Event #17: $2,000 No-Limit Holdem Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-04-2025 23:00 UTC-8

Paris Sitzoukis Eliminated in 26th Place ($15,810)

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Josh Noy

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

Benjamin Underwood opened in the cutoff and called off once Paris Sitzoukis moved all in from the small blind.

Paris Sitzoukis: A♠K♠ All in
Benjamin Underwood: A♣Q♥

Sitzoukis was well in front and maintained that advantage through the 7♠J♦4♦ flop and 4♥ turn.

The table then reacted as Underwood hit the Q♠ river, sending Sitzoukis out in 26th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Underwood	2,620,000 820,000	820,000
Paris Sitzoukis	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Underwood Paris Sitzoukis

06-04-2025 22:59 UTC-8

Srinivasa Godavarthy Eliminated in 27th Place ($13,083)

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Joseph Berg

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

Srinivasa Godavarthy raised to 100,000 from middle position and was called by Samy Boujmala in the small blind and Dusti Smith in the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of 8♠Q♦J♣. Action checked to Godavarthy, who bet 100,000. Both opponents called.

The turn brought the K♥. Boujmala checked, and Smith bet 415,000. Godavarthy then raised to 1,000,000. Boujmala folded, and Smith moved all-in for 1,400,000 effective. Srinivasa Godavarthy called and was at risk.

Srinivasa Godavarthy: K♣Q♥ All in
Dusti Smith: A♦10♠

The river card was 9♠, sending Srinivasa Godavarthy to the rail in 27th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dusti Smith	3,900,000 2,680,000	2,680,000

Samy Boujmala	1,900,000 120,000	120,000
Srinivasa Godavarthy	Busted

Tags: Dusti Smith Samy Boujmala Srinivasa Godavarthy

06-04-2025 22:46 UTC-8

Liu Scoops Another

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Myles Phago

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

Henrik Juncker limped from the button, and Xiaohu Liu raised to 80,000 from the big blind. Juncker called.

The flop came 10♥4♠2♠ and Liu check-called Juncker's 140,000 bet. Both players checked the 7♠ turn and saw the 6♥ fall on the river.

Both players checked again, and Liu tabled A♣J♣ to scoop the pot with just ace-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiaohu Liu	2,200,000 400,000	400,000
Henrik Juncker	1,200,000 515,000	515,000

Tags: Henrik Juncker Xiaohu Liu

Level: 25

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

06-04-2025 22:40 UTC-8

Three Table Redraw (full)

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
604	1	Shijia Liu	United States	1,750,000	44
604	2	Kyle Larsen	United States	1,140,000	29
604	3	Srinivasa Godavarthy	United States	1,680,000	42
604	4	Michael Nia	United States	2,530,000	63
604	5	Pete Chen	Taiwan	2,650,000	66
604	6	Timothy Reilly	United States	820,000	21
604	7	Jesse Lonis	United States	1,520,000	38
604	8	Samy Boujmala	France	1,780,000	45
604	9	Dusti Smith	United States	1,220,000	31

601	1	Quan Zhou	China	1,700,000	43
601	2	Xiaohu Liu	China	2,100,000	53
601	3	Paris Sitzoukis	Australia	790,000	20
601	4	Allen Lixin Shen	Canada	1,850,000	46
601	5	Rafael Mota	Brazil	3,870,000	97
601	6	Virgile Turchi	France	820,000	21
601	7	Henrik Juncker	Denmark	1,400,000	35
601	8	Samy Dubonnet	France	2,900,000	73
601	9	Benjamin Underwood	Canada	1,800,000	45

600	1	Nicholas Verderamo	United States	2,300,000	58
600	2	Ricardo Zamora Martinez	Costa Rica	1,950,000	49
600	3	Matthew Beinner	United States	1,100,000	28
600	4	Shuofei Geng	United States	1,810,000	45
600	5	Jorge Ufano	Spain	1,240,000	31
600	6	Benjamin Williams	United States	2,300,000	58
600	7	Brian Green	United States	490,000	12
600	8	Umesh Babusukumar	United States	1,600,000	40
600	9	Scott Bohlman	United States	1,720,000	43

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafael Mota	3,870,000 70,000	70,000
Samy Dubonnet	2,900,000 350,000	350,000
Pete Chen	2,650,000 550,000	550,000
Michael Nia	2,530,000 830,000	830,000
Nicholas Verderamo	2,300,000 15,000	15,000
Benjamin Williams	2,300,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Xiaohu Liu	2,100,000 300,000	300,000
Ricardo Martinez	1,950,000 150,000	150,000
Allen Lixin Shen	1,850,000 1,677,000	1,677,000
Shuofei Geng	1,810,000 890,000	890,000
Benjamin Underwood	1,800,000 1,489,000	1,489,000
Samy Boujmala	1,780,000 375,000	375,000
Shijia Liu	1,750,000 50,000	50,000
Scott Bohlman	1,720,000 280,000	280,000

Quan Zhou	1,700,000 940,000	940,000
Srinivasa Godavarthy	1,680,000 20,000	20,000
Umesh Babusukumar	1,600,000 615,000	615,000
Jesse Lonis	1,520,000 20,000	20,000

Henrik Juncker	1,400,000 715,000	715,000
Jorge Ufano	1,240,000 1,520,000	1,520,000
Dusti Smith	1,220,000 230,000	230,000

Kyle Larsen	1,140,000 915,000	915,000
Matthew Beinner	1,100,000 100,000	100,000
Timothy Reilly	820,000 480,000	480,000
Virgile Turchi	820,000 280,000	280,000

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06-04-2025 22:36 UTC-8

Eliminations Before the Redraw

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Josh Noy

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikola Gunchev	Busted
William Prin	Busted
Viliyan Petleshkov	Busted
Kharlin Sued	Busted
Ronald Inman	Busted
Benjamin Eilers	Busted
Dustin Apperson	Busted
Kurtis Tinfow	Busted
Stephen Foutty	Busted
Anthony Ruberto	Busted
Mitchell Halverson	Busted
Ryan Dodd	Busted
Mathieu His	Busted
Joseph Mckeehen	Busted

Zackary Brasfield	Busted
Ethan Yau	Busted

Thomas Middleton	Busted
Bradley Craig	Busted
Shannon Shorr	Busted

Sebastian Crane	Busted
Thiago Philippsmachado	Busted
Felipe Campins	Busted
Dylan Linde	Busted

Benjamin Leblond	Busted
Anthony Serino	Busted

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06-04-2025 22:29 UTC-8

Liu Pulls in a Nice Pot

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Myles Phago

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Shijia Liu raised from the cutoff to 80,000, and Dusti Smith called from the big blind.

The flop came A♣6♣J♥, Smith check called Liu's 70,000 continuation bet, and the players saw the Q♦ come on the turn. Smith checked again and Liu bet out for 155,000 this time. Smith called.

The river brought the 7♥ and again Smith checked. Liu now pushed out a hefty bet of 540,000, which sent Smith into the tank for a few minutes. She eventually folded, and Liu was pushed the pot with no showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shijia Liu	1,800,000 1,445,000	1,445,000
Dusti Smith	1,450,000 680,000	680,000

Tags: Dusti Smith Shijia Liu

06-04-2025 22:10 UTC-8

Apperson Eliminated by Williams

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Dustin Apperson moved all in from under the gun for 450,000, and Benjamin Williams made the call from the small blind. Everyone else folded.

Dustin Apperson: 7♥7♣ All in
Benjamin Williams: Q♠Q♣

The board did not produce a set for Apperson with K♠3♣9♠K♣8♦, and two pair was a win for Williams.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Williams	1,200,000 1,615,000	1,615,000
Dustin Apperson	Busted

Tags: Benjamin WIlliams Dustin Apperson

06-04-2025 22:09 UTC-8

Prin's Ladies Against Mota's Big Slick

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Joseph Berg

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Rafael Mota raised to 80,000 from middle position before William Prin three-bet to 260,000. Mota then went all in for 800,000 effective having Prin's stack covered. Prin made the call and was at risk and the players were off to the races.

William Prin: Q♥Q♠ All in
Rafael Mota: A♥K♥

The board ran out 9♦2♠2♥J♣A♣ sending Prin to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafael Mota	3,800,000 70,000	70,000
William Prin	Busted

Tags: Rafael Mota William Prin

06-04-2025 22:04 UTC-8

Juncker Building Back a Stack

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The Danish professional Henrik Juncker raised from the hijack to 80,000, and Paris Sitzoukis three-bet to 300,000 and Juncker pondered and moved all of his chips in the middle. Sitzoukis asked, "Does this bet cover you?" Both players tabled their cards, and the board was imminent.

Henrik Juncker: K♥3♥ All in
Paris Sitzoukis: A♦9♥

The board came out 10♠10♣7♣3♦K♦, and Juncker's two pair won the pot.