2025 World Series of Poker

Event #97: $1,500 The Closer
Day: 2
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Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♦10♣
Prize
$648,130
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$4,687,273
Total Entries
4,297
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
317
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 4,297
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Elkamand Flops a Flush

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 32 : 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Najeeb Elkamand
Najeeb Elkamand

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.

Tags: Kevin SchulzNajeeb ElkamandManuel Herrera Garcia

Tou, Lambe Chops

Gabrielle Barredo
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.

Tags: Dylan LambeTawei Tou

Level: 32

Blinds: 100,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

Noda Doubles Through Tivadar

Gabrielle Barredo
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.

Tags: Adrian TivadarHiroyuki Noda

Some Chip Updates

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

Xu Loses to Yoon's Flush

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Qiang Xu
Qiang Xu

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.

Tags: David YoonQiang Xu

Ace High Good for Caballero

Roxanne Johnson
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.

Tags: Jake SchwartzVictor Caballero

Tivadar's Queens Hold

Gabrielle Barredo
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.

Tags: Simon LevyAdrian Tivadar

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

Jon Sofen
Jon Sofen
Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Michael Mizrachi
Michael Mizrachi

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

Naimi Wins Three Way All In, Maida Eliminated

Stewart Morrison
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.

Tags: Guy NaimiJohn MaidaLeo Lombardozzi

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