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Event #82: $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship
Day 1 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #82: $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,813,500
Total Entries
195
Level
27
Limits
0 / 0
Ante
0
Entries
166
Players Left
75
Players Left 1 / 195
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Qiang Xu Leads; Jon Turner and Nate Silver Round Out Top Three after Day 1 of $10,000 Eight Game Mix
Level 10
Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000/6,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion 3,000-6,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000/1,500 Blinds
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion 3,000-6,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000/1,500 Blinds
The second edition of Event #82: $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship kicked off today here at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) as 166 mixed game crushers made their way to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas to battle.
After ten levels and eight hours of play, just 75 players advanced to tomorrow’s Day 2.
Leading the way after today’s action is China’s Qiang Xu who went on a late night heater on his way to a bag of 311,000. The one-time bracelet winner Xu is enjoying a successful summer which includes a third-place finish in the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship.
Finishing in second place is mixed game regular Jon Turner who finished with 305,000. Turner is still looking for his first bracelet but has put himself in position to do just that today.
Rounding out the podium in third place is FiveThirtyEight founder and author Nate Silver with 277,500. Silver is a regular at the World Series as he looks to make another deep run.
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qiang Xu | China | 311,000 |
| 2 | Jon Turner | United States | 305,000 |
| 3 | Nate Silver | United States | 277,500 |
| 4 | Aaron Kupin | United States | 271,500 |
| 5 | Brian Yoon | United States | 265,500 |
| 6 | Jordan Griff | United States | 249,000 |
| 7 | Mike Gorodinsky | United States | 246,000 |
| 8 | Eric Wasserson | United States | 240,000 |
| 9 | Fabrizio Gonzalez | Uruguay | 239,000 |
| 10 | Damjan Radanov | United States | 217,000 |
The Day’s Action
Just 22 players were seated to begin the day, but that number quickly rose throughout the first few levels of the day.
Maxx Coleman was the beneficiary of a massive double early in the day. In a four-bet pot playing Pot-Limit Omaha, Coleman got all his chips in the middle with middle pair against the middle set and aces of Todd Rodenborn in a pot worth over 450 big blinds. However, Coleman would go runner-runner to make a straight and leave Rodenborn speechless and short-stacked.
Rodenborn, however, would not be the first player to fall. Those honors belong to the defending champion Calvin Anderson, whose hopes of title defense fell short after just 30 minutes of play, ensuring that a new champion will be crowed in the second edition of this event.
Josh Arieh and Brian Breck got tangled in a big hand of Limit Hold’em early in the day after Breck cold four-bet ten-six offsuit before Arieh capped the betting with aces. Breck would turn a straight and Arieh could not get away in a humorous showdown that left the table dumbfounded.
Vanessa Selbst made an surprising appearance in the field today as she showcased her aggressive playing style on her way to a bag of 188,500. She was involved in many hands and even showed a bluff in a 2-7 Triple Draw pot against Andres Korn.
By the halfway point in the day, 130 entries had already been tallied with 115 remaining. However, once the blinds and limits started to increase, so too did the eliminations.
In a massive hand of No-Limit Hold’em, Dylan Weisman jammed his short stack with ace-six suited but ran into the aces of Mike Gorodinsky and the kings of Justin Liberto behind. All of the money went in preflop, and Gorodinsky scored a huge double off Liberto who could not find a bag.
Ex-football star and WSOP Bracelet winner Max Kruse joined the action, but was unable to get any momentum going as he busted in a hand of Stud Hi-Lo towards the end of the night.
Daniel Negreanu joined the action late in the night after being eliminated from the $100,000 Pot-Limit Omaha. Unfortunately for him, he only lasted around 30 minutes before leaving the tournament, as he will have to look elsewhere for bracelet number eight.
Play resumes tomorrow, Thursday, July 3 at 1 p.m. local time in the Horseshoe and Paris Silver section. The action returns in Level 11 with big bet blinds of 1,000/2,000 and limits of 4,000/8,000 with an average stack of 133,000.
Registration remains open through to the start of Level 12 around 2:15 p.m. tomorrow, so it is yet to be seen if last year’s total of 189 entries will be surpassed or not.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding Event #82: $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship and all other events here at the 2025 World Series of Poker.
Level 10
Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000/6,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion 3,000-6,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000/1,500 Blinds
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion 3,000-6,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000/1,500 Blinds
Level 10
Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000/6,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion 3,000-6,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000/1,500 Blinds
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion 3,000-6,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000/1,500 Blinds
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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311,000
251,000
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251,000 |
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305,000
98,000
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98,000 |
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277,500
227,000
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227,000 |
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271,500
221,800
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221,800 |
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265,500
174,800
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174,800 |
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249,000
23,000
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23,000 |
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246,000
41,000
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41,000 |
|
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240,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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239,000
81,000
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81,000 |
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217,000
96,900
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96,900 |
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212,000
31,000
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31,000 |
|
202,000
72,000
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72,000 |
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199,500
23,500
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23,500 |
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197,500
54,500
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54,500 |
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188,500
120,500
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120,500 |
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188,000
34,000
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34,000 |
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183,000
155,500
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155,500 |
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181,000
6,000
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6,000 |
|
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174,000
134,000
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134,000 |
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167,500
75,500
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75,500 |
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165,500
45,500
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45,500 |
|
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163,500
37,000
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37,000 |
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162,000
102,000
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102,000 |
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158,000
27,000
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27,000 |
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155,500
48,500
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48,500 |
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Level 10
Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000/6,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion 3,000-6,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000/1,500 Blinds
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion 3,000-6,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000/1,500 Blinds
The clock shows 75 players have bagged up chips, as play has concluded for Day 1.
Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of the day.
Level 10
Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000/6,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion 3,000-6,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000/1,500 Blinds
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion 3,000-6,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000/1,500 Blinds
Pot-Limit Omaha
Tyler Phillips opened from the hijack before Nikolay Ponomarev jammed for 7,500 from the cutoff and Phillips called.
Nikolay Ponomarev: 8♣7♠5♣3♠ 
Tyler Phillips: K♠Q♥Q♣5♠
Ponomarev needed some help to survive as the flop came A♠A♦7♦ to counter Phillips’ superior two pair. The board ran out J♥6♠ and Phillips held to score a late night knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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138,500
77,000
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77,000 |
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Busted |
Level 10
Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000/6,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion 3,000-6,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000/1,500 Blinds
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion 3,000-6,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000/1,500 Blinds
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Level 10
Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000/6,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion 3,000-6,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000/1,500 Blinds
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion 3,000-6,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000/1,500 Blinds
The tournament director has announced that two more hands will be played before bagging for Day 2.
Level 10
Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000/6,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion 3,000-6,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000/1,500 Blinds
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion 3,000-6,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000/1,500 Blinds
Pot-Limit Omaha
Christopher Claassen from the big blind, John Racener from under the gun, and Frank Brannan from the cutoff were tangled in a pot. With the board reading 10♦5♦4♣J♥ on the turn with 18,000 in the middle, Claassen led for 15,000 and only Racener called.
On the 7♣ river, Claassen led for pot of 48,000 before Racener jammed, and Claassen snapped it off.
John Racener: K♠Q♣9♣8♠
Christopher Claassen: 9♥8♦7♦3♥
Both players held the nut straight as the pot was chopped.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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125,000
24,500
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24,500 |
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105,000
19,000
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19,000 |
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90,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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Level 10
Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000/6,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion 3,000-6,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000/1,500 Blinds
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion 3,000-6,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000/1,500 Blinds
Razz
Motoyoshi Okamura: 7x3x / 5x2xJxTx] / Kx
Chad Eveslage: 2xAx / 4x6xKx9x / 6x
Jordan Griff: XxXx / 6xKx - folded on fourth street
Jordan Griff completed before Motoyoshi Okamura slid out a raise on his left. Chad Eveslage then three-bet, and both players called.
Okamura led out with a bet on fourth street, with Eveslage quickly raising. Griff got out of the way, and Okamura made the call.
Fifth street saw Okamura check to Eveslage, who continued with another bet. Okamura then check-raised and Eveslage called. Another check from Okamura followed on sixth, raising all in after Eveslage bet again.
The call was made, leaving Okamura at risk. Evelsage displayed his made nine-six, while Okamura could not draw better than a ten to end his night a bit early.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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226,000
9,000
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9,000 |
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152,000
52,000
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52,000 |
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Busted | |
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