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

06-05-2025 20:22 UTC-8

Vitch KOs Deeb and Coffee

Ryan Lashmar

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

Shaun Deeb opened to 50,000 from under the gun, George Coffee three-bet shoved from the button, Christopher Vitch called from the big blind covering both players and Deeb called off with his remaining stack, putting himself at risk.

Shaun Deeb: A♥8♣5♥2♠ All in
George Coffee: A♠A♣9♠2♣ All in
Christopher Vitch: K♠K♣J♥J♣

The board ran out Q♥9♥6♠J♠2♦. No low was possible and Vitch was good with a set of jacks to send both opponents to the rail and take down a sizable pot.

Elsewhere in the tournament area, Bodhen Suzuki was recently eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Vitch	1,975,000 475,000	475,000

Shaun Deeb	Busted

George Coffee	Busted
Bodhen Suzuki	Busted

Tags: Christopher Vitch George Coffee Shaun Deeb

06-05-2025 20:03 UTC-8

Zaret continues Ascent

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Jerome Solomon

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

The action was picked up after a flop of 10♥7♠A♦, with Jake Schwartz going all in with his final 450,000 chips, eliciting a call from Christopher Vitch and an all-in from Zachary Zaret.

Jake Schwartz: A♠Q♠2♥3♥ All in
Zachary Zaret: J♦10♠8♣4♦ All in
Christopher Vitch: 2♣3♠4♠K♣

Zaret's pair of tens turned into runner-runner Broadway when the K♠ turned and the Q♥ landed on the river. The Canadian began the day with only 37,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zachary Zaret	1,850,000 1,240,000	1,240,000

Christopher Vitch	1,100,000

Jake Schwartz	Busted

06-05-2025 20:00 UTC-8

Anderson Scores a Double Knockout

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Calvin Anderson opened to 60,000 from under the gun and received calls from Filippos Stavrakis in middle position and William Forrest in the small blind before Maxx Coleman three-bet to 300,000 from the big blind. Anderson called, Stavrakis folded and Forrest called.

The flop came Q♦10♦6♠ and Forrest checked. Coleman shoved for 530,000, Anderson called and Forrest, who had 110,000 left, also called, putting himself at risk.

William Forrest: A♠5♥4♠2♣ All in
Maxx Coleman: A♦A♥K♣Q♥ All in
Calvin Anderson: A♣8♠2♦4♦

Forrest had backdoor draws to the spade-flush and the nut-low, Coleman had an overpair with a Broadway gutshot and Anderson had a diamond-flush draw and backdoor nut-low draw. The rest of the board ran out 8♣8♦ giving Anderson running trips to send both opponents to the rail and scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Calvin Anderson	4,400,000 1,375,000	1,375,000

Filippos Stavrakis	420,000 60,000	60,000

William Forrest	Busted
Maxx Coleman	Busted

Tags: Calvin Anderson Filippos Stavrakis Maxx Coleman William Forrest

06-05-2025 18:30 UTC-8

Buchalter Back to Seven Figures After Eliminating Mao

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Frank Visser

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

Eric Tang raised to 60,000 in middle position. Yehuda Buchalter called in the small blind before Renji Mao committed his stack of 203,000 from the big blind. Both Tang and Buchalter called, and the 4♠9♣8♥ flop was spread.

Buchalter then led all in for 384,000, folding out Tang and taking the pot to showdown.

Renji Mao: A♣Q♥Q♦8♣ All in
Yehuda Buchalter: K♠K♦5♠3♦

"Against that, it's gonna be tough," Mao concluded when he saw the cards. Buchalter's kings held through the J♠ turn and 2♥ river, eliminating Mao from the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Hubbard	1,500,000 100,000	100,000
Eric Tang	1,180,000 95,000	95,000
Yehuda Buchalter	1,013,000 213,000	213,000
Sergio Benso	710,000 145,000	145,000
Ariel Mantel	487,000 289,000	289,000
Donny Rubinstein	450,000 225,000	225,000
Marco Johnson	353,000 252,000	252,000

Renji Mao	Busted

Tags: Eric Tang Renji Mao Yehuda Buchalter

06-05-2025 18:30 UTC-8

Not Making Dinner

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Wirjo	Busted
Lawrence Brandt	Busted

06-05-2025 18:25 UTC-8

Elizalde Out in 40th Place

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Jerome Solomon

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

Claudio Elizalde raised from early position, then faced a three-bet from Darryll Fish in the small blind. Elizalde chose to put the remainder of his chips into the pot.

Claudio Elizalde: A♣K♥5♦2♥ All in
Darryll Fish: A♥Q♣7♠3♦

The 10♥3♠K♦4♦J♠ runout was to Fish's liking. After making it through five all-ins, staying alive in two thanks to the right card on the river, Elizalde's tournament run was over.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darryll Fish	430,000 127,000	127,000
Claudio Elizalde	Busted

06-05-2025 18:05 UTC-8

Five Tables Remain

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryant Bustamante	Busted
Shane Freeman	Busted
Nitesh Rawtani	Busted
Richard Acovino	Busted
Rafael Nogueira	Busted

06-05-2025 18:02 UTC-8

Anderson KOs Buchman

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Eric Buchman shoved for 47,000 from under the gun, Andres Korn called from the small blind and Calvin Anderson defended from the big blind.

Anderson and Korn checked the J♣9♦10♥ flop leading to the 9♣ turn. Korn checked, Anderson bet 30,000 and Korn folded leaving Buchman at risk against Anderson.

Eric Buchman: A♥7♦6♠5♣ All in
Calvin Anderson: A♠Q♥9♠6♥

The river came the 10♣. Anderson was good at showdown with trip nines to end Buchman's run and take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Calvin Anderson	2,085,000 410,000	410,000

Mihails Morozovs	1,950,000 870,000	870,000
Andres Korn	1,200,000 200,000	200,000

Sergio Benso	565,000 410,000	410,000
John Zable	430,000 60,000	60,000
Donny Rubinstein	225,000 34,000	34,000
Nitesh Rawtani	130,000 595,000	595,000
Eric Buchman	Busted

06-05-2025 17:51 UTC-8

Lamprea Makes Runner-Runner Quads to Eliminate Warga

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Frank Visser

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

David Warga tossed in his final 4,000 chips from early position. It folded to Scott Stinson in the small blind, who limped in, and Juan Lamprea checked his option in the big blind.

The flop fell 9♦K♥10♣. Stinson checked, Lamprea bet 27,000, and Stinson made a quick fold to leave a heads up showdown.

David Warga: A♠A♥J♠3♠ All in
Juan Lamprea: K♠9♥6♥4♦

Warga's premium hand was still in the lead, but the K♦ turn gave Lamprea trips, leaving Warga with only a few outs. The K♣ river made the start-of-day chipleader quads instead, and Warga said his goodbyes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Stinson	680,000 20,000	20,000
Juan Lamprea	450,000 50,000	50,000

David Warga	Busted

Tags: David Warga Juan Lamprea Scott Stinson

06-05-2025 17:45 UTC-8

Survive and Advance

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Jerome Solomon

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

Claudio Elizalde survived three all-in moves in the span of four hands, leading to a pay jump that left him more than pleased.

In the last of the trilogy, Elizade raised from middle position to 40,000. Jared Hemingway reraised and Randen Honigman went all-in over the top.

Elizalde still had four 4,000 chips remaining and he took a moment before making the call. Hemingway called the remainder of Honigan's pot donation and the cards were show.

Claudio Elizalde: A♥K♣3♦4♦ All in
Randen Honigman: A♦8♥7♣2♠ All in
Jared Hemingway: A♠J♥4♥2♥

The runout was odd in that through the turn the board showed 10♣10♠5♥5♦ and neither of the three players had a five or a 10. The river brought the 4♠, to give Elizalde a split with Hemingway, and Honigman an exit.

When the hand began, there were 49 players remaining in the field, and Elizade was the short stack. When the field was down to 40, he was still playing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Hemingway	1,500,000 530,000	530,000
Claudio Elizalde	80,000 20,000	20,000
Randen Honigman	Busted

Tags: Claudio Elizalde Jared Hemingway Randen Honigman