2025 World Series of Poker
Jay Dragland limped from middle position only for Wataru Kosugi to bet pot to 14,000 from late position. Oliver Tot called from the big blind only for Dragland to then re-pot to 58,000, leaving himself just 10,000 behind. Kosugi folded, and Tot called.
The flop came 8♣8♠7♠. Tot checked, and Dragland went all in. Tot called.
Jay Dragland: A♣A♥10♠5♦
Oliver Tot: 9♣7♣6♦3♦
The turn brought the 10♥ and gave Tot a straight, which left Dragland drawing dead. The K♥ fell on the river, and Dragland was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
|
130,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Joshua Hardwick picked up some chips with which to work in a threeway hand with James Sileo and Corel Theuma.
Corel Theuma: Q♦9♦5♠3♠
Joshua Hardwick: K♦J♥9♥7♦
James Sileo: A♥A♦6♦3♣
The board ran out 7♥6♠K♣10♣8♥ giving Hardwick a straight to the jack, sending Theuma home and crushing Sileo.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
347,000
294,000
|
294,000 |
|
|
25,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Mike Leah has held the chip lead for most of Day 1 in Event #42. He is currently the biggest stack in the room sitting with 882,000 in chips. Leah, not shy of his share of victories with over $9,000,000 in earnings, will be the one to watch in this event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
882,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Five minutes after the bubble burst, Pavlos Xanthopoulos moved all in from under the gun for 35,000 on the turn with a board reading Q♠3♥5♠2♥ and was called by Corel Theuma in the big blind. The players revealed their holdings.
Pavlos Xanthopoulos: A♣K♥6♥3♣
Corel Theuma: 9♣8♦7♥5♦
With one card to come both players had slim holdings and Xanthopoulos holding the only pair.
The river of 8♣ sent Xanthopoulos to the payout cage to collect his min-cash of $2,005.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Now that the bubble has burst, the short stacks are not hanging around and getting it in, trying to double up. Some are successful but more are not!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000