Level: 34
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
Level: 34
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
Eric Revak raised from the cutoff to 800,000, and Michael Acevedo went all-in as next to act from the button for 7,325,000. Revak called and they were off to see five.
Michael Acevedo: 7♥7♠
Eric Revak: A♦A♥
Acevedo, needing help, found the runout of Q♣8♥7♦J♥8♣ to save his tournament life. A pivotal moment for both players; with Acevedo now over 15,000,000 after hitting his set, and Revak badly wounded after his aces were cracked.
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15,700,000
5,700,000
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1,100,000
5,700,000
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5,700,000 |
Phil Hellmuth might one day no longer be the only family member to have won World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets. That day could even come this year.
Philip Hellmuth III, the "Poker Brat's" son is grinding away at the 2025 WSOP, and he's looking to carve his own legacy in poker. PokerNews caught up with the younger Hellmuth on Sunday to find out if he desires to follow in his father's footsteps, and if he shares in the Poker Hall of Famer's unrivaled passion for winning bracelets.
Only minutes after the table saw a player put on the clock for taking too long to decide whether to play his single remaining chip into a 5-milion chip pot, Table 216 was at it again.
Peter Neff bet 1,725,000 chips under the gun, saving four 25,000 chips. Brian Kelley in the hijack, three-bet all-in.
When the action got back to Neff. He took his time in deciding whether to risk his final 100,000 in chips. He took so long that the floor was called and he was put on the clock. The table burst into laughter.
Peter Neff: A♠J♠
Brian Kelley: K♦Q♦
Neff managed a smile after hitting top pair on the flop of 2♦J♦6♥, but still had to fade Kelley's flush draw. The 8♣ turned and the 9♠ hit on the river, giving Neff the victory and the double-up.
A few hands later, the two were at it again. This time Kelley got the better of it, taking all but one 500,000 chip from Neff.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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4,650,000
3,550,000
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3,550,000 |
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4,200,000
2,900,000
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2,900,000 |
Peter Neff had his stack of 4,650,000 in the middle from middle position and Norayr Menedyan had a tiny bit less on the button and committed.
Norayr Menedyan: K♥K♠
Peter Neff: K♦J♦
Menedyan was in a great spot with his Cowboys and took full advantage of it as the 10♣7♥4♣10♥3♠ runout meant he doubled up, and Neff was left with less than a small blind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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10,000,000
2,080,000
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2,080,000 |
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5,000,000
1,900,000
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1,900,000 |
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4,700,000
3,300,000
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3,300,000 |
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200,000
4,450,000
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4,450,000 |
Action was picked up on a 10♣2♦10♥ flop with roughly 2,500,000 in the middle. Michael Wilklow bet 1,000,000 from early position, and Daniel Strelitz called. The turn brought the 9♥ and Wilklow checked before Strelitz bet 2,700,000. After some time, Wilklow made the call. The river was the 6♥, and Wilklow now led out for 10,000,000.
Strelitz went deep into the tank, trying to get a read on Wilklow. "I'm so confused," he stated. "What are you doing this with?" he asked. After some time, he added, "This is one of those pots where I'm a hero either way—if I call, I'm a hero; if I fold, I'm a hero." Wilklow remained stone-faced. Eventually, Strelitz found a fold, and Wilklow dragged in a nicely sized pot.
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22,500,000
11,700,000
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11,700,000 |
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21,000,000
8,125,000
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8,125,000 |
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From the button, the defending champion Malcolm Trayner opened the action to 1,000,000 and got called by big blind Can Miral taking both players to the flop.
Miral checked the Q♦9♥8♦ flop. Trayner kept the heat up with an 800,000 bet which Miral called. With action passed to him once again on the 2♥ turn, Trayner made an essential pot sized bet of 3,500,000 which was enough to make Miral fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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20,200,000
9,800,000
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9,800,000 |
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300,000
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Valentino Konakchiev raised from the button to 1,000,000, and Jamey Mckay called from the big blind.
The flop came J♠10♥5♦ Mckay checked, and Konakchiev bet 500,000. Mckay raised all-in for 3,200,000 and Konakchiev called.
Jamey Mckay: J♦10♦
Valentino Konakchiev: 9♣9♠
In great shape, Mckay found a 10♣ on the turn to seal the deal, followed by the 10♠ on the river to finish with quad tens and a massive double-up in the late stages of this tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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16,000,000
8,000,000
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8,000,000 |
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9,000,000
3,000,000
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3,000,000 |
It's a brutal game this poker, as Valentino Konakchiev just found out.
Konakchiev opened to 1,000,000 from early position and Elliott Kampen three-bet the hijack to 2,800,000. When it got back to Konakchiev, he shoved for around 17,000,000, and Kampen quickly called with a covering stack.
Valentino Konakchiev: K♠K♦
Elliott Kampen: J♠J♣
The pocket kings of Konakchiev were well in the lead, but Kampen made a set on the J♥8♦7♥ flop to take the lead. A 2♥ on the turn put a third heart on board, but it had no relevance as neither player held a heart in their hand.
Konakchiev couldn't find any of the last two kings on the river as the 5♣ completed the runout, meaning he was sent to the rail as Kampen's stack grew to around 50,000,000!
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50,000,000
30,000,000
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30,000,000 |
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