Event #52: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Holdem Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-17-2025 18:47 UTC-8

No Rest for Ramos

Laura Fryer

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

In a recent hand, Dennys Ramos was in the cutoff and heads-up against Bradford Cox on a K♠4♦8♣ flop. Cox checked-called after Ramos bet 2,000.

The 3♠ was turned and Cox checked again. Ramos bet 27,000 and Cox folded, handing over the pot to Ramos.

Ramos currently sits in the middle of the pack but will be looking to go deep and improve on his recent score from just a few days ago in the WSOP when he came second in the $3,000 WSOP No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout Event for $300,830.

Ramos had a huge rail on the final table, right down to his heads-up battle with Renat Bohdanov. Bohdanov also jumped into this event but was eliminated before the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dennys Ramos	91,000 91,000	91,000
Bradford Cox	72,000 72,000	72,000

Tags: Bradford Cox Dennys Ramos Renat Bohdanov

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

06-17-2025 18:55 UTC-8

Some More Recent Eliminations

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Laura Fryer

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyna England	Busted
Jack Strange	Busted
Daniel Buzgon	Busted
Joshua Mcswiney	Busted
George Heide	Busted
Jason Burch	Busted
Cuong Tran	Busted

Xu Yuan	Busted
Lou Penella	Busted
Alexander Massman	Busted
Diego Santos	Busted
Jean Autran	Busted
Samuel Mullur	Busted
Maryia Lozhkina	Busted
Nicholas Nowak	Busted
Miki Kobayashi	Busted
Bin Weng	Busted
Qing Liu	Busted
Brandon Rieken	Busted
Mehdy El Fki	Busted
Jalil Mekouane	Busted
Jonathan Little	Busted

Kristopher Jones	Busted
Bruno Politano	Busted
Daniel Labrunda	Busted

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06-17-2025 18:58 UTC-8

Anilkumar Eliminates Zandraa

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ashish Anilkumar raised to 2,200 in middle position and Enkhmend Zandraa went all in from late position for 27,500. Zandraa weighed his options before flicking in a call.

Enkhmend Zandraa: 10♣10♠ All in
Ashish Anilkumar: A♣Q♦

The flop favored Anilkumar as it fanned out 4♦6♦Q♥. The turned 9♦ and rivered 8♠ were no good to Zandraa and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ashish Anilkumar	67,000 67,000	67,000
Enkhmend Zandraa	Busted

Tags: Ashish Anilkumar Enkhmend Zandraa

06-17-2025 19:06 UTC-8

Some Late Entries into the Field

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Laura Fryer

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Lombardozzi	25,000 25,000	25,000
Craig Mason	25,000 25,000	25,000
Remy Murcia	25,000 25,000	25,000
Jai Vallurupalli	25,000 25,000	25,000
Mario Fata	25,000 25,000	25,000
Russell Boyker	25,000 25,000	25,000
Grant Wang	25,000 25,000	25,000
Christopher Csik	25,000 25,000	25,000
John Littleton	25,000 25,000	25,000
Jeremy Felicetti	25,000 25,000	25,000
Yosef Negussie	25,000 25,000	25,000
Itay Kimhi	25,000 25,000	25,000
Eric Froehlich	25,000 25,000	25,000

Carlos Guerrero	25,000 25,000	25,000
Lok Chan	25,000 25,000	25,000

Arin Youssefian	25,000 25,000	25,000
Connor Belcher	25,000 25,000	25,000
William Kopp	25,000 25,000	25,000

Ethan Furstoss	25,000 25,000	25,000
Davide Suriano	25,000 25,000	25,000

Danny Wong	25,000 25,000	25,000

Andrew Oh	25,000 25,000	25,000
Dennis Krusch	25,000 25,000	25,000
Jeffrey Anderl	25,000 25,000	25,000
Baoqiang Ho	25,000 25,000	25,000

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06-17-2025 19:25 UTC-8

Foggin Raises on the Turn but Sinks on the River

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Laura Fryer

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Players were already heads up with the cards face up. Yin Chan was all in on the button and at risk for his remaining 27,100 stack. He was against Marc Foggin who covered him from an early position.

Yin Chan: A♦K♣ All in
Marc Foggin: K♥K♦

The 8♠Q♥A♠ flop was good for Chan, but Foggin regained on the K♠ turn, picking up the set.

The rollecoaster didn't stop there as the river came the A♣, giving both players a boat, but Chan chipped up having Aces full of Kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yin Chan	54,200 54,200	54,200
Marc Foggin	9,200 9,200	9,200

Tags: Marc Foggin Yin Chan

06-17-2025 19:30 UTC-8

Bode Rises From Ashes; Lima Still with Piles

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Vinicius Lima raised to 1,600 in late position and Matthew Bode defended his big blind.

The flop scrolled across J♦8♠8♣ and Bode check-called a bet of 2,000.

Both players checked the 4♣ turn.

The 3♠ completed the board, prompting Bode to bet 3,600. Lima considered his options before mucking his hand.

According to Bode, he was down to as little as 4,000 in the earlier phases of the tournament, making his current chip count a breath of life with plenty of opportunity to build.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vinicius Lima	138,000 138,000	138,000
Matthew Bode	40,000 23,800	23,800

Tags: Matthew Bode Vinicius Lima

06-17-2025 19:31 UTC-8

Players Take a Short Break

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Laura Fryer

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The remaining 995 players take a short 15-minute break.

06-17-2025 19:35 UTC-8

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

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Elijah Farrow

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 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.

Watch the Video Essay Here!

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500