Dylan Linde’s third remaining desk of the 2025 World Collection of Poker proved to be the magic quantity as he bagged his third WSOP gold.
With 194 entries to Occasion #57: $50,000 Pot-Restrict Omaha Excessive Curler the prizepool was set at $9,215,000 and attracted among the greatest names within the sport.
They didn’t all carry out significantly effectively, nevertheless, with Daniel Negreanu busting three bullets ($150,000!) on day one, his remaining exit wanting like this…
Daniel Negreanu: Q♥ 10♠ 9♣ 6♣
Ka Kwan Lau: A♣ Q♣ 10♣ 3♦
Flop: 2♣ J♦ Okay♠
The final of Daniel’s chips went in on the flop however there was to be no escape…
Flip: J♠
River: 2♦
“Silly sport,” was DNeg’s good-humoured parting shot.
Others who failed to hassle the cashier have been Brazilian duo Joao Simao and Yuri Dzivielevski, together with legends of the sport Brian Rast, Jason Koon, Erick Lindgren, Bryn Kenney, and Phil Ivey.
Andrew Ige bust on the bubble and that left the highest 30 staring a payday within the face. Those that made it however failed to succeed in the ultimate desk included:
Scott Seiver (twenty seventh for $100k)Shaun Deeb (twenty sixth for $100k)Jason Mercier (nineteenth for $105k)Joni Jouhkimainen (fifteenth for $123,051)Erik Seidel (twelfth for $123,051)
Eleven gamers got here again for day 3 and a shot at three $million+ payouts up high. Linde was sitting seventh out of seven on the remaining desk and appeared unlikely to finish his bracelet hatrick.
A double whammy in opposition to Quan Zhou modified all that, although it appeared unlikely till the river card…
Quan Zhou: A♠ A♣ J♠ J♥
Dylan Linde: A♦ J♣ 10♠ 9♠
Flop: 3♠ 10♥ 6♠
Flip: Okay♦
River: 9♦
English primary, Stephen Chidwick, was additionally searching his third brace let and did his trigger no hurt by eliminating Hong Kong’s Ka Kwan Lau with aces in opposition to kings after which Manuel Stojanovic when he rivered a wheel. Poker appears simple when you find yourself a top-notch professional and the playing cards play ball!
Biao Ding met his downfall in 4th place and when Richard Gryko ran right into a full home in opposition to Linde, it was heads-up for one of many greatest titles of the summer season.
It wasn’t precisely an equal battle, nevertheless, as Linde held a 15:1 chip lead and that proved an excessive amount of of a spot for the Englishman to cross, the top approaching simply the second hand of play…
Chidwick’s mini-shove over Linde’s open noticed him all-in and in danger…
Stephen Chidwick: 9♦ 8♠ 8♦ 5♣
Dylan Linde: A♦ Okay♥ 10♠ 2♠
Chidwick’s eights have been outflopped…
Flop: A♠ Q♣ 2♥
…and there was to be no restoration because the board bricked…
Flip: 4♠
River: 2♦
“I’m type of shocked…I really feel very lucky,” Linde advised PokerNews after his victory, including he was “extremely fortunate to win such a big quantity [a career-best $2,146,414 cash] and my third bracelet, and to get heads-up with one in all my finest mates. I can’t think about a greater day”.
Ultimate desk outcomes
1
Dylan Linde
USA
$2,146,414
2
Stephen Chidwick
England
$1,430,938
3
Richard Gryko
England
$1,000,423
4
Biao Ding
China
$713,762
5
Manuel Stojanovic
Austria
$519,892
6
Ka Kwan Lau
Hong Kong
$386,768
7
Quan Zhou
China
$294,013
8
Dirk Gerritse
Netherlands
$228,489
