Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The players are on a one-hour break, with play scheduled to resume around 8:30 p.m. with the start of Level 22. They will play four more levels before wrapping up play this evening.
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,561,140
Total Entries
1,176
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
176
Players Left
11
Players Left 1 / 1,176
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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♣ 
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 |
|---|---|---|
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1,500,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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1,180,000
95,000
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95,000 |
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1,013,000
213,000
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213,000 |
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710,000
145,000
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145,000 |
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487,000
289,000
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289,000 |
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450,000
225,000
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225,000 |
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353,000
252,000
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252,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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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♥
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 |
|---|---|---|
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430,000
127,000
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127,000 |
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Busted |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Joey Couden under the gun and Justin Liberto on the button were heads up on a turn of Q♣3♠3♥9♣. With 320,000 in the pot, Couden checked to Liberto, who fired a bet of 110,000.
Couden took some time before calling, after which he checked the 8♦ river as well. Liberto upped the ante to 170,000, to which Couden folded after another small tank.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,445,000
996,000
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996,000 |
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1,325,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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1,050,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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825,000
595,000
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595,000 |
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815,000
378,000
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378,000 |
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650,000
95,000
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95,000 |
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391,000
549,000
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549,000 |
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387,000
205,000
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205,000 |
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Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Ronnie Tate raised from the small blind and Elizalde committed his stack of 61,000 from the big blind, putting himself at risk.
Claudio Elizalde: K♦Q♥9♥4♣
Ronnie Tate: J♣10♥8♣8♥
Tate's pair of eights were in front on the 5♦3♠7♣ flop and he improved to top pair on the J♥ turn. The K♣ river gave Elizalde a bigger pair to double up from the brink of elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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715,000
110,000
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110,000 |
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142,000
62,000
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62,000 |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Davis Aalvik in the big blind and Grant Hart on the button had each already committed 265,000 chips to the pot when Aalvik checked to Hart on the 2♣2♦9♥K♦ turn.
Hart then pushed all in for 390,000, which Aalvik called after some minutes in the tank.
Grant Hart: A♦J♣4♦2♥
Davis Aalvik: A♠A♥7♥5♥
Hart's trips were upgraded to a full house on the J♥ river, cracking the aces of Aalvik and raking in the huge double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,340,000
717,000
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717,000 |
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230,000
392,000
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392,000 |
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♣
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 |
|---|---|---|
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2,085,000
410,000
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410,000 |
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1,950,000
870,000
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870,000 |
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1,200,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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565,000
410,000
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410,000 |
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430,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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225,000
34,000
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34,000 |
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130,000
595,000
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595,000 |
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Busted | |
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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♠
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 |
|---|---|---|
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680,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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450,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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Busted | |
