Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Kristopher Rundquist
Jeffrey Hong made it 3,200,000 to go from early position and Kristopher Rundquist shoved from the hijack for 9,000,000. When the action got back to Hong, he made the call.
Kristopher Rundquist: Q♠Q♣
Jeffrey Hong: A♥4♠
Rundquist was miles ahead with his pocket queens and kept the lead when the 2♠7♥6♦ flop hit the felt. From then on, things turned bleak for Rundquist as the A♠ turn meant Hong took the lead with a pair of aces. Only a queen could save Rundquist, but instead the 10♥ river rolled off, leaving him out in 24th.
Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Wesley Fei
In the last hand of the night, Wesley Fei opens from under the gun to 3,200,000, and is called by Shaun Giap in the big blind.
The flop came K♠Q♥3♠ and after Giap checks, Fei bets 2,400,000. Giap raised to 7,500,000, Fei re-raised to 14,000,000, Giap goes all-in for Fei's 26,825,000 chips, and Fei beats him into the middle.
Wesley Fei: 3♦3♣
Shaun Giap: K♦10♣
Drawing very thin, Giap could not improve his top pair. Fei found a critical double-up with bottom set and has new life for day three.
Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Jesse Yaginuma
Jesse Yaginuma shoved for just over 10,000,000 from middle position and when the action got to Linda Ngo in the small blind, she put in 3,200,000 as a raise, not seeing the shove of Yaginuma. The floor were called and Ngo was given the option to call, or fold and forfeit the chips she had put into the pot, and she chose the latter.
Michael Wilklow was in the big blind and he took around 30 seconds to think it over and eventually called to put Yaginuma at risk.
Jesse Yaginuma: A♠6♠
Michael Wilklow: K♦10♥
Yaginuma was in the lead but fell behind after the dealer put out a flop of 10♠J♦J♠ as Wilklow paired his ten. Spades or aces were working for Yaginuma, but neither the 4♦ turn nor 2♣ river were of any help, leaving him on the sidelines.
Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
George Tatalovich
It was an exciting day at the 2025 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Out of the 1,045 that made it to Day 2 in Event #1: $1,000 Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold'em, 20 players are moving to the final day as Michael Wilklow leads the pack with 82,275,000
Following closely at Wliklow's heels are George Tatalovich with 77,625,000 chips and Linda Ngo with 75,575,000.
The highlight of the day happened when the $1,000,000 bounty envelopes were pulled early on. Tyler Montoya looked like a winner despite being eliminated within the first two hours of play. Just the seventh bounty claim of the day, he pulled the first $1,000,000 envelope with lots of fanfare. So happy to share a piece of his bounty, Montoya announced, “If you're a stripper at the strip club, you should be working tonight.”
Tyler Montoya
The second player who got the $1,000,000 envelope was Thomas “PaigowKing” Zanot, who continues his lucky streak in Las Vegas after winning a $6.4 million Pai Gow progressive jackpot at The Flamingo two years ago.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Michael Wilklow
United States
82,275,000
41
2
George Tatalovich
United States
77,625,000
39
3
Linda Ngo
United States
75,575,000
38
4
Wesley Fei
China
62,450,000
31
5
Daniel Strelitz
United States
52,200,000
26
6
Cameron Blazevich
United States
47,875,000
24
7
Yu Hsiang Huang
Taiwan
45,175,000
23
8
Can Miral
Turkey
45,100,000
23
9
Jeffrey Hong
United States
42,350,000
21
10
Diana Allen
United States
37,900,000
19
The event has reached a milestone as the largest field of the series to date, with a total of 19,654 entries. This generated a prize pool of $17,295,520, with $5,896,500 set aside for the bounties. At the start of the day, everyone was guaranteed a cash prize of $2,060, but hoped to either catch one of the seven-figure bounty envelopes or make it to the final day to grab the $1 million first-place prize.
Other notables that made it to the final day are Daniel Strelitz (52,200,000), Michael Acevedo (34,675,000), and Christopher Zollo (16,000,000).
Unfortunately, there were some prominent names chasing a bracelet that fell short of moving forward, including Alex Foxen, Valentyn Shabelnyk, DJ Buckley, Brad Owen, Konstantin Held, and Josh Reichard.
The list also included defending champion Malcolm Trayner, who registered an impressive 28th-place finish while attempting to go back-to-back.
Day 3 will start tomorrow, June 2 at 11:00 a.m. local time and play will continue until a champion is crowned. Players will play through 40-minute levels with 15-minute breaks after every three levels.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as we provide live updates straight from the tournament floor.
