Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #42: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$1,700,160
Entries
1,932
Level
32
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
1,932
Players Left
102
Players Left 1 / 1,932
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
With action starting early, Miguel Bermudez raised to 300 in middle position. Samuel Deering called from the button and Matthew Wolfson called in the big blind.
Each player elected to check on the flop of 10♣10♥8♠.
An interesting turn card brought more chips to the pot as the K♥ came off, Wolfson checked and Bermudez bet 800. Deering folded and Wolfson flicked in a call.
The river brought an A♠ and some fireworks as Wolfson bet 1,400. Bermudez threw in a 5,000 chip and announced a raise of 4,200. After a short moment of deliberation Wolfson folded.
"Nice hand," said Wolfson, as Bermudez quietly raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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24,200 | |
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19,200
19,200
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19,200 |
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17,100
17,100
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17,100 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Mahir Cengil raised from under the gun to 300, and Justus Glover three-bet pot from early position to 1,200. August Schlegl called from the button as did Cengil.
All three players checked the J♦A♦J♥ flop and saw the J♠ come on the turn. Action was checked to Schlegl, who bet out for 2,000, Cengil called, and Glover folded.
The river brought the Q♥, and now both players checked the scary board. Cengil turned over A♦A♥Qx4♦ for a flopped full house, and Schlegl mucked his cards. A lovely flop for Cengil, but not so friendly turn with two other players involved in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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34,000
34,000
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34,000 |
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23,000
23,000
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23,000 |
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16,000
16,000
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16,000 |
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
There were three knockouts in the first 10 minutes of play. Sven Rahmsdorf got it all in against Jonathan Bowers on a flop of 9♦9♥2♠.
Sven Rahmsdorf: 10♥9♣8♣8♥
Jonathan Bowers: J♦10♦9♠2♣
Bowers flopped a full house. Rahmsdorf had trips, but needed help.- The runout of J♥6♠ didn't bring the help he needed and he was out of the tournament.
A $1,000 buy-in, gone in 10 minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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35,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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Busted |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
In a three-bet pot, the flop read 8♣8♥3♦ and Karlo Gharabegian bet out the pot and was called by Louis Hillman. The turn saw the 2♥ come and now Gharabegian bet 3,500 and Hillman called.
The river brought the 3♠, and this time Gharabegian cranked it up and bet 7,000, which sent Hillman into the tank. He eventually called and tabled Q♦Q♣8♠K♥ for trip eights, and Gharabegian mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000
42,000
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42,000 |
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8,000
8,000
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8,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Cards are in the air for the $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
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Today sees the start of Event #42: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
This three-day event gets underway at noon local time, with late registration open for nine levels (approx. 7:40 p.m.). There will be 20-minute breaks every three levels, with a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 9 (~6:40 p.m.). Players are permitted two reentries.
The starting stack is 20,000 chips, with the plan for Day 1 to play 17 40-minute levels. For the surviving players, Day 2 resumes at 12 p.m. on Saturday, with the level duration increasing to 60 minutes. A winner will be crowned on Day 3.
Last summer, it took three days for Chris Vitch to take home the lion’s share of the $1,946,560 prize pool. He conquered the massive field of 2,212 entries, earning $262,734 for his hard work as he denied runner-up Thomas Taylor his third bracelet.
“It’s a strange day,” Vitch explained at the time as the date of his win marked two years since his mom passed. “It feels kind of incredible that it worked out that I won a random tournament on this day.”
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,212 | Chris Vitch | United States | $262,734 |
| 2023 | 2,017 | Stephen Nahm | Canada | $267,991 |
| 2022 | 1,891 | Daniel Weinman | United States | $255,359 |
| 2021 | 1,069 | Dylan Weisman | United States | $166,461 |
| 2019 | 1,526 | Luis Zedan | United States | $236,673 |
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Event #42: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day 1 Started
