Event #14: $25,000 High Roller PLO/NLH Mixed Day 3 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-04-2025 18:18 UTC-8

Cowen Takes from Garza

Josh Noy

Level 25 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Lou Garza limped in the cutoff before John Pannucci called in the small blind. Robert Cowen checked his big blind option to see the 6♦J♥3♦ flop.

Pannucci checked to Cowen, who fired 360,000 into the middle. Garza called while Pannucci let his hand go.

The A♥ turn produced a pair of checks, and the dealer flipped over the J♠ river. After using a time bank card, Cowen checked again, with Garza declining to bet.

Cowen tabled K♣K♥8♦2♦ for two pair, earning the pot as Garza slid his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Cowen	5,300,000 100,000	100,000

John Pannucci	4,150,000 365,000	365,000

Lou Garza	2,820,000 260,000	260,000

Tags: John Pannucci Lou Garza Robert Cowen

06-04-2025 16:43 UTC-8

Gabriel Andrade Eliminated in 11th ($84,470)

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Robert Jones

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Robert Cowen raised to 200,000 from under the gun and was re-raised by Lou Garza from the cutoff to 750,000. In the small blind, Gabriel Andrade went all-in for his 570,000 chip stack. Cowen made the call for 750,000.

The flop of A♠J♣5♥ was checked by Cowen, bet by Garza, and Cowen folded.

Gabriel Andrade: K♠K♦9♥7♦ All in
Lou Garza: A♦K♥10♦6♠

Andrade could not improve on the 8♣5♣ runout, and was eliminated in 11th place for $84,470.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Cowen	4,800,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Lou Garza	4,400,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Gabriel Andrade	Busted

Tags: Gabriel Andrade Lou Garza Robert Cowen

06-04-2025 16:22 UTC-8

Ben Tollerene Eliminated in 12th Place ($70,546)

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Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Ben Tollerene raised to 250,000 in the hijack. It folded to Chongxian Yang in the small blind, who three-bet to 850,000. Tollerene spent several time extensions, then made the call.

Tollerene had 1,340,000 chips remaining, which he committed when Yang put him all-in on the J♦K♥10♠ flop.

Ben Tollerene: K♠Q♠J♥6♥ All in
Chongxian Yang: A♠A♦9♣8♠

Tollerene had flopped two pair against the aces of Yang, but Yang made a straight on the 2♣7♦ runout to send Tollerene to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chongxian Yang	5,650,000 2,050,000	2,050,000
Ben Tollerene	Busted

Tags: Ben Tollerene Chongxian Yang

06-04-2025 16:19 UTC-8

Moncek Stays Alive

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Robert Jones

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Michael Moncek raised to 350,000 from the cutoff leaving roughly 20,000 behind.

Youness Barakat raised for the few extra nickles, Moncek called, and they were off to see five.

Michael Moncek: 6♠5♣3♦2♦ All in
Youness Barakat: A♣K♦Q♦2♥

The board ran out A♠8♣6♣6♦4♥, Moncek scooped up 800,000 chips with trip sixes, and his tournament continues.

Player	Chips	Progress
Youness Barakat	2,900,000 200,000	200,000
Michael Moncek	800,000 435,000	435,000

Tags: Michael Moncek Youness Barakat

06-04-2025 16:11 UTC-8

Moncek Down to Crumbs

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Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Ben Lamb made it 225,000 in the cutoff. Michael Moncek then piled in his stack of 2,425,000 on the button, and Lamb snap-called once the action folded back to him, putting himself at risk for 2,060,000.

Ben Lamb: A♠A♣ All in
Michael Moncek: 6♠6♦

"Keep it high," Lamb requested. The dealer did just so when the K♦9♠Q♦Q♥3♥ runout did not get Lamb's aces cracked. Moncek tossed his sixes into the muck and was left with less than four big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Lamb	4,420,000 1,920,000	1,920,000

Michael Moncek	365,000 2,335,000	2,335,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Michael Moncek

06-04-2025 15:28 UTC-8

Laszlo Bujtas Eliminated in 13th Place ($70,546)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Robert Cowen opened to 160,000 from the cutoff and Laszlo Bujtas moved his stack of 205,000 into the middle out of the small blind. Zhargal Tsydypov called in the big blind, and Cowen made up the rest.

On the 4♦3♠K♣ flop, Tsydypov checked and Cowen both checked to the Q♦ turn, where Tsydypov bet 200,000. Cowen then took some time before he made a raise to around 750,000, and Tsydypov quickly folded.

Laszlo Bujtas: 5♦5♣ All in
Robert Cowen: Q♥J♥

Cowen had paired his queen, which left Bujtas with just one chance to spike one of his two outs. That never happened as the A♠ rolled off, leaving Bujtas out in 13th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Cowen	4,900,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Zhargal Tsydypov	4,600,000 500,000	500,000
Laszlo Bujtas	Busted

Tags: Laszlo Bujtas Robert Cowen Zhargal Tsydypov

06-04-2025 15:10 UTC-8

Andrade Turns the Nuts to Double

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Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Laszlo Bujtas opened the button to 170,000 and Gabriel Andrade called from the big blind.

The flop came J♥3♥K♠ and Andrade check-called a bet of 100,000 from Bujtas to see the Q♠ hit the turn. Again Andrade checked, then Bujtas bet 430,000. Andrade had 1,420,000 behind and moved them all into the middle, which Bujtas called after thinking out loud.

Gabriel Andrade: A♦10♣ All in
Laszlo Bujtas: K♥10♦

Andrade had the nuts and Bujtas could only get a rebate on the hand if he found an ace on the river to chop. Instead, the 8♦ rolled off, giving Andrade a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Mitchell	4,300,000

Zhargal Tsydypov	4,100,000 40,000	40,000
Robert Cowen	3,800,000 150,000	150,000

Gabriel Andrade	3,500,000 1,620,000	1,620,000
John Pannucci	2,900,000 50,000	50,000

Laszlo Bujtas	400,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Tags: Gabriel Andrade Laszlo Bujtas

06-04-2025 15:05 UTC-8

Mitchell Makes a Move

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Josh Noy

Level 23 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Gabriel Andrade opened to 200,000 from under the gun and John Pannucci tossed in a call. Robert Cowen confirmed the raise amount with the dealer and counted out a call on the button. Brandon Mitchell came along in the small blind, with Laszlo Bujtas defending his big blind.

"The nuts please," Cowen said to the dealer before the 6♦2♠6♥ flop was fanned out. Mitchell checked to Bujtas, who announced a bet of 260,000.

Andrade and Pannucci quickly folded while Cowen called. Mitchell then check-raised to 2,120,000, earning the pot as Bujtas and Cowen slid their cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Mitchell	4,300,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Robert Cowen	3,650,000 150,000	150,000

John Pannucci	2,850,000 65,000	65,000

Laszlo Bujtas	2,100,000 635,000	635,000
Gabriel Andrade	1,880,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Brandon Mitchell Gabriel Andrade John Pannucci Laszlo Bujtas Robert Cowen

06-04-2025 15:01 UTC-8

Morris Doubles Through Limpers

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Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Youness Barakat limped in under the gun. Chongxian Yang in middle position, Michael Moncek on the button, and Ben Tollerene in the small blind followed suit before Arthur Morris piled in 480,000 chips.

Barakat and Tollerene folded while Yang and Moncek made the call. Morris committed his remaining 480,000 on the 2♣4♣8♣ flop. Yang quickly mucked, but Moncek called after spending a time extension.

Arthur Morris: A♥A♣J♣10♠ All in
Michael Moncek: 9♦8♠6♦4♠

Morris had flopped the nuts, and it remained the nuts on the 10♥K♣ runout to grant him his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chongxian Yang	4,100,000 135,000	135,000
Michael Moncek	4,010,000 1,515,000	1,515,000

Youness Barakat	3,260,000 40,000	40,000
Arthur Morris	2,560,000 1,560,000	1,560,000
Ben Tollerene	1,680,000 235,000	235,000

Tags: Arthur Morris Ben Tollerene Chongxian Yang Michael Moncek Youness Barakat

06-04-2025 14:29 UTC-8

Nick Schulman Eliminated in 14th Place ($70,546)

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Josh Noy

Level 22 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Robert Cowen opened to 125,000 in the hijack and Brandon Mitchell made the call from the cutoff. Laszlo Bujtas also came along on the button before Nick Schulman defended his big blind.

The dealer fanned out the 4♥K♣3♣ flop and Schulman announced a pot-sized bet of 590,000. Cowen and Mitchell got out of the way before Bujtas raised enough to put his opponent all in. Schulman quickly obliged, and the cards were turned up.

Nick Schulman: 10♥7♠6♦5♦ All in
Laszlo Bujtas: K♦J♣10♦2♣