2025 World Series of Poker
Brian Wood raised for most of his chips to 80,000 from under the gun, and Christopher Nelligan moved all of his chips in for 150,000 from early position. Wood made the call for his last 5,000.
Brian Wood: Q♦9♣
Christopher Nelligan: A♦Q♥
Wood called for a nine and received it, but at the same time, an ace fell for Nelligan, and it went downhill from there for Wood but uphill for Nelligan with 9♥5♣A♠7♥7♣. Nelligan's aces-up won the race.
Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Yiu Sing Tommy Yuen had all their chips in the middle preflop versus Robert Bernardino and one other player.
Yiu Sing Tommy Yuen: 10♣10♠
Robert Bernardino: A♣10♦
Middle position: A♠Q♠
The 2♥Q♥2♣ flop had both players at risk of an early exit.
"Put a ten out there", someone said, although not Yuen.
Well, the card-calling guardian angel helped. The turn 10♥ gave Yuen the lead, and the 9♣ river kept it that way.
A great start to the day for Yuen.
The players are seated and the cards are in the air.
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Welcome back to the PokerNews coverage of Event #10: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack at the 2025 World Series of Poker, held at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
An incredible 6,090 bullets were fired on Day 1, building a prize pool of $3,069,360. Of those that entered the fray, 918 made it into the money. The remaining 301 players are well past that milestone and will have their eyes on the $318,842 winner's purse.
Taha Benhmama from Spain leads the field into Day 2, bagging an impressive 3,165,000 in chips. If he continues this strong performance, it could result in a significant milestone and the largest cash prize of his career.
The three closest contenders are Sacha Guerrero (2,635,000), Mukul Pahuja (2,595,000), a seasoned pro with over $6 million in live earnings, and Blair Hinkle (2,135,000).
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taha Benhmama | Spain | 3,165,000 | 127 |
| 2 | Sacha Guerrero | France | 2,635,000 | 105 |
| 3 | Mukul Pahuja | United States | 2,595,000 | 104 |
| 4 | Blair Hinkle | United States | 2,135,000 | 85 |
| 5 | Adam Croffut | United States | 1,990,000 | 80 |
| 6 | Dustin Apperson | United States | 1,710,000 | 68 |
| 7 | Ashish Anilkumar | India | 1,530,000 | 61 |
| 8 | Jeremy Wien | United States | 1,460,000 | 58 |
| 9 | Vincent Moscati | United States | 1,330,000 | 53 |
| 10 | Brandon Mincher | United States | 1,305,000 | 52 |
Plenty of the games' elite entered the arena too, including the opinion-dividing Martin Kabrhel. Kabrhel was one of many players who chose to register late for this event, but that didn't stop him from bagging a big stack, returning with 555,000 chips for Day 2.
Other notable names to progress include, but are not limited to, Jeremy Wien (1,460,000), Kevin Song (760,000), Gary Blackwood (395,000), Darren Rabinowitz (376,000), and Alen Bakovic (215,000).
Day 2 will resume on June 2nd at 11 a.m. local time in the Red Section of the Horseshoe Ballroom, playing down to a winner. Players will return to Level 22 with blinds at 10,000/25,000 and a 25,000 big blind ante, with 10 minutes remaining in the level.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for live updates and full coverage of this event and all the action from the 2025 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Event #10: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack
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