The 16 remaining players have been sent on a 60-minute dinner break. It has been announced to them that an extra day has been added to the tournament; Day 3 will play down to the final table of nine.
The action is expected to resume around 6:40 p.m. local time.
Justin Gutierrez moved all in from the hijack for his remaining 9,100,000 stack. Ray Albarado re-jammed from the small blind and covered Gutierrez.
Justin Gutierrez: 9♠9♦
Ray Albarado: 5♥5♣
Both sitting with pocket pairs, Albarado wanted to improve to bust Gutierrez.
Neither player picked anything up on the 7♦Q♥J♦10♦10♥ runout and Gutierrez's nines were good enough to double him up in the last hand before the dinner break.
Riley Dieckhoff raised to 5,000,000 from late position. Ramaswamy Pyloore pushed in a three-bet when it had folded to him in the big blind, after which Dieckhoff quickly put his stack of 39,900,000 in the middle.
Pyloore weighed his options for a bit, then called with a covering stack.
Riley Dieckhoff: J♥J♦
Ramaswamy Pyloore: A♠Q♥
Pyloore had Dieckhoff drawing to a chop after the 5♦4♣3♦2♥ turn gave the former a straight. Pyloore's wheel held up on the 8♣ river, and he eliminated Dieckhoff in a massive flip.
Action folded to Danny Olejniczak who moved all in from the cutoff for his remaining 6,200,000 stack. Courtenay Williams was in the big blind and made a snap call.
Danny Olejniczak: A♣6♥
Courtenay Williams: A♠A♦
Olejniczak looked to the board to save him and the 5♣4♠6♠ gave some hope.
The 7♦ turn gave a chance for a chop but the 2♥ river sent Olejniczak home in 18th place.
Bobby Poe pushed in his 8,300,000 as first to act. David Pham looked him up in the hijack while the rest of the table got out of the way.
Bobby Poe: A♣6♠
David Pham: A♦K♣
Pham's big lead disappeared on the Q♠4♠6♣ flop as Poe paired his six. Neither the A♠ turn nor the 2♦ river changed the situation as Poe's rail celebrated his double-up.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 634 | 1 | Tam Nguyen | United States | 27,700,000 | 11 |
| 634 | 2 | Danny Olejniczak | Germany | 15,600,000 | 6 |
| 634 | 3 | Matt Glantz | United States | 51,000,000 | 20 |
| 634 | 4 | Sigrid Dencker | Austria | 52,900,000 | 21 |
| 634 | 5 | Courtenay Williams | United States | 21,400,000 | 9 |
| 634 | 6 | Kaiwen Wei | United States | 81,700,000 | 33 |
| 634 | 7 | Ryan Leng | United States | 49,500,000 | 20 |
| 634 | 8 | Kong Li | United States | 50,500,000 | 20 |
| 634 | 9 | Jason Blodgett | United States | 89,000,000 | 36 |
| 642 | 1 | Marcus Shepard | United States | 27,200,000 | 11 |
| 642 | 2 | Riley Dieckhoff | United States | 45,800,000 | 18 |
| 642 | 3 | Agustin Mendez | Mexico | 31,000,000 | 12 |
| 642 | 4 | David Pham | United States | 43,700,000 | 17 |
| 642 | 5 | Justin Gutierrez | United States | 9,500,000 | 4 |
| 642 | 6 | Antonio Trocoli Filho | Brazil | 116,100,000 | 46 |
| 642 | 7 | Ramaswamy Pyloore | United States | 43,000,000 | 17 |
| 642 | 8 | Ray Albarado | United States | 31,000,000 | 12 |
| 642 | 9 | Bobby Poe | United States | 8,300,000 | 3 |
Matt Glantz open-jammed from under the gun for his remaining 21,900,000 stack. Sergei Petrushevskii was in the hijack and took some time before asking for a recount of Glantz's chips, as he was sitting with 21,800,000. After around two minutes, Petrushevskii made the call.
Sergei Petrushevskii: A♦10♦
Matt Glantz: K♣J♦
Petrushevskii was ahead pre-flop, and things stayed that way on the Q♠7♠9♠ flop.
The 10♠ turn brought in the straight for Glantz, and the A♣ river wasn't enough to save Petrushevskii.
Before the 2025 World Series of Poker started, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz were joined by Joey Ingram and Christina Gollins on the PokerNews Podcast to host the show's first-ever Fantasy Draft!
After reviewing the scoring system and choosing team names, a draft was conducted and the stakes were set. The owner of the worst team will buy the winning three teams a nice Las Vegas dinner. Plus, fans can choose which team they're rooting for, and if that team wins, they'll be entered into a random giveaway.
Who was drafted early? Who was put on the bench? And who wasn't drafted at all?
Find out in this episode of the PokerNews Podcast:
Tam Nguyen moved in for 13,000,000 on the button. Ryan Leng made a quick call in the big blind, revealing the cards.
Tam Nguyen: A♦4♣
Ryan Leng: K♥Q♣
Nguyen paired his ace on the 9♥A♣6♦ flop for a huge lead. Leng was left without hope on the 4♠ turn, with the 9♣ river only being needed for formality's sake.
Level: 41
Blinds: 1,200,000/2,500,000
Ante: 2,500,000
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