2025 World Series of Poker

Event #99: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
12
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$606,849
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,381,000
Total Entries
735
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
735
Players Left
68
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Lagan Eliminated

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was picked up as Paul Lagan was all in against Jeremiah Williams.

Paul Lagan: A6
Jeremiah Williams: AQ

The board ran out 5Q826, and Lagan was la-gone from the tournament.

Tags: Jeremiah WilliamsPaul Lagan

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Etim Takes from Foxen

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Terence Etim started the action with 2,000 raise in late position and got a three-bet from Kristen Foxen to 5,000 on the button. When action returned to him, Etim called.

The dealer flopped 93Q. Etim check-called Foxen's bet of 3,500.

Both players checked the turn 3. On the river 7, Etim fired 20,000 effectively putting Foxen all-in. With only 15,800 behind, Foxen folded and surrendered the pot to Etim.

Tags: Kristen FoxenTerence Etim

Some Late Additions to the Field

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Lee Takes a Pot

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Aliaksandr Hirs opened to 1,700 and got the blinds Chang Lee in the small and Maximiliano Castagnini in the big blind to call.

The flop came 93J and all players checked. Lee led on the turn 5 with 2,400. Castagnini called but Hirs, had seen enough.

On the river 6, Lee fired 12,000 making Castagnini think of his options. After a few seconds, Castagnini conceded the hand and the pot to Lee.

Tags: Aliaksandr HirsChang LeeMaximiliano Castagnini

Spade on the River Ends History-Maker Margets’ WSOP Main Event Dreams

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Leo Margets
Leo Margets

It’s been a historic run for Leo Margets in this year’s WSOP Main Event, but unfortunately for the Spaniard and her loyal legion of supporters, that run has now come to an end.

Across nine days of play at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, Margets became the first woman in three decades to reach the final table of poker’s world championship, earning her place in the history books with a headline-grabbing run on the game’s biggest stage.

However, her tournament came to a close in 7th place for $1,500,000 after a brutal river card in a key pot against Kenny Hallaert ended her bid for the title.

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Tags: Leo Margets

Sama, Alt Deleted

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Dinesh Alt
Dinesh Alt

With Naveen Sama already all in on the turn and the board reading 41095, Dinesh Alt went all in with 51,800 chips.

Yakov Albaz deliberated for a bit before making the call with the bigger stack.

Naveen Sama: AQAll in
Dinesh Alt: K10All in
Yakov Albaz: QJ

Alt had top pair with a king kicker. Albaz had an open-ended straight draw, with two overs. Sama just had two overcards.

The river hit Albaz' jack, giving him the double knockout.

Sama and Alt both rebought back into the single reentry event.

Tags: Dinesh AltNaveen SamaYakov Albaz

Laskowitz With a Huge Bet on the River

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

There were roughly 11,000 chips in the pot on J394, Xuan Liu checked in early position, Samuel Laskowitz bet 3,600 from the cutoff, Liu check-called.

Liu checked again on the K, and Laskowitz decided to bet 28,000, Liu didn't take long before pushing her cards into the muck.

Tags: Samuel LaskowitzXuan Liu

Peters Picks Off Minnis

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

A completed board of 64487 was spread across the felt with around 14,000 in the middle. David Peters checked from early position and Ronald Minnis flicked in a bet of 10,000 in the cutoff.

Peters mulled it over for a minute and then threw in a chip to call. Minnis flipped over AQ for just ace-high while Peters held 1010 for two pair to scoop the pot.

Tags: Ronald MinnisDavid Peters

Lin Eliminates Simao with Flopped Pair

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Ren Lin opened to 1,600 under the gun and got an all-in shove from Joao Simao in late position for 6,000. Lin called when action went back to him.

Joao Simao: 44 All in
Ren Lin: K7

Lin spiked a pair on the flop K68, putting him in the lead. The runout AJ didn't help Simao. Simao left the table as Lin added the chips to his stack.

Tags: Joao SimaoRen Lin