2025 World Series of Poker

Team Kerber Win Event #65: $1,000 Tag Team

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Kelvin Kerber and Peter Patricio have taken down the Tag Team Event, as well as a bracelet each and a top prize of $184,780.

Team Boujmala Eliminated in 2nd Place
($123,102)

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Kelvin Kerber of Team Kerber opened with a raise to 500,000, before Hicham Mahmouki of Team Boujmala raised to 2,000,000. Kerber made the call.

On a flop of K♠3♣J♥ Mahmouki continued with a bet of 1,200,000. Kerber put in the call. The same action panned out on the 6♠ turn, however this time it was to a sizing of 2,300,000. The J♠ peeled off on the river, and Hicham Mahmouki didn't take long before announcing "all in". Kerber called extremely quickly, as Mahmouki tabled A♠K♣. Kerber struggled to table his cards in excitement, and eventually flipped J♦8♦ before running off to his rail to celebrate. Mahmouki received condolences from him.

Team Mccartney Eliminated in 3rd Place
($88,015)

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Kelvin Kerber of Team Kerber raised the button to 500,000 and Dominic Coombe of Team Coombe shoved the small blind for around 3,000,000. Hicham Mahmouki of Team Boujmala then shoved his stack of around 6,500,000 into the pot. Kerber quickly folded.

Dominic Coombe: A♥10♦ All in
Hicham Mahmouki: A♣J♣

Coombe's situation went from bad to worse on the 6♣2♥Q♣ flop as he lost an out to Boujmala's flush draw. Some hope arrived on the A♠ turn as it brought around some chop possibilities, but the 4♦ river was a brick, leaving Coombe out in third.

Team Lancaster Eliminated in 4th Place
($63,750)

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Michael Lancaster of Team Lancaster peeled his cards in the small blind before getting the crowd going, as he has done before every all in. Hicham Mahmouki took one look at his cards, and snapped.

Michael Lancaster: K♣8♣ All in
Hicham Mahmouki: A♦Q♣

The 7♥9♦4♣ flop didn't offer much except some backdoor draws for Lancaster. He turned open-ended on the 6♥ turn, but couldn't get there on the 3♠ river. He left the feature table to cheers from the rail.

Kerber Extends Chip Lead

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Kelvin Kerber of Team Kerber made it 500,000 to go on the button and Michael Lancaster of Team Lancaster put in the call from the big blind.

Both tapped the table on the 5♣8♠J♥ flop to the 2♣ turn, where Lancaster fired 500,000 and Kerber called.

A 9♦ landed on the river and after a few seconds, Lancaster announced a bet of 1,000,000 and pushed the chips forward.

"Are you sure?" asked Kerber. Lancaster stay silent and not long after he put in the bet, Kerber called.

"King-high," said Lancaster as he rolled over K♥10♠. Kerber had that beat with 10♦9♥ as he rivered a pair of nines to extend his chip lead.

Kerber Triple Barrels

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Kelvin Kerber of Team Kerber opened up the action to 500,000 from the button. Michael Lancaster of Team Lancaster defended his big blind.

Lancaster then check-called a bet of 350,000 on the 4♣9♦A♥ flop, before checking again on the Q♦ turn. Kerber sized up this time, to the tune of 850,000. Once again, Lancaster called. The 8♥ peeled off on the river, and for a third time Lancaster checked. Kerber took some time before announcing "all in". Lancaster quickly made the fold.

Coombe and Boujmala Both Shove

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Since the players moved to the Thunderdome, which was supposed to keep the Event Center a little bit quieter, the volume has risen.

The action on the table wasn't so hot, though. Recently, Dominic Coombe of Team Mccartney raised to 480,000 from under the gun and Samy Boujmala of Team Boujmala shoved the small blind for around 5,700,000. Coombe folded.

In the next hand, Michael Lancaster of Team Lancaster opened to 500,000 from under the gun and Coombe defended his big blind.

On the 8♥2♣8♠ flop, Coombe checked and Lancaster shoved around 4,400,000. Coombe quickly folded.

On The Move

The four remaining teams will be playing on the main feature table in Horseshoe Events Centre, with the Brazilian and French rails already finding themselves in a war with each other. Action will resume shortly.

Fan Favourite Gets the Double… And Then Some

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Michael Lancaster, or as his newfound fans call him, "Mikey," had action on the button. As he has done so many times at this final table, he turned to the rail, hyped them up, before shoving for 1,910,000. Kelvin Kerber of Team Kerber peeled his cards in the big blind.

Michael Lancaster: J♠10♦ All in

Kelvin Kerber: A♠Q♦

The 7♥9♦J♦ flop put Mikey far in the lead with a pair and a gutshot. The 10♣ turn eliminated all of Kerber's pair outs, but gave him more in the form of an open ended straight draw. The Q♣ was good for Mikey, as he stood up out of his chair and circled the table while pointing to the ground. Chants of "Let's go Mikey!" echoed through the Horseshoe Events Centre.

Just a few hands later, Mikey was facing a raise to 700,000 from the small blind. Once again, he rallied up the crowd before shoving. The shove got through, to even more cheers.

Team Hannan Eliminated in 5th Place ($46,784)

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David Sathue of Team Hannan raised to 1,000,000 in the cutoff, leaving himself around 170,000 behind. When it got to Kelvin Kerber of Team Kerber in the big blind, he shoved, and Sathue called off the rest.

David Sathue: 5♦5♣ All in

Kelvin Kerber: A♣4♦

Sathue was in great shape to double up, and remained in the lead through the 3♦2♠6♥ flop. A brutal 5♥ on the turn gave Sathue a set, but also improved Kerber to a straight.

Sathue needed the board to pair to stay alive, but the Q♣ river was of no help, meaning Team Hannan were out in fifth.

Coombe Smells Weakness

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David Sathue of Team Hannan opened to 400,000 under the gun. Dominic Coombe defended his big blind, and the two went off to a flop of 8♠K♣Q♥

Coombe checked his option, prompting Sathue to bet out for 225,000. Coombe then employed a check-raise, sizing to 625,000. Sathue quickly folded.

Kerber Building

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In a blind on blind hand, Kelvin Kerber of Team Kerber and Samy Boujmala of Team Boujmala saw a K♥10♣4♦ flop together. Both players checked it through to the K♠ turn. Boujmala checked, Kerber bet 350,000, and Boujmala called.

On the A♠ river, Boujmala check-folded to a bet of 1,300,000 from Kerber.

Mahmouki Wins a Flip

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David Sathue of Team Hannan made it 400,000 to go from under the gun and Hicham Mahmouki of Team Boujmala three-bet shoved almost 3,600,000. When it got back to Sathue, he called.

Hicham Mahmouki: K♥Q♣ All in
David Sathue: 10♥10♦

It was an all-too-familiar coinflip, and one that seemed to be going Mahmouki's way after he paired his king on the K♠9♣A♥ flop. No tens revealed themselves on either the 8♣ turn or 5♦ river, and Mahmouki doubled up to some immense volume from his rail.

All-In From Mahmouki

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Dominic Coombe of Team Mccartney raised to 400,000 and Hicham Mahmouki of Team Boujmala defended the big blind.

The flop was A♥10♦9♦ and Mahmouki checked. Coombe bet 350,000, Mahmouki check-raised all in for around two million, and Coombe folded.

Team Shin Eliminated in 6th Place ($34,793)

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Kelvin Kerber of Team Kerber raised the button to 325,000 and Kyeongrim Shin of Team Shin called out of the big blind.

On the 4♣3♦4♦ flop, Shin checked and Kerber fired 225,000 Shin called.

A 3♠ on the turn was checked through to the 7♦ river, where Shin led out for 450,000. Kerber took around a minute before he moved all in, which gave Shin a decision for the 1,600,000 he had behind. Around two minutes passed before Shin finally dropped in calling chips.

Kerber then showed a flush with K♦9♦, and Shin disappointedly flipped K♠7♣, meaning he was out in sixth.