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06-02-2025 18:15 UTC-8

Dario Sammartino Eliminated in 16th Place ($28,024)

Jacob Wilson

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Dario Sammartino shoved on top of Michael Moncek's preflop raise, and got snapped off by Moncek when action folded back to him.

Dario Sammartino: A♣J♥ All in
Michael Moncek: A♥K♦

Sammartino was searching for a jack and a jack only, however, it wasn't to be as the final 5♣7♣3♦10♠4♦ came ten-high, offering him no chance to stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Moncek	2,350,000 1,375,000	1,375,000

Dario Sammartino	Busted

Tags: Dario Sammartino Michael Moncek

06-02-2025 18:15 UTC-8

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
667	1	Empty	N/A	N/A	N/A
667	2	Chao Duan	China	670,000	17
667	3	Patrick Kennedy	United Kingdom	1,440,000	36
667	4	Christian Roberts	United States	600,000	15
667	5	Jordan Siegel	United States	765,000	19
667	6	James Mendoza	United States	2,400,000	60
667	7	Mihai Manole	Romania	400,000	10
667	8	Myles Mullaly	United States	1,170,000	29

668	1	Taylor Paur	United States	1,800,000	45
668	2	Joe Cada	United States	1,265,000	32
668	3	Frank Lagodich	United States	480,000	12
668	4	Michael Moncek	United States	975,000	24
668	5	Sanjeev Kapoor	United States	650,000	16
668	6	Richard Green	United States	640,000	16
668	7	Yosef Fox	United States	1,650,000	41
668	8	Alejandro Peinado	Spain	925,000	23

Player	Chips	Progress
James Mendoza	5,900,000 300,000	300,000
Richard Green	4,440,000 140,000	140,000

Patrick Kennedy	3,280,000 1,840,000	1,840,000
Alejandro Peinado	3,225,000 175,000	175,000
Chao Duan	2,960,000 40,000	40,000
Yosef Fox	2,670,000 1,020,000	1,020,000

Michael Moncek	2,400,000 50,000	50,000

Frank Lagodich	2,365,000 1,165,000	1,165,000
Myles Mullaly	2,155,000 45,000	45,000
Sanjeev Kapoor	1,999,000 501,000	501,000
Mihai Manole	1,800,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Jordan Siegel	1,440,000 675,000	675,000
Taylor Paur	1,320,000 480,000	480,000

Joe Cada	1,015,000 250,000	250,000

Christian Roberts	650,000 50,000	50,000

PokerNews Daily Deepstack Challenge Returns

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Lyle Bateman

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

At the 2025 World Series of Poker, this year's schedule includes 100 bracelet events. One notable event returning this summer at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas is bracelet Event #78: PokerNews Deepstack Championship (PNDC).

This also means last year's popular PokerNews Daily Deepstack Challenge is coming back, bigger and better than before!

From May 27 to June 30, players grinding the $200, $250, and $400 Daily Deepstacks tournaments at the WSOP will rack up leaderboard points. Every week, the top 10 players will be awarded a complimentary entry into the PNDC on July 1. That’s 50 seats up for grabs—10 more than last year, thanks to the additional week of action. Best of all? You can win multiple seats, meaning the more you play and perform, the better your shot at a deep WSOP run.

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06-02-2025 19:09 UTC-8

Horseshoe & Paris: Your Guide to the Home of the World Series of Poker (WSOP)

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Lyle Bateman

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The 2025 World Series of Poker is underway, and poker’s biggest and most prestigious festival is back in its now-familiar home on the Las Vegas Strip.

For the fourth consecutive summer, the great and good of the poker world will descend on the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, a venue that, despite being a relatively recent change, already feels like home for the game’s biggest names and dream-chasers.

PokerNews is here to give you a guide on things like:

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Level: 25

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

06-02-2025 19:50 UTC-8

Texas Mike Goes Digging for Diamonds

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Jacob Wilson

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Having just won a sizeable pot against Yosef Fox the hand before, Frank Lagodich raised it to 120,000 from under the gun. Michael Moncek, who was next to act, took no time to think before making a huge 13x shove, for 1,630,000. Action folded all the way around to Lagodich, who empathetically flipped over his cards, letting Moncek know that he really did have it, before making the call.

Michael Moncek: A♦J♣ All in
Frank Lagodich: A♣A♠

Despite being a huge underdog, Moncek got about the best flop he could've asked for, in 4♦J♦5♣. Searching for a jack or a backdoor flush, he got one step closer to the latter on the 5♦ turn, and miraculously made it on the 7♦ river to crack Lagodich's pocket rockets.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Moncek	3,410,000 1,010,000	1,010,000

Yosef Fox	2,365,000 305,000	305,000

Frank Lagodich	1,535,000 830,000	830,000

Tags: Frank Lagodich Michael Moncek Yosef Fox

06-02-2025 19:56 UTC-8

Roberts Finds Double

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Nick Vazquez

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Christian Roberts shoved from the button, and James Mendoza made the call from the big blind.

Christian Roberts: A♥10♦ All in
James Mendoza: K♣5♠

The runout was an interesting J♦6♦5♣A♦K♦ as Mendoza made kings and fives, but Roberts' flush was enough to keep him in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Mendoza	4,700,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Christian Roberts	800,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: James Mendoza Christian Roberts

06-02-2025 19:57 UTC-8

Two Doubles as Fox Takes Lead

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Connor Richards

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Christian Roberts called an early position raise and Jordan Siegel three-bet to 900,000 with just a 5,000 chip behind from the cutoff. The intial raiser folded and Roberts re-raised. Siegel called for 5,000 more.

Jordan Siegel: A♠K♠ All in
Christian Roberts: 9♠9♦

The board ran out J♣10♠K♦K♣J♠ to give Siegel kings full of jacks for an emphatic double.

"I'm playing the board," said Roberts.

At the next table, a pot brewed between Richard Green and Yosef Fox. Green checked the flop of 6♥8♥2♥ and Fox bet 200,000. Green check-raised and Fox three-bet all in for 2,970,000. Green snapped with a bigger stack.

Yosef Fox: 10♠10♦ All in
Richard Green: A♥5♣

"Hold! Black. Black. Yes!" Fox cheered as the board finished out 8♦7♣ to keep his overpair ahead for a big double into the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yosef Fox	6,200,000 3,835,000	3,835,000

Jordan Siegel	2,000,000 560,000	560,000
Richard Green	1,800,000 2,640,000	2,640,000

Christian Roberts	900,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Christian Roberts Jordan Siegel Richard Green Yosef Fox

06-02-2025 19:58 UTC-8

Kennedy Stays Alive

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Jacob Wilson

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Action folded round to Patrick Kennedy in the cutoff, who raised to 120,000. Christian Roberts then shoved his remaining 795,000 chips into the middle. Both the blinds got out of the way before Kennedy announced "call"

Christian Roberts: A♥10♥ All in
Patrick Kennedy A♦K♣

"Well, you've got hearts," said Kennedy, and then announced "or you've got tens!" when the 10♣4♠7♣ flop shot Roberts into the lead. The 5♥ turn and 5♣ river secured Roberts a much-needed double up.