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
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 / 4297
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Zaskodny & Chan Chop

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 43 : Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Lok Chan got his last 9,000,000 into the middle preflop with Lukas Zaskodny trying to send him home.

Lok Chan: K♥8♥ All in
Lukas Zaskodny: K♦J♦

Chan looked poised to go from chip leader to out, if he didn't find an eight or some hearts.

The board ran out 7♥6♠4♥7♠4♣, which meant both players ended the hand with king-high and chopped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Lukas Zaskodny cz
Lukas Zaskodny 		67,500,000
1,500,000
 1,500,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Lok Chan hk
Lok Chan 		10,500,000
1,500,000
 1,500,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Lok ChanLukas Zaskodny

Level: 43

Blinds: 1,500,000/3,000,000

Ante: 3,000,000

Tran Stays Alive

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 42 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante

Thang Tran moved all in from under the gun for 6,500,000, before the chip leader, Richard Ali, reshoved from the small blind. The big blind folded, and the players revealed their cards.

Thang Tran: A♣8♣ All in
Richard Ali: K♠9♣

The runout came clean for Tran, as the dealer spread a 2♣Q♥Q♠5♦8♠ board, keeping his lead intact and providing him a double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Richard Ali us
Richard Ali 		101,500,000
6,800,000
 6,800,000
Profile photo of Thang Tran us
Thang Tran 		18,000,000
11,100,000
 11,100,000

Tags: Richard AliThang Tran

Tivadar and Zaskodny Chop

Gabrielle Barredo
Gabrielle Barredo
Level 42 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante

On the button, Lukas Zaskodny shoved all-in for around 64,000,000 and got a caller in the big blind, Adrian Tivadar, who was covered.

Adrian Tivadar: A♦Q♠ All in
Lukas Zaskodny: A♠Q♦

They had exactly the same hand. The board ran 9♣4♠8♦8♠K♦ with no fuss. The dealer split the pot between the two players.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Lukas Zaskodny cz
Lukas Zaskodny 		70,400,000
6,400,000
 6,400,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Adrian Tivadar ro
Adrian Tivadar 		13,000,000
7,000,000
 7,000,000

Tags: Adrian TivadarLukas Zaskodny

Ali Moves into the Chip Lead

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 42 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante
Richard Ali
Richard Ali

Lok Chan raised the button to 5,000,000 before Richard Ali jammed for 41,300,000 from the small blind. Chan tank-folded, and Ali windmilled the 2♠ across the table while belowing "Deuce! Deuce!," for the whole of the Horseshoe Hotel & Casino to hear.

The very next hand, Chan raised the cutoff to 5,000,000 before Ali jammed for 51,300,000 from the button. When it got back to Chan, he called.

Richard Ali: A♥Q♥ All in
Lok Chan: A♣K♦

Chan had Ali dominated and would become the overwhelming chip leader if his ace-king could hold up.

The flop came down 8♣Q♣8♠ to put Ali in the lead with a pair of queens. The A♠ turn meant only a king on the river would send Ali to the rail. The river was the 3♥, and Ali began dancing around the table to high-five his rail as he became the new chip leader.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Richard Ali us
Richard Ali 		108,300,000
71,000,000
 71,000,000
Profile photo of Lok Chan hk
Lok Chan 		15,000,000
54,000,000
 54,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Lok ChanRichard Ali

Zaskodny Wins a Massive Pot With a Set

Roxanne Johnson
Roxanne Johnson
Level 42 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante

Lukas Zaskodny limped in the small blind, and Thang Tran raised to 5,000,000. Zaskodny called. The flop arrived with 4♥9♣10♦ and Zaskodny led for 2,500,000, and Tran moved all in for 30,000,000 effective. Zaskodny snap-called.

Lukas Zaskodny: 9♦9♠ All in
Thang Tran: Q♠Q♣

The turn was the 3♦, and the river was the 5♠, despite Tran calling for a queen.

Tran stated, "The queens let me down." Zaskodny won with a set of nines.

On the next hand, Zaskodny was on the button and raised to 6,000,000, and Tran called for all of his chips for 5,000,000, and the big blind folded.

Thang Tran: 5♥4♥ All in
Lukas Zaskodny: A♣3♠

Tran doubled up when the board ran out with 9♣4♠J♠5♠8♣.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Lukas Zaskodny cz
Lukas Zaskodny 		64,000,000
26,500,000
 26,500,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Thang Tran us
Thang Tran 		6,900,000
36,100,000
 36,100,000

Tags: Lukas ZaskodnyThang Tran

Ali Doubles Through Tran

Gabrielle Barredo
Gabrielle Barredo
Level 42 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante

Thang Tran opened to 5,000,000 in middle position and was called by the big blind Richard Ali. The flop came J♣8♦5♠.

Ali checked and Tran picked up a whole stack amounting to 18,000,000, effectively putting Ali all-in. Ali called.

Richard Ali: J♠10♦ All in
Thang Tran: A♠8♠

Tran hit mid-pair, which couldn't beat Ali's top pair. The runout 7♠9♣ improved Ali's hand to a straight, securing him a crucial double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Thang Tran us
Thang Tran 		43,000,000
23,000,000
 23,000,000
Profile photo of Richard Ali us
Richard Ali 		37,300,000
12,900,000
 12,900,000

Tags: Richard AliThang Tran

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