Event #41: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-14-2025 17:10 UTC-8

Zinno Cracks Neves' Aces

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 21

Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Pedro Neves raised with A♠A♦ and Anthony Zinno made the call in the big blind with J♥10♦.

It came gin for Zinno when the dealer presented the Q♦9♣8♥.

Zinno just called a bet from Neves and they saw the Q♠ peel.

Zinno took the initiative and bet. Neves called.

The river completed with the 9♦ and Zinno bet again. Neves called and saw that his aces were thwarted since the flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	3,235,000 340,000	340,000

Viktor Blom	2,075,000 160,000	160,000

Ian Johns	1,550,000 385,000	385,000

Pedro Neves	220,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Anthony Zinno Pedro Neves

06-14-2025 16:57 UTC-8

Neves Folds a Pair

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Maxime Taldir

Level 21

Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Anthony Zinno raised from the button with Q♦J♦, Pedro Neves to his left three-bet with 7♠7♥, Viktor Blom called from the big blind and so did Zinno.

Neves continued on a flop of A♥2♠2♦. Blom quickly folded, but Zinno called to hit a better two pair with the Q♠ turn.

After Neves checked, Zinno raised. It took a long moment for Neves to eventually fold his pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	2,895,000 360,000	360,000

Viktor Blom	1,915,000 120,000	120,000

Pedro Neves	340,000 240,000	240,000

Tags: Anthony Zinno Pedro Neves Viktor Blom

06-14-2025 16:52 UTC-8

Neves Gets One Street with a Set

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 21

Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Pedro Neves raised holding 8♥8♣ and Anthony Zinno made the call with [kcth.

Zinno checked the 5♣8♦2♦ and Neves bet. Zinno made the call.

The 3♦ came on the turn and Zinno's hand found the muck when Neves barreled again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	2,535,000 120,000	120,000

Viktor Blom	2,035,000 50,000	50,000

Ian Johns	1,935,000 110,000	110,000

Pedro Neves	580,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Anthony Zinno Pedro Neves

06-14-2025 16:47 UTC-8

A 1,000,000-Chip Pot for Zinno

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Maxime Taldir

Level 21

Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Viktor Blom raised with J♦J♣ from the cutoff, Anthony Zinno in the small blind three-bet with A♦K♣, then Pedro Neves in the big blind with A♠Q♦ four-bet. Blom raised the bid again and five-bet. Both Zinno and Neves called.

On a flop of 7♦6♣10♦, Blom bet, Zinno check-raised and Neves chose to check-fold. Blom however made the call to find the K♠ turn.

Zinno bet and was called, then raised the 4♥ river. Blom called again but lost to Zinno's top pair.

Thanks to this pot, Zinno is now the new chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	2,655,000 600,000	600,000

Viktor Blom	1,985,000 540,000	540,000

Pedro Neves	460,000 220,000	220,000

Tags: Anthony Zinno Pedro Neves Viktor Blom

06-14-2025 16:45 UTC-8

Neves Put a Third Bet in on the River

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 21

Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Ian Johns raised with K♠5♠ and Pedro Neves called from the big.

The board brought the K♥J♣4♠ and Neves check-called a bet.

The A♦ on the turn saw both players check.

Neves led the 5♣ river and Johns put the raise in with his two pair.

Neves put a third bet in and Johns thought it over before pushing forward a call.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	2,525,000

Anthony Zinno	2,055,000 25,000	25,000

Ian Johns	1,825,000 360,000	360,000

Pedro Neves	680,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Ian Johns Qinghai Pan Scott Bohlman Viktor Blom

06-14-2025 16:39 UTC-8

Two Pair for Johns

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Maxime Taldir

Level 21

Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

In a blind versus blind situation, Viktor Blom with 7♦6♠ bet on the 10♥5♥3♠ flop and was called by Ian Johns with 8♦5♠ in the big blind.

Blom raised and was called once again on the 10♣ turn, but he checked the 8♠ river. Johns seized this opportunity to bet with two pair and make Blom fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	2,525,000 325,000	325,000

Ian Johns	1,465,000 175,000	175,000

Tags: Ian Johns Viktor Blom

06-14-2025 16:33 UTC-8

Johns Catches Turn and River; Neves Finds the Fold

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 21

Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Pedro Neves raised with K♠Q♠ and Ian Johns made the call with A♠9♦ out of the big blind.

The dealer fanned out 10♣10♠K♦. Johns check-called a bet from Neves.

The turn fell the A♣ and Johns checked again. Neves checked as well.

The A♦ fell on the river and Johns checked for a third time. Neves cut out a bet and Johns raised. Neves made an apt fold.

Tags: Ian Johns Pedro Neves

Level: 21

Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

06-14-2025 16:30 UTC-8

Blom Rivers the Nut Flush

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Maxime Taldir

Level 20

Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

Viktor Blom in the small blind raised with A♦3♦ and Ian Johns called from the big blind with K♣10♦.

Johns flopped a straight on the Q♦A♥J♦ flop, so after Blom bet, he raised. Blom with a nut flush draw three-bet and Johns called.

The 7♥ turn was bet by Blom who saw Johns raise again. Blom called to hit his flush with the 5♦ river that he checked-raised. Johns called, only to see that his straight didn't win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	2,850,000 360,000	360,000

Ian Johns	1,290,000 345,000	345,000

Tags: Ian Johns Viktor Blom

06-14-2025 16:24 UTC-8

Neves Chipping Up; Zinno Turns Hand into Bluff

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 20

Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

Anthony Zinno raised with the Q♣10♣ and Pedro Neves put in a third bet with A♥9♥. Zinno called.

Heads up they saw the 10♦8♦4♦ flop and both players checked.

The turn peeled the 9♠ and Zinno bet. Neves called.

The river snapped off the A♦ and Zinno checked. Neves pushed forward a bet with his two pair and Zinno pushed forward a raise. Neves made the call and was awarded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	2,490,000 15,000	15,000

Anthony Zinno	2,030,000 390,000	390,000

Ian Johns	1,635,000 15,000	15,000

Pedro Neves	930,000 405,000	405,000

Tags: Anthony Zinno Pedro Neves