Event #75: $1,000 Mini Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #75: $1,000 Mini Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2025 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$9,498,720
Entries
10,794
Level
49
Blinds
8,000,000 / 16,000,000
Ante
16,000,000
Entries
5
Players Left
1
Level 49
: Blinds 8,000,000/16,000,000, 16,000,000 ante
Martin Kabrhel, the well-known Czech poker player, is now the official champion of Event #75: $1,000 Mini Main Event here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. He navigated his way through a massive field of 10,794 entries to claim the top prize of $843,140, along with the coveted gold bracelet—his fourth WSOP title overall.
Kabrhel defeated start-of-day chip leader Alexander Yen heads-up, the only American player at the final table, with Yen earning $566,170 for his impressive run.
The polarizing high-stakes player continued his remarkable momentum this summer by securing his fourth WSOP bracelet—and his first on Las Vegas soil, as his three previous victories all came at WSOP Europe. Kabrhel has now tallied eight cashes this summer totaling over $2 million. This marks his fourth final table of the series, including another just days ago in Event #72: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty. With this victory, he has moved into the number one spot in the WSOP Player of the Year race.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Kabrhel | Czechia | $843,140 |
| 2 | Alexander Yen | United States | $566,170 |
| 3 | Vadzim Lipauka | Belarus | $426,550 |
| 4 | John Ishak | Hungary | $323,460 |
| 5 | Bartlomiej Swieboda | Poland | $246,900 |
| 6 | Lucas Lew | Argentina | $189,710 |
| 7 | Allan Tirel | France | $146,740 |
| 8 | Katie Lindsay | United States | $114,260 |
| 9 | Christopher Davis | United States | $89,577 |
Winner's Reaction:
Talking about the support he had behind him, especially on the final day, Kabrhel joked that he wasn’t surprised: “Everybody loves me!” He also laughed about his new bracelet, saying he would have liked it to have “a few more diamonds on it.”
When asked about his talkative table presence and constant interactions with other players, he claimed that probably only “eight or ten people in the entire field didn’t like it—everyone else loved it.”
As for the upcoming Main Event, Kabrhel didn’t reveal which starting day he plans to enter, joking that he’ll “just see which day is the most GTO.”
Action of the Day
The very short-stacked Bartlomiej Swieboda was the first to hit the rail just a few minutes after play resumed, losing his last big blinds to Vadzim Lipauka with king-six against king-nine.
Kabrhel, who started the day second in chips, quickly claimed the chip lead with aggressive play, collecting several small pots from Lipauka and Yen.
The second shortest stack at the start, John Ishak, first managed to double up through Yen, but his run didn’t last long. In an unusual hand, Ishak shoved six big blinds and was called by Kabrhel before realizing his cards had been mucked. The floor ruled he would only forfeit the minimum raise, awarding the pot to Kabrhel. A few minutes later, Kabrhel took the rest of Ishak’s chips when his jack-deuce made a straight against Ishak’s king-six.
Yen then went on a strong run, winning a flip for a big double-up against Kabrhel, followed by another huge pot against Lipauka when his pocket eights turned into quads to win a second flip, leaving Lipauka with less than a single small blind. He lost his remaining chips to Kabrhel with king-four against ace-eight, finishing in third place for $426,550—his second-best live result.
Heads-up play began with Kabrhel holding a 2.5-to-1 chip advantage over Yen. However, the balance soon evened out as Yen chipped away by winning multiple small pots against the ever-talkative Kabrhel. Yen kept up his aggressive play and took the lead before Kabrhel found a double-up with pocket nines against Yen’s ace-deuce suited. Kabrhel extended his lead again, but soon enough, it was Yen’s turn to double with ace-three suited versus queen-deuce.
Despite the back-and-forth swings, the American was never able to reclaim the lead. He was eliminated in second place when he called Kabrhel’s shove with ace-four against ace-king, leaving Kabrhel to celebrate with his many fans and friends on the rail.
That wraps up our coverage of the $1,000 Mini Main Event, but stay tuned to PokerNews for all the latest updates from the World Series of Poker as the Main Event only started.
Level 49
: Blinds 8,000,000/16,000,000, 16,000,000 ante
Martin Kabrhel shoved and it was snap called by Alexander Yen for the following showdown.
Alexander Yen: A♥4♠ 
Martin Kabrhel: A♣K♠
Yen had the dominated hand and couldn't find any help throughout the K♣9♦6♠A♦J♦, improving Kabrhel's hand into top two pair to send Yen out in second place for a $566,170 payday.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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648,000,000
150,000,000
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150,000,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 49
: Blinds 8,000,000/16,000,000, 16,000,000 ante
Martin Kabrhel limped on the button and Alexander Yen checked in the big blind.
The flop came 6♥K♣7♠ and Yen check-called a bet of 16,000,000 from Kabrhel.
The turn landed the 8♠ and Yen checked again. Kabrhel moved all in to put Yen at risk, who quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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498,000,000
50,000,000
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50,000,000 |
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150,000,000
50,000,000
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50,000,000 |
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Level 49
: Blinds 8,000,000/16,000,000, 16,000,000 ante
Alexander Yen completed and Martin Kabrhel checked his option.
The flop gave J♣2♠Q♥ and after some thinking, Kabrhel check-called Yen for 18,000,000.
The turn was the 7♠ and both checked to see the 7♥ pair the board on the river. Kabrhel thought about his move for some time and sent a bet around 110,000. Yen snap folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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448,000,000
30,000,000
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30,000,000 |
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200,000,000
30,000,000
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30,000,000 |
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Level 49
: Blinds 8,000,000/16,000,000, 16,000,000 ante
Martin Kabrhel announced a raise to 500,000,000 and Alexander Yen made the call of his remaining stack worth 108,0000,000.
Alexander Yen: A♥3♥
Martin Kabrhel: Q♣2♦
Yen had the dominating hand and he stayed ahead throughout the board 5♦7♠4♣10♠8♥ to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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418,000,000
105,000,000
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105,000,000 |
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230,000,000
105,000,000
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105,000,000 |
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Level: 49
Blinds: 8,000,000/16,000,000
Ante: 16,000,000
Level 48
: 6,000,000/12,000,000, 12,000,000 ante
Alexander Yen limped on the button and Martin Kabrhel checked in the big blind.
The flop of 10♥8♦3♦ checked through to the 4♣ turn. Kabrhel led out with a bet of 12,000,000 and Yen called.
On the J♥ river, Kabrhel sized up with a bet of 61,000,000 and Yen took some time to think through his decision before letting go of his hand.
The next hand, Kabrhel raised enough to put Yen all in and Yen quickly folded.
The hand after that, Kabrhel got a walk in the big blind to extend his lead even further.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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523,000,000
73,000,000
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73,000,000 |
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125,000,000
73,000,000
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73,000,000 |
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Level 48
: Blinds 6,000,000/12,000,000, 12,000,000 ante
Martin Kabrhel called for 12,000,000 and Alexander Yen moved all in. Kabrhel eventually called for his remaining stack of 224,000,000 for the following showdown.
Martin Kabrhel: 9♦9♠
Alexander Yen: A♦2♦
Kabrhel stayed ahead as the board fell J♥10♣5♣10♠K♦ and he took down the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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450,000,000
214,000,000
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214,000,000 |
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198,000,000
214,000,000
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214,000,000 |
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Level 48
: Blinds 6,000,000/12,000,000, 12,000,000 ante
In a limped pot, the flop was 4♠5♥8♠ when Martin Kabrhel bet 15,000,000 and Alexander Yen called.
The 9♦ turn was checked and a 7♥ hit the river. Kabrhel announced a bet of 71,000,000 and Yen quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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412,000,000
38,000,000
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38,000,000 |
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236,000,000
38,000,000
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38,000,000 |
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