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

06-04-2025 16:49 UTC-8

Bohlman Building a Stack

Josh Noy

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Jakob Miegel raised to 30,000 on the button, with Scott Bohlman making the call in the big blind.

Bohlman checked the 8♠9♣6♦ flop, and Miegel answered with a check of his own. The 9♦ turn saw Bohlman lead out for 40,000, with Miegel making the call.

Both players then checked down the 2♦ river. Bohlman turned over 10♥8♦ for two pair, nines and eights. That was good enough to claim the pot, as Miegel mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Bohlman	715,000 464,000	464,000

Jakob Miegel	340,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Jakob Miegel Scott Bohlman

06-04-2025 16:56 UTC-8

Pocket Fours Hold

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Henrik Juncker opened from middle position with a raise to 100,000, and Bradley Craig responded by moving all in for 350,000 from the later position in the hijack. With the action back on him, Juncker made the call, putting himself at risk.

Henrik Juncker: 4♥4♦ All in
Bradley Craig: A♥K♠

The board was 7♠6♠3♥8♥3♣, and two pair was enough for Juncker to receive a chip boost.

Player	Chips	Progress
Henrik Juncker	400,000 233,000	233,000
Bradley Craig	240,000 54,000	54,000

Tags: Bradley Craig Henrik Juncker

06-04-2025 16:59 UTC-8

Ufano Eliminates Zavoloka

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Joseph Berg

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Action folded around to Mikhail Zavoloka in the small blind, who went all in for 305,000. After taking some time to ponder his options Jorge Ufano decided making the call was the right one.

Mikhail Zavoloka: A♣2♥ All in
Jorge Ufano: K♠Q♥

The board ran out J♥J♣9♥10♥8♠, sending Zavoloka to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorge Ufano	1,500,000 510,000	510,000
Mikhail Zavoloka	Busted

Tags: Jorge Ufano Mikhail Zavoloka

06-04-2025 16:59 UTC-8

Some Chip Updates

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Samy Boujmala	1,200,000 905,000	905,000
Kharlin Sued	820,000 601,000	601,000
Zackary Brasfield	605,000 237,000	237,000
Jerry Payne	225,000 35,000	35,000
Michael Capener	140,000 54,000	54,000

06-04-2025 17:14 UTC-8

Crane Takes from Sitzoukis

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Josh Noy

Level 20 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Paris Sitzoukis fired 25,000 from the button on the A♦2♠9♥ flop. Sebastian Crane check-called in the big blind, and the dealer flipped over the 3♣ turn.

Another check from Crane was met with a bet of 75,000 from Sitzoukis. The call was made and the 9♣ hit the river.

Both players checked it down, with Crane showing A♣4♦ for two pair to claim the pot as Sitzoukis mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Crane	560,000 200,000	200,000
Paris Sitzoukis	470,000 340,000	340,000

Tags: Paris Sitzoukis Sebastian Crane

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

06-04-2025 17:27 UTC-8

Lee Doubles Through Ruberto

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Josh Noy

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Stanley Lee was all in and at risk against Anthony Ruberto, with the cards on their backs.

Stanley Lee: K♠9♥ All in
Anthony Ruberto: A♥Q♦

Lee found the only pair on the 6♠5♠9♠8♥10♣ runout, earning the double through Ruberto.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Ruberto	1,380,000 178,000	178,000
Stanley Lee	410,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Anthony Ruberto Stanley Lee

06-04-2025 17:33 UTC-8

Verderamo Takes Out Fang

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Josh Noy

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Action was heads-up to the 7♠A♦10♠ flop, where Powen Fang was all in and at risk against Nicholas Verderamo.

Powen Fang: 10♥7♣ All in
Nicholas Verderamo: 9♠9♥

Fang flopped two pair to take the lead, but the 9♣ turn gave Verderamo a set of nines. The river 5♠ changed nothing, leaving Verderamo in front while sending Fang to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Verderamo	1,750,000 1,210,000	1,210,000
Powen Fang	Busted

Tags: Nicholas Verderamo Powen Fang

06-04-2025 17:43 UTC-8

Zhang Eliminated by Nia

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Michael Nia opened the action from under the gun with a raise to 90,000, and Sihao Zhang defended from the big blind.

The flop came A♥7♣J♥, and Zhang checked from out of position. Nia continued with a sizable bet of 205,000. After a brief tank, Zhang moved all in for his remaining 625,000. Nia quickly called and tabled a set, putting Zhang in serious trouble.

Sihao Zhang: A♦7♦ All in
Michael Nia: J♦J♠

The turn K♦ and the river 5♣ offered no lifeline to Zhang, whose two pair could not beat Nia's set of jacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Nia	2,100,000 1,890,000	1,890,000
Sihao Zhang	Busted

Tags: Michael Nia Sihao Zhang

06-04-2025 17:52 UTC-8

Life Outside Poker: David Daneshgar Used Poker Winnings to Build a Multimillion-Dollar Business

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Connor Richards

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 27th episode, Connor talks with World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner and venture capitalist David Daneshgar, who used poker winnings to launch a successful start-up that raised tens of millions. The Californian with $2.5 million in Hendon Mob earnings talks about his companies BloomNation and Whippy AI, teaching a college poker class, quitting his finance job to play poker, and getting Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss to write his letter of recommendation to business school.

Daneshgar also spoke about getting cheated in private LA games, AI in poker, and why entrepreneurs should play in poker games.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with David Daneshgar by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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Tags: Connor Richards Jerry Buss David Daneshgar