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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Nixon Takes an Early Pot

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

In a three-bet pot with roughly 5,000 chips in the middle, small blind Jamie Nixon and cutoff Alexey Shabaldin were looking at a flop of K510.

Both players checked the flop, but on the turn Q, Nixon put out a bet of 2,000, which Shabaldin called.

The river brought the 6, and when Nixon continued for 3,800, Shabaldin folded and Nixon pulled in an early pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Jamie Nixon
64,500
4,500
4,500
Grosvenor Poker
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Alexey Shabaldin
55,500

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A Small One for Halbert

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

In a blind versus blind situation, Kevin Kernan and Kenny Hallaert checked a flop of A59 leading to the 5 turn.

Kernan checked again, but the 2016 WSOP Main Event finalist bet 300. Kernan called.

Hallaert sized it up to 600 on the K river, but Kernan check-folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Kevin Kernan
60,000
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Kenny Hallaert
60,000
Day 7 Chip Leader
pokerstars

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Couture Raises Fortin on the Turn

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Joseph Fortin three-bet to 1,800 in the cutoff and Thomas Couture called in the hijack.

The flop came 865 and Fortin bet 2,500. Couture called and the 3 fell on the turn.

Fortin then bet 2,400 and Couture raised to 12,000. Fortin called to see the 5 river, where Couture bet another 16,000. Fortin quickly folded this time.

Player Chips Progress
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Thomas Couture
75,000
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Joseph Fortin
47,000

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Otto Takes the First Pot

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

There were roughly 5,500 chips in the pot on a flop of 4510, Paul Otto, who was under the gun, bet 2,000 and Andrea Cobbe called in the big blind.

Otto did not slow down on the 10 turn and bet 4,000. Cobbe took a moment before he decided to fold.

Player Chips Progress
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Paul Otto
63,000
63,000
63,000
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Andrea Cobbe
57,000
57,000
57,000

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Early Three-bet Pot for Dossett

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Govert Metaal opened up the action with a raise to 600 in the small blind, before Douglas Dossett three-bet to 1,200. Metaal put in the call, and the two went off to a flop.

Dossett took the pot with a continuation-bet of 1,200 on the 768.

Player Chips Progress
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Douglas Dossett
61,700
61,700
61,700
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Govert Metaal
58,800
58,800
58,800

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Astedt Already Victimized By a Bad River

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Niklas Astedt went heads-up to a flop of 1077 where he bet 400 from the cutoff. Christopher Roat called in the big blind.

Both players checked the 6 turn and Roat led out for 1,100 on the A river. Astedt called and Roat showed A10 for two pair.

"Bad river. Had the best hand the whole way," last year's third-place finisher said as he mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Christopher Roat
62,000
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Niklas Astedt
58,000
2,000
2,000

Tags: Christopher RoatNiklas Astedt

Shuffle Up and Deal!

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

So far, 637 players have taken their seats for Day 1b of the Main Event.

The tournament director has advised the dealers to "Shuffle up and deal!" and cards are in the air.

Day 1b of the 2025 WSOP Main Event is officially underway!

Early Notables in the Horseshoe Ballroom

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Greg Merson
60,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
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Kevin Rabichow
60,000
60,000
60,000
Run It Once
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Marvin Rettenmaier
60,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Aaron Barone us
Aaron Barone
60,000
60,000
60,000
888poker
Profile photo of David Moses us
David Moses
60,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Eric Baldwin us
Eric Baldwin
60,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
60,000
60,000
60,000
Day 7 Chip Leader
pokerstars
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Monika Zukowicz
60,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Ana Marquez es
Ana Marquez
60,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of William Tonking us
William Tonking
60,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Andrey Pateychuk ru
Andrey Pateychuk
60,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Dan Ott us
Dan Ott
60,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Nikita Kuznetsov ru
Nikita Kuznetsov
60,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Daniel Zadok il
Daniel Zadok
60,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of John Esposito us
John Esposito
60,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Gabriel Moura br
Gabriel Moura
60,000
60,000
60,000
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Matija Dobric
60,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Noah Schwartz us
Noah Schwartz
60,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Nicholas Marchington gb
Nicholas Marchington
60,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Cole Ferraro us
Cole Ferraro
60,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Felipe Ketzer
60,000
60,000
60,000
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Tim Reilly
60,000
60,000
60,000
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Jake Schwartz
60,000
60,000
60,000

First Arrivals in Horseshoe Event Center

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
60,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
GGPoker
Profile photo of Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
60,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Niklas Astedt se
Niklas Astedt
60,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
60,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Jamie Nixon
60,000
60,000
60,000
Grosvenor Poker
Profile photo of Alexandre Vuilleumier ch
Alexandre Vuilleumier
60,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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John Hennigan
60,000
60,000
60,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Thomas Boivin
60,000
60,000
60,000
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Max Neugebauer
60,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
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Max Steinberg
60,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 1X Winner