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 3
Entries
3,453
Players Left
1,476
Players Left 1 / 9,735
Filter (1)

Filter

Filter By
Sort By

The First to Leave After Dinner

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Read full

A Song of Payne

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Andreas Christoforou raised to 12,000 from under the gun and Joshua Payne called in the hijack while Yiqian Song called in the big blind.

The flop rolled out KQ3 and everyone checked around to the turn 7 where Song bet 26,000 and Christoforou called. Payne raised to 85,000 and Song moved all in for 185,000 to see only Payne call.

Yiqian Song: KQ All in
Joshua Payne: 77

Nothing changed on the river 8 and Payne's set of sevens was good for the pot while Song was eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Andreas ChristoforouJoshua PayneYiqian Song

Wolter Apologizes for the Nit Roll

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Jonathan Wolter
Jonathan Wolter

Francis Kelly made it 8,000 from early position before Valentyn Shabelnyk three-bet to 22,000 from middle position. Jonathan Wolter cold four-bet to 50,000 from the button, which only Shabelnyk called.

Shabelnyk checked the 5K4 flop and Wolter bet out for 12,000. Shabelnyk check-raised to 70,000, and after a few moments, Wolter called.

The J appeared on the turn and Shabelnyk led out for 25,000. Wolter decided he wanted to play for more as he raised to 55,000. Shabelnyk made the call.

A board-pairing 4 came on the river and Shabelnyk jammed his 188,500 into the middle. Wolter, who had only slightly more than Shabelnyk, went deep into the tank. After a few minutes of thinking, Wolter apologized if it was a "nit roll" before making the call.

Shabelnyk showed a flopped flush with Q10, but was eliminated by Wolter who held AK for the ace-high flush.

Tags: Francis KellyJonathan WolterValentyn Shabelnyk

Chen Busts Hudson

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Yuchen Chen opened from an early position. Everyone folded to David Hudson in the hijack, who went all in with around 60,000. When the action was back to Chen, he made the call, leading to a showdown.

David Hudson: 1010All in
Yuchen Chen: AJ

Chen immediately hit the ace on the A3K flop, prompting Hudson to stand up as he had no hopes of hitting anything that could help him. He was right, as the 6 turn and the 8 river didn't improve his hand, and he was sent to the rail.

Tags: David HudsonYuchen Chen

Miles Hits the Rail

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Tony Miles
Tony Miles

Action was picked up as Tony Miles in the small blind was all in against Gustavo De Lima in the big blind.

Tony Miles: AK All in
Gustavo De Lima: KK

The board ran out 82242, and Miles was eliminated.

Tags: Tony MilesGustavo De Lima

Kassouf Pips Nelson

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Vanessa Kade opened to 8,000 from early position and Will Kassouf three-bet to 26,000 from middle position. Michael Nelson four-bet to 57,500 from the hijack and Kade folded J9. Kassouf five-bet shoved, covering Nelson who had 127,000 behind and Nelson called, putting himself at risk.

Michael Nelson: AQ All in
Will Kassouf: AK

Nelson was dominated with a smaller ace and he failed to improve on the 949J6 runout, resulting in his elimination while Kassouf more than recouped the chips he had recently lost.

Tags: Michael NelsonVanessa KadeWill Kassouf

Franklin Eliminated

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Nick Eastwood
Nick Eastwood

There were roughly 25,000 chips in the pot on a flop of 7A4, Michael Franklin who was on the button bet 9,000, Nick Eastwood in the big blind called.

Eastwood decided to lead when the 7 paired on the turn, Franklin snap-shoved for 57,000, Eastwood asked for a count and called after confirmation.

Michael Franklin: AK All in
Nick Eastwood: 87

The 6 on the river eliminated Franklin from the tournament.

Tags: Michael FranklinNick Eastwood

Fiorentino Applies Pressure

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Fernando Rodriguez
Fernando Rodriguez

Bilguun Odgerel opened the action with a raise to 8,000 from middle position, and Fernando Rodriguez made the call right behind. Marc Fiorentino, sitting in the hijack, turned up the heat with a three-bet to 32,000. Hye Park wasn’t backing down and responded with a four-bet to 80,000 from the button.

The action folded back to Fiorentino, who wasted no time moving all in. Park went into the tank, but after some thought, he decided to lay it down.

Fiorentino’s aggression didn’t stop there. Just a few hands later, he finished the job by eliminating Rodriguez, who had started Day 3 fourth in chips, firmly establishing himself as one of the dominant players at the table.

Tags: Bilguun OdgerelFernando RodriguezHye ParkMarc Fiorentino

Peters Drills The River For Double KO

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Donnie Peters
Donnie Peters

Sean Kraper moved all in for 64,000 from under the gun and Donnie Peters called in early position. In the hijack, Michael Comisso moved all in for 124,000 and Peters called to put them both at risk.

Sean Kraper: 99 All in
Michael Comisso: KK All in
Donnie Peters: QQ

Comisso looked set up to win the pot as the board ran out 3104J, but the river Q gave Peters the set of queens to send both of his opponents to the rail.

Tags: Donnie PetersMichael ComissoSean Kraper

Neugebauer Shows Why Everybody Loves Jacks

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Max Neugebauer
Max Neugebauer

Max Neugebauer opened the hijack to 8,000 before Roberto Romanello jammed for 117,000 from the cutoff. Once it folded back to Neugebauer, he announced call and the cards hit their backs.

Roberto Romanello: AK All in
Max Neugebauer: JJ

The A in the window was a welcome sight for Romanello, until it was followed by J7 as Neugebauer made middle set. Romanello was drawing dead once the 6 turn hit the felt, and he wished his opponents farewell as the Q river completed the board.

Tags: Max NeugebauerRoberto Romanello