2025 World Series of Poker

Event #61: $500 No-Limit Holdem Freezeout
Day: 1
12
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$229,628
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$2,109,030
Entries
5,082
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
5,082
Players Left
211
Players Left 1 / 5,082
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Kabrhel Bluffs It All Off

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Martin Kabrhel
Martin Kabrhel

Martin Kabrhel sat down and immediately got involved in pots and dropped to about 14,000 before he got involved in an interesting hand.

Martin Askes raised from early position to 4,500, and action was folded to Kabrhel, who called from the big blind.

The flop came K63, and both players checked as they did on the 5 turn.

The 5 then came on the river and Kabrhel bet out for 6,500 leaving himself just 3,000 behind.

'Not Like That' came Kabrhel's now trademark heckle to Askes as he was in the tank along with various other Kabrhel comments.

Askes was in the tank for about five minutes before he announced that he was all-in. Kabrhel instantly mucked his cards, and Askes decided to rub salt into the wound and flipped over KK. 'You Bluffed Right Into The Nuts Martin!' exclaimed Askes, playing up to his Aussie supporters on the rail!

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Martin Askes au
Martin Askes
103,000
103,000
103,000
Profile photo of Martin Kabrhel cz
Martin Kabrhel
3,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP 5X Winner

Tags: Martin AskesMartin Kabrhel

"It's Now or Never"

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Eric Olson
Eric Olson

Chip leader Eric Olson is having a tremendous start to the tournament, and he's doing so while dealing with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS for short.

Olson shared with PokerNews that he used to attend the World Series of Poker, but stopped coming once he began to have kids. Olson, a proud father, shared that his six kids, Sophie, MeiLi, Tristan, Bryce, Scarlett, and Rini, prompted him to take a break from the game of poker, but after his children grew up, he began to play more as he had additional free time.

The desire to play at the WSOP was urged on by his ALS diagnosis. Olson has lived with ALS for four years, and stated that "It's now or never" in regards to playing at the WSOP.

Olson stated that his wife, Andrea, has been very supportive of him coming out and playing his first event of the summer. He plans to play more as the summer progresses, but for now, finds himself one of the top stacks in the room in a deep field.

Olson related that he's "loving" his start to the tournament, and he won't be alone if the cards keep going his way. "I've got a bunch of friends to cheer me on," said Olson.

Tags: Eric Olson

113,500
Table 569Seat 3
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Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Top Chip Counts after Break

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eric Olson us
Eric Olson
392,200
199,300
199,300
Profile photo of Ryan Brown us
Ryan Brown
344,000
197,000
197,000
Profile photo of Todd Rivers
Todd Rivers
328,000
328,000
328,000
Jaka Coaching
Profile photo of Russell Morse us
Russell Morse
300,000
300,000
300,000
Profile photo of Jonathan Hewston gb
Jonathan Hewston
290,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Anthony Kastelic us
Anthony Kastelic
290,000
290,000
290,000
Profile photo of Joshua Zapalac us
Joshua Zapalac
256,000
256,000
256,000
Profile photo of Michael Baldwin us
Michael Baldwin
244,500
44,500
44,500
Profile photo of Michael Sabini us
Michael Sabini
244,500
167,500
167,500
Profile photo of Nicholas Rigby us
Nicholas Rigby
243,000
243,000
243,000

Registration Closed

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Registration is now closed for the $500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout event. A total of 5,082 entries took their shot, with 1,965 players currently remaining in contention. Stay tuned here at PokerNews for the official prize pool and payouts.

Busted
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55,000 15,000
Table 475
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144,000
Table 575Seat 5
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