Event #20: $1,500 SHOOTOUT Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-05-2025 19:12 UTC-7

Krusch Gets Crushed

Nick Vazquez

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

Dennis Krusch open jammed from the button for under 300000. Drew O'Connell snap called, and the hands were exposed.

Dennis Krusch: K♥5♣ All in
Drew O'Connell: A♠J♠

The 10♦8♠7♥9♥6♦ runout gave both players a straight, but O'Connell's jack-high straight was the better hand and enough to send Krusch to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Drew Oconnell	2,200,000 1,325,000	1,325,000

Dennis Krusch	Busted

Tags: Dennis Krusch Drew O'Connell

06-05-2025 19:00 UTC-7

Ohulchanskyi Doubles Through Liu

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Nick Vazquez

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

They are down to heads up at table 631, with Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi and Tian Liu being the two players left. In this hand, Ohulchanskyi limped and then Liu jammed from the big blind. Ohulchanskyi instantly called.

Yarsolav Ohulchanskyi: J♦10♦ All in
Tian Liu: K♥5♦

The A♥8♥3♠ flop did nothing for Ohulchanskyi, but the 10♣ turn gave him the best hand and the 6♣ sealed the double up. He still has some work to do to overcome his chip deficit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tian Liu	1,590,000 1,020,000	1,020,000
Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi	610,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Tian Liu Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi

06-05-2025 18:59 UTC-7

Split Pot for Oconnell and Verbruggen

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Nick Becker

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

Drew Oconnell raised to 40,000 on the button and was three-bet by Tom Verbruggen in the small blind to 125,000. Oconnell made the call.

The flop of 9♠5♥10♦ checked through to the 9♦ turn. Verbruggen led out with a bet of 45,000 and Oconnell bumped it up to 150,000. Verbruggen called and the river landed the A♦ where action went check-check.

Verbruggen tabled A♠8♥ and Oconnell turned over A♣4♣, resulting in a chop pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Drew Oconnell	875,000 75,000	75,000

Tom Verbruggen	825,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Drew Oconnell Tom Verbruggen

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

06-05-2025 18:49 UTC-7

Set on the River sends Wheeler Through

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Jacob Wilson

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

The dealer had malice in his plans, as he handed out premiums to the remaining two players on his table, Jason Wheeler and Jeffrey Hong, and it was inevitable that their stacks would each end up in the middle before any community cards were dealt.

Jeffrey Hong: A♣Q♦ All in
Jason Wheeler: 10♠10♥

The age-old adage "there's always a sweat" came true yet again, as the 6♠K♠A♠ flop propelled Hong into the lead, however, it gave his adversary two streets to find a spade. The 9♦ came on the turn, leaving Wheeler drawing slim, and hoping for a black card. The river came red, but it was the one red card left in the deck to give Wheeler the victory, in the 10♦. "Yes!" he shouted, "Let's f***ing go", as he confirmed his place in the final 15.

Hong, defeated, noted that he'd "just lost a flip for Day 3", but he was ever the gentleman, as he offered a handshake to Wheeler as the two exchanged a few words.

Linyang Song also managed to get past the nine players at his table and will join Wheeler on the felt tomorrow.

Player	Chips	Progress
Linyang Song	2,175,000 975,000	975,000
Jason Wheeler	2,175,000 925,000	925,000

Jeffrey Hong	Busted

Tags: Jason Wheeler Jeffrey Hong Linyang Song

06-05-2025 18:49 UTC-7

Mariz Build His Stack

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Joel Vazquez raised from the small blind to 70,000 and got called by the big blind Pablo Mariz to see what the flop will bring.

The flop came 9♣Q♣10♥ and Vazquez continued with a 55,000 bet which Mariz called once again. The turn produced 5♦ and action went check-check.

Both players knuckled the river 5♣ too. Vazquez declared ace-high but Mariz refused to show unless his opponent showed first. Sure enough Vazquez had ace-high with A♠4♣ after which Mariz tabled the winning hand with J♠10♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pablo Mariz	800,000 125,000	125,000

Joel Vazquez	780,000 195,000	195,000

Tags: Joel Vazquez Pablo Mariz

06-05-2025 18:44 UTC-7

Duffy Can't Spin it Up

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Nick Becker

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

Ciaran Duffy was forced all in as he was down to his last 5,000 in a hand against Jordan Westmorland.

Ciaran Duffy: K♥6♠ All in
Jordan Westmorland: 10♥10♠

The board ran out 10♦J♣5♠9♥10♣, sending Duffy to the rail.

Westmorland is now heads up against Eric Firestone.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Firestone	1,200,000 375,000	375,000
Jordan Westmorland	900,000 411,000	411,000
Ciaran Duffy	Busted

Tags: Ciaran Duffy Eric Firestone Jordan Westmorland

06-05-2025 18:42 UTC-7

Oconnell Doubles with Rivered Full House

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Play was already ongoing on a three-handed table on a board of J♦8♦6♥9♦ with a pot of bout 100,000 when Dennis Krusch in the big blind led out with 65,000 which Drew Oconnell, on the button, called.

The river 9♣ got another 200,000 from Krusch after he asked Oconnell how much he had behind. Oconnell replied by initially pushing in 350,000 chips leaving behind one 5,000-chip. But the dealer announced all-in. At first Oconnell protested but the dealer explained that it had to be all in for it to be a legal raise.

Oconnell placed in the last chip and the hands were tabled. Oconnell tabled 8♥8♠ for a rivered full house which evoked a "Sch**sse!" from Tom Verbruggen in german when Krusch showed 10♦7♠ for a turned straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Drew Oconnell	950,000 545,000	545,000

Dennis Krusch	405,000 550,000	550,000

Tags: Tom Verbruggen Drew Oconnell Dennis Krusch

06-05-2025 18:36 UTC-7

More Eliminations

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Nick Becker

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Song	Busted

Adam Rothschild	Busted
Song Wang	Busted
Wesley Fei	Busted
Jack Corrigan	Busted
James Sowers	Busted
Justin Belforti	Busted
Kanishka Reddy	Busted
Artem Riabov	Busted
Daniel Wirgau	Busted
Aram Zobian	Busted

Julien Mariani	Busted
William Graham	Busted
Gevork Ketendjian	Busted
Mir Gaskari	Busted
Artem Metalidi	Busted
Ari Shin	Busted
Andrew Garcia	Busted
Kevin Kent	Busted
Jeffrey Hong	Busted
Aaron Pinson	Busted
Chin Wei Lim	Busted

06-05-2025 18:30 UTC-7

Mariz Wins a Flip to Double

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Nick Becker

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

Joel Vazquez raised to 40,000 on the button and Pablo Mariz three-bet jammed in the small blind for 370,000 to put himself at risk. Luke Richard called in the big blind and Vazquez got out of the way.

Pablo Mariz: A♠J♠ All in
Luke Richard: 5♦5♣

Mariz pulled ahead on the 3♦J♣Q♥ flop, pairing his jack. The 2♣ turn and 9♣ river earned him the double up.