2025 World Series of Poker

Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
Day: 1d
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Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10♣3♣
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 1d
Entries
4,997
Players Left
3,776
Players Left 1 / 9,735
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Rivered Flush Shows Slanina the Exit

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was joined with a full board showing K♠A♦5♣Q♠J♠ and 20,800 already in the middle.

Big blind Michal Slanina, flicked out two red chips, good for a bet of 10,000. Action was then on Pejman Niyati, who had entered the pot from early position. He elected to move all in for 49,500, which covered his opponent's stack.

Slanina made a quick decision, moving the rest of his chips into the middle to signify a call.

It was bad news for Slanina, as he showed his 5♥5♦ for a flopped set. This was no good, though, as Niyati had rivered a flush with 10♠7♠, sending his opponent to the rail.

Tags: Michal SlaninaPejman Niyati

O'Donnell Sends Banerji to the Rail

Sava Krink
Sava Krink
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

With around 45,000 already in the pot and the board reading K♦2♠9♠5♥3♣, Neehar Banerji was all-in for over 30,000 from the small blind. Matt O'Donnell, on the button, went deep into the tank before eventually making the call.

Banerji tabled A♥2♣ for just a pair of deuces, while O'Donnell revealed J♣J♥ for a solid pair of jacks. After a brief chip count, Banerji asked, “He had me covered?” The dealer confirmed, and Banerji’s tournament run came to an end as O'Donnell scooped the sizable pot.

Tags: Matt O'DonnellNeehar Banerji

Arthur Doesn't Stay Down For Long

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Riva Arthur
Riva Arthur

Riva Arthur bet 6,000 from early position on a flop of K♥Q♥J♦ and Clayton Thompson raised to 14,000 in the hijack. Arthur called and the 5♥ fell on the turn.

Thompson then moved all in for 51,000 and Arthur practically beat him into the pot. Thompson turned over J♥10♥ for a flush, but Arthur had the nut flush with A♥2♥. The river was the 8♥ and Arthur raked in the massive pot to send Thompson to the rail and her stack past 250,000.

"You finally won a pot. It's been 10 minutes," tablemate DJ Mackinnon joked.

"Finally," Arthur added as she snapped a photo of the board.

Tags: Clayton ThompsonRiva Arthur

Gates Busts Grohnert

Sava Krink
Sava Krink
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Andre Grohnert
Andre Grohnert

Andre Grohnert moved all in for his last 4,100 from the button, and Garry Gates made the call from the small blind, prompting both players to table their hands.

Andre Grohnert: 4♣4♥All in
Garry Gates: 8♠8♦

Grohnert needed help to stay alive, but the board ran out 10♣7♠Q♥K♥9♠, offering no lifeline for his pocket fours. The German online qualifier saw his Main Event run come to an end faster than he would have hoped, while Gates continued to build his stack.

Cheong Sends Ivey to an Early Exit

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey

Phil Ivey's Main Event came to a quick end at the hands of Joseph Cheong, and Cheong filled in the details.

Ivey limped the small blind and Cheong checked his option. The flop came Q♥J♠2♦ and Ivey bet 1,000. Cheong called and the turn was the 7♣.

Ivey then bet 2,500 and Cheong again called. Ivey moved all in for around 5,000 on the 4♦ river and Cheong called. Ivey had Q♣2♣ for two pair, but Cheong had pulled ahead on the turn with Q♠7♦ to send Ivey to the rail.

Tags: Joseph CheongPhil Ivey

Your 15 minutes Are Up

Jerome Solomon
Jerome Solomon
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Dan Stavila
Dan Stavila

Dan Stavila faced a difficult decision.

After he bet 5,500 on the button with the board reading 3♠9♣5♠6♠6♦, Alexander Bunin check-raised all in with more chips than Stavila behind.

Stavila went deep into the tank.

Tablemates agree that it was a full 15 minutes. Finally, one of them called for the clock. The tournament director came over and gave Stavila 30 seconds to act.

A mere three seconds before his hand was to be declared dead, Stavila placed his chips on the felt to indicate a call.

Bunin showed him the bad news: 9♥9♠. He had rivered a full house.

Stavila turned over K♠2♠, but the king-high flush he made on the turn wasn't good enough.

A player told Bunin that the wait must have been the greatest 15 minutes of his life.

"Yeah, but don't tell my wife," Bunin said.

Tags: Alexander BuninDan Stavila

Lavine Takes From Da-Silva

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Chris Da-Silva
Chris Da-Silva

Chris Da-Silva raised to 900 in early position. Ashira Lavine sat next to him, and she reraised to 2,100. It folded back to Da-Silva, who called the small three-bet.

Da-Silva check-called Lavine's continuation-bet of 2,500 on the K♣5♥Q♠ flop, but he check-folded when Lavine bet 4,500 on the 2♠ turn.

Tags: Ashira LavineChris Da-Silva

Obadun Spikes the Turn to Bust Gold

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Jamie Gold
Jamie Gold

Francis Obadun raised to 1,000 in middle position and Jamie Gold three-bet to 3,500 on the button. Obadun called and they saw a flop of 8♣3♣5♥.

Gold then moved all in for 10,600 and Obadun quickly called. "I guess I'm out," Gold said, standing up from his seat even before the cards were revealed.

Jamie Gold: A♦5♣ All in
Francis Obadun: J♣7♣

Gold, to his surprise, found himself ahead against Obadun's flush draw, but the A♣ turn gave Obadun his flush. Gold needed to fill up on the river, but he missed the 4♦ and the 2006 Main Event champion was sent to the rail.

Tags: Francis ObadunJamie Gold

Recent Busts in Horseshoe Red

Brett Slezak
Brett Slezak
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Hosein Busts Out

Jerome Solomon
Jerome Solomon
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Amin Hosein went all in from the cutoff with his final 5,800 chips. David Scatchard made the call from the small blind.

Amin Hosein: A♦7♥All in
David Scatchard: 9♣9♥

Suspense wasn't allowed to build, as Scatchard hit a set of nines on the flop and rode out the full runout of 9♠A♠2♣K♠5♦ to put Hosein out of the tournament.

Tags: David ScatchardAmin Hosein

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