Jereld Sam and Brandon Mueller got it all in preflop with Sam the one at risk, who started the hand with nearly 200,000.
Jereld Sam: Q♣Q♦ 
Brandon Mueller: A♥A♣
The board of 6♦10♥7♥5♥6♠ offered no help to Sam and he was sent to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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475,000
158,000
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158,000 |
|
Busted |
Eric Baldwin raised to 12,000 on the button and Steven Krueger defended in the big blind.
The flop came 4♥2♥4♠ and Krueger check-called a bet of 10,000 from Baldwin, bringing the 7♦ turn.
Krueger led out with a bet of 15,000 and Baldwin called, bringing the K♠ river. Krueger led out again, this time for 30,000.
After a moment of thought, Baldwin elected to fold his hand and the pot was pushed Krueger's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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425,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
|
330,000
330,000
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330,000 |
|
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Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Alan Keating had an opportunity to prove to the high-stakes tournament grinders — notably, Daniel Negreanu — that he can hang in their arena. But the Hustler Casino Live fan favorite bowed out in the second round of Event #7: $25,000 Heads-Up Championship on Friday at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
Keating, known primarily for his high-stakes cash game appearances, has over $200,000 in career WSOP earnings but hasn’t recorded a WSOP cash since 2013. Recently, he’s been publicly challenged by several high-stakes pros—including Negreanu — to step outside the comfort of the private cash game scene and compete against the game's elites.
It seems Negreanu was on Keating’s mind when he registered for the event. When PokerNews caught up with him and asked about his motivation for playing, Keating said, “It’s a heads-up tournament, and I saw Negreanu was on the list,” adding that he thought to himself, “Alright, here’s my chance to find him in his streets.”
The remaining 264 players have been sent on the final 20-minute break of the day and will return to blinds at 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante.
There were roughly 40,000 chips in pot on a flop of 8♣9♠K♣, John Ypma checked in the big blind when the 4♠ hit the turn and Manuel Estol checked behind from the cutoff.
Ypma decided to lead for 10,000 when the 5♥ hit the river but got quickly called from Estol. Ypma tabled 10♠7♦ and Estol tabled Q♠Q♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
16,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
Kevin Allen was seen dragging in a sizable pot after having doubled through Angel Modica.
With cards still on their backs and the board reading 6♦Q♠A♣10♦J♠, Allen held pocket aces for top set, besting the set of tens of Modica.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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210,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
127,000
223,000
|
223,000 |
Event #13: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max generated a whopping prizepool of $3,124,935. The payouts are as follows:
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $414,950.00 | 36-41 | $10,969.00 |
| 2 | $276,562.00 | 42-47 | $9,097.00 |
| 3 | $197,869.00 | 48-53 | $7,646.00 |
| 4 | $143,206.00 | 54-59 | $6,514.00 |
| 5 | $104,858.00 | 60-71 | $5,626.00 |
| 6 | $77,688.00 | 72-83 | $4,927.00 |
| 7 | $58,249.00 | 84-99 | $4,376.00 |
| 8-9 | $44,203.00 | 100-126 | $3,943.00 |
| 10-11 | $33,957.00 | 127-162 | $3,605.00 |
| 12-17 | $26,410.00 | 163-198 | $3,344.00 |
| 18-23 | $20,799.00 | 199-234 | $3,150.00 |
| 24-29 | $16,589.00 | 235-354 | $3,000.00 |
| 30-35 | $13,402.00 |
There was roughly 100,000 chips in the pot on a board of K♦K♥3♥10♥4♦, Simon Britton put Christian Harder all in from under the gun.
Christian Harder in the big blind went deep in to the tank before he called and quickly tabled K♠Q♠ for three of a kind, but Britton K♣10♦ for a full house and Harder bubbles in a brutal way.
Two other players busted in nearby tables at the same time resulting in three bubble boys.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
470,000
120,000
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120,000 |
|
Busted | |
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With 357 players remaining, the floor has announced hand-for-hand play. Only 354 players will make the money, with a min-cash being $3,000.
