Event #86: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha Day 1b | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-09-2025 11:31 UTC-8

ICYMI: Michael Mizrachi Wins FOURTH $50,000 Poker Players Championship

Kevin Taylor

“I probably played better than the last three I won. Everything went my way this tournament. I was always at the top of the leaderboard, never really got short, and probably played my best overall.”

That's what Michael Mizrachi had to say after he cruised to victory in Event #66: $50,000 Poker Players Championship.

Already sharing the record for most $50,000 Poker Players Championship victories with Brian Rast, Mizrachi now stands alone after capturing his historic fourth title on Saturday at the 2025 World Series of Poker. "The Grinder" conquered the 107-entry field, earning $1,331,322 from the $5,162,750 prize pool and further cementing his legacy as the event's most dominant force.

Find the Full Recap Here

07-09-2025 13:19 UTC-8

Bill Draper

38,200 3,300

Table 153Seat 2

Got low but made a wheel to double back up.

07-09-2025 13:56 UTC-8

Bill Draper

Busted

Table 153Seat 2

Called it off with K-hi flush against A-hi.

07-09-2025 14:14 UTC-8

The SCOTUS Lawyer Who Won $50m Playing Poker—And Got Indicted

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Kevin Taylor

For two decades, Tom Goldstein was at the top of the legal world. He argued more cases before the United States Supreme Court than almost any private attorney and founded SCOTUSblog, a legal blog that quickly became the go-to source for Supreme Court analysis. He lectured at Stanford University and Harvard University and regularly appeared on national news programs.

But Goldstein had another life. When he wasn’t arguing before Supreme Court justices, Goldstein was flying to Hollywood or Hong Kong and winning or losing millions in ultra-high-stakes poker matches. He played heads-up against California businessmen and foreign gamblers, at one point allegedly winning over $50 million in just a few sessions.

Goldstein’s luck turned in January 2025 when the US Department of Justice a federal grand jury initiated a 22-count indictment accusing the attorney of failing to report millions in poker winnings and diverting law firm funds to pay his personal poker debts.

In a new PokerNews video essay, we take a look at the life of Tom Goldstein and the high-stakes poker game that led to his federal indictment.

Watch the Video Essay Here!

07-09-2025 14:22 UTC-8

Paul espinoza

233,000

Table 159Seat 6

07-09-2025 15:03 UTC-8

Paul espinoza

260,000 27,000

Table 159Seat 6

07-09-2025 15:50 UTC-8

Here's How to Best Sweat Your 25K & ODB Fantasy Team in the PokerNews Live Updates!

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Kevin Taylor

All summer long, PokerNews will be offering updates from both the 25K Fantasy and ODB Fantasy leagues, which you can read in our dedicated hub here.

But did you know that you're also able to follow all the players from both leagues in our live updates? Every player drafted in the 25K Fantasy, as well as all the ODB Bonus players, have been tagged with special badges that allow you to visit out chip count page and filter by said badges. So, if all you want to see are players from those leagues and how they're doing, it's as simple as clicking the badges and then filtering.

What's more, each tournament has a "$25K Fantasy" tab at the top of the updates. Click that and all you'll see are hands played by players in the 25K Fantasy league.

PokerNews understands that when it comes to fantasy, some readers only care about their team, so we've made it simple to follow all your rostered players with a few simple clicks.

Check out this video to see the filtering options in action:

07-09-2025 18:30 UTC-8

John Evans

122,000 2,000

Table 139Seat 6

07-09-2025 18:35 UTC-8

Top Day 1b Stacks

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Josh Noy

Here are the latest big stacks on Day 1b, according to the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valentin Zapata	748,000 748,000	748,000
Ludovic Geilich	692,000 692,000	692,000

Howard Everett	602,000 602,000	602,000
Joel Klasson	590,000 590,000	590,000
Bryan Reyes	551,000 551,000	551,000
Quan Qiu	537,000 537,000	537,000
Rajendra Ajmani	525,000 525,000	525,000
Paul Espinoza	504,500 244,500	244,500
Lawrence Brandt	492,000 492,000	492,000

Angelo Kozonis	492,000 492,000	492,000
Giovanni Zanette	480,000 480,000	480,000
Gabriel Ramos	456,000 456,000	456,000
Allen Feldman	451,000 451,000	451,000
Jeffrey Trudeau	445,000 445,000	445,000
Damarjai Davenport	440,000 440,000	440,000
Allen Shen	433,000 433,000	433,000
Daniel Cosner	430,000 430,000	430,000
Adam Merrick	427,000 427,000	427,000
Menachem Kranz	427,000 427,000	427,000
Nicholas Nicolaou	425,000 425,000	425,000
Paulo Drummond	420,000 420,000	420,000
Marcus Borges	420,000 420,000	420,000
Ryan Leng	418,000 418,000	418,000

Jonas Stab	416,000 416,000	416,000

07-09-2025 18:44 UTC-8

Poker Crusher Makes Insane Ace-High Hero Call on WSOP Main Event Bubble

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Calum Grant

“It was a spot where most people are more sane than me and wouldn’t have put their money in.”

Josh Reichard made one of the gutsiest decisions of the 2025 World Series of Poker so far, calling for his tournament life with nothing but ace-high on the stone money bubble of the $10,000 WSOP Main Event.

Already a 16-time WSOP Circuit ring winner and reigning MSPT Heart Poker Champion, Reichard came into the Main Event on a serious heater. He’d cashed in nine WSOP events this summer, including a third-place finish worth $702,360 in the controversial Millionaire Maker.

Read the full hand + exclusive interview here