Event #1: $1,000 Mystery Millions Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-01-2025 21:04 UTC-8

Hafner's Run Ends as Wilklow Bags a Bounty

Kai Cocklin

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Michael Wilklow opened to 1,200,000 from early position and when it got to Astivan Batoo in the small blind, he put in an extra 400,000 thinking he was limping in. The dealer informed him there was a raise in front of him and offered the choice of folding or putting in the extra.

"Can I raise?" asked Batoo. The dealer denied his request and he eventually folded. Lukas Hafner was in the big blind and with just under 13,000,000 in his stack, he shoved. Wilklow took a few seconds before he called with a covering stack.

Lukas Hafner: 4♥4♠ All in
Michael Wilklow: 10♥10♣

Hafner was looking for a four, but couldn't find one as the 2♣7♣7♠5♠8♥ runout meant his tournament life sailed away at the hands of Wilklow.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Wilklow	29,000,000 2,150,000	2,150,000

Astivan Batoo	12,000,000 5,000,000	5,000,000
Lukas Hafner	Busted

Tags: Astivan Batoo Lukas Hafner Michael Wilklow

06-01-2025 20:56 UTC-8

Kings Hold for Hafner

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Robert Jones

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Lukas Hafner raised to 1,100,000 from middle position to be re-raised to 3,000,000 by Davis Aalvik on his immediate left. Hafner was ready to play for it all re-raising to ~6,000,000 and was beaten into the middle by Aalvik.

Lukas Hafner: K♦K♣
Davis Aalvik: A♣Q♥

No ace from space for Aalvik as the board ran out K♠Q♠6♥10♠10♦ and Hafner secured himself a crucial double-up to save his tournament life late in day two.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lukas Hafner	13,500,000 800,000	800,000
Davis Aalvik	8,700,000 22,300,000	22,300,000

Tags: Davis Aalvik Lukas Hafner

Level: 36

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 800,000

06-01-2025 20:54 UTC-8

Strelitz Pushes Johnson Out of Pot

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 35 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Chase Johnson opened for 1,500,000 under the gun and got called by Daniel Strelitz in the big blind.

The flop came 6♥8♠2♠ and Strelitz check-raised to 3,500,000 after Johnson bet 1,600,000. Johnson took a few seconds to consider his options with only 6,000,000 behind. He decided to surrender both his hand and the pot to Strelitz.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Strelitz	25,100,000 4,100,000	4,100,000

Chase Johnson	6,000,000 13,500,000	13,500,000

Tags: Daniel Strelitz Chase Johnson

06-01-2025 20:50 UTC-8

Trayner Flops a Pair

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Malcolm Trayner and Noam Muallem, at risk, were all-in in a heads-up showdown.

Noam Muallem: K♥Q♦ All in
Malcolm Trayner: Q♣J♣

Although ahead preflop, Muallem lost his lead when Trayner spiked a pair on the J♠2♦3♥ flop. Still with minimal outs, the runout of 7♠6♥ didn't improve his hand ending his tournament run and giving Trayner his bounty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Malcolm Trayner	15,150,000 4,450,000	4,450,000

Noam Muallem	Busted

Tags: Malcolm Trayner Noam Muallem

06-01-2025 20:49 UTC-8

Double Up for Yaginuma

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Myles Phago

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Jesse Yaginuma moved all in from middle position for 1,650,000 and was called by Tuan Pham in the big blind.

Jesse Yaginuma: A♦3♣ All in
Tuan Pham: 9♠6♠

A pretty safe flop for Yaginuma of 10♣A♣8♥ and with the 3♥ coming on the turn and the 3♠ on the river there was a bit of overkill with him hitting a boat on the river!

Player	Chips	Progress
Tuan Pham	6,000,000 4,300,000	4,300,000
Jesse Yaginuma	4,500,000 100,000	100,000

06-01-2025 20:44 UTC-8

Gutierrez Beats the Clock and an Opponent

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Jerome Solomon

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Jose Fernando Garcia Gutierrez studied long and hard — long enough for the clock to be called on him — before three-betting the pot all-in for 7.65 million chips.

Demarco Howard, who had three times as many chips made the call.

Jose Fernand Garcia Gutierrez: A♣Q♦ All in
Demarco Howard: 8♥8♦

Howard's pair of eights held through the flop of K♥3♦9♥, but Gutierrez let out a loud yelp when the A♠ came on the turn. After the 10♠ landed on the river, Gutierrez' pair of aces were good enough for him to more than double his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Fernando Garcia Gutierrez	16,500,000 16,500,000	16,500,000
Demarco Howard	15,150,000 8,850,000	8,850,000

Tags: Demarco Howard Jose Fernand Garcia Gutierrez

06-01-2025 20:39 UTC-8

Rife Runs Into Zhong's Queens

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Kai Cocklin

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Weizheng Zhong opened from middle position and Caleb Rife shipped in his stack of around 12,000,000 from the small blind. Zhong quickly called.

Caleb Rife: 9♠9♦ All in
Weizheng Zhong: Q♣Q♥

Rife had run into it and needed a lot of help from the board in order to stay alive. The 8♥2♦6♥ flop wasn't what he needed and the 3♦ turn left him with one shot at two outs. A 5♦ river didn't change anything, which meant Rife was sidelined as Zhong's stack grew to almost 30,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Weizheng Zhong	28,000,000 18,200,000	18,200,000
Caleb Rife	Busted

Tags: Caleb Rife Weizheng Zhong

06-01-2025 20:38 UTC-8

Tatalovich Wins Race

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Robert Jones

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Noam Muallem raised from early position for his stack of 7,700,000. Action folded around to George Tatalovich in the big blind, who would make the call for his chip stack of 4,625,000.

George Tatalovich: 9♣9♥ All in
Noam Muallem: A♥J♦

It was a clean runout for Tatalovich with a board of Q♥7♦2♦6♦6♥, securing a crucial double-up late in day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Tatalovich	10,000,000 400,000	400,000
Noam Muallem	3,000,000 7,000,000	7,000,000

Tags: George Tatalovich Noam Muallem

06-01-2025 20:37 UTC-8

Lovely River for Marks

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Myles Phago

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Robert Keating moved all in for 650,000 from late position and Eric Revak three bet to 2,000,000 from the small blind. Michael Marks then decided to come over the top and announced all in for 4,500,000. Revak called.

Robert Keating: 6x6x All in
Michael Marks: Ax9x All in
Eric Revak: Q♥K♣

Marks was pretty happy to see the flop of 7♠7♦9♠ but then distraught when the turn brought the K♠ to put Revak ahead with top pair.

But then the miracle 9♥ fell on the river to give Marks trips and a full double up and more, plus send Keating to the rail and claim a bounty.