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2025 WSOP: Samuel Rosborough Wins His First WSOP Bracelet in Event #52: $1,500 Freezeout

by Mark Parker June 21, 2025
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Samuel Rosborough Wins $1,500 Freezeout NLH
Samuel Rosborough Wins $1,500 Freezeout NLH

After four days of action, Samuel Rosborough triumphed in the World Series of Poker Event #52: $1,500 Freezeout, winning his first WSOP bracelet and $410,426.

Rosborough had to beat the field of 2,320 entries, which generated a prize pool of $3,077,145. Rosborough’s final obstacle was Asher Conniff, who came in second place after losing the heads-up battle against Rosborough. The event was held at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.

What is interesting is that this win was seven times bigger than Rosborough’s previous earnings, as he recorded cashes in only seven live events, earning a total of $58,716.

Event #52: $1,500 Freezeout Final Table Payouts

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1United States of America Samuel RosboroughUnited States$410,426
2United States of America Asher ConniffUnited States$273,545
3Italy Michael RossittoItaly$200,173
4United States of America Tanupat PunjarojanakulUnited States$147,952
5United States of America Eric BermanUnited States$110,463
6United States of America Bryan PiccioliUnited States$83,318
7Mexico Carlos KinilMexico$63,494
8United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Charlie CuffUnited Kingdom$48,892
9Argentina Julio BelluscioArgentina$38,047

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The Final Table

The final table started on Day 3 of the event, and Samuel Rosborough led the pack with a dominant chip lead of 81 big blinds, ahead of second-placed Michael Rossitto, who had 62 big blinds. The average for the rest of the table was around 20 big blinds.

The title of first eliminated player at the final table was won by Julio Belluscio, who opened and called 3-bet (which put him all-in) from Rossitto, who was in BB. Belluscio was ahead with 9♦9♣ against A♥7♦ of Rossitto and the board ran K♦Q♦J♥10♥J♠ ending the road for Belluscio who didn’t manage to hit the ace on the river to get the split and was eliminated in ninth place for $38,047.

Julio Belluscio
Julio Belluscio

Bryan Piccioli opened from BTN, and Charlie Cuff and Michael Rossitto called SB and BB. The flop came 6♥9♦8♠, Chuff checked, Rossitto bet and both players called.

The turn was 9♥, Cuff checked again, and Rossitto bet again; this time, Piccioli folded and Cuff raised. Rossitto called. The river was 7♦, Cuff lead shoved, and Rossitto called to inform Cuff that he was eliminated on the river when Rossitto hit the straight over Cuff’s trips. Cuff won $48,892 for his eighth-place finish.

Charlie Cuff
Charlie Cuff

Carlos Kinil shoved all of his remaining chips in the middle from the bTN, and Rossitto just called SB. Carlos Kinil had domination, holding A♠7♠ over Rossitto’s A♦4♥ until Rossitto hit runner-runner flush on J♥K♥Q♦7♥10♥ and eliminated Kinil in seventh place for $63,494.

Carlos Kinil
Carlos Kinil

Rosborough opened from UTG, and Bryan Piccioli shoved just to get snap-called by Rosborough, who had him covered and was threatening with elimination. Rosborough had monster K♣K♠, and Piccioli was in bad shape with 7♣7♦. The board J♣6♣Q♣ extended Rosborough’s lead even further, and K♥ on the turn marked the end of the tournament for Piccioli as he was drawing dead, and the 2♦ on the river was irrelevant. Piccioli finished in sixth place for $83,318.

Bryan Piccioli
Bryan Piccioli

Everybody folded, and Rossitto was to act in SB, and he shoved on Eric Berman in BB, who called. Rossitto was ahead with A♦10♥ vs Berman’s A♥7♣. The dealer put down J♠K♠8♠4♦5♥, and ace high with ten kicker was enough to send Berman to the rail in fifth place with $110,463 in his pockets.

Eric Berman
Eric Berman

Tanupat Punjarojanakul was all-in from SB, and again, Rossitto called in BB. Tanupat Punjarojanakul was slightly ahead with K♠4♠, but Rossitto still had decent equity with Q♦8♥.

The board came 9♠J♥3♠10♠9♥; Rossitto managed to hit the straight on the turn and dodge the spade on the river to eliminate Tanupat Punjarojanakul in fourth place for $147,952.

Tanupat Punjarojanakul
Tanupat Punjarojanakul

And that was it for Day 3. Three players remained in the battle for the WSOP bracelet and the top prize of $410,426, but the action was extended to Day 4 of the event.

Coming into Day 4, all three players had similar stack sizes, and there were no firm favorites for the title, but the action started fast.

Rossitto opened from SB, Rosborough shoved, and Rossitto called, risking the elimination as he was covered. Rossitto turned A♥K♥ and was flipping against 2♣2♠ of Rosborough. The board came Q♦5♠Q♠6♣7♠, and there were no aces or kings on sight for Rossitto, who was out in third place for $200,173.

Michael Rossitto
Michael Rossitto

The Heads-Up

After eliminating Rossitto, Rosborough doubled his stack and was 2:1 chip leader against Conniff going into the heads-up battle.

The battle didn’t last too long as after around one hour of play, Rosborough shoved from BTN, and Asher Conniff, who was short-stacked, called. Asher Conniff had A♥Q♥, but Rosborough still had two live cards 8♦6♠ to win it all.

The board came 7♦J♦2♥K♦6♦, bringing Rosborough the title and eliminating Asher Conniff in second place for $273,545.

Asher Conniff
Asher Conniff

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