Dan Smith opened the button to 8,000 before Kevin Rabichow three-bet to 45,000 from the small blind. In the big blind, Matthew Sabia put in a cold four-bet to 113,000. Smith quickly folded and Rabichow elected to call.
On the 6♥4♥2♠ flop, Rabichow checked to Sabia who continued for 72,000 and Rabichow put in the call.
The 8♠ turn checked through to the K♦ river which saw Rabichow check for a third time. Sabia used a time bank before he announced a bet of 220,000. Rabichow would then check-jam for 327,000 total, sending Sabia into the tank who was playing a slightly bigger stack. He eventually decided to flick in the call.
Kevin Rabichow: A♠A♣
Matthew Sabia: K♥J♥
Rabichow got the max with his aces after Sabia paired his king on the river, and he dragged a massive pot as he left Sabia on fumes.
Jason Koon from the hijack and Brock Wilson from the small blind went heads-up to the 9♦9♣7♠ flop with over 60,000 in the middle preflop after Wilson had three-bet. Wilson led for a chunky size of 42,000 and Koon put in the call.
The 4♦ turn checked through to the Q♦ river which saw Wilson lead for 110,000 after using a time bank. Koon would then use one of his own before he announced all-in as the covering stack for 263,000 effective, sending Wilson deep into the tank. After almost two minutes, he would put a stack in the middle to call off his stack.
Brock Wilson: A♠A♥
Jason Koon: K♦J♦
Koon went runner-runner to make a flush as he was able to crack the aces of Wilson who could not get away on the river as he headed towards the exit.
Action was picked up in a massive pot between Jianwei Lin in the small blind and Jason Palker in the hijack.
The board read Q♥9♥3♣7♥ and Jianwei Lin moved all in for 128,000 and Palker called.
Jianwei Lin: A♥K♠
Jason Palker: A♣Q♠
"No heart, no heart," asked Palker as he stood up as a favorite to win a massive pot to put him into the lead.
The deck granted his wish by putting a K♦, but unfortunately for Palker that still gave Lin top pair and he scooped a massive double to survive, leaving Palker shaking his head.
Action was picked up with cards on their backs with Masashi Oya all in and at risk for his last 117,500 from the big blind against Daniel Negreanu from first position.
Masashi Oya: 9♣9♦
Daniel Negreanu: K♥K♠
The board ran out A♠J♠3♥2♥10♣ and the kings held up for Negreanu to send Oya over to the rebuy cage, where he rebought promptly.
Action was picked up on the flop in a pot where Dan Smith had raised from under the gun and both Joe Cada in the cutoff and Adrian Mateos in the big blind called.
The flop rolled out 9♦A♣4♠ and Mateos checked over to Smith who bet 5,000. Only Mateos called.
Mateos checked the turn 7♥ over to Smith who sized up to 22,000, prompting Mateos to raise to 75,000 and Smith called.
On the river 2♥, Mateos moved all in for 142,000 and Smith burned a time extension before tossing his hand into the muck.
Welcome back to PokerNews, the official media partner of the 2025 World Series of Poker, bringing you live coverage from every bracelet event.
One of the summer’s biggest buy-ins takes center stage today at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas, as Event #88: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em gets underway at noon local time.
This three-day event gives players 300,000 in starting chips and features 60-minute levels throughout. A 30-second shot clock will be in play, with time banks in effect as per standard WSOP high roller rules. Players are allowed one reentry, and late registration remains open through the first 12 levels, approximately 2:15 p.m. on Day 2.
Day 1 will play ten levels, with 15-minute breaks every three levels and a 60-minute dinner break following Level 6. The field will return for Day 2 at 12 p.m. on Thursday, July 10, and play down to the final five. The tournament will conclude on Day 3 with a winner crowned.
New Yorker Jared Bleznick is your reigning champion, having triumphed over a 178-strong field in 2024 to claim $2,037,947 and his first WSOP bracelet.
Bleznick overcame a final table consisting of some of the best no-limit hold'em players in the world, defeating Jesse Lonis heads up to win over $2 million.
"My whole career, I was mostly a cash game player, mostly a heads-up player," Bleznick commented following his win. "This means more to me for the public, for my friends, for my family, and for people who said that I've never won a bracelet."
"I already know I can compete at the highest level, and I've never given myself a chance to play a lot of tournament poker. I love tournament poker, I want to keep playing more and more."
Year
Entries
Winner
Country
Payout
2024
178
Jared Bleznick
United States
$2,037,947
2023
176
Alex Kulev
Bulgaria
$2,087,073
2022
107
Joao Vieira
Portugal
$1,384,415
2021
113
Mikita Badziakouski
Belarus
$1,462,043
2020
-
Not held
-
-
2019
123
Danny Tang
Hong Kong
$1,608,406
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