Event #21: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-05-2025 22:21 UTC-8

Filippos Stavrakis Eliminated in 19th Place ($9,851)

Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Christopher Vitch in the cutoff and Filippos Stavrakis on the button were heads up on a 10♠6♦4♠ flop. Vitch checked over to Stavrakis, who fired a bet of 200,000. Vitch called, and the Q♦ hit the turn.

Vitch promptly led out for 720,000, which Stavrakis called after some deliberation. Stavrakis only left himself 410,000 behind, which Vitch put in as soon as the 9♠ river had completed the board.

Stavrakis went into the tank, but ultimately decided he could not fold as he called off for his tournament life.

"Flush," Vitch confidently stated as he tabled 8♦7♠3♠3♦. Stavrakis only briefly flashed a hand without spades before they dsiappeared into the muck, and he took his exit in 19th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Vitch	4,670,000 1,570,000	1,570,000

Filippos Stavrakis	Busted

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06-05-2025 21:37 UTC-8

Scott Stinson Eliminated in 20th Place ($9,851)

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Ryan Lashmar

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

In a preflop confrontation Scott Stinson was all in for around 400,000 and up against Zachary Zaret who covered him.

Scott Stinson: A♠J♣7♣4♠ All in
Zachary Zaret: A♦A♥Q♣3♣

The board ran out K♣K♥5♥2♠10♦. Zaret was good at showdown with aces up to send Stinson to the rail and claim the last of his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zachary Zaret	2,825,000

Scott Stinson	Busted

Tags: Scott Stinson Zachary Zaret

06-05-2025 21:29 UTC-8

Jonathan Delmundo Eliminated in 22nd Place ($9,851)

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Frank Visser

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

Jonathan Delmundo was down to just 60,000 chips, which he put in on the button. Yehuda Buchalter then three-bet to 210,000 from the small blind, after which Andres Korn four-bet to 690,000 from the big blind.

Buchalter responded with an all-in bet of his own, and Korn quickly called the 800,000 total chips.

Jonathan Delmundo: A♣J♥4♠3♣ All in
Yehuda Buchalter: A♠7♣5♦6♠ All in
Andres Korn: A♥K♠9♥2♦

Korn made the nut low on the 10♠3♠7♦6♥9♦ board, while Buchalter's sevens and sixes took the high part of the pot. Delmundo's final chips were chopped up, and he said his goodbyes to the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andres Korn	1,370,000 70,000	70,000

Yehuda Buchalter	850,000 60,000	60,000
Jonathan Delmundo	Busted

Tags: Andres Korn Jonathan Delmundo Yehuda Buchalter

06-05-2025 21:23 UTC-8

Joey Couden Eliminated in 23rd Place ($9,851)

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Ryan Lashmar

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

With two players seeing a board of 10♠3♥7♦ Joey Couden was all in for a bit over 500,000 in the cutoff and up against Andres Korn who covered him from the big blind.

Joey Couden: A♣A♦6♥2♦ All in
Andres Korn: 7♣7♥6♣2♥

Couden's aces had been cracked by Korn's middle set and after failing to improve on the 3♦K♥ runout he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andres Korn	1,300,000 340,000	340,000

Joey Couden	Busted

Tags: Joey Couden Andres Korn

06-05-2025 21:18 UTC-8

Shane Daniels Eliminated in 24th Place ($8,101)

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Jerome Solomon

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

The chips went all in with a pot-sized raise from Shane Daniels, a quick over-the-top raise from Calvin Anderson and an even quicker call by Daniels for all of his chips.

Shane Daniels: A♥K♠10♥5♣ All in
Calvin Anderson: A♣J♣6♣3♦

The flop and turn of J♦2♦K♥6♥ had given Daniels a pair of kings, a huge heart flush draw and a gutshot straight possibility. Anderson had two pair, jacks and sixes.

The river 8♠ was a brick and Daniels was done.

Player	Chips	Progress
Calvin Anderson	3,575,000 775,000	775,000

Shane Daniels	Busted

Tags: Calvin Anderson Shane Daniels

06-05-2025 21:02 UTC-8

Rich Last to Depart Before Redraw

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Frank Visser

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

Juan Lamprea opened to 75,000 under the gun. It folded to Reagan Rich, who committed his last 90,000 from the big blind. Rich instantly called, revealing the cards.

Reagan Rich: A♦10♥9♥7♦ All in
Juan Lamprea: A♥9♦6♣2♠

Lamprea made two pair on the 3♦6♠Q♦J♠9♠ runout to win the pot and send Rich to the rail. The remaining 24 players were redrawn across three tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Lamprea	800,000

Reagan Rich	Busted

Tags: Juan Lamprea Reagan Rich

06-05-2025 21:01 UTC-8

A Chair, Not a Chip

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Jerome Solomon

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

After getting his chips clipped down to just 60,000, Edward Jackson Spivack looked at his measly stack, shook his head and said, "A chip and a chair."

The very next had, he was under the gun and decided to raise, while holding onto a lone 5,000 chip.

Unfortunately, with the minimum raise being 60,000, Spivack could have (for now) but not the chip.

Three callers joined in to see the flop 10♣9♦8♣, which drew a 420,000-chip bet from Andres Korn. Joseph Couden and Shane Daniels folded.

Edward Jackson Spivack: Q♥10♦8♥6♥
Andres Korn: A♠7♠6♠3♣

The turn-river of 6♦3♠ gave Korn the straight knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andres Korn	825,000 15,000	15,000

Edward Jackson Spivack	Busted

06-05-2025 20:57 UTC-8

Johnson Hits Running Clubs to Triple

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Ryan Lashmar

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

With three players seeing a board of 10♠9♣8♠, Marco Johnson was all in from the cutoff for a bit under 1,000,000, Sergio Benso was all in from the small blind for less and they were up against Eric Tang who had both players covered from the button.

Sergio Benso: K♠8♣5♠3♣ All in
Marco Johnson: Q♠Q♦J♣10♣ All in
Eric Tang: K♦Q♣J♦4♥

Benso had a pair and a flush draw while both Johnson and Tang had the nut-straight. The rest of the board ran out K♣4♣ giving Johnson a running flush to scoop the pot, elimiante Benso and leave Tang short-stacked. Tang was unable to recover and was eliminated shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Johnson	2,175,000 1,810,000	1,810,000

Sergio Benso	Busted
Eric Tang	Busted

Tags: Eric Tang Marco Johnson Sergio Benso

06-05-2025 20:42 UTC-8

Spivack Gets Quartered, Hemingway Heads Home

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Frank Visser

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

Edward Jackson Spivack was all in from the hijack for a total of 815,000 on a 6♥3♠K♥8♣ turn, and was at risk against Grant Hart on the button.

Edward Jackson Spivack: A♠9♠3♥2♣ All in
Grant Hart: A♣10♥10♣2♠

Both players had the nut low, but Hart had the better high of the two. The 5♣ river did not change anything, and Jackson Spivack was left with about half of his original stack.

At another table, Jared Hemingway was eliminated to leave 28 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grant Hart	2,010,000 485,000	485,000
Edward Jackson Spivack	425,000 72,000	72,000
Jared Hemingway	Busted

Tags: Edward Jackson Spivack Grant Hart

06-05-2025 20:38 UTC-8

Aalvik Bounced in 30th Place

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Jerome Solomon

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

Davis Aalvik was down to his last 85000 chips and got them into the pot with two callers in Justin Liberto and Joey Couden. Liberto chose not to call a river bet, leaving Aalvik's tournament life to Couden on a board that read: Q♣J♠10♠10♦9♠.

Aalvik shook his head and pronounced his own death before turning over his cards.

Davis Aalvik: A♦5♠2♥2♣
Justin Liberto: A♥Q♣10♠5♥