2025 World Series of Poker

Event #2: $500 Industry Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
12
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$64,369
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$379,310
Total Entries
914
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
138
Players Left
1
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Roger Molnar Eliminated in 24th Place ($2,096)

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Roger Molnar
Roger Molnar

Roger Molnar got his last 450,000 into the middle with John Divecha making the call to try and bust him.

Roger Molnar: 55 All in
John Divecha: 1010

Molnar's small pocket pair was dominated by Divecha's. The board ran out 7A3KQ, which didn't improve Molnar to a set, and he was out of the tournament in 24th place.

Tags: John DivechaRoger Molnar

Erik Mason Eliminated in 25th Place ($2,096); David Neiman Eliminated in 26th Place ($2,096)

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Erik Mason
Erik Mason

Erik Mason made it 200,000 to go from early position with just 80,000 behind. David Neiman called all in for his last 180,000 from the hijack and Angelo Perez called from the cutoff with the covering stack.

Mason shoved for his last 80,000 as the flop came down 525, and Perez called to put both players at risk.

David Neiman: Q10 All in
Erik Mason: KK All in
Angelo Perez: AQ

Mason was ahead with his Cowboys and just had to fade some clubs or an ace to triple up. The 8 turn meant Neilman's fate was sealed. The river was the A to give Perez the best hand with a pair of aces, sending two players to the cashier's desk.

David Neiman
David Neiman

Tags: Angelo PerezDavid NeimanErik Mason

Stacy Kimbrel Eliminated in 27th Place ($1,784)

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Stacy Kimbrel
Stacy Kimbrel

On the button, Claudio Elizalde opened to 60,000 and Stacy Kimbrel, with only 25,000 behind, was forced to go all-in. Jordan Russell in big blind called the raise creating a side pot of about 70,000.

The dealer flopped 4K3 which was checked down leading to the turn K. Russell check-raised Elizalde's bet of 40,000 to 125,000. Elizalde folded and Russell scooped the side pot and went to showdown for the main pot.

Stacy Kimbrel: 72 All in
Jordan Russell: Q3

The dealer completed the board with a J river ending Kimbrel's tournament life.

Tags: Claudio ElizaldeJordan RussellStacy Kimbrel

Elizalde's Queens Hold

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Claudio Elizalde
Claudio Elizalde

Claudio Elizalde jammed from the cutoff for 305,000, resulting in a call from David Neiman on the button, putting Elizalde at risk for his tournament life.

Claudio Elizalde: QQAll in
David Neiman: A8

The flop was a clean runout for Elizalde when it came 627.

The 3 turn brought a scare for Elizalde as it gave Neiman a flush draw to go with his overcard, but a 8 brick on the river resulted in the chips being pushed Elizalde’s way.

Tags: Claudio ElizaldeDavid Neiman

Darby's Kicker Issues Send Him to the Rail

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Michael Coombs
Michael Coombs

The hand began with a raise from Miguel Cardenas from early position to 50,000.

The table folded to Ryan Darby in the small blind, who elected to jam for 110,000.

Michael Coombs woke up with a hand in the big blind and called before Cardenas chose to get out of the way with a fold.

Ryan Darby: AQAll in
Michael Coombs: AK

Coombs had Darby in trouble with a better kicker. The board of 644A9 did not improve Darby, sending him home.

Tags: Michael CoombsMiguel CardenasRyan Darby

Divecha Eliminates Hortaleza

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

John Divecha made it 45,000 to go from middle position and Austin Hortaleza jammed for 145,000 from the big blind. When it got back to Divecha, he reluctantly called.

Austin Hortaleza: 88 All in
John Divecha: 75

Hortaleza's Snowmen had Divecha crushed heading to the A8Q flop, which improved Hortaleza to a set. The 10 turn offered Divecha a flush draw, and the 5 river completed his flush. Hortaleza was out, and Divecha moved up to over 1,000,000.

Tags: Austin HortalezaJohn Divecha

Reisman Rivers a Flush to Double Through Mccann

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Michael Reisman
Michael Reisman

When it folded to Michael Reisman on the button, he raised to 140,000 with just 13,000 behind. Keegan Mccann jammed from the small blind with a covering stack, and after the big blind folded, Reisman committed the last of his chips.

Michael Reisman: AQ All in
Keegan Mccann: K10

Reisman was slightly ahead with ace-high, but the 1089 flop put Mccann into the lead with top pair. The 7 turn offered Reisman a load of outs he could hit to survive. He managed to find one as the J landed on the river to give him a flush, and he doubled up at the expense of Mccann.

Tags: Keegan MccannMichael Reisman

Kimbrel Scoops Healthy Pot from Mccann

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Stacy Kimbrel
Stacy Kimbrel

With roughly 60,000 in the middle Stacy Kimbrel bet 52,000 from the big blind position on the board of 7924.

Keegan Mccann responded with a raise to 134,000 from the cutoff.

Kimbrel made the call creating a big pot heading into the river.

The 5 river prompted Kimbrel to lead out for the rest of his stack for approximately 130,000.

Mccann folded awarding Kimbrel the pot.

Tags: Keegan MccannStacy Kimbrel

Richards' Ladies Shower Monteiro

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Connor Richards
Connor Richards

Frank Monteiro got the last of his chips into the middle preflop, with Connor Richards being the player to try to send him home.

Frank Monteiro: AK All in
Connor Richards: QQ

Monteiro found himself needing to hit the runout with his Big Slick to keep his bracelet dreams alive. However, the low runout of 710743 kept Richards' Ladies ahead, sending Monteiro to the rail.

Tags: Connor RichardsFrank Monteiro

Coombs Collecting Chips

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Michael Coombs
Michael Coombs

Matthew Ng opened from the cutoff with a raise of 30,000. Michael Coombs decided to call in the big blind. The flop showed a board of Q10J.

Ng checked to see the turn, but Cooms bet 30,000 followed by a call from Ng.

Both checked the turn 5 to see the river of 6.

Ng checked again for the showdown, but Coombs didn’t want to give up so easily and bet 110,000 Ng decided to fold, and the pot moved to Coombs.

Tags: Matthew NgMichael Coombs