Event #2: $500 Industry Employees No-Limit Hold'em | 2025 World Series of Poker

05-28-2025 13:41 UTC-8

A Chop for Crysel and Berg

Gabrielle Barredo

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

Action was picked up with three players engaged in an all-in showdown.

Shan Gu: J♣3♠ All in
Gregory Crysel: A♦K♣ All in
Joseph Berg: A♠Q♣

With no one hitting the double-paired board of 8♠7♠8♦10♦10♥, the pot was chopped between Crysel and Berg with their ace-kickers, sending Gu to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Berg	185,000 11,000	11,000

Gregory Crysel	110,000 41,000	41,000
Shan Gu	Busted

Tags: Gregory Crysel Jeffrey Fast Shan Gu

05-28-2025 13:32 UTC-8

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

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05-28-2025 13:24 UTC-8

Top 15 Chip Counts After the Break

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Colquhoun	1,200,000

Andrew Vodinh	686,000
Frank Monteiro	622,000
John Vournas	593,000
Angelo Perez	585,000
Rick Muniz	515,000
Konstantin Polin	507,000
Claudio Elizalde	503,000
Michael Coombs	500,000
Keegan Mccann	489,000
Miguel Cardenas	460,000
Stacy Kimbrel	456,000
Pedro Green	420,000
Keith Williams	394,000
Austin Hortaleza	365,000

Level: 18

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

05-28-2025 13:22 UTC-8

Shaun Colquhoun

1,200,000 100,000

Table 523Seat 2

05-28-2025 13:11 UTC-8

Eliminations

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Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Tindall	Busted
Danielle White	Busted
Christopher Reider	Busted
Matthew Williams	Busted
Chad Holloway	Busted

Joseph Imperial	Busted
Kevin Burgess	Busted
Wesley Corpuz	Busted
Andre Welt	Busted
Danel Morez	Busted
Shawn Weintraub	Busted
Aaron Halash	Busted
Philip Restivo	Busted
Forrest Auel	Busted
Rebecca Kerl	Busted
Adrian Gallardo	Busted
Jeffrey Lies	Busted

05-28-2025 13:08 UTC-8

Players on Break

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Erick Torres

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Remaining players in the $500 Industry Employees Event are now on a 15-minute break.

Play will resume at 5,000/10,000/10,000 blind level.

05-28-2025 13:08 UTC-8

Two Pair No Good

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The hand was in progress with two players looking at a flop of K♥Q♦10♠ and a pot of around 65,000. Philip Restivo check-called after Mark Kawamoto fired 23,000 in the pot.

Restivo decided to lead on the A♥ turn for 75,000, which Kawamoto called after a few seconds. The 2♥ river dropped and Restivo announced he was all in without any hesitation. After asking to see Restivo's chips, Kawamoto called, putting his opponent at risk.

Restivo declared "I have two pair," but Kawamoto didn't respond, waiting for him to show first. Restivo showed A♦K♣ for top two pair, which didn't beat Kawamoto's straight with A♠J♠, eliminating Restivo in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Kawamoto	600,000 370,000	370,000
Philip Restivo	Busted

Tags: Mark Kawamoto Philip Restivo

05-28-2025 13:05 UTC-8

Reisman Sent Nguyenpham Packing

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Erick Torres

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The hand began with a raise by Steven Nguyenpham in early position to 16,000.

Xia Wang came along from middle position calling the 16,000 raise.

Michael Reisman opted to play for it all, pushing all in. The table folded around to Nguyenpham, who decided on a call putting his tournament life at risk.

Wang got out of the way with a fold.

Steven Nguyenpham: 9♥9♠ All in
Michael Reisman: 5♥5♠

Nguyenpham began with a nice lead over Reisman and the 3♠2♦Q♠ flop kept it that way; however, Reisman spiked the 5♣ on the turn to take a commanding lead.

The 2♠ river sealed Nguyenpham's fate, eliminating him from the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Reisman	340,000 240,000	240,000

Xia Wang	220,000 186,000	186,000
Steven Nguyenpham	Busted

Tags: Michael Reisman Steven Nguyenpham Xia Wang

05-28-2025 12:59 UTC-8

Beck Not Ready to Leave!

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Robert Beck jammed under the gun for 23,000. He got called by John Arbe in the small blind and Pedro Green, who is currently the chipleader at the table.

Arbe and Green checked to the river on a board of K♠9♠9♣8♠2♦.

Robert Beck instantly turned over 9♦6♦ for trip nines, which was enough to win the pot and to triple up.