Calvin Anderson Wins $10K Razz Championship Again And Enters The Record Books

Calvin “cal42688” Anderson Becomes The First Two-Time $10K Razz Championship Winner ($357,026)

In his winner’s interview, Anderson said that Razz is his favorite limit poker format.

Event #48: $10,000 Razz Championship Final Table Payouts (155 Entries)

Place	Country	Player	Prize
1		Calvin Anderson	$357,026
2		Eric Rodawig	$237,851
3		Todd Dakeik	$162,551
4		Tobias Leknes	$114,032
5		Max Kruse	$82,171
6		Yuval Bronshtein	$60,868
7		Philip Sternheimer	$46,385
8		Shane Littlefield	$36,395
9		Yueqi Zhu	$29,428

Over the course of his career, Anderson has won six WSOP bracelets:

• 2014 — $1,500 Stud8
• 2018 — $10K Razz Championship
• 2023 — $1K PLO 6-Max WSOP Online US
• 2023 — $5K NLH Super High Roller 6-Max WSOP Online US
• 2024 — $10K 8-Game Mix
• 2026 — $10K Razz Championship

Mixed-Game Specialist Marco Johnson Wins A Bracelet In The $2,500 NLH Freezeout ($513,885)

Chino Rheem finished runner-up for $341,970. In his winner’s interview, Marco Johnson gave credit to Rheem, whom he has known for more than 20 years, and thanked luck for helping him secure the victory.

Event #49: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em Final Table Payouts (1,561 Entries)

Place	Country	Player	Prize
1		Marco Johnson	$513,885
2		Chino Rheem	$341,970
3		Kenzo Ishida	$246,800
4		Faraz Jaka	$180,210
5		Srivinay Irrinki	$133,170
6		Vamerdino Magsakay	$99,590
7		Elliot Smith	$75,390
8		Pyeongkang Kim	$57,780
9		Sebastian Schulze	$44,840

Marco “CrazyMarco” Johnson has been playing poker for more than 25 years. He helped expose the Absolute Poker superuser scandal in 2007.

Johnson won his first bracelet in 2013 in a $2,500 Limit Hold’em event and his second in a $3K HORSE event in 2016. Now he has finally added a No-Limit Hold’em bracelet to his collection.

Eddie Blumenthal Finally Checks A Box And Wins His First Bracelet In The $2,500 Mixed Omaha8 & Stud8 ($248,545)

Eddie Blumenthal has been traveling to the WSOP since 2009. Over the years, he had several close calls:

• 2nd place — $1,500 NLH 6-Handed WSOP 2011
• 3rd place — $10K HORSE Championship WSOP 2021
• 4th place — $5K NLH WSOP 2011
• 4th place — $3K NLH 6-Handed WSOP 2012
• 4th place — $10K Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship WSOP 2021

But he finally broke through and won a bracelet in the $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better / Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better event.

Event #45: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 Or Better / Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 Or Better Final Table Payouts (587 Entries)

Place	Country	Player	Prize
1		Eddie Blumenthal	$248,545
2		Nikolai Fal	$165,530
3		Donovan Bates	$114,310
4		Soshi Yasoshima	$80,340
5		Adam Walter	$57,490
6		Mark Vathanasin	$41,900
7		Dekel Balas	$31,100
8		Todd Ivens	$23,540

Cash Game Regular Daniel Aharoni Jumps Into The $10K Big O Championship And Wins ($861,287)

Aharoni never expected to win a bracelet — he primarily plays cash games. But he managed to capture one of poker’s most coveted trophies and more than double his lifetime tournament earnings.

Event #42: $10,000 Big O Championship Final Table Payouts (456 Entries)

Place	Country	Player	Prize
1		Daniel Aharoni	$861,287
2		Aaron Kupin	$574,168
3		Doug Lorgeree	$394,724
4		Bruno Furth	$276,471
5		Nick Schulman	$197,362
6		Sean Troha	$143,645
7		Sam Soverel	$106,635
8		Scott Clements	$80,773

Nick Schulman finished 5th for $197,362. It was his fourth final table in the last two weeks:

• Winner — $1,500 HORSE ($183,366)
• 5th place — $10K Mixed Games: Dealers Choice Championship ($79,331)
• 2nd place — $1,500 Badugi ($96,607)

Quality Engineer Justin Smith Wins The $500 COLOSSUS ($550K)

Justin Smith reached heads-up play against Myles German. The winner was decided in a single hand.

At first glance, it looked like a standard coin flip: AKo versus pocket eights. But on the river, Smith completed a flush to secure the bracelet and the biggest score of his career. Before this victory, he had earned roughly $60,000 in tournament winnings.

The hand sparked debate on social media because the dealer made a mistake: the button received the first card, when the big blind should have been dealt first.

Event #34: $500 COLOSSUS Final Table Payouts (16,269 Entries)

Place	Country	Player	Prize
1		Justin Smith	$550,000
2		Myles German	$367,000
3		Victor Chong	$278,000
4		Yuefan Wang	$212,000
5		Jose Orozco Gomez	$163,000
6		Karabet Keshishyan	$125,000
7		Andrew Sanchez	$98,000
8		Eric Baldwin	$76,000
9		Min Ji	$60,171

Watch The $10K Mystery Bounty Final Table Today At 01:00 UTC

The stream will be available on the WSOP YouTube channel.

The tournament attracted 558 entries and only nine players remain.

Event #47: $10,000 Mystery Bounty Final Table Chip Counts

Place	Country	Player	Stack
1		Alex Anton	83 BB
2		Josh Reichard	82 BB
3		Kent Stephens	69 BB
4		Jovan Kenjic	66 BB
5		Vadzim Lipauka	32 BB
6		Julien Sitbon	27 BB
7		Champie Douglas	24 BB
8		Jakob Miegel	23 BB
9		Gregor Sverko	13 BB

The winner will receive $678,300.

Gregor Sverko pulled the top bounty worth $250,000, while Josh Reichard drew a $100,000 bounty.