Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #52: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Holdem
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,077,145
Entries
2,320
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
2,320
Players Left
354
Players Left 1 / 2,320
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Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
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Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
The remaining 590 players are on the final 15-minute break of the evening.
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Action was followed after Carl Bevilacqua on the button had jammed for his remaining stack of 11,500. Stanislav Ivanov was the only other player in the hand and deliberated before making a call from the cutoff.
Carl Bevilacqua: 7♠7♥
Stanislav Ivanov: 10♣9♣
Bevilacqua was looking to hold, and he even improved on the K♥7♣4♣ flop.
There were some signs of what was to come, as Ivanov had picked up a club flush draw.
The 3♥ was turned and Ivanov's chances to steal went down, but the Q♣ river put him right back in, and he knocked out Bevilaqua from the freezeout.
Bevilaqua is relatively new to the WSOP, having only a few recorded cashes in Las Vegas dating back to 2021. Ivanov has been playing in the WSOP each year since 2023 and has already cashed three WSOP bracelet events this summer alone.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Chunhui Ji and Matthew Aronowitz were all in with cards on their back preflop.
Chunhui Ji: 8♥8♣
Matthew Aronowitz: A♦Q♣
The flop was a sweat for both parties as it fanned out J♠4♦10♦, adding to Aronowitz's outs. The 9♦ added even further to them as he picked up the flush draw but Ji secured the full double when the 6♣ fell.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Fred Goldberg was all in and at risk from the big blind, with 12,000 in the middle. Benny Glaser covered him from middle position.
Fred Goldberg: A♥2♣
Benny Glaser: A♠K♣
Glaser was ahead on the 6♣Q♦6♦ flop, but Goldberg hit a 2♠ on the turn.
A pair of deuces was enough to take the pot and double up Goldberg as the J♠ river didn't change anything.
The pair shared some talk after the hand, with Glaser asking Goldberg, "You only looked at one?".
Goldberg responded "It was the ace of hearts my friend, you want me to look at everything?....I had 12,000."
Glaser was left short after the hand and was seen leaving the tournament area soon after.
Although Glaser was out of this bracelet event, he already shipped two events this summer, the $1,500 Mixed Games: Dealers Choice 6-Handed (Bracelet Event #8) and the $ 1,500 Mixed Omaha 8 or Better 7-Handed (Bracelet Event #15) for a combined win of $408,439.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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27,000
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Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Kristen Foxen opened to 4,000 and Anthony Merlo called on the button.
Heads up they saw the A♥J♦4♠ and both players checked.
The turn peeled the 7♠ and both players checked again.
They chose the passive choice again when the 6♠ rolled off.
Foxen tabled the 4♦5♦ and Merlo said, "You win!"
"Do I?" she said as she raked the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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65,000
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Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
A total of 2,318 players entered the tournament, creating a total prize pool of $3,077,145. Just 348 of the remaining players in the field will reach the money and first place will take home $410,426.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $410,426 | 27-35 | $12,762 |
| 2 | $273,545 | 36-44 | $10,603 |
| 3 | $200,173 | 45-53 | $8,910 |
| 4 | $147,952 | 54-62 | $7,574 |
| 5 | $110,463 | 63-71 | $6,513 |
| 6 | $83,318 | 72-80 | $5,667 |
| 7 | $63,494 | 81-89 | $4,990 |
| 8 | $48,892 | 90-98 | $4,447 |
| 9 | $38,047 | 99-125 | $4,012 |
| 10 | $29,923 | 126-161 | $3,664 |
| 11 | $29,923 | 162-197 | $3,388 |
| 12-13 | $23,788 | 198-233 | $3,173 |
| 14-17 | $19,117 | 234-348 | $3,022 |
| 18-26 | $15,533 |
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
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