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 1c
Entries
1,678
Players Left
1,249
Players Left 1 / 9,735
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Selbst in a Tough Spot

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

The action was picked up on a board of 3755A with 12,000 in the pot. Vanessa Selbst checked from under the gun then went deep into the tank after Heon Lee in the cutoff bet 6,500.

Selbst struggled to make a decision but eventually chose to fold.

In the next hand, she defended from the big blind after Phongthep Thiptinnakon raised from middle position and was called by Eric O'Brien in the small blind.

Thiptinnakon continued for 1,700 on the A66 flop, but only O'Brien called. Both players checked the 7 turn leading to the 3 river where O'Brien led out for 600. Thiptinnakon quickly folded.

Tags: Eric O'BrienPhongthep ThiptinnakonVanessa Selbst

Poker Player Doubles with Wrong Stack in WSOP Event After Bag Mix-Up

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Mike Holtz
Mike Holtz

Event #83: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em on Friday at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began with controversy, PokerNews Podcast co-host Mike Holtz, who witnessed the wild incident at his table, explained.

Two players began Day 2 with the wrong stack, and one of those players quickly doubled up before anyone realized the error. The bracelet event attracted 1,299 players, and 247 bagged chips late Thursday night. The bubble burst with the 196th-place finisher at around 2:30 p.m. PT.

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Tags: Mike Holtz

Sninski Turns the Goods

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Todd Sninski opened to 700 from middle position and received calls from Tony Ghaffari in the cutoff and Katie Swift in the big blind.

The flop came A910. Swift checked, Sninski bet 800, Ghaffari called and Swift folded.

The two remaining players checked the 6 turn leading to the 5 river. Sninski bet 1,500 and Ghaffari called.

Ghaffari had second pair with Q10 while Sninski had 66 for a turned set to take the pot.

Tags: Katie SwiftTodd SninskiTony Ghaffari

Deeb With A Very Deep Stack

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Freddy Deeb
Freddy Deeb

Action was picked up on the turn in a pot between Freddy Deeb in the cutoff and Thomas Cazayous in late position with a pot containing 13,700.

With a board reading 6105J, Cazayous checked over to Deeb who bet 17,000 and Cazayous called.

Cazayous checked the river 9 over to Deeb who bet 40,000 and Cazayous went into the tank. After some thought he tossed his hand into muck and the WSOP bracelet winner took down the pot.

Tags: Freddy DeebThomas Cazayous

Platt In a Four-bet Pot

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Jeremy Platt raised to 800 from early position, Stacey Metz Ceragioli three-bet to 2,200 on his direct left, and Timothy Flattery decided to call from the big blind. Action was back on Platt who decided to four-bet to 7,500, Ceragioli folded and Flattery called again.

Platt fired out a bet of 6,000 when the flop came 4J2, Flattery called. Action checked to showdown as the board ran out A on the turn and 9 on the river.

Flattery tabled 1010, but Platt tabled KK, and scooped the pot.

Tags: Jeremy PlattStacey Metz CeragioliTimothy Flattery

"Big Huni" Makes Big Shove

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Preflop, Gabriel Abusada had reraised Chris Hunichen to 7,000, and Hunichen responded by going all in for 46,400.

Abusada spent about three minutes in the tank talking to his opponent.

"I want to bust you so bad, I have the hand to do it with, too," Abusada told Hunichen.

"What, do you have? Jack-nine?" Hunichen asked.

"No, better than that," Abusada claimed.

"I want you to do what's best for you," Hunichen advised his opponent.

Eventually, despite Abusada's protests, the clock was called. He was given 30 seconds to act, and near the end of his countdown, he folded AK face up.

"That's why you don't reraise ace-king," Hunichen said as he passed his cards to the dealer and took in the chips.

Tags: Chris HunichenGabriel Abusada

Sawayanagi Puts Bonin in the Blender

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

With 15,000 in the middle already, Daichi Sawayanagi bet 13,000 from the hijack on the turn of a board that showed J976. Eric Bonin, who was seated on the button, called with around 27,000 left in his stack.

The A hit the river and Sawayanagi jammed for Bonin's remaining chips. Bonin went into the tank, shaking his head, staring at the board. Eventually, after around five minutes of thinking, Bonin released his cards to the muck, and Sawayanagi pulled in the pot.

Tags: Eric BoninDaichi Sawayanagi

Clicking War

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Action folded to Nikola Gasevic in the cutoff, and he started with a raise to 700. Next to act, Ardit Kurshumi opted to three-bet to 2,100, and when the blinds got out of the way, action was back on Gasevic.

Not to be outdone by his neighbour, Gasevic put in a four-bet to 6,700. It would be Kurshumi who had the final say on the matter, though, responding with a five-bet to 14,000, which saw Gasevic cede, returning his cards to the dealer.

Tags: Ardit KurshumiNikola Gasevic

Rough Start for Feldman

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

With two players seeing a final board of 8A275 and just under 20,000 in the middle, Ryan Feldman bet 12,000 from the small blind and Sean Cha shoved from the button, covering Feldman who had just over 30,000 behind.

"Jesus Christ" Feldman muttered while pondering over his decision. After about a minute of contemplation Feldman opted to fold and Cha took down the sizable pot without showdown.

Tags: Ryan FeldmanSean Cha

Punish the Limpers

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

When the action got to Matan Mesika on the button, he saw that three players had already limped in. Not allowing any cheap flops, Mesika raised to 3,300. Shyam Ravindran, the second of the limpers, was the only player to continue.

The action was short and sweet on the Q2A flop, as Mesika continued for 2,200, which received a quick fold from Ravindran.

Tags: Matan MesikaShyam Ravindran