Event #97: $1,500 The Closer | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-16-2025 16:03 UTC-8

Chan With Big Push on Turn

Roxanne Johnson

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Richard Ali raised to 600,000 from under the gun as the big stack at the table, and Lok Chan called from the big blind. The flop was A♠4♥4♣. Chan checked, and Ali bet 300,000. Chan called.

On the turn J♥, Chan checked again, and Ali put the maximum pressure on with a bet of 1,500,000. Chan moved all in for 2,475,000.

Ali stated, "It's not much more, is it?" and made the call.

Lok Chan: A♣6♣ All in
Richard Ali: K♥5♥

The river K♠ did not change the outcome and Chan won with his better two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Ali	7,700,000 4,300,000	4,300,000
Lok Chan	6,800,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Lok Chan Richard Ali

07-16-2025 16:03 UTC-8

Garcia Forces a Fold

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Michael Stashin opened to 600,000 under the gun. Action folded to the small blind Manuel Herrera Garcia who called.

The flop came 5♣3♠A♦. Garcia checked and Stashin continued with 300,000. Garcia called.

Both players checked the turn J♣. On the river 8♥, Garcia fired 400,000 which was enough to make Stashin fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Herrera Garcia	10,375,000 875,000	875,000
Michael Stashin	1,750,000 3,200,000	3,200,000

Tags: Manuel Herrera Garcia Michael Stashin

07-16-2025 15:59 UTC-8

De Silva Bests Setna in Big Pot

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Stewart Morrison

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Upeshka De Silva raised to 600,000 from early position, and promptly met resistance in the form of a Jimmy Setna three-bet to 1,450,000 from the hijack. The action returned to De Silva, who opted to call.

The dealer spread a 7♠J♠A♥ flop, and De Silva elected to check-call Setna's continuation-bet of 900,000.

Both players checked on the 10♠ turn, and the dealer then added the J♦ river to the board.

De Silva took over the betting lead, sliding 2,700,000 into the middle. Setna sat back in his chair, surveying the situation. After a minute or two, though, he opted to fold, surrendering the pot to De Silva.

Player	Chips	Progress
Upeshka De Silva	18,025,000 12,825,000	12,825,000

Jimmy Setna	10,650,000 4,425,000	4,425,000

Tags: Jimmy Setna Upeshka De Silva

07-16-2025 15:55 UTC-8

Schulz Raises Garcia

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Tim Baker

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Kevin Schulz raised to 600,000 from middle position with Manuel Herrera Garcia calling on the button, and Jessica Vierling defending her big blind.

The action checked to Garcia on the A♥J♥6♥ flop, and he fired out a bet of 300,000. Vierling folded, but Schulz check-raised to 900,000. Garcia pondered for a while before folding and surrendering the pot to Schulz.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Schulz	12,000,000 2,250,000	2,250,000
Manuel Herrera Garcia	9,500,000 500,000	500,000
Jessica Vierling	1,300,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Tags: Jessica Vierling Kevin Schulz Manuel Herrera Garcia

07-16-2025 15:54 UTC-8

Kim Turns a Flush

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Kenneth Kim opened with 3,000,000 in middle position, leaving one 100,000-chip behind. Lukas Zaskodny called in late position thinking he was all-in and was about to turn his cards over when action folded around. The dealer informed him that Kim wasn't all in and continued the deal.

The flop came 5♦4♦8♠. Kim threw in his remaining chips, and Zaskodny called, taking them to showdown.

Kenneth Kim: A♦6♦ All in
Lukas Zaskodny: K♦K♠

Zaskodny was ahead with his over pair but Kim had numerous outs with his overcard, straight draw and flush draw. Kim took the lead when the turn J♦ completed his flush draw. The dealer completed the board with a Q♠ then pushed the pot in Kim's direction.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenneth Kim	6,750,000 4,885,000	4,885,000

Lukas Zaskodny	4,600,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Kenneth Kim Lukas Zaskodny

07-16-2025 15:42 UTC-8

Ace High The Best For Ali

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Richard Ali raised from early position to 500,000, and Robert Nemeskeri-Kiss called from late position. The flop came out with 2♠3♥K♠, and Ali bet out 425,000, receiving a call from Neseskeri-Kiss.

Both players checked the turn 5♦ and the river 9♣.

Ali suggested it might be a chop as he flipped over A♥Q♥ for ace high and Nemeskeri-Kiss mucked, while verbalizing his disappointment that he didn't attempt a bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Ali	12,000,000 11,665,000	11,665,000
Robert Nemeskeri-Kiss	4,300,000 1,850,000	1,850,000

Tags: Richard Ali Robert Nemeskeri-Kiss

07-16-2025 15:39 UTC-8

Madsen One of the Recent Eliminations

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Tim Baker

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Shijia Liu	Busted
Jeffrey Tanouye	Busted
Jimmy Young	Busted
Barry Hutter	Busted

Michael Linton	Busted
Felix Weis	Busted
Nikolai Tulin	Busted
Bret Martin	Busted
Christian Harder	Busted

Aamir Ghai	Busted
Julien Vanpelt	Busted

Andrii Hrilberh	Busted
Jeff Madsen	Busted

Jake Schwartz	Busted

Level: 33

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

07-16-2025 15:36 UTC-8

Tivadar Stack Grows, Eliminates Hutter

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Adrian Tivadar opened to 500,000 on the button and got a three-bet shove all-in from Barry Hutter in the big blind. Tivadar snap-called putting Hutter's tournament life on the line.

Barry Hutter: 8♣8♦ All in
Adrian Tivadar: A♠10♠

Tivadar spiked a pair from the window card of the flop 10♥3♣K♣ prompting Hutter to get on his feet. The turn 4♣ and river 2♦ didn't help Hutter at all. Hutter left the table as Tivadar added the chips to his growing stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Tivadar	7,700,000 2,850,000	2,850,000
Barry Hutter	Busted

Tags: Adrian Tivadar Barry Hutter

07-16-2025 15:35 UTC-8

Yoon Continues to Climb

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Stewart Morrison

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Nishant Sharma raised to 500,000 from early position, and when action folded to David Yoon in the big blind, he raised to 1,200,000. Sharma then responded with a four-bet to 3,500,000, leaving himself 200,000 behind, aware of the impending pay jump.

Yoon then put in a five-bet, committing Sharma's stack. Once it appeared that Sharma wouldn't make the pay jump, he made the call.

Nishant Sharma: J♠J♦ All in
David Yoon: A♠A♦

There was no help for Sharma on the 5♠7♥5♥Q♥9♦ runout, and with no other eliminations on the surrrounding tables he exited one place from a pay jump.