Event #37: $1,500 MONSTER STACK
Day 5 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #37: $1,500 MONSTER STACK
Day: 5
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 5
2025 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$13,168,800
Entries
9,920
Level
46
Blinds
4,000,000 / 8,000,000
Ante
8,000,000
Entries
7
Players Left
1
Level 46
: Blinds 4,000,000/8,000,000, 8,000,000 ante
After four grueling days of action on the felt here at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, only seven players returned for the fifth and final day of Event #37: $1,500 MONSTER STACK. When the dust settled, it was Klemens Roiter of Austria who accomplished what all of his competitors set out to do - take home the seven-figure payday and the bracelet.
In what proved to be one of the most popular events at the 2025 World Series of Poker thus far, Roiter navigated his way through an enormous field of 9,920 entries to capture the first-place prize of $1,204,457. He defeated David Uvaydov in a fierce, back-and-forth heads-up match to claim the bulk of the massive $13,168,800 prize pool.
After hitting the biggest score of his life and winning his maiden WSOP gold bracelet, Roiter mentioned that it may take some time for the magnitude of the moment to really sink in.
"I cannot describe how good it feels after I've tried so long. It's a big dream come true, to be honest. It's such a massive field, hard to describe, I can't even grasp. I think it will need some days."
He continued, "As I said, it means everything. I mean I had some runs, but I had one other final table in the Bahamas. But I think it's my first final table actually in Vegas. It's unbelievable to scoop [this] one."
Event #37: $1,500 MONSTER STACK Final Table Results
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klemens Roiter | Austria | $1,204,457 |
| 2 | David Uvaydov | United States | $802,346 |
| 3 | Ashish Gupta | Australia | $604,277 |
| 4 | Ivan Ruban | Russia | $458,090 |
| 5 | Daniel Lei | United States | $349,562 |
| 6 | James Leonard | United States | $268,520 |
| 7 | Dylan Linde | United States | $207,647 |
| 8 | Mario Colavita | Italy | $161,656 |
| 9 | Jeremy Dan | United States | $126,705 |
Being on the Right Side of Variance
Coming into the final day second in chips with a tough lineup to get through, Roiter's mindset and approach never wavered.
When asked about his game plan he said, "You know, how I approach every final table. I mean, try my best, try to prepare, do my best, and see how it goes. "[With] seven people left, there's still so much variance in the game. You need good cards. I had this hand against Dylan [Linde], aces versus kings, super lucky for me. If this hand doesn't happen, you know, it's just pure variance in the end. Absolutely the variance was on my side."
Roiter described this as a key turning point for him at the final table - finding the dream spot against a well respected player to ascend to the top of the counts.
"Sorry Dylan, setup hand," Roiter said as the two shook hands following Linde's elimination.
Heads-Up Battle and Comeback
The heads-up duel between Roiter and Uvaydov turned out to be an emotional whirlwind for both players, with the lead changing hands multiple times in the back-and-forth match.
"To be honest, it started really bad in heads up. I think I went from almost even in chips [with] 210 million immediately to 60 million. But then I had a double up with ace-deuce against king-nine, and then like one or two hands later, queens against ace-deuce."
After being down to about ten big blinds and finding consecutive double-ups to nearly even out the stacks, Roiter pinpointed this shift in momentum as the moment he thought he could win it.
"From then on I thought, yeah, I think I can do it now."
Roiter went on to win a series of small to medium sized pots to chip away at Uvaydov and extend his lead until the final hand where Roiter open-shoved on the button with jack-trey and the short-stacked Uvaydov made the call with king-deuce. Roiter was fortunate enough to pair his trey on the flop, and the turn and river bricked out for him to win the tournament.
When asked if his heads up match in the first round of Event #20: $1,500 SHOOTOUT helped him here today, Roiter commented "I think so, yeah, it helped a little bit. It was a four-hour heads-up match in the shootout. I think it was good to have good preparation."
As for his plans for the rest of the summer, Roiter said "I'm gonna play the rest and try to catch more bracelets. That's it."
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Level 46
: Blinds 4,000,000/8,000,000, 8,000,000 ante
Klemens Roiter opted to open-shove the button with his massive chip lead and David Uvaydov found a paint card to call all-in, finding himself ahead in the following preflop showdown.
David Uvaydov: K♥2♣ 
Klemens Roiter: J♠3♦
Roiter was behind but jumped into the lead with the 10♠5♥3♥ flop as he improved to a pair of treys. Nothing changed with the Q♠ turn and the 2♥ river was too little too late for Uvaydov, who came up one spot shy of victory. His consolation is a heavy payday of $802,346 but Roiter will be the one to pose for the winner shots shortly.
Stay tuned for a recap of today's action and the winner reaction of the newest WSOP champion from Austria.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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496,000,000
83,000,000
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83,000,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 46
: Blinds 4,000,000/8,000,000, 8,000,000 ante
David Uvaydov limped in with the 10♣5♣ and then called a raise to 24,000,000 by Klemens Roiter, who had the dominating A♣Q♣. On the A♦7♦2♣ flop, Roiter bet for the win and Uvaydov instantly folded with a, "mamma mia."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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413,000,000
24,000,000
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24,000,000 |
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83,000,000
24,000,000
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24,000,000 |
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Level 46
: Blinds 4,000,000/8,000,000, 8,000,000 ante
Klemens Roiter limped the button with the 7♦6♥ and David Uvaydov checked his option holding the J♣9♦. Having spiked an open-ended straight draw on the 10♥8♥2♦ flop, Uvaydov checked and Roiter checked it back to the Q♥ turn on which the straight arrived.
Both players checked once more and the 4♥ river then gave Roiter an unlikely flush. The Austrian bet 18,000,000 when checked to and Uvaydov sigh-called to shake his head when Roiter announced the flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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437,000,000
42,000,000
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42,000,000 |
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59,000,000
42,000,000
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42,000,000 |
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Level 46
: Blinds 4,000,000/8,000,000, 8,000,000 ante
The action recommenced with a button limp by Klemens Roiter holding the Q♠Q♣ and David Uvaydov checked his option with the 6♥4♥. Both players checked to the K♦J♦J♥7♠4♦ river on which Uvaydov bet 18,000,000. Roiter called with the superior two pair and extended his lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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395,000,000
42,000,000
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42,000,000 |
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101,000,000
42,000,000
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42,000,000 |
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Level: 46
Blinds: 4,000,000/8,000,000
Ante: 8,000,000
Level 45
: Blinds 3,000,000/6,000,000, 6,000,000 ante
Klemens Roiter raised to 12,000,000 on the button with 5♣4♣ and David Uvaydov three-bet to 42,000,000 in the big blind with A♥Q♥. Roiter looked back at his cards and made the call.
The flop came 4♦2♥9♠ and Uvaydov continued with a bet of 34,000,000. Roiter quickly moved all in, prompting Uvaydov to go into the tank.
Uvaydov eventually tossed his cards into the muck and Roiter extended his lead before the final two players went into a scheduled break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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353,000,000
82,000,000
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82,000,000 |
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143,000,000
82,000,000
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82,000,000 |
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Level 45
: Blinds 3,000,000/6,000,000, 6,000,000 ante
David Uvaydov limped in with the J♠6♠ and Klemens Roiter checked back the Q♣10♦ from the big blind. On the 8♣7♣3♥ flop, both players checked and saw the 9♥ on the turn for free to pick up straight draws.
Roiter now bet 18,000,000 and Uvaydov called. Neither player improved with the 2♣ river and Roiter fired a huge bet of 90,000,000 to take down the pot uncontested, though Uvaydov gave it some thought to call with his jack-high.
"Ten-five?" Uvaydov asked and Roiter flashed one of his cards before his opponent mentioned he was contemplating an "insane call."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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271,000,000
36,000,000
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36,000,000 |
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225,000,000
36,000,000
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36,000,000 |
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Level 45
: Blinds 3,000,000/6,000,000, 6,000,000 ante
David Uvaydov limped on the button with Q♥3♥ and Klemens Roiter checked in the big blind with 7♥3♦.
The flop came Q♣7♦5♦ and Roiter check-called a bet of 6,000,000 from Uvaydov, bringing the 10♦ turn.
Roiter checked again and Uvaydov fired out a bet of 21,000,000. Roiter thought for a moment before making the call.
On the 6♥ river, Roiter checked for a third time and Uvaydov checked back to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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261,000,000
39,000,000
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39,000,000 |
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235,000,000
39,000,000
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39,000,000 |
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