2025 World Series of Poker

Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
103
Prize
$10,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$90,535,500
Total Entries
9,735
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,500,000
Ante
2,500,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
1,096
Players Left
798
Players Left 1 / 9,735

A Sleeping Giant Awakes

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

Phil Hellmuth has been resting his eyes in between hands, with his head slumped into his arms on the ledge of the table. When the action folded to him in this particular hand, he awoke to put in a raise on the button to 1,400.

Yukako Hiroi, in the small blind, responded by three-betting to 6,400, and Hellmuth chose to call.

Both players checked the 5J2 flop, moving swiftly onto the turn.

Hiroi checked for a second time on the 5 turn, which gave Hellmuth the green light to take over the betting lead. He placed a bet of 7,000, which Hiroi promptly called.

The 2 river saw Hiroi check for a third time, but Hellmuth wasn't done yet. He placed another bet, this time for 8,000, and after a moment of thought, Hiroi called.

Hellmuth rolled over QQ, which was good enough to beat Hiroi, who mucked her hand.

The pot was pushed in Hellmuth's direction, who stacked his chips and returned to his slumber.

Tags: Phil HellmuthYukako Hiroi