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

06-05-2025 17:07 UTC-7

Zobian Shows Big Bluff

Nick Becker

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

Aram Zobian raised to 25,000 on the button and was called by Weston Pring in the small blind and Zyad Qasem in the big blind.

The flop came K♥8♦5♠ and it checked around to Zobian who bet 22,000. Pring called and Qasem made it 110,000 to go. Zobian then came over the top with a raise to 200,000, forcing folds from both Pring and Qasem.

Zobian flashed J♦8♥ as he dragged in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zyad Qasem	1,225,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Aram Zobian	550,000 350,000	350,000

Weston Pring	300,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Aram Zobian Weston Pring Zyad Qasem

06-05-2025 16:59 UTC-7

Chip Count on Table #637

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Lavin	800,000 90,000	90,000

Julien Mariani	400,000 175,000	175,000
Blake Bohn	250,000 25,000	25,000
Justin Belforti	230,000 190,000	190,000
Dominic Cabuhat	200,000 25,000	25,000
Jack Corrigan	120,000 60,000	60,000

06-05-2025 16:56 UTC-7

Thomas Wins Big Flip

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Nick Becker

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

Anthony Marquez got it all in preflop for about 350,000 against Joshua Thomas who had the covering stack.

Anthony Marquez: A♣10♥ All in
Joshua Thomas: 8♠8♥

The board ran out 8♣9♦K♣9♥4♠ with Thomas improving to a full house, eights full of nines, to send Marquez packing.

Thomas now holds a huge chip lead heads-up at the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Thomas	1,800,000 837,000	837,000
Thomas Fuller	375,000 15,000	15,000
Anthony Marquez	Busted

Tags: Anthony Marquez Joshua Thomas

06-05-2025 16:55 UTC-7

Song Eliminates Baldwin with Higher Straight

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Kevin Song and Eric Baldwin were engaged on a completed board of 8♥10♣9♥2♣8♣ and a pot of 200,000 in a five handed table.

Song bet 37,000 on the river and was waiting for Baldwin to act, taking his time to consider his next move. Finally, he decided to shove all-in. Song asked for a count, but before the dealer could even do so, he made the call.

Baldwin showed 7♦6♥ for a straight but Song tabled Q♦J♥ for the higher straight. Baldwin could only say "Sick," as he left the table. Song scooped the pot for a chip up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Song	470,000 270,000	270,000

Eric Baldwin	Busted

Tags: Eric Baldwin Kevin Song

06-05-2025 16:49 UTC-7

Punsri Chipping Up

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Nick Vazquez

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

Punnat Punsri likely has the chip lead at table 636. In this hand, he called a 26,000 raise from Kanishka Reddy on the button.

The action went check-check on a flop of 6♣4♠3♣. Then on the 8♠ turn, Punsri fired out for 70,000. That brought a fold from Reddy.

Punsri is a dangerous player who is in contention to take down his table which is now down to four players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Punnat Punsri	750,000 525,000	525,000

Kanishka Reddy	460,000 235,000	235,000

Tags: Punnat Punsri Kanishka Reddy

06-05-2025 16:49 UTC-7

Duffy Rues Firestone Fold

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Jacob Wilson

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

Only one table remained nine-handed in Level 5 of the SHOOTOUT's Day 2, however some preflop madness was ready to change that completely. Joe Kuether open-shoved from middle position, only for Ciaran Duffy to put him at risk by reshoving in the lojack. Small blind Drake Kemper, covering Duffy by around 40,000, decided his hand was good enough to get in there as well.

Despite all this action, it seemed as though there may have been more to come, as big blind Eric Firestone seemed to be in the blender, and was completely unsure whether to muck or play for it all. Despite covering all three, he relinquished his cards, announcing that he "folded ace-king."

Joe Kuether: 10♥10♣ All in
Ciaran Duffy: Q♠Q♥ All in
Drake Kemper: A♠J♠

It was revealed that Duffy had the best of it, and his flopped set on 2♥Q♣9♦ had the other players drawing to runner runner. The 6♣ sealed his near triple up, leaving the 3♣ river inconsequential. Duffy couldn't have asked for anything more, except maybe for Firestone wanting to gamble a little more. Kemper, left with only four big blinds, went on to bust the next hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ciaran Duffy	436,000 236,000	236,000
Eric Firestone	422,000 222,000	222,000
Joe Kuether	Busted
Drake Kemper	Busted

Tags: Ciaran Duffy Drake Kemper Eric Firestone Joe Kuether

06-05-2025 16:45 UTC-7

Carmona Gains Massive Chip Lead at Table #644

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Five handed, action was picked up with Luis Yepez Carmona with all his chips worth 450,000 in the middle of the table for an all-in and with action on Rene Lazaro Cifuentes on a flop of 8♠7♠Q♦6♠K♦ and a pot of about 700,000.

Cifuentes was taking his time to decide what to do, staring intently at the board. Finally he made the call. Carmona showed 5♣4♣ for a straight. Cifuentes, visibly frustrated, flipped over K♣Q♥ for a two pair.

Carmona scooped the massive pot leaving Cifuentes with a little bit more than one big blind behind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis Yepez Carmona	1,700,000 1,475,000	1,475,000
Henry Liang	170,000 55,000	55,000
Artem Riabov	170,000 30,000	30,000
Michael Rodrigues	170,000 55,000	55,000

Rene Lazaro Cifuentes	16,000 209,000	209,000