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
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
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Gouge Takes From Kuznetsov

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

On a flop of 246, Nikita Kuznetsov in the cutoff bet 1,800. It took 20 seconds for Matthew Gouge in the hijack to call then check the 5 turn. Kuznetsov checked back.

The 10 river completed the board and Gouge led out for 3,800. Kuznetsov quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Nikita Kuznetsov
60,000
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Matthew Gouge
54,000

Tags: Matthew GougeNikita Kuznetsov

Rabichow Cracks Kings

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Tiago Abreu raised to 500 in the cutoff, Kevin Rabichow called in the small blind and the big blind folded.

Abreu fired out a bet of 1,000 when the flop came 6Q7, Rabichow check-called. The 9 on the turn resulted in Rabichow check-raising to 7,000, Abreu called.

Rabichow decided to lead on the Q river for 7,000, and Abreu called. Rabichow tabled a flush with 108, Abreu decided to table his hand of KK.

The next hand:

Kevin Rabichow raised to 600 in the cutoff, Yujiro Fukushima called in the small blind and Arif Rahim called in the big blind.

Rabichow fired out a bet of 1,000 when the flop came 210J, Fukushima called and Rahim folded.

Action checked on the 6 turn, but when the K hit the river, Rabichow bet 2,000 and got a quick fold to take his stack to over 80,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Kevin Rabichow
80,000
20,000
20,000
Run It Once
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Yujiro Fukushima
56,000
56,000
56,000
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Arif Rahim
53,000
53,000
53,000
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Tiago Abreu
44,000
44,000
44,000

Tags: Arif RahimKevin RabichowTiago AbreuYujiro Fukushima

Mekouane Puts a Cooler on Ector

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Heads-up on a flop of J4A, Khalil Ector bet 1,300 from the hijack and Jalil Mekouane called in the big blind.

The turn was the 2 and Ector bet another 2,200. Mekouane again called and the 6 fell on the river.

Ector bet 2,200 again, but this time Mekouane came back with a raise to 5,500. Ector quickly called and Mekouane showed JJ for a set.

"Oh man, that sucks," Ector said as he mucked AJ.

Player Chips Progress
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Jalil Mekouane
72,000
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Khalil Ector
42,000

Tags: Jalil MekouaneKhalil Ector

Capano Survives Early All In

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Danny Noam checked the KA10J turn over to Danny Schechter, who put in 4,000. John Capano then promptly moved all in for about 50,000, folding out Noam.

Schechter quickly called, and the cards were tabled.

John Capano: QJ All in
Danny Schechter: Q10

Both players had the same straight, but Schechter was freerolling with a flush draw. The river came an inconsequential 7, however, and the pot was chopped up.

Player Chips Progress
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Danny Schechter
70,000
70,000
70,000
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Danny Noam
57,500
57,500
57,500
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John Capano
52,500
52,500
52,500

Tags: Danny NoamDanny SchechterJohn Capano

Zukowicz Fires Two Barrels

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

While Ana Marquez was taking her seat, her table-mate Monika Zukowicz opened to 500 from the button and Dillon Ott defended from the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of 727 and Zukowicz bet 400. Ott check-called.

Zukowicz fired a second barrel of 1,200 on the Q turn and she made Ott fold.

Player Chips Progress
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Monika Zukowicz
66,000
5,400
5,400
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Dillon Ott
62,000
62,000
62,000
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Ana Marquez
60,000

Tags: Dillon OttMonika Zukowicz

Hellmann Battles with Morreale

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Patrick Hall limped from under the gun and Sebastian Hellmann called from early position. Action folded around to Calogero Morreale in the big blind who checked.

The K46 flop saw Morreale and Hall check. Hellmann bet 500 and saw two folds.

Hellmann limped from under the gun in the next hand and passed some back to Morreale after he raised and Hellmann folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Sebastian Hellmann
59,200
59,200
59,200
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Patrick Hall
58,000
58,000
58,000
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Calogero Morreale
57,000
57,000
57,000
Grosvenor Poker

Tags: Calogero MorrealePatrick HallSebastian Hellmann

Shalev Muscles a Pot from Molino

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Johnny Chan opened to 600 from under the gun and was three-bet to 1,600 by Mariano Molino on the button. Simon Shalev then made it 3,700 to go from the small blind, which got a fold from Chan and a call from Molino.

The flop came K39 and Shalev continued for 3,100. Molino thought it over, but eventually landed on a fold and Shalev won the pot uncontested.

Player Chips Progress
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Simon Shalev
63,000
63,000
63,000
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Johnny Chan
55,000
55,000
55,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Mariano Molino
46,000

Tags: Johnny ChanMariano MilinoSimon Shalev

Allen Raises the River

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Michael Dwyer opened to 600 under the gun before cutoff player Daniel Allen three-bet to 1,400. Joseph Linville defended from the big blind, and Dwyer put in the call also.

All three players checked on the 74A flop, and did the same on the J turn. When the river brought in the 5 Linville decided to lead out for 1,300. Dwyer folded, and Allen raised to 3,800. This got a fold from Linville, who showed 1010 face up.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Dwyer
70,400
Jaka Coaching
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Daniel Allen
58,000
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Joseph Linville
56,500

Tags: Daniel AllenJoseph LinvilleMichael Dwyer

Berens Check-Raises Stacked Table

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Niklas Astedt raised to 500 in the cutoff. Ryan Hoenig called on the button, and Katie Berens defended her big blind.

Berens checked to Astedt on the Q76 flop, who continued for 600. Hoenig called before Berens squeezed in a raise to 2,200. Astedt quickly folded, and Hoenig followed suit to see the pot shipped to Berens without contest.

Luka Bojovic was also seated at this table, having slightly chipped up from the starting stack of 60,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Luka Bojovic
62,000
62,000
62,000
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Ryan Hoenig
57,500
2,500
2,500
WSOP 1X Winner
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Katie Berens
55,000
55,000
55,000
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Niklas Astedt
54,700
3,300
3,300

Tags: Katie BerensLuka BojovicNiklas AstedtRyan Hoenig