Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
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 / 2320
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Level 5
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
The reigning WSOP Main Event Champion, Jonathan Tamayo, is here and looking to build a stack as we move through Level 5.
Tamayo, who has enjoyed more modest success so far at the 2025 WSOP with three minor cashes, will be looking to build some momentum ahead of poker's world championship, which gets underway in just over 2 weeks.
Plenty of poker still to be played before then, though, and the man from Humble, Texas, will be hoping for success in what is the fifth edition of this event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Level 5
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Maria Lampropulos joined the tournament just after the break. Along with a number of other notable players. Lampropulos has a been attending WSOP in Las Vegas since 2016, but also frequents events all over the globe. She recently took down the inaugural Women's Winter Poker Festival hosted in London in November.
Christina Gollins returns to the WSOP and has jumped into the field!
Kyna England has also been spotted in the Paris ballroom. England is a resident co-host of the PokerNews podcast and has been seen in a number of events already this summer. She already cashed the $700+300 No Limit Hold'em - Mystery Millions WSOP Event this year for $14,680 and will be looking to add to her already impressive $1,096,066 total recorded lifetime earnings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
Level 5
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
The growth of the game can be attributed to everything from home games, social media content, to boisterous personalities on the felt.
Many poker players develop their followings by making YouTube videos, appearing on live streams, hosting podcasts, or even appearing on game shows.
In a world where information travels quickly and is readily available — there are plenty of international stars to look out for on the felt here at the 2025 World Series of Poker.
Andy Tsai AKA Andy Stacks is known for playing some of the highest stakes cash games on stream but he can be seen chasing the dream of winning a bracelet here at the WSOP.
Olga Iermolcheva competed on the very popular poker series "Game of Gold" and received compliments from fellow professionals for her aggressive instincts.
Polarizing figure and YouTube personality, Ryan DePaul, was seen on the felt somewhat clean-shaven and fresh off his most recent "Degen Debrief".
Long standing French pro, Davidi Kitai, was seen late registering this event. He has appeared in several episodes of "Inside the Mind of a Pro" where you can hear the internal narrative of the featured competitor.
Jonathan Little is a long-standing poker coach who offers content for all levels of skill in the game from beginner to advanced.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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28,000
28,000
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28,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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24,900
24,900
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24,900 |
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18,000
7,000
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7,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level 5
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
It's bad news for the field on Day 1 of today's $1,500 Freezeout, because Roland Israelashvili has checked in, and that usually means one of the cashes is locked up.
The American pro, who finally ended his bracelet hoodoo in October last year in the 2024 WSOP Online $400 ‘PLOSSUS, is second on the list of all-time WSOP cashes with well over 250 recorded scores in WSOP events.
With a further three finishes in the money already to his name this summer, could we see another deep run in this event?
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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37,000
37,000
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37,000 |
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Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Level 6
: 300/600, 600 ante
Iconic 2006 Main Event Champion Jamie Gold is here and has built a sizeable stack in today's early proceedings, to around double the current average.
Gold has recorded two cashes so far in the 2025 WSOP in Event #16: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack & Event #37: $1,500 MONSTER STACK, finishing 339th and 1279th respectively.
The former champ will be one to keep an eye on as the action progresses over the next few days...
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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61,000
2,000
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2,000 |
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Level 6
: 300/600, 600 ante
Gerardo Benitez was all in for his remaining 5,500 and at risk of elimination against Jonathan Laloum who had him well covered.
Gerardo Benitez: 4♣4♣
Jonathan Laloum: A♠J♦
Benitez flopped a set on the A♣Q♣4♥8♣7♥ runout and secured a double up.
A few tables over, Seungjun Noh was eliminated from the small blind by Hedi Boussetta in the big blind after Boussetta rivered the straight against Noh's pocket Jacks.
Seungjun Noh: J♣J♦
Hedi Boussetta: A♣K♦
The board came 5♦3♥2♥3♠4♠ and Noh walked away from the table, handing his remaining stack to Boussetta.
Robert Rodgers was also eliminated after running into Ryan Wolfson pocket kings which held on the low runout. Wolfson was talking to his neighbor Rafael Reis after the hand, who was looking short stacked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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152,200
127,200
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127,200 |
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59,500
59,500
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59,500 |
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18,800
18,800
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18,800 |
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11,000
11,000
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11,000 |
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9,800
15,200
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15,200 |
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Busted | |
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
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Level 6
: 300/600, 600 ante
The remaining field has gone on a 15-minute break.
New registrants have three more levels to enter the fray.
Blinds will be 400/800 with an 800 big blind ante when players return.
