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

07-16-2025 15:35 UTC-8

Elkamand Flops a Flush

Tim Baker

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

Kevin Schulz raised to 500,000 from the cutoff with Manuel Herrera Garcia calling from the small blind, and Najeeb Elkamand defending his big blind.

After two checks on the Q♣10♣5♣ flop, Schulz bet 300,000. Garcia and Elkamand called.

Garcia checked for a second time on the J♥ turn and Elkamand led out for 700,000. Schulz immediately folded, but Garcia called.

Two checks followed the 3♣ river, and Elkamand showed the winner with J♣8♣ for a flopped flush. Garcia turned over a set of tens with 10♥10♠ as the pot was pushed to Elkamand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Herrera Garcia	10,000,000 350,000	350,000
Kevin Schulz	9,750,000 1,750,000	1,750,000
Najeeb Elkamand	9,500,000 7,335,000	7,335,000
Pedro Cabeca	9,100,000 8,899,000	8,899,000
Matthew Schultz	4,800,000 4,115,000	4,115,000
Jessica Vierling	2,700,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Paul Dominski	2,500,000 1,555,000	1,555,000
Guy Naimi	2,300,000 800,000	800,000
Andrii Hrilberh	400,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Kevin Schulz Najeeb Elkamand Manuel Herrera Garcia

07-16-2025 15:31 UTC-8

Tou, Lambe Chops

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

On the button, Tawei Tou raised 2,000,000, leaving 50,000 behind. Big blind Dylan Lambe took his time to consider his options. He finally announced all-in. After a quick check of the clock, Tou called with his remaining chips.

Tawei Tou: K♣J♥ All in
Dylan Lambe: K♠J♦

Upon seeing the tabled hands, Lambe reacted with a disappointed, "Oh." The board ran Q♣J♠9♠9♦3♣ with no fuss. The dealer divided the pot in two for a chop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Lambe	3,200,000 800,000	800,000
Tawei Tou	2,100,000 1,520,000	1,520,000

Tags: Dylan Lambe Tawei Tou

Level: 32

Blinds: 100,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

07-16-2025 15:23 UTC-8

Noda Doubles Through Tivadar

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Adrian Tivadar opened to 500,000 in cutoff and got a three-bet shove for 1,250,000 from big blind Hiroyuki Noda. Tivadar called putting Noda's life at risk.

Hiroyuki Noda: K♦J♥ All in
Adrian Tivadar: A♣7♠

Tivadar's ace-high put him in front. The tides shifted when the flop dropped 2♦J♦10♣ giving Noda a pair. The turn 8♣ and river 10♠ didn't help Tivadar prompting him to surrender some of his chips to match that of Noda's for a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Tivadar	4,850,000 2,600,000	2,600,000
Hiroyuki Noda	2,850,000 2,808,500	2,808,500

Tags: Adrian Tivadar Hiroyuki Noda

07-16-2025 15:21 UTC-8

Some Chip Updates

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Yoon	6,250,000 4,750,000	4,750,000
Lok Chan	6,000,000 3,800,000	3,800,000

Dylan Lambe	4,000,000 850,000	850,000
Nishant Sharma	3,400,000 300,000	300,000
Guilherme Pretto	2,900,000 200,000	200,000
Paul Lagan	2,500,000 400,000	400,000

Leo Lombardozzi	1,400,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

07-16-2025 15:18 UTC-8

Xu Loses to Yoon's Flush

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Tim Baker

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

With around 2,500,000 in the pot on a board of 5♦4♥3♦2♥, Qiang Xu bet 500,000 from middle position and David Yoon called from the hijack.

The K♦ appeared on the river, causing Xu to check. Yoon fired out a big bet of 3,500,000 and Xu went into the tank. After quite a long deliberation, Xu made the call.

Yoon showed a rivered flush with Q♦J♦ to win the pot, as Xu returned his cards face down to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Yoon	11,000,000 7,300,000	7,300,000
Peter Walsworth	6,000,000 3,780,000	3,780,000
Victor Caballero	5,100,000 550,000	550,000
Nishant Sharma	3,700,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Qiang Xu	3,000,000 4,375,000	4,375,000

Guilherme Pretto	2,700,000 900,000	900,000
Lok Chan	2,200,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Paul Lagan	2,100,000 1,968,000	1,968,000

Tags: David Yoon Qiang Xu

07-16-2025 15:17 UTC-8

Ace High Good for Caballero

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Victor Caballero raised from under the gun to 400,000, and Jake Schwartz looked him up from the big blind. The flop came out with 6♠9♠5♣ and both players checked.

On the turn 2♣, Schwartz took a stab and bet out 350,000 and received a call from Caballero.

Both players checked the river 2♠. Schwartz turned over K♣J♠ for king high, and Cabellero turned over A♣8♣ for ace high and the win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Caballero	5,650,000 350,000	350,000
Jake Schwartz	1,000,000 340,000	340,000

Tags: Jake Schwartz Victor Caballero

07-16-2025 15:12 UTC-8

Tivadar's Queens Hold

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Adrian Tivadar open-shoved all-in for 975,000 in middle position and got called by big blind Simon Levy, taking them to showdown.

Adrian Tivadar: Q♠Q♣ All in
Simon Levy: A♠10♠

Levy hit the flop when it came 3♠10♣2♥ but it still didn't beat Tivadara's queens. The runout J♣2♣ didn't change the situation. Tivadar scooped the pot for a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Levy	5,200,000 1,450,000	1,450,000
Adrian Tivadar	2,250,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Simon Levy Adrian Tivadar

07-16-2025 15:09 UTC-8

Michael Mizrachi Finishes Historic Run with 2025 WSOP Main Event Title and $10 Million

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Jon Sofen

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Michael Mizrachi pulled off an improbable run on Wednesday, taking down the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event for $10 million in the same year he won the $50,000 WSOP Poker Players Championship.

"The Grinder," now an eight-time bracelet winner, dusted off the competition on the final table's second day in just over his one-hour prediction. He first eliminated the smallest stack, Kenny Hallaert, the sixth-place finisher in 2016, on the first hand by winning a 60/40. Hallaert, a PokerStars Team Pro, took home $3 million.

Mizrachi then put the new smallest stack, Braxton Dunaway, all in with A♦10♦ and received a call from 10♥6♥. The best hand would hold up through the five community cards, and Dunaway was out in third place ($4 million) two hands into the session.

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Tags: Michael Mizrachi

07-16-2025 15:06 UTC-8

Naimi Wins Three Way All In, Maida Eliminated

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Stewart Morrison

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

The action started with John Maida automatically all in for his final chips in the big blind. Guy Naimi then moved all in for 1,300,000 from early position, before cutoff Leo Lombardozzi reshoved his stack that had both all-in players covered.

Nobody else called, and the cards were revealed.

John Maida: 9♦8♠ All in
Guy Naimi: Q♣10♣ All in
Leo Lombardozzi: 5♠5♣

The J♦7♦Q♠ flop moved Naimi into the lead, and with the 2♠ turn and 7♥ river, it stayed that way.

Naimi scooped more than a double-up, and Maida headed to the exit.