2025 World Series of Poker

Rob Wazwaz made it 800,000 from the button and Joshua Boulton shoved from the big blind. Wazwaz snap-called for his stack of around 8,000,000.

Rob Wazwaz: A♠J♦ All in
Joshua Boulton: A♥10♣

"Let's hold this time!" said Wazwaz, but that seemed unlikely when the dealer put out a flop of 7♣3♠10♠, pairing Boulton's ten. A 2♠ on the turn opened up the backdoor flush draw for Wazwaz, but he couldn't find out on the 4♥ river, which meant he had to settle for second.

Rob Wazwaz limped the button and snap-called off for 5.35 million after Joshua Boulton moved all in.

Rob Wazwaz: 8♠8♦ All in
Joshua Boulton: A♥7♥

The 6♣J♠3♥ flop was clean for Wazwaz, but it's never easy as the 6♥ proved when it gave Boulton a heart flush draw. Fortunately for Wazwaz, the 7♦ river was safe and he scored the double.

In the very next hand, Boulton raised the button to 800,000 and Wazwaz called, which brought about a flop of 8♠K♠3♥.

Wazwaz checked, Boulton bet 600,000, and the former check-raised to 1.5 million. The latter called and then called a bet of 1.5 million on the K♦ turn.

When the Q♠ completed the board on the river, Wazwaz moved all in and Boulton wasted little time in folding his hand.

Joshua Boulton: 17,900,000

Rob Wazwaz made it 750,000 on the button and Joshua Boulton three-bet to 2,500,000. Wazwaz quickly called.

On the J♥Q♣7♥ flop, Boulton continued for 3,500,000 and Wazwaz tossed in the call to see the 7♠ drop on the turn.

Wazwaz had around 8,000,000 behind and Boulton wanted all of it as he shoved. It didn't take too long for Wazwaz to fold, and Boulton extended his chip lead.

Joshua Boulton: 25,500,000

LETS GO ROBBIE!!! Now’s the time to channel that Wazzy run good!!!!!

Both players have been quite passive during the opening heads-up hands. There have been no three-bets preflop and a lot of limping is going on.

In the most recent hand. Joshua Boulton limped in the Rob Wazwaz checked his option in the big blind.

it checked to the river on a board of 5♥7♥6♦K♦Q♣, where Wazwaz fired 600,000 and Boulton let it go.

Joshua Boulton: 13,700,000

LFG WazWaz!

Ori Mendi moved all in for 3.65 million from the button and Rob Wazwaz folded from the small blind. Joshua Boulton was in the big and asked for an exact count before spiking in a call.

Ori Mendi: A♥K♥
Joshua Boulton: 9♣9♥

It was a big flip and Mendi was looking to improve to stay alive. That didn't happen on the 4♥Q♠2♠ flop, but the Q♥ turn gave him plenty of outs with a flush draw to go with his two overs.

He had one more pull at it, but unfortunately for Mendi, the 6♠ river was a brick to send him out the door in third place.

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The final two players have been sent on a 10-minute break so the stage can be set up for heads-up play.

Rob Wazwaz made it 800,000 to go from the small blind and Joshua Boulton shoved the big blind for 4,900,000. Wazwaz snap-called.

Joshua Boulton: A♥9♠ All in
Rob Wazwaz: A♠J♠

"Hold baby, come on!" shouted Wazwaz.

Boulton was at risk of finishing in third, but found sanctuary on the 9♥6♦5♥ flop. A 4♦K♦ runout kept him in the lead, and Boulton doubled up.

Joshua Boulton: 10,100,000

In a blind-versus-blind hand with a board reading 10♠3♠K♣2♣6♠ and over a million in the middle, Ori Mendi checked and Rob Wazwaz bet 850,000.

Mendi called and Wazwaz declared, "Two pair."

He then tabled the 6♥3♣ and Mendi mucked.

In the very next hand, Wazwaz limped the small blind and Joshua Boulton checked his option from the big. Wazwaz then bet 250,000 on the 5♣Q♥3♣ flop and Boulton called to see the 4♥ turn.

Both players checked and did the same on the 5♦ river. Wazwaz showed the A♦K♠ and it was good as Boulton sent his hand to the muck.

Joshua Boulton: 9,000,000

In the space of two hands, Jimmy Kebe's tournament is over!

First, he raised from under the gun four-handed to 500,000 and Ori Mendi called in the big blind.

On the 4♦4♣8♦ flop, Mendi checked and Kebe bet 225,000. Mendi then shoved for around 1,800,000, and Kebe snap-called,

Ori Mendi: 6♥4♥ All in
Jimmy Kebe: A♣A♠

Mendi had flopped trips and remained in the lead on the Q♦K♦ runout, which left Kebe with around 1,000,000 in his stack.

In the next hand, Joshua Boulton opened the button to 500,000, Kebe shoved the big blind for 1,000,000, and Boulton called.

Jimmy Kebe: A♥6♦ All in
Joshua Boulton: 10♦8♦

Kebe had to hold to stay alive, but fell in fourth on the J♠7♠5♦10♥7♥ runout as Boulton turned a pair of tens.

Joshua Boulton: 10,000,000

David Dibernardi made it 500,000 to go in the cutoff and Rob Wazwaz called on the button.

They saw a flop of 4♣3♣8♥, where Dibernardi continued with a bet of 550,000, which Wazwaz called.

When the K♥ hit the turn, Dibernardi shoved for around 4,000,000, and Wazwaz quickly called.

David Dibernardi: A♣9♣ All in
Rob Wazwaz: K♣Q♦

Dibernardi needed an ace or a club to stay alive, but couldn't find it when the 7♠dropped on the river, leaving him out in fifth.

Joshua Boulton: 10,500,000

Laksh Singh Eliminated in 6th Place ($57,205)

Joshua Boulton raised from the small blind to 400,000 only for Laksh Singh in the big blind to three-bet to 1,200,000. Boulton countered and moved all-in, and Singh snap called.

Laksh Singh: 9♠9♣All in
Joshua Boulton: J♣J♦

Singh was in trouble, and the 2♠8♣6♥ flop gave him no help at all, and when the J♠ peeled off on the turn, he was drawing dead. The 2♣ that came on the river was irrelevant, and Singh was sent to the rail in 6th place.

Jun Li Eliminated in 7th Place ($42,983)

Ori Mendi raised all-in under the gun for 2,815,000 chips. Jun Li, holding 2,510,000 on the button, made the call.

Jun Li: J♣J♥ All in
Ori Mendi: A♣K♦

The classic race of overcards versus a pair was won on the turn. The runout of 5♠5♦7♥A♥9♣ hit to Mendi's liking, giving him a pair of aces to knock Lin out of the event.

Chen-An Lin Eliminated in 8th Place ($32,783)

Action folded to Rob Wazwaz, who made up from the small blind, and Chen-An Lin checked his option from the big blind.

The flop came Q♦5♦️J♣ and Wazwaz led out for 250,000, which Lin flat-called and the players saw the 10♦ peel off on the turn.

Wazwaz now went for the kill and moved all-in, and he had Lin covered. Lin went deep into the tank for 4-5 minutes before he stood up and made the call.

Chen-An Lin: Q♠4♣ All in
Rob Wazwaz: Q♣10♣

Wazwaz had Lin drawing dead, and the deal was sealed when the 3♦ came on the river and Lin was sent packing in 8th spot.

Zhicheng Miao Eliminated in 9th Place ($25,386)

Ori Mendi, Zhicheng Miao and Chen-An Lin found themselves in a three-way all-in pot, with Lin able to cover the all-in stacks.

Zhicheng Miao: K♦K♥ All in
Ori Mendi: A♦Q♦ All in
Chen-An Lin: A♠J♠

The dealer revealed the board A♣4♣10♥6♥9♥

The pocket kings of Miao were not strong enough to keep him in the tournament. Mendi managed to find a pair of aces and with a queen as kicker, he was able to take down the entire pot.