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Event #41: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship
Day 1 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #41: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,097,400
Total Entries
118
Level
23
Limits
0 / 0
Ante
0
Entries
91
Players Left
43
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Level 10
Blinds: 2,000-3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
Despite impressive results both online and live, Viktor Blom is still chasing his first World Series of Poker bracelet. Will 2025 finally be the year he gets it?
The Swedish player came close at the start of the series with two final table appearances, but the bracelet remains just out of reach for now. Event #41: $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship could be another opportunity, and so far, Blom seized this opportunity as he ended Day 1 as the chip leader out.
Out of a field of 91 entries, his stack kept growing throughout the day to reach 372,000. He is closely followed by Canada’s Benjamin Underwood (361,000), while Joe McKeehen, who won this event back in 2017, is third in chips with 319,000.
Event #41: $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor Blom | Sweden | 372,000 |
| 2 | Benjamin Underwood | Canada | 361,000 |
| 3 | Joe McKeehen | United States | 319,000 |
| 4 | Justin Smith | United States | 246,000 |
| 5 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 241,000 |
| 6 | Anthony Zinno | United States | 240,000 |
| 7 | Dzmitry Urbanovich | Poland | 212,000 |
| 8 | David Lieberman | United States | 191,000 |
| 9 | Corel Theuma | United States | 190,000 |
| 10 | Peter De Best | United States | 181,000 |
Defending champion John Racener was absent on Day 1, but other experienced players were in the mix, including Daniel Negreanu (241,000), Anthony Zinno (240,000), Dzmitry Urbanovich (212,000), and 2019 champion Juha Helppi (163,000).
Eduards Rakuss also secured a big stack on Day 1 thanks to a strong start. He first hit a straight flush against an ace-high flush, then eliminated Jonathan Tamayo to finish the day with 125,000 chips.
Erick Lindgren (116,000) and Ryan Bambrick (106,000) also made it through to Day 2, along with Pedro Neves (93,000), who had already qualified for Day 2 of the $1,500 Monster Stack and remains in contention for a back-to-back win.
Tom McCormick (57,000) and Jeremy Ausmus (56,000) bagged close to a starting stack, as did Florian Pesce (51,000), who endured “a tough last two hours.” Among the chip leaders after Level 8, Pesce lost “several small pots,” dropping from 230,000 to 51,000 by the end of the day.
Michael Mendelson and David Hellmold had an even tougher time, ending the day as the bottom two stacks with 25,000 and 16,000 chips respectively. However they are still among the 43 players who qualified for Day 2, which is not the case anymore for almost 50 players such as Jesse Lonis, a very talkative Martin Kabrhel, or Nick Schulman who were eliminated during the day.
The 43 remaining players will be joined on Day 2 by new entrants, as late registration remains open for one 60-minute level after play resumes at 1 p.m. local time here at the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas. A total of eight new levels are scheduled to be played on Day 2 as the field moves closer to the final table.
Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as its live reporting team continues to provide coverage of Event #41: $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship through to its conclusion.
Level 10
Blinds: 2,000-3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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372,000
28,000
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28,000 |
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361,000
151,000
|
151,000 |
|
319,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
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246,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
|
241,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
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|
240,000
201,000
|
201,000 |
|
||
|
212,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
191,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
190,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
181,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
163,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
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157,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
149,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
||
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145,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
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143,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
||
|
140,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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|
132,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
129,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
125,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
125,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
121,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
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120,000
50,000
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50,000 |
|
|
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116,000
51,000
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51,000 |
|
|
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113,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
106,000
26,000
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26,000 |
|
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Level 10
Blinds: 2,000-3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
43 players out of 91 entries successfully found a bag at the end of Day 1 and qualified for Day 2.
Stay tuned as PokerNews provides you chip counts and the full recap of today's action.
Level 10
Blinds: 2,000-3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
The action was picked up on a board of 10♣5♥Q♦7♥ with Robert Wells under the gun at risk again Ryan Bambrick to his left.
Robert Wells: Q♥J♥ 
Ryan Bambrick: A♥K♥
Both players had a flush draw, but Wells also had a pair. The 5♠ river didn't complete the flush so Wells doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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80,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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56,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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Level 10
Blinds: 2,000-3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
With a bloated pot, the board was showing 4♥6♠6♥, and Nick Schulman and Benjamin Underwood had gone to war betting and capped out on the flop. Schulman put his remaining 3,000 in when the 5♦ came on the turn and was instantly called.
Nick Schulman: 10♣10♠
Benjamin Underwood: 7x7x
A nasty 8♦ came on the river and gave Underwood a straight to send Schulman to the rails.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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210,000
14,000
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14,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Level 10
Blinds: 2,000-3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
The tenth and final level of the day is coming to an end. The clock has been stopped, and five more hands will be played tonight before wrapping up.
Level 10
Blinds: 2,000-3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
Three-way on a flop of 7♦7♣4♠, Daniel Negreanu on the button bet, Max Hoffman check-raised from the hijack and made Kyle Ray in the cutoff check-fold while Negreanu called.
Hoffman bet the 8♥ turn and was called again, but checked the 7♠ river. Negreanu didn't wait to raise.
Hoffman called, but lost to Negreanu's full house with Q♠Q♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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238,000
93,000
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93,000 |
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102,000
28,000
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28,000 |
Level 10
Blinds: 2,000-3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
In a limped pot, the flop came 7♠10♠J♠ and all players checked to see the Q♦ come on the turn. Erick Lindgren bet out, and David Hellmold three-bet. Marco Johnson folded, and Lindgren called.
The river brought the 5♣, and Lindgren bet out and Hellmold called. Lindgren tabled QxJx for two pair and scooped the pot to hang around.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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135,000
14,000
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14,000 |
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65,000
8,000
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8,000 |
|
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41,000
41,000
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41,000 |
Level 10
Blinds: 2,000-3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
Viktor Blom raised from the button, Corel Theuma in the big blind three-bet and Blom called.
The dealer fanned a flop of 7♣5♠8♠ where Theuma bet. Blom raised and Theuma quickly called to see the 10♥ turn.
Once again, he bet, Blom raised, but this time, Theuma reraised. Blom called, and called a last bet after the 2♦ river completed the board.
Theuma flipped over 10♦10♣ for a set and won the pot. "I had a good hand," Blom confessed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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400,000
180,000
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180,000 |
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160,000 | |
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