Event #7: $25,000 Heads Up Championship | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-01-2025 16:10 UTC-8

Boika Off to an Early Lead

Adam Lamers

Level 61 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Artur Martirosian raised to 50,000 on the button with A♠10♦ and Aliaksei Boika defended from the big blind with J♣7♦. The flop fell A♣J♦7♠ and Boika check-called a bet of 65,000 from Martirosian.

The turn brought the 6♥ and Boika continued to check his two pair. Martirosian sized up a bet of 300,000 and Boika just called again.

The river was the 5♣ and Boika checked for the third time. Martirosian reached back for a bet of 625,000 and Boika looked him up with the best hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksei Boika	5,800,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Artur Martirosian	3,800,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Aliaksei Boika

06-01-2025 16:03 UTC-8

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Adam Lamers

Level 61 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

The cards are in the air for the final match in the $25,000 Heads-Up Championship between Aliaksei Boika and Artur Martirosian.

Level: 61

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 0

06-01-2025 14:58 UTC-8

Fair Play

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 54 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

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06-01-2025 14:07 UTC-8

Poker Player Who Hit $6.4M Pai Gow Jackpot Pulls $1M WSOP Mystery Bounty

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Jon Sofen

Level 54 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Is Thomas Zanot the luckiest gambler ever? The poker player from Arizona pulled the second $1 million mystery bounty at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) on Sunday, and it isn't even close to his biggest jackpot.

Day 2 of Event #1: $1,000 Mystery Millions, a tournament that reached 19,654 entrants, has been quite a thriller, and it hasn't even come close to reaching the final table. That is because the mystery bounty element is in play, and two individuals have already become millionaires.

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Tags: Thomas Zanot

06-01-2025 14:02 UTC-8

Final Matchup is Set

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Adam Lamers

Level 54 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

The finals of the $25,000 Heads-Up Championship is set between Artur Martirosian and Aliaksei Boika. The cards are scheduled to go in the air at 4 p.m. PDT with the PokerGO stream and PokerNews coverage beginning at 5 p.m. Here is a look at the full bracket thus far:

06-01-2025 13:58 UTC-8

Patrick Leonard Elminated in 3rd Place ($180,000)

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Robert Jones

Level 54 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Artur Martirosian called from the button and Patrick raised to 125,000. Martirosian, re-raised to 712,000 forcing Leonard to call off for his tournament life. Leonard obliged and was at risk.

Patrick Leonard: A♦J♦ All in
Artur Martirosian: A♥Q♠

The board ran out K♥10♣6♠2♠6♥ and Leonard was eliminated by the superior ace high of Martirosian. Martirosian will face off against Aliaksei Boika in the championship round of this event competing for $500,000 and a WSOP bracelet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	4,800,000 827,000	827,000

Patrick Leonard	Busted

Tags: Artur Martirosian Patrick Leonard

Level: 54

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 0

06-01-2025 13:42 UTC-8

Martirosian Strikes Back with Some Value

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Adam Lamers

Level 53 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Artur Martirosian raised to 60,000 on the button with 6♦2♦ and Patrick Leonard just called in the big blind with Q♦J♦. The flop came 6♣3♣3♦ and Leonard check-called a bet of 60,000 from Martirosian who flopped the best hand.

The turn brought the K♠ and both players checked to the 2♠ on the river. Leonard checked for the third time and Martirosian announced a bet of 80,000. Leonard looked him up and Martirosian tabled the best hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	3,973,000 200,000	200,000

Patrick Leonard	827,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Patrick Leonard

Level: 53

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 0