The remaining 102 players have returned from dinner break with 18 minutes left of Level 16.
The remaining 102 players have returned from dinner break with 18 minutes left of Level 16.
Reigning World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion Jonathan Tamayo flipped his way into this year's championship event, meaning he won't even have to put up the $10,000 buy-in to defend his title.
Tamayo announced on Sunday that he won a WSOP Online $160 All-In Flipament, a flip-and-go-style event that puts players all-in blind and that needs 64 players to run, according to Kevin Mathers.
Tamayo demonstrated his luck a year ago when he navigated the largest WSOP Main Event field in history to win $10 million. The longtime poker pro from Texas proved luck is still on his side in 2025.
"I won the 3pm one it seems," Tamayo wrote on X.
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.
Due to a minor incident in the room, the Ladies Tournament is now on a one-hour dinner break, with 102 players set to return afterward.
Play will resume at 7.44 pm.
In a four-way pot, the flop was 10♥3♣5♦ when Manda Moore and Alisa Baumann checked from the blinds and Florence Mazet bet 22,000. Only Lisa Thumm made the call in the cutoff.
The turn was the J♦ and Mazet sent 45,000 in the middle. Once again Thumm called.
The Q♣ hit the river and both checked. Mazet tabled A♣J♣ for a pair of jacks, which was good to claim the pot as Thumm sent A♠10♠ into the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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410,000
140,000
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140,000 |
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315,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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210,000
130,000
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130,000 |
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120,000
55,000
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55,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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511,000
421,000
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421,000 |
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450,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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310,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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270,000
156,000
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156,000 |
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156,000
85,000
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85,000 |
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142,000
73,000
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73,000 |
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140,000
160,000
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160,000 |
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130,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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103,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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95,000
26,500
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26,500 |
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80,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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70,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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28,000
28,500
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28,500 |
Megan Chapman opened to 12,000 from middle position and action folded around to Tammy Vaught in the small blind. Vaught moved all in, and Chapman asked the dealer for a count.
Chapman called and covered Vaught's 104,000 stack and the players flipped their hands.
Tammy Vaught: 9♦9♣
Megan Chapman: J♣J♠
Vaught stood to watch the runout and Chapman held on the 6♥4♥6♣8♥4♣ board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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300,000
161,000
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161,000 |
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Lisa Fong raised from early position to 12,000, and Sarah Lee three-bet to 32,000. Fong made the call. The flop arrived with 5♥5♣A♣, and Fong led out with a 30,000 bet, and Lee called.
On the turn 6♦, Fong bet out again for 15,000, and Lee called.
The river 6♣ saw Fong bet again for 20,000, and Lee called again.
Lee looked on in anticipation to see what Fong had, which was 8♦8♠, and stated with glee, "I actually won." "You scare me, Lisa, you are too good".
Lee turned over K♦K♠ for the better two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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250,000
42,000
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42,000 |
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243,000
163,000
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163,000 |
Jade Park raised to 15,000 and faced a three-bet worth 60,000 from Allyn Shulman seated on the button. It folded back to Park who tanked a minute and called.
The flop appeared A♦J♥9♦ and after a check, Shulman continued for 50,000. Park replied with a shove and Shulman snap-called with a total remaining stack of 117,000:
Allyn Shulman: A♥A♣
Jade Park: A♠J♠
Park had top two pair but Shulman had hit a set of aces, and the latter doubled up after Q♥2♦ completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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360,000
145,000
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145,000 |
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121,000
83,500
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83,500 |
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