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

07-16-2025 16:46 UTC-8

Hiroyuki Noda Eliminated in 25th Place ($26,360)

Roxanne Johnson

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Hiroyuki Noda moved all in from the hijack for 1,900,000, and Michael Stashin also moved all in from the cutoff with the bigger stack. Everyone else left for the break.

Hiroyuki Noda: Q♦J♥ All in
Michael Stashin: K♠J♣

The board ran out with 10♥6♠5♠6♥2♠, and king high with a pair of sixes was enough to eliminate Noda.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Stashin	6,750,000 2,050,000	2,050,000
Hiroyuki Noda	Busted

Tags: Hiroyuki Noda Michael Stashin

07-16-2025 16:47 UTC-8

Break Time

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Tim Baker

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Players are now on a 15-minute break.

Level: 35

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 500,000

07-16-2025 17:06 UTC-8

Lambe Doubles with Full House

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Dylan Lambe open-shoved for around 3,700,000 and got a caller from the player to his left Jimmy Setna, putting his tournament life on the line.

Dylan Lambe: K♠K♣ All in
Jimmy Setna: A♣A♥

Lambe was ready to leave when the flop dropped K♦4♥2♠ giving him a set. The turn 5♥ didn't help Setna. When the river 4♣ fell, Lambe improved to a full house, securing his double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jimmy Setna	12,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Dylan Lambe	8,600,000 5,000,000	5,000,000

Tags: Dylan Lambe Jimmy Setna

07-16-2025 17:09 UTC-8

Walsworth Has a Date With an Eight to Double

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Tim Baker

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Michael Stashin made it 1,000,000 from early position and Peter Walsworth jammed for 4,075,000 from the cutoff. Kevin Schulz moved in over the top from the small blind with the covering stack, which forced Stashin out.

Peter Walsworth: A♥8♥ All in
Kevin Schulz: A♣K♦

Schulz's Big Slick dominated Walsworth, but the 3♦Q♦5♣8♣7♠ runout gave Walsworth the best hand with a pair of eights on the turn, and he doubled up at the expense of Schulz.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Schulz	12,100,000 3,625,000	3,625,000
Peter Walsworth	9,500,000 5,975,000	5,975,000
Michael Stashin	5,800,000 950,000	950,000

Tags: Kevin Schulz Michael Stashin Peter Walsworth

07-16-2025 17:19 UTC-8

Najeeb Elkamand Eliminated in 24th Place ($26,360)

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

David Yoon opened to 1,000,000 in middle position and Najeeb Elkamand called in the big blind taking them to a flop.

On the flop J♠7♥8♠, Elkamand shoved all-in for 1,400,000 and Yoon snap-called.

Najeeb Elkamand: 6♥5♥ All in
David Yoon: A♠Q♠

Elkamand had an open-ended straight draw but Yoon was ahead with his ace-high, plus a chance to improve with a flush draw. The turn 9♠ completed Elkamandàs straight but also completed Yoon's flush leaving Elkamand to draw dead.

The dealer completed the board with a 7♠ sealing Elkamand's fate to claim his payout.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Yoon	18,900,000 3,825,000	3,825,000
Najeeb Elkamand	Busted

Tags: David Yoon Najeeb Elkamand

07-16-2025 17:22 UTC-8

Suresh Doshi Eliminated in 23rd Place ($26,360)

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Simon Levy raised from under the gun to 1,000,000, Guilherme Pretto moved all in for 4,300,000 from the hijack, and Suresh Doshi also moved all in for 1,400,000 from the cutoff, and Levy called both bets.

Suresh Doshi: A♣5♦ All in
Guilherme Pretto: A♥10♠ All in
Simon Levy: K♣K♠

The board came out with 10♦5♥10♣A♠8♣ and Pretto won it all with a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guilherme Pretto	11,300,000 5,500,000	5,500,000
Simon Levy	3,800,000 4,700,000	4,700,000
Suresh Doshi	Busted

Tags: Guilherme Pretto Simon Levy Suresh Doshi

07-16-2025 17:27 UTC-8

Douglas Lopes Eliminated in 22nd Place ($26,360)

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Stewart Morrison

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Kevin Schulz started the action with a raise to 1,000,000 from early position. One seat to his left, Douglas Lopes three-bet to 2,750,000. When the action returned to Schulz, he four-bet all in, and Lopes called, putting himself at risk.

Douglas Lopes: Q♥Q♣ All in
Kevin Schulz: A♥A♦

Schulz held on to his lead throughout the 9♣8♣5♠2♥3♠ runout, to see Lopes eliminated in 22nd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Schulz	23,500,000 11,400,000	11,400,000
Douglas Lopes	Busted

Tags: Douglas Ferreira Kevin Schulz

07-16-2025 17:27 UTC-8

Michael Stashin Eliminated in 21st Place ($26,360)

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Tim Baker

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Michael Stashin shoved his stack of around 4,000,000 into the middle from the cutoff, and Adrian Tivadar made the call from the big blind.

Michael Stashin: A♠5♣ All in
Adrian Tivadar: A♦K♦

Stashin had run into the Big Slick of Tivadar and would hit the rail unless he found some help from the dealer. The dealer provided no assistance to either player as she put out a board of 10♥3♠7♠J♦2♥. This meant Tivadar's ace-king high held up, and Stashin was eliminated in 21st place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Tivadar	17,500,000 7,100,000	7,100,000
Michael Stashin	Busted

Tags: Adrian Tivadar Michael Stashin

Level: 36

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 600,000