event #35: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
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Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q8
Prize
$451,600
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$2,742,090
Entries
1,027
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
1,027
Players Left
156
Players Left 1 / 1,027
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The Call for an Eight did not Work

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Abteen Vaziri moved all in from the hijack for 27,500, and Lachezar Petkov called from the cutoff.

Abteen Vaziri: A8 All in
Lachezar Petkov: AK

Vaziri called for an eight as the board fell K5263.

Petkov won with his pair of kings.

Player Chips Progress
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Lachezar Petkov
221,000
221,000
221,000
Run It Once
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Abteen Vaziri
Busted

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Foxen Doubles Through Hirose

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Alex Foxen
Alex Foxen

The action was picked up as Alex Foxen bet 24,000 from the hijack and got raised from the cutoff by Daniel Hirose to 56,000. Foxen made the call.

The flop came 1052 and Foxen checked. Hirose put a large stack of red 5k chips in front of him essentially putting Foxen all in. Foxen snap-called and immediately the hands were revealed.

Alex Foxen: JJAll in
Daniel Hirose: 99

Foxen had Hirose drawing dead as the dealer placed the turn card of the J.

A 3 peeled off on the river and Foxen doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Hirose
220,000
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Alex Foxen
157,000
119,000
119,000
WSOP 3X Winner

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Mezhenkov Eliminated by Davis

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Matthew Davis moved all in from the small blind with Oleksii Mezhenkov sitting in the big blind with a short stack of 39,000. Mezhenkov quickly called, and the race was imminent.

Oleksii Mezhenkov: AQ All in
Matthew Davis: K10

The board fell out with 5K4J9, and Davis' pair of kings would prevail.

Player Chips Progress
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Matthew Davis
162,000
65,000
65,000
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Oleksii Mezhenkov
Busted

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Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Rizzo Flops and Rivers Gin

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Heads up to a flop of J87 saw Leonard Rizzo bet 16,000 and Donald Manns called on the button.

The turn brought another club in the form of the 9 and both players checked.

The river snapped off the K and Rizzo bet 40,000. Manns was quick to call and see the bad news as Rizzo declared the nuts and showed A6.

Manns shook his head and flashed the Q for the second nuts.

Player Chips Progress
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Leonard Rizzo
241,000
241,000
241,000
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Donald Manns
145,000
145,000
145,000

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Mustafov is Eliminated With a "Nice Hand"

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Kevin Ordet
Kevin Ordet

Kevin Ordet raised to 5,000 from late position, Fahredin Mustafov called from the cutoff, and Scott Watson overcalled from the big blind, stating, "I am only calling because you are in the hand," referring to Mustafov.

Mustafov stated, "Nice hand."

Watson joked, "You can't say nice hand preflop".

On the flop JKA, Watson checked and Ordet placed a continuation-bet of 7,000. Mustafov put in a raise to 26,000 and stated, "Nice bet," while Watson held a painful look on his face as he folded, and Ordet made the call.

The turn 5 had both players check, and Watson looked quizzically at them,

On the river 7, Ordet moved all in for 42,000 effective, and Mustafov called.

Fahredin Mustafov: AJ All in
Kevin Ordet: Q10

Mustafov had two pair, and Ordet held the straight for the win.

Player Chips Progress
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Kevin Ordet
190,000
190,000
190,000
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Scott Watson
76,200
76,200
76,200
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Fahredin Mustafov
Busted

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Mizrachi Makes a Straight Flush

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Michael Mizrachi
Michael Mizrachi

Michael Mizrachi opened to 4,500 from under the gun and John Hennigan called on his left. Mizrachi checked the 5Q8 flop and made the call when Hennigan fired a bet of 4,000.

Another check from Mizrachi followed the 8 river, with Hennigan betting 10,000. Mizrachi called and checked one last time after seeing the J river.

Hennigan did not take long to check back, and Mizrachi smiled as he tabled 109 for a straight flush. Hennigan nodded while Mizrachi added new chips to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Mizrachi
177,000
11,000
11,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 8X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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John Hennigan
86,000
61,000
61,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

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Double Knockout for Foxen

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Kristen Foxen
Kristen Foxen

Kristen Foxen turned over her cards, covering shoves from both Yayun Liu and Corey Brass.

Yayun Liu: 66
Corey Brass: A10 All in
Kristen Foxen: AJ

Liu was not able to fade the 2J2 flop, as Foxen found a jack to take the lead. The 9 turn and 10 river were no help for Liu or Brass, as Foxen scored the double knockout.

Player Chips Progress
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Kristen Foxen
212,000
80,000
80,000
WSOP 5X Winner
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Yayun Liu
Busted
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Corey Brass
Busted

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A Real Hand of Hold'em; A Squeeze Gone Wrong

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Elliott Kampen kicked off the action preflop with a raise to 5,000. Andy Tsai called on the button and Logan Anderson called in the small blind.

Rafael Reis didn't choose the passive route in the big blind, as he pushed forward a raise to 25,000.

Kampden didn't waste to much time before going all in for 83,000 and it folded back to Reis, who was quick to slide it the muck, relinquishing a pot of 37,500 to to the original raiser.

Player Chips Progress
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Logan Anderson
223,000
223,000
223,000
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Rafael Reis
142,000
87,000
87,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Elliott Kampen
132,000
132,000
132,000
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Andy Tsai
103,000
42,100
42,100

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Poker-Playing Pirate Allegedly Stabbed Man, Solicited and Ran Over Woman

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Scotter Clark
Scotter Clark

Scotter Clark, a poker player who often dressed in full pirate costume at the World Series of Poker (WSOP), was arrested Monday in Oklahoma for allegedly soliciting a woman and stabbing a man who confronted him.

Clark was booked in the Tulsa Municipal Jail and charged with two felony counts of assault with a dangerous weapon. The incident isn't the first time he's run into some legal trouble.

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