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Yahoo
17-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Jostens Presents a Gold Bracelet Dripping in Diamonds to the 2025 Poker World Champion
The luxurious, hand-crafted masterpiece is reserved for the deserving victor 2025 World Series of Poker Main Event Bracelet Las Vegas, Nev., July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion was presented with a custom-crafted trophy from Jostens at the Main Event Final Table in Las Vegas. Michael Mizrachi took home a large cash prize along with the immaculate championship bracelet. The prestige and excellence of the World Series of Poker are brought to life on the championship bracelet. Weighing 367 grams of lustrous 10-karat yellow gold, this year's trophy hosts more than 2,250 stunning round diamonds and one-of-a-kind details. Four highly polished card suit symbols and the iconic horseshoe surround the center chip, which features the '2025 WORLD CHAMPION' title and 'EST. 1970' representing the first year the WSOP was held. ABOUT JOSTENS Jostens, a trusted partner within the academic and achievement space, provides products and services that help its customers celebrate meaningful milestones. The company's product assortment includes yearbooks, publications, custom-crafted jewelry and consumer goods that serve the K-12, collegiate and professional sports markets. Jostens was founded in 1897 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn. Visit for more information. Attachment 2025 World Series of Poker Main Event Bracelet CONTACT: Peter Lai JOSTENS 952-830-3230
New York Post
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Leo Margets trying to make history at 2025 WSOP main event
Leonore 'Leo' Margets has a chance to make history at the WSOP main event. The Barcelona native, 41, became the first woman to make the final table at the main event in 30 years and has a chance to be the first woman ever to win the tournament. Barbara Enright made the final table in 1995 and finished in fifth place. 3 Leonore 'Leo' Margets Instagram/leo_margets 3 Leo Margets during the WSOP main event. YouTube/PokerGO 'I woke up, and it wasn't a dream. And the best part is, this is just the beginning!' Margets wrote in Spanish in an Instagram post, according to a translation. 'I'm not looking at my phone or my messages, but I wanted to stop by and say thanks because the vibes I'm getting are amazing. How incredible to be experiencing this. I have the best rail in the world. There's still a long way to go, but I'm more ready than ever.' By reaching the final table of nine contestants, Margets secured at least a $1 million prize. 3 Leo Margets during a previous WSOP event. Instagram/leo_margets The winner of the tournament, which this year had 9,735 entrants and has an entry fee of $10,000, will take home $10 million. Margets has a WSOP bracelet on her résumé, having won a $1,500 entry No Limit Hold'em closer tournament in 2021, which came with a prize of $376,850. She enters the final table with the fifth-most chips remaining (53,400,000). The other contestants are John Wasnock, Michael Mizrachi, Braxton Dunaway, Kenny Hallaert, Luka Bojovic, Adam Hendrix, Daehyung Lee and Jarod Minghini. Action at the final table is set to begin Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. ET and will continue until there are four players left. The final four will then return to action Wednesday.
Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Leo Margets Makes History as First Woman in 30 Years To Reach WSOP Main Event Final Table; Watch Live On PokerGO® July 15-16
LAS VEGAS, July 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The final table of the 2025 World Series of Poker Main Event is set, and you can watch every hand live on PokerGO® July 15-16. Just nine players remain from the colossal field of 9,735 entries. The winner will be crowned world champion, take home the enormous $10,000,000 first-place prize, and earn the most coveted gold bracelet in the game. To watch the WSOP Main Event final table live, visit Coverage begins 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT on Tuesday, July 15. This WSOP Main Event final table is one for the history books, with Spain's Leo Margets becoming the first woman in 30 years to reach the final table, following in the footsteps of poker icon Barbara Enright, who accomplished the feat in 1995. Margets enters the final table fifth in chips with a chance to etch her name into poker immortality and inspire a new generation of players around the world. Each of the remaining players is guaranteed $1,000,000, with more than $30,000,000 still to play for. John Wasnock, an investment consultant from North Bend, Washington, enters the final table with the chip lead. He's joined by the aforementioned Margets and Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi, Braxton Dunaway, Kenny Hallaert, Luka Bojovic, Adam Hendrix, Daehyung Lee, and Jarod Minghini. For more information on the final table players, check out their bios. For a limited time, poker fans can sign up for an annual PokerGO subscription using the promo code "WSOP25" to receive $20 off the regular annual price ($99.99) for the first year. Visit or download PokerGO to your favorite device. Media Contactpress@ About PokerGO®PokerGO® is the world's largest poker content company delivering industry-leading programming around the world to consumers. PokerGO delivers more than 100 days of live poker annually. PokerGO's video-on-demand library includes original content that provides unmatched access to the world of poker. For more information, visit Become a part of the PokerGO community on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Discord, and by listening to the PokerGO Podcast. Shop the best and newest poker apparel and more at View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE PokerGO Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
New York Post
14-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Controversial poker player William Kassouf banned from WSOP in wild scene: ‘I'll remember your faces'
One of the most annoying players in poker has been banned from the game's biggest stage. William Kassouf, a controversial figure known for his excessive stalling and table chatter, was banned from World Series of Poker events for the rest of 2025 after he was eliminated from the No-limit Hold'Em World Championship Saturday in Las Vegas. Tournament director Dennis Jones informed Kassouf that he had been banned, and the 43-year-old was escorted from the Horseshoe Events Center by security. Kassouf, who is from England, drew the ire of his opponents, plus officials, dealers and just about everyone else in attendance for the WSOP Main Event, which runs through Wednesday. Throughout the tournament, Kassouf had the clock called on him, because he would try to take as much time as possible before his moves in a tactical effort. Eventually, on Day 6 of the Main Event, the officials put a 10-second shot clock on Kassouf for each decision, which greatly angered the London native. 3 William Kassouf getting escorted out of the World Series of Poker Main Event Saturday night. @pokerorg/X Then, on Day 7, Kassouf erupted in frustration when he was called for a shot clock violation on the first hand, arguing that the officials hadn't given him enough time to make a decision. That incident led to a one-round penalty for verbal abuse of an opponent, and Kassouf was threatened to be banned from the tournament if he didn't get his act together. He did not. 3 William Kassouf arguing with an official at the World Series of Poker Main Event over the weekend. WSOP/Pokergo Kassouf continued to clash with Jack Effel, the senior vice president of poker operations and WSOP for Caesars Entertainment, and with other players at the table. After he was eliminated, Kassouf told the table: 'Disgrace. You're all pathetic. I'll see you next year. All of you, I'll remember your faces. I'll see each one of you next year. I'm going to bang you all up.' He was banned shortly thereafter. 3 William Kassouf is one of poker's most controversial players. WSOP/Pokergo Kassouf, who is also a lawyer, did emerge from the event with $300,000 in winnings. 'I'm here to play my game my way. If everyone wants to sit there in silence, say nothing, headphones, hoodies, sunglasses on, that's their prerogative. I have no issue with that,' Kassouf told PokerGO. 'I've not called a clock on anyone in the whole tournament when they've been tanking for like three minutes preflop, four minutes postflop. I gave them respect, let them play their game. They want to call a clock on me after 10 seconds, five seconds, whatever, 20 seconds.'
New York Post
09-07-2025
- New York Post
Poker pro Yuto Moriyasu mysteriously disappears before $10,000 WSOP
Yuto Moriyasu, a Japanese poker player, was reported missing in Las Vegas on July 2 while in town for the 2025 World Series of Poker, according to their friend Sasa, who asked for help tracking them down on X. The Las Vegas metropolitan police department confirmed Wednesday to The Post that a missing person's report was taken for 26-year-old Moriyasu. 'The individual is not considered endangered at this time,' a police spokesperson said. 4 Yuto Moriyasu, a Japanese poker player, was reported missing in Las Vegas on July 2 while in town for the 2025 World Series of Poker, according to their friend Sasa. X/@SasaJHR Sasa explained in a series of tweets that the pair traveled to Las Vegas together and Moriyasu never returned to their Airbnb after a trip to casino — and their passport and wallet were also missing — on July 2. 'My junior colleague went missing in Vegas,' Sasa wrote in Japanese that day. 'At noon, they said, 'I'm heading to (the casino),' and then went completely silent. 'When I got home in the evening, the car, phone, and their beloved daily sandals were at the house, but the pouch with their passport and wallet, along with the person themselves, were nowhere to be found. No signs of the house being disturbed. 4 Yuto Moriyasu is a 26-year-old Japanese poker player. X/@SasaJHR 'It's an Airbnb, but there were no cameras in the house or car. I checked with neighboring houses too, but none of them had cameras either.' Moriyasu went missing with his $10,000 buy-in for the WSOP main event, according to Bro Bible. Sasa said on July 3 they filed a missing person's report with police, including an image of a receipt. 4 Sasa, a friend of Yuto Moriyasu, said they reported the Japanese poker player missing on July 2 after they did not return to their Airbnb in Las Vegas. X/@SasaJHR 'We've already contacted the local police, consulate, etc., and there's nothing more we can do at this point,' Sasa said. 'Additionally, there is no record of entry into Japan, and I received a call today stating that the police are currently checking places like hospitals and detention centers where there might be leads. If you have any information, please let me know anything at all.' Sasa said Wednesday they were 'completely stuck without any clues' about Moriyasu's whereabouts, and has since shared multiple photos of Moriyasu, urging the public to come forward with any information. 4 Yuto Moriyasu, a Japanese poker player, was reported missing in Las Vegas on July 2 while in town for the 2025 World Series of Poker, according to their friend Sasa. X/@SasaJHR The 2025 World Series of Poker began May 27 and runs through July 16 at the Horseshoe and Paris Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The first of four WSOP Main Event starting flights kicked off July 2.
