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 1a
Entries
923
Players Left
634
Players Left 1 / 9,735
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Kneale Doubles Through Monteiro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Filipe Monteiro raised to 1,000 in late position and Kristofer Kneale in the hijack raised to 3,000. Action folded back aorund to Monteiro who raised to 8,000 and Kneale called.

The flop rolled out 7K6 and Monteiro moved all in for 12,400 effective which Kneale called.

Kristofer Kneale: AK All in
Filipe Monteiro: QQ

The board ran out 23 and the pair of kings with an ace was good for Kneale to take down the pot.

Tags: Filipe MonteiroKristofer KnealeKristofor Kneale

Dream Spot for Duffy

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Carolyn Duffy limped in late position, Stefan Lehner raised to 1,400 in the cutoff, and Radiant Hoang bumped it up to 5,000 in the small blind. Duffy then reraised to 25,500, prompting Lehner to get out of the way and Hoang to move all in for 57,500. Duffy made the call with the covering stack.

Radiant Hoang: KK All in
Carolyn Duffy: AA

The board ran out 8653A with Duffy improving to a set of aces on the river to scoop a sizable pot.

Tags: Carolyn DuffyStefan Lehner

Hirst Jams On Nimer

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Yucel Eminoglu raised to 1,000 from early position and Adam Singer called in late position while Zachary Hirst called in the hijack. On the button, Ahmed Nimer raised to 3,800 which folded out Eminoglu while both Singer and Hirst called.

Singer checked the flop of 943 over to Hirst who bet 6,000, prompting Nimer to raise to 12,500.

That bet folded out Singer and Hirst moved all in for 31,100 effective. Nimer pulled his card protector off of his cards, looked at them again before tossing them into the muck.

Tags: Adam SingerAhmed NimerYucel EminogluZachary Hirst

Lucas Shows Down Kings

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

In a single-raised pot with three players seeing a board of AAQ and around 3,000 in the middle, Gregory Sly checked from the big blind and Kelly Lucas checked from under the gun. Stephen Peppin bet 1,000 from middle position and only Lucas called.

Lucas check-called a 2,000 bet from Peppin on the 2 turn before both players checked the 7 river. Lucas had KK for two pair, aces and kings to win the pot.

Tags: Gregory SlyKelly LucasStephen Peppin

Cipiti Sees an Early Exit

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Ueberton De Aquino was seen dragging in a pot after having knocked out Nick Cipiti.

With cards still on their backs at showdown, De Aquino held KJ on a board of 10J654 to best Cipiti's KQ.

PokerNews caught up with De Aquino after the hand to get a quick recap of the action.

According to De Aquino, he opened the action with a raise in the hijack and Cipiti three-bet jammed in the cutoff for about 11,000. De Aquino made the call with the covering stack.

Tags: Nick CipitiUeberton De Aquino

Aces Cracked

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Emmanuel Houssais raised in early position to 900, Francisco Dopazo three-bet to 2,500 from the hijack, the blinds folded and Houssais made the call.

Dopazo fired out a bet of 3,000 when checked to on a flop of 28Q, Houssais called.

Action then checked to showdown as the board ran out KJ, Houssais tabled KQ for two pair, and Dopazo tabled AA.

Tags: Emmanuel HoussaisFrancisco Dopazo

Updated Chip Counts, Horseshoe Red

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Hero Fold Gone Wrong for Jaka

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Three ways on a flop of 725, Leland Postil checked from under the gun to Benjamin Gold, who bet 3,500 from middle position. Faraz Jaka called from the hijack and Postil then check-raised to 8,000, which got a fold from Gold and a call from Jaka.

The Q fell on the turn and Postil continued for 15,000, sending Jaka into the tank.

Jaka weighed his decision and then folded K10 face up for the second nut flush. Postil revealed 77 for a set, which got a "Nice hand," from Jaka as Postil collected the pot.

Tags: Benjamin GoldFaraz JakaLeland Postil

Hernandez Eliminated in Dramatic Fashion

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action picked up on the turn in a hand between Randall Hernandez in the cutoff and Graham Mathews in the big blind.

On a board of 8J109, Hernandez had about 35,000 left in his stack and the money quickly went in with Mathews having the covering stack.

Randall Hernandez: QQ All in
Graham Mathews: AQ

Only a king on the river would knock Hernandez out and the river brought just that - the K to send Hernandez to the rail.

Tags: Graham MathewsRandall Hernandez

Gardes Fires Two Barrels

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Josselin Gardes opened from early position and faced Dan O'Brien in the big blind.

Gardes continued for 800 on the 10510 flop. O'Brien check-called, then Gardes fired a second barrel of 2,000 on the 2 turn.

This bet was enough to make O'Brien fold.

Tags: Dan O'BrienJosselin Gardes