2025 World Series of Poker
Level: 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
The remaining 13 players head to a 10-minute break. Action will resume at 11:07 p.m. local time.
Paulina Loeliger in the small blind and James Jeffrey in the big blind raised each other and ended up moving all-in for approximately 1,500,000 each.
James Jeffrey: A♠Q♣
Paulina Loeliger: Q♦9♥
Loeliger flopped a flush draw with the J♥2♥8♥, and her flush was completed thanks to the 7♥ turn so Jeffrey was eliminated after the K♣ river landed on the felt.
Nadav Bitton opened from the hijack. Liviu-Rodrig Bartha in the big blind moved all-in for 990,000 and Bitton called.
Liviu-Rodrig Bartha: A♥6♠
Nadav Bitton: 5♦5♥
Despite a very high board of 10♠J♦K♥9♥J♠, Bitton dodged bullets to keep the lead and Bartha was sent to the rail.
Brett Shaffer opened to 325,000 from early position. Konstantin Held in the small blind shoved for 1,240,000, then Vladislav Donchev in the big blind jammed for approximately 1,700,000. Shaffer folded.
Konstantin Held: 5♦5♠
Vladislav Donchev: Q♣Q♦
Held knew it was going to be hard to stay in the tournament, and on K♣9♦6♦K♦J♣, he was eliminated.
Nipun Java open shoved for 750,000 in middle position. Kei Tanaka made the call next to act, and all other players returned their cards to the dealer.
Nipun Java: A♣4♥
Kei Tanaka: A♥J♣
Both players made a pair on the J♥4♣2♠ flop, and Java couldn't find trips on the 10♦6♠ runout, as his series ended with a five-figure payout.
Vladislav Donchev raised to 240,000 from the hijack and Alexander Duvall defended from the big blind to discover a flop of 9♦A♣2♦.
Donchev's continuation bet was check-called, then Donchev fired a second barrel of 510,000 on the 7♣ turn. Duvall check-called once again.
The 6♥ river was checked by Duvall. Donchev checked back but lost to Duvall's two pair with A♥7♥.
Level: 30
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 160,000
Nadav Bitton has had a tough level as he lost two pots to double up to different players.
The first hand occurred when Bitton raised to 240,000 from the hijack and faced an all-in from Liviu-Rodrig Bartha in the big blind for 595,000. Bitton called to put Bartha at risk.
Liviu-Rodrig Bartha: A♦4♠
Nadav Bitton: A♥9♣
Bartha was in dire straits with the inferior ace, but the flop was a welcome sight for Bartha as it came 4♥2♥A♣.
The J♣ turn did not change much, and the A♠ river improved Bartha to a full house.
The second hand took place when Bitton raised to 240,000 from middle position and faced the all-in of Kei Tanaka on the button. Bitton called.
Kei Tanaka: A♠K♣
Nadav Bitton: 7♥6♥
Tanaka hit the flop when it came A♥4♦6♦, but Bitton was still in the hunt as he hit a pair of sixes.
The 9♦ turn and the Q♥ river ended the hand to award Tanaka the double.