Event #19: $500 COLOSSUS Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-08-2025 10:14 UTC-8

Sanampuri Devours Pringle's Chips

Jerome Solomon

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Ryan Pringle presumed he would have a short day with only 34,000 chips, so on the second hand of play he put them all at risk from early position, and got a call from Somasekhar Sanampuri in the cutoff.

Ryan Pringle: 8♥8♣ All in
Somasekhar Sanampuri: K♣Q♥

There was no suspense with the runout of 2♦4♠Q♦K♦J♣, giving Sanampuri top two pair and the win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Somasekhar Sanampuri	508,000 64,000	64,000
Ryan Pringle	Busted

Tags: Ryan Pringle Somasekhar Sanampuri

06-08-2025 10:23 UTC-8

Bad Beat Sends Milheim to The Rail Early Day 2

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John Avelino

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

When Pokernews approached the table, an all in button and a pile of six 1,000 chips were in front of Mitchell Milheim. Warren Watson's chips were in front of him and the players exposed their hole cards.

Mitchell Milheim: J♥J♣ All in
Warren Watson: 2♦2♠

4♠3♠8♥J♠A♠

The dealer pushed up four spades, in what was a brutal bad beat for Milheim. Turning a set of jacks wasn't enough and Milheim was sent to the payout cage to collect his prize.

Player	Chips	Progress
Warren Watson	350,000 171,000	171,000
Mitchell Milheim	Busted

Tags: Mitchell Milheim Warren Watson

06-08-2025 10:42 UTC-8

Assmus and Frantz are Eliminated

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Laura Fryer

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Bryan Frantz was down to only a few big blinds when he was all in and at risk from the big blind. He was up against Yushan Shi to his direct left. Action was followed from the A♣2♦10♣ flop.

Bryan Frantz: 3♦J♦ All in
Yushan Shi: K♥Q♣

The 10♠ turn and 7♠ river didn't change anything, and Shi was left to take the pot, eliminating Frantz early in the day.

On the next table across, Stephan Assmus was also all in and at risk of elimination from a middle position with only a short stack remaining. Mengqi Chen called Assmus in the cutoff, and the players went heads-up to the runout.

Stephan Assmus: 2♦2♥ All in
Mengqi Chen: A♦Q♥

Assmus was hoping to hold, but Chen hit an ace on the 7♦6♦A♥ flop to put him ahead.

The 5♣ turn and 6♠ runout didn't save Assmus, and he was also eliminated in the first level of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yushan Shi	550,000 59,000	59,000
Mengqi Chen	350,000 17,000	17,000
Bryan Frantz	Busted
Stephan Assmus	Busted

Tags: Bryan Frantz Mengqi Chen Stephan Assmus Yushan Shi

06-08-2025 11:05 UTC-8

Tens Were Good for Jiang

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Jerome Solomon

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Steven Mccartney made the all-in move on the flop of 8♦10♦5♣, and Yuchen Jiang was quick to call.

Steven Mccartney: Q♠Q♦ All in
Yuchen Jiang: 10♠10♣

Jiang's set of tens held when the turn and river brought 2♥9♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuchen Jiang	340,000 114,000	114,000
Steven Mccartney	Busted

Tags: Steven Mccartney Yuchen Jiang

06-08-2025 11:19 UTC-8

Gulke's Kings Are Good

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Jerome Solomon

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Three players went to battle, with two at risk. The preflop ranks held and Alvin Gulke picked up a pile of chips.

Jared Russell: J♠10♠ All in
Alvin Gulke: K♣K♦ All in
Juan Maceiras Lapido: 10♦10♥

None of the players connected with the runout 8♦2♥4♦5♠A♣, giving Gulke the win with kings, and sending Russell home.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alvin Gulke	747,000 536,000	536,000
Juan Maceiras Lapido	430,000 279,000	279,000
Jared Russell	Busted

Tags: Alvin Gulke Jared Russell Juan Maceiras Lapido

06-08-2025 11:20 UTC-8

All In or Bust

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John Avelino

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

As the action was picked, it appeared as Guillermo Rameriz raised to 32,000. Shawn Buchanan was all in before the flop for less and Yuta Iwasa had re-shoved and Rameriz folded.

Shawn Buchanan: J♥9♠ All in
Yuta Iwas: 7♣7♠

A flop of 6♥9♦2♣ seemed to favor Buchanan but a 7♦ on the river spelled disaster for him as the river came the 6♣, Full house for Isawa. Buchanan was sent to the payout cage to collect as bad beats around the floor of the colossus were rampant.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuta Iwasa	770,000 342,000	342,000
Guillermo Rameriz	655,000 655,000	655,000
Shawn Buchanan	Busted

Tags: Guillermo Rameriz Mitchell Milheim Shawn Buchanan Warren Watson Yuta Iwasa

06-08-2025 11:24 UTC-8

Katzov Running Over The Table, Kim Out

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John Avelino

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

Ace High was good as the action was picked up after a runout of 7♥J♣9♦J♠5♠ from both players showing down their hole cards.

John Anderson: A♠2♠ All in
David Katzov: K♣Q♥

Anderson doubled up as the action was unknown before the river. On the very next hand, David Kim Raised to 43,000 and Katzov shoved all in on him from the small blind positon. Kim had about 420,000 behind and the stack was in the middle.

David Kim: A♣J♦ All in
David Katzov: A♠K♥

2♣Q♥5♦3♦6♥

Katzov's aggression paid off as scooped Kim's chips and sent him to the rail early in Day 2 of Event #19.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Katzov	770,000 591,000	591,000
John Anderson	270,000 39,000	39,000
David Kim	Busted

06-08-2025 11:33 UTC-8

Some Recent Eliminations

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Laura Fryer

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgene Farmer	Busted
Djordje Stojic	Busted
Christopher Neely	Busted
Yorick Hazelzet	Busted
William Souther	Busted
Margaret Fox	Busted
Felipe Tavares Ramos	Busted

Daniel Plottner	Busted
Joe Napolitano	Busted
James Satlawa	Busted
David Williams	Busted
Craig Seeber	Busted
Xing Liu	Busted
Lola Vuilleumier	Busted
Ximeng Liu	Busted
Victor Holanda	Busted
Hassan Kamoei	Busted

John Stefanopoulos	Busted
Marc Fishman	Busted
Alena Karunets	Busted
Nick Phoenix	Busted
Raymond Smets	Busted
Roberto Betbese	Busted
Michael Kamenjarin	Busted

Woody Christy	Busted

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06-08-2025 11:42 UTC-8

Cichy Cashes Out

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Laura Fryer

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

Three players were already in the hand and pre-flop action had already been played. One player folded and Hunter Cichy found himself heads-up for his tournament life from a middle position with his remaining 160,000 chips, against Byron Mistica in the small blind.

Hunter Cichy: K♣J♣ All in
Byron Mistica: A♣K♠

Cichy stood from his chair as the cards were flipped, and he couldn't be saved on the 7♠4♥7♥5♥Q♥ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Byron Mistica	585,000 46,000	46,000
Hunter Cichy	Busted

Tags: Byron Mistica Hunter Cichy

06-08-2025 11:50 UTC-8

Some More Eliminations

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Laura Fryer

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Alva	Busted
Daniel Toulis	Busted
Lance Swehla	Busted
Michael Moran	Busted
Dustin Lee	Busted
Donna Cheung	Busted
Orion Gallagher	Busted
Michelle Ocon	Busted
Jonathan George	Busted
Rueben Ruiz	Busted
Baebae Liu	Busted
Connor Woodland	Busted
Mengqi Chen	Busted
Matthew Salsberg	Busted
Steven Merwin	Busted
Justin Butt	Busted
Pablo Hernandez	Busted
Walter Sullivan	Busted
Aaron Thomas	Busted
Ryan Woodward	Busted
Lucas Cortijo	Busted
Stacey Breslin	Busted
Jaymie Virtusio	Busted
Alejandro Casillas	Busted
Marc Meden	Busted

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