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The 2025 ARIA High Roller Series continued on Saturday with Event #9: $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em from the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
A heads-up ICM deal was agreed upon by the final two players and Pavel Plesuv was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event #9 winner for $215,790 and 216 PGT points. This marked Plesuv's first time playing in the PokerGO Studio and he made it a memorable one.
The ninth event of the 2025 ARIA High Roller Series drew a 44-entrant field, setting the prize pool at $660,000. The final seven players finished in the money and just missing out was Brian Batt, getting his 12-big-blind stack in with king-jack against Marius Kudzmanas' ace-ten. Batt flopped a jack, but Kudzmanas rivered an ace to send the remaining seven players into the money and onward to the final table.
The first to fall at the final table were Yuzhu Wang in seventh place, followed by Chris Nguyen in sixth place. Plesuv's first casualty of the final table came with five players remaining when he elimimated Yuan Lei, who was all in for nine big blinds with ace-five against Plesuv's ace-nine. No help came for Lei and he was out in fifth place.
Yuya Kita exited in fourth place to Brian Breck, setting the stage for three-handed play where the stacks were fairly even. Plesuv, however, dominated the action and built a solid lead. Eventually, Breck committed his last seven big blinds with eight-seven suited, but couldn't defeat Plesuv's pocket fives.
With the stacks at about 5-to-1, Plesuv and Kudzmanas agreed to an ICM deal. Kudzmanas pocketed $160,410 for 160 PGT points for his runner-up finish, while Plesuv earned $215,790 and 216 PGT points for his first-place showing.
2025 ARIA High Roller Series Event #9: $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize | PGT Points |
| 1st | Pavel Plesuv | Moldova | $215,790 | 216 |
| 2nd | Marius Kudzmanas | Lithuania | $160,410 | 160 |
| 3rd | Brian Breck | United States | $95,700 | 96 |
| 4th | Yuya Kita | Japan | $69,300 | 69 |
| 5th | Yuan Lei | Japan | $52,800 | 53 |
| 6th | Chris Nguyen | Germany | $39,600 | 40 |
| 7th | Yuzhu Wang | China | $26,400 | 26 |
The 2025 ARIA High Roller Series resumes on Sunday, July 6th, with the fourth of five $15,100 No-Limit Hold'em events.
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