The final PPT Main Event of 2025 saw a surge of entries. A field of 355 combined for a prize pool $333,878. Pav Braich did the unthinkable and weathered the storm of Day 2 to find back to back main event victories. Pav entered the day as one of the short stacks. However, he wouldn’t let that hold him back. He found a double with kings early in the day to fall to the middle of the pact.
He found another timely pot with queen-seven to close in on the 1,000,000 chip mark. As play got down to the final table, Braich’s patience was on full display. Braich found himself battling with other short stacks for ladders. He played disciplined finding key all-ins and stealing pots where he could. Finally with play five-handed Braich launched his attack. He found big hands on the button picking up dead money and stealing the blinds repeatedly.
Soon after he found a key double up with pocket nines against ace-queen. The four remaining players all sat similar in stacks with each holding 2-3 million in chips. Sanchez seemed to have nine lives, finding river after river against Braich when at risk. However, Braich held steady and eliminated him find a full house with ace-six.
At three handed, chips flew eventually settling with all remaining players sharing a similar stack of 3,500,000. Johnny Dalphond, Luteng Li, and Braich agreed to chop for $47,000 leaving $3,000 and the trophy for the winner. From there, Braich made short work of the competition. Braich eliminated Li flopping a pair of tens against his overcards. Dalphond battled back finding a double to even the chip stacks.
However, Braich would not be denied. Immediately after, he called off Dalphond’s jam with pocket eights. He flopped a set turning Dalphond dead to accomplish the incredible feat of back to back Main Event titles. With this he soars past the $400,000 USD lifetie earnings.
Event #14: $1,100 Main Event Final Table Results
| Position | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pav Braich | *$50,000 |
| 2 | Johnny Dalphond | *$47,000 |
| 3 | Luteng Li | *$47,000 |
| 4 | Teo Sanchez | $23,430 |
| 5 | Chris Hak | $18,040 |
| 6 | Julius Roque | $14,295 |
| 7 | Quentin Siffledeen | $11,245 |
| 8 | Saeed Ganji | $8,905 |
| 9 | Eric Wasylenko | $7,265 |
