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

06-14-2025 17:35 UTC-8

Zinno Hits the River

Maxime Taldir

Level 21

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

Heads-up on a flop of 6♠10♦6♣, Anthony Zinno, who three-bet preflop from the small blind, check-raised against Ian Johns on the button.

Johns called, then both players quickly checked the 4♣ turn.

Zinno raised on the A♦ river. Johns called with K♠10♣ for two pair, but didn't look happy when he saw that Zinno hit a better two pair on the river with A♠4♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	3,395,000 320,000	320,000

Ian Johns	1,815,000 280,000	280,000

Tags: Anthony Zinno Ian Johns

06-14-2025 17:42 UTC-8

Chop Chop, Lads

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 21

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

Viktor Blom raised with the A♦3♣ from the small blind and Ian Johns called from the big with the A♣4♥.

Blom bet on the J♥A♥2♦ flop and Johns raised. Blom put in a third bet and Johns called.

The turn brought the case ace with the A♠ and Blom continued. Johns called.

The river brought in the flush draw with the 5♥ and Blom bet. Johns flicked in the call and the players chopped the pot with the trip aces and no kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	3,595,000 200,000	200,000

Ian Johns	2,015,000 200,000	200,000

Viktor Blom	1,475,000 440,000	440,000

Tags: Ian Johns Viktor Blom

06-14-2025 17:47 UTC-8

Blom Flops a Straight

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Maxime Taldir

Level 21

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

Ian Johns raised from the button, Viktor Blom in the big blind three-bet and Johns made the call.

With A♣K♣, Blom flopped a straight on Q♠10♥J♥ and bet. Johns still had a flush draw with K♥3♥ so he raised, Blom three-bet and Johns completed.

The turn card was the J♠. Blom raised and was called, but after he bet the 10♣ river, Johns folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	1,815,000 340,000	340,000

Ian Johns	1,775,000 240,000	240,000

Tags: Ian Johns Viktor Blom

06-14-2025 17:49 UTC-8

Quads For Johns; Blom Moves Down in the Counts

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 21

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

Viktor Blom raised with the K♥10♠ on the button and Ian Johns put in a third bet with 9♥9♣ from the small blind. Blom called.

The flop scrolled across K♣9♦6♦ and Johns bet. Blom called.

The turn peeled the 4♥ and Johns bet, Blom raised, Johns put in a third bet. Blom called.

The river was the case 9♠ Johns bet, receiving a call from Blom.

Ian Johns quickly turned over his quads and scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	3,515,000 80,000	80,000

Ian Johns	2,225,000 450,000	450,000

Viktor Blom	1,315,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Ian Johns Viktor Blom

06-14-2025 17:56 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Maxime Taldir

Level 21

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	3,835,000 320,000	320,000

Ian Johns	1,835,000 390,000	390,000

Viktor Blom	1,415,000 100,000	100,000

06-14-2025 18:05 UTC-8

Break Time

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Maxime Taldir

Level 21

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

The final three players have been sent on a short break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	3,975,000 140,000	140,000

Ian Johns	1,655,000 180,000	180,000

Viktor Blom	1,455,000 40,000	40,000

Level: 22

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

06-14-2025 18:24 UTC-8

Out Flopped and Out Rivered; Blom Wins a Big One

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 22

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

Anthony Zinno raised from the small blind with Q♣J♦ and Viktor Blom put in the third bet with the K♦Q♠. Zinno put in a fourth bet and Blom called.

The flop proved to be action with the Q♦J♠2♠. Zinno bet, Blom called.

The turn brought a third spade in the form of the 5♠. Zinno checked and Blom pushed out a bet. Zinno raised and Blom made the call.

The river was gin for Blom as the 7♠ fell. Zinno checked and Blom bet again.

Zinno called and mucked his hand when he saw Blom's flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	3,105,000 870,000	870,000

Ian Johns	2,110,000 455,000	455,000

Viktor Blom	1,870,000 415,000	415,000

Tags: Anthony Zinno Viktor Blom

06-14-2025 18:32 UTC-8

Zinno Slow Plays Jacks

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 22

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

Anthony Zinno limped the J♦J♣ from the small blind and Viktor Blom raised with the Q♣5♣.

Zinno checked the A♣A♠4♠ board and quickly called a bet from Blom.

The turned K♥ checked through.

Zinno fired the 3♦ river and Blom snapped his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	3,305,000 200,000	200,000

Ian Johns	2,335,000 225,000	225,000

Viktor Blom	1,455,000 415,000	415,000

Tags: Anthony Zinno Viktor Blom

06-14-2025 18:38 UTC-8

A Three is Enough for Johns

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Maxime Taldir

Level 22

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

Heads-up on a flop of 3♦7♦2♦, Anthony Zinno on the button raised and Ian Johns check-called from the big blind.

Both players checked the 2♥ turn leading to the 9♠ river where Johns bet.

Zinno called with A♦10♣ but lost to Johns' two pair with Q♣3♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	3,180,000 125,000	125,000

Ian Johns	2,410,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Anthony Zinno Ian Johns