2025 World Series of Poker

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Ali Doubles Through Tran

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.

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Dylan Lambe Eliminated in 6th Place ($139,460)

Dylan Lambe jammed for 14,000,000 from the hijack and Adrian Tivadar moved all in from the small blind for 15,700,000. After the big blind folded, the cards were shown.

Dylan Lambe:

Adrian Tivadar:

Tivadar had the Snowmen against the two overcards of Lambe. The dealer put out a flop of

to give Lambe a few extra outs. The

turn didn't change anything, and neither did the

river. Tivadar almost doubled up, while Lambe was out in sixth.

Jimmy Setna Eliminated in 7th Place ($107,240)

Jimmy Setna raised to 9,400,000 from under the gun, leaving 4,000,000 behind. When the action got to Richard Ali, he moved all in for 31,400,000. The action returned to Setna, who made the call.

Jimmy Setna:

Richard Ali:

The flop came

, keeping Ali in the lead. The dealer then burned and turned the

, offering Setna some extra outs, but the river

sealed his fate, seeing him eliminated in 7th place.

The rail for The Closer continues to grow as the final table rages on.

Chan Takes from Tran

Thang Tran raised to 2,400,000 under the gun and Lok Chan three-bet to 6,600,000 from the hijack. Tran called when the action got back to him.

The dealer spread out the flop of

and Tran led out for 4,400,000. Chan paused for a few moments, then made the call.

Both players checked the turn to see the

fall on the river. Tran checked, and then Chan fired out a bet of 16,800,000. Tran quickly folded and surrendered the pot to Chan.

Tawei Tou Eliminated in 9th Place ($64,980)

When action folded to Tawei Tou in the cutoff, he moved all in for 9,900,000. Only Richard Ali made the call from the small blind.

Tawei Tou:

Richard Ali:

Tou was ahead preflop, but Ali took a near-unassailable lead on the

flop.

The turn

confirmed Tou's elimination in 9th place, before the dealer had even laid out the

river.

Robert Nemeskeri-Kiss Eliminated in 10th Place ($51,246)

When it folded to Robert Nemeskeri-Kiss on the button, he jammed for 7,400,000, and Dylan Lambe made the call from the big blind.

Robert Nemeskeri-Kiss:

Dylan Lambe:

Nemeskeri-Kiss was unfortunate to be dominated by Lambe as the two headed to the

flop, which gave Lambe a pair of tens. The

turn meant Nemeskeri-Kiss was drawing dead, as the irrelevant

appeared on the river.

The pot was sent to Lambe, and Nemeskeri-Kiss was the first elimination at the final table.

Final Table Seat Draw

1. Richard Ali (United States) - 34,500,000
2. Dylan Lambe (United States) - 13,600,000
3. Victor Caballero (Spain) - 14,700,000
4. Lukas Zaskodny (Czechia) - 14,600,000
5. Thang Tran (United States) - 30,800,000
6. Adrian Tivadar (Romania) - 8,300,000
7. Jimmy Setna (Canada) - 29,000,000
8. Tawei Tou (Taiwan) - 21,100,000
9. Lok Chan (Hong Kong) - 37,800,000
10. Robert Nemeskeri-Kiss (United States) - 10,500,000

I want to congratulate my friend

for using his skill edge to run his opponents down on all of those hands where he got it all in as an underdog to make the top 10.

Dinner time

The 10 remaining players in The Closer have reached the final table and are taking a quick dinner break before they return to play at about 9:05 PM.

Peter Walsworth Eliminated in 11th Place ($51,246)

Peter Walsworth raised to 6,000,000 under the gun with just 1,500,000 behind. Tawei Tou jammed from the small blind, and Walsworth called to put himself at risk.

Peter Walsworth:

Tawei Tou:

Walsworth needed a six to beat the Big Slick of Tou. The

flop gave Walsworth some chop outs, and the

on the turn meant only an ace or king on the river would end Walsworth's tournament. The brutal

rolled off on the river, and Walsworth was out in 11th.

With the elimination of Walsworth, the players have been sent on a dinner break and will come back to the final table of ten players.

David Yoon Eliminated in 12th Place ($40,700)

David Yoon opened to 3,000,000 under the gun leaving behind 300,000. When action went to the small blind, Thang Tran announced all-in prompting Peter Walsworth in the big blind to fold. Believing Yoon was all-in, Tran tabled his hand for the dealer to quickly turn it over again.

Tran apologized as Yoon mulled over his situation. After a few seconds, he called putting his tournament life in jeopardy.

David Yoon:

Thang Tran:

Tran was ahead with ace-high. The board ran

Kending Yoon's tournament life.

Manuel Herrera Garcia Eliminated in 13th Place ($40,700)

Manuel Herrera Garcia raised to 2,100,000 from under the gun before Thang Tran shoved for 16,000,000 from the hijack. When it got back to Garcia, he called for his 8,400,000 total.

Manuel Herrera Garcia:

Thang Tran:

Garcia needed to find a jack or some spades to keep his hopes of winning a bracelet alive. The

flop gave Tran top pair, while Garcia had a straight draw. The rest of the board came

, and Garcia wished everyone good luck as he headed to the exit in 13th place.

Lambe gets the double with the worst hand

Action folded to Dylan Lambe in the small blind, who moved all in for about 2,400,000 with

. Richard Ali was in the big blind with tons of chips, and flicked in the call with

.

The full board ran out

, and the pair of fives on the flop was good. Ali sent a double over to Lambe, but still sits with tons of chips.