Event #49: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-17-2025 19:28 UTC-8

Patterson Wins With King-high.

Barry Russell

Level 31 : Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Tyler Patterson raised 500,000 from the cutoff, Matthew Wantman called in the big blind.

Patterson fired out a bet of 400,000 on 7♥A♥2♦, Wantman called. Action checked to showdown when the board ran out 4♦ on the turn and the A♦ on the river.

Wantman tabled J♥5♥, and Patterson tabled K♠8♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Patterson	17,400,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Andy Wilson	14,600,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Jakub Michalak	8,500,000 300,000	300,000
Yohwan Lim	7,100,000 860,000	860,000
Matthew Wantman	6,850,000 950,000	950,000

Michael Walsh	3,500,000 450,000	450,000

Tags: Matthew Wantman Tyler Patterson

06-17-2025 19:28 UTC-8

Walsh Survives a Shove

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 31 : Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Tyler Patterson raised from under the gun to 500,000, and Michael Walsh moved all in from the cutoff for 1,920,000. Patterson requested a count and then called.

Michael Walsh: A♣K♣ All in
Tyler Patterson: K♦J♦

The flop came out 3♥9♣2♣8♥2♦ and ace high with a pair of deuces was jackpot for Walsh.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Patterson	14,400,000 2,785,000	2,785,000

Michael Walsh	3,950,000 1,420,000	1,420,000

Tags: Michael Walsh Tyler Patterson

06-17-2025 19:23 UTC-8

Chop Chop

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 31 : Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Andy Wilson raised to 500,000 from the cutoff, and Yohwan Lim called from the button. The flop came out with 4♣5♦5♠ and both players checked.

On the turn 2♥, both players checked again.

Then on the river 4♠ Wilson led out for 425,000 and Lim quickly called.

Lim flipped over A♠9♠ and Wilson held A♣10♥ and a chopped pot was the conclusion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Wilson	13,000,000 200,000	200,000
Yohwan Lim	7,960,000 385,000	385,000

Tags: Andy Wilson Yohwan Lim

06-17-2025 19:12 UTC-8

Final Table Redraw Confirmed

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Jacob Wilson

Level 31 : Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
629	1	Tyler Patterson	United States	17,185,000	71
629	2	Jakub Michalak	Poland	8,200,000	34
629	3	Michael Walsh	United States	2,530,000	10
629	4	Matthew Wantman	United States	7,800,000	32
629	5	Andy Wilson	United Kingdom	12,800,000	53
629	6	Yohwan Lim	South Korea	8,345,000	34

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Patterson	17,185,000

Andy Wilson	12,800,000
Yohwan Lim	8,345,000 2,685,000	2,685,000
Jakub Michalak	8,200,000
Matthew Wantman	7,800,000

Michael Walsh	2,530,000 670,000	670,000

Tags: Andy Wilson Jakub Michalak Matthew Wantman Michael Walsh Tyler Patterson Yohwan Lim

06-17-2025 19:09 UTC-8

Fabian Niederreiter Eliminated in 7th Place ($74,146)

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Jacob Wilson

Level 31 : Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Fabian Niederreiter opened to 540,000 on the button, and big blind Andy Wilson put on the pressure as he shoved with a covering stack. Niederreiter saw that he'd made a pay jump and put in the call.

Fabian Niederreiter: 7♦7♥ All in
Andy Wilson: A♣4♦

An ace in the window of the 5♣8♦A♠6♠10♠ board sealed Niederreter's fate, as he exited the tournament just before reaching. the final table

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Wilson	12,800,000 2,850,000	2,850,000
Fabian Niederreiter	Busted

Tags: Andy Wilson Fabian Niederreiter

06-17-2025 19:05 UTC-8

Tyler Cornell Eliminated in 8th Place ($55,882)

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Barry Russell

Level 31 : Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Tyler Cornell shoved around 2,700,000 from the cutoff, Matthew Wantman called on the button and the blinds folded.

Tyler Cornell : A♥9♥ All in
Matthew Wantman: Q♣Q♠

Terrible start for Cornell as the flop came 6♠5♥Q♦, he was eliminated when the 6♦ hit the turn and the 2♠ completed the run out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Patterson	17,185,000 2,079,000	2,079,000

Jakub Michalak	8,200,000 2,435,000	2,435,000
Matthew Wantman	7,800,000 2,900,000	2,900,000

Tyler Cornell	Busted

Tags: Matthew Wantman Tyler Cornell

06-17-2025 18:50 UTC-8

Cornell Had Power; Dinner Coming in Strong

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 31 : Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Tyler Cornell moved all in from the button, and Matthew Wantman isolated with a raise to 1,350,000 from the small blind; everyone else folded.

Tyler Cornell: 3♠3♥ All in
Matthew Wantman: A♠K♠

The board ran out safe for Cornell with 9♣6♦4♦4♣2♠, and Cornell won with his two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Wantman	4,900,000 1,620,000	1,620,000

Tyler Cornell	2,150,000 2,090,000	2,090,000

Tags: Matthew Wantman Tyler Cornell

Level: 31

Blinds: 120,000/240,000

Ante: 240,000

06-17-2025 18:31 UTC-8

PokerNews Daily Deepstack Challenge Returns

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Lyle Bateman

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

At the 2025 World Series of Poker, this year's schedule includes 100 bracelet events. One notable event returning this summer at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas is bracelet Event #78: PokerNews Deepstack Championship (PNDC).

This also means last year's popular PokerNews Daily Deepstack Challenge is coming back, bigger and better than before!

From May 27 to June 30, players grinding the $200, $250, and $400 Daily Deepstacks tournaments at the WSOP will rack up leaderboard points. Every week, the top 10 players will be awarded a complimentary entry into the PNDC on July 1. That’s 50 seats up for grabs—10 more than last year, thanks to the additional week of action. Best of all? You can win multiple seats, meaning the more you play and perform, the better your shot at a deep WSOP run.

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06-17-2025 18:00 UTC-8

The SCOTUS Lawyer Who Won $50m Playing Poker—And Got Indicted

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Connor Richards

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

For two decades, Tom Goldstein was at the top of the legal world. He argued more cases before the United States Supreme Court than almost any private attorney and founded SCOTUSblog, a legal blog that quickly became the go-to source for Supreme Court analysis. He lectured at Stanford University and Harvard University and regularly appeared on national news programs.

But Goldstein had another life. When he wasn’t arguing before Supreme Court justices, Goldstein was flying to Hollywood or Hong Kong and winning or losing millions in ultra-high-stakes poker matches. He played heads-up against California businessmen and foreign gamblers, at one point allegedly winning over $50 million in just a few sessions.

Goldstein’s luck turned in January 2025 when the US Department of Justice a federal grand jury initiated a 22-count indictment accusing the attorney of failing to report millions in poker winnings and diverting law firm funds to pay his personal poker debts.

In a new PokerNews video essay, we take a look at the life of Tom Goldstein and the high-stakes poker game that led to his federal indictment.

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Tags: Tom Goldstein