The $1,600 2025 Card Player Poker Tour Venetian Main Event final table was one of the wildest we’ve seen in recent memory. After all was said and done, Dan Stavila emerged as the winner of the $1 million GTD tournament, collecting $167,076 for his efforts.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dan Stavila | $167,067 |
| 2nd | Cody Wiegmann | $120,054 |
| 3rd | Victor Shih | $87,416 |
| 4th | Ryan Laplante | $64,499 |
| 5th | Evan Sandberg | $48,232 |
| 6th | Paul Lozano Martin | $36,561 |
| 7th | Jordan Westmorland | $28,098 |
| 8th | Francis Anderson | $21,898 |
| 9th | Zachary Donovan | $17,310 |
Stavila, the 3rd-ranked Moldovan in terms of career live tournament earnings, bested the 588-entry field for his second live victory and the second-biggest score of his career.
The tournament also represented a new era at the Venetian as it was the second-ever tournament in their new poker streaming studio. The venture is called Venetian Poker Live and the stream was produced and distributed by PokerGO.
Stavila’s first cooler came in the form of an insane one-outer with just five players left.
Two-time bracelet winner Evan Sandberg flopped a flush with Q♣3♣ on the 8♣7♣6♣ as the short stack from the big blind. In a dream scenario, he got all in against Dan Stavila’s A♠10♣ and simply needed to fade the nine of clubs to secure a full double.
Despite the 8♠ turn, the 9♣ would incredibly fall on the river to give Stavila a straight flush. Sandberg was sent home in disbelief after collecting a 5th-place finish ($48,232).
After Ryan Laplante (4th, $64,499) and Victor Shih (3rd, $87,416) fell, it was Stavila and Cody Wiegmann that went to battle in heads-up play.
Though Stavila began the duel with about a two-to-one chip lead, Wiegmann would battle back and cut it to about a three-to-two lead. However, he would run into an unavoidable cooler that would end his tournament run.
With the blinds at 125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 big blind ante, Wiegmann limped in with 5♣3♥. Stavila checked back with K♥J♣.
The Q♥4♦2♥ flop gave a little something for both players. Wiegmann bet out 250,000 with his open-ended straight draw and backdoor flush draw and Stavila called with double backdoors himself.
The A♠ turn gave Wiegmann a wheel and Stavila a broadway gutshot. Wiegmann bet 700,000 into the 1,250,000-chip pot and, understandably, Stavila made the call.
Unbelievably, the 10♦ arrived on the river to effectively end the tournament. Wiegmann bet 2,400,000 into the 2,650,000-chip pot. After about a minute of posturing, Stavila would shove for 5,700,000 effective. Wiegmann snapped him off and the tournament was over.
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