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

06-05-2025 17:06 UTC-7

Hart Flushes Velador Out

Frank Visser

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

The action was picked up on the 9♦Q♠J♠A♠ turn, with over 200,000 already in the pot. Luis Velador was in the big blind and bet 100,000, around half his stack, and Grant Hart put him all-in under the gun.

Velador made a quick call, but received bad news at the showdown.

Luis Velador: 9♠8♠5♦4♦ All in
Grant Hart: A♦A♣10♠7♠

Hart had turned the higher flush, and with his straight flush out in Hart's hand, Velador was left drawing dead. The 4♠ river was rendered meaningless as Velador said his goodbyes and took his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grant Hart	595,000 288,000	288,000
Luis Velador	Busted

Tags: Grant Hart Luis Velador

06-05-2025 17:04 UTC-7

Elizalde Doubles Through Suzuki

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Claudio Elizalde opened from the cutoff, Bodhen Suzuki three-bet enough from the big blind to put Elizalde all-in and Elizalde, who started the hand with 105,000, called.

Claudio Elizalde: A♦K♦6♣2♣ All in
Bodhen Suzuki: A♠K♣10♥2♠

The board ran out A♣8♣4♥9♣8♥. Elizalde was good with a flush and six-deuce low to get a full double up at Suzuki's expense.

Player	Chips	Progress
Claudio Elizalde	228,000 67,000	67,000
Bodhen Suzuki	82,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Bodhen Suzuki Claudio Elizalde

06-05-2025 16:57 UTC-7

Mantel Cracks Johnson's Aces to Double

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Frank Visser

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

Marco Johnson raised to 42,000 under the gun. Ariel Mantel then three-bet to 130,000, after which Johnson moved all in. Mantel quickly called off his 307,000 total chips, revealing the cards.

Ariel Mantel: A♠K♦10♥2♦ All in
Marco Johnson: A♦A♣J♣10♣

Mantel made two pair on the 8♥7♠2♥K♣3♠ runout, and with Johnson's hand unable to make a low, Mantel was awarded a full double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ariel Mantel	644,000 339,000	339,000
Marco Johnson	620,000 185,000	185,000

Tags: Ariel Mantel Marco Johnson

06-05-2025 16:47 UTC-7

Players Who No Longer Have Chips

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Riesenberg	Busted
Blake Schwartzbach	Busted
Daniel Ezekiel	Busted
Andreas Frohli	Busted
Michael Machugh	Busted
Jesse David	Busted
Steven Raymar	Busted
Derek Burns	Busted
Brian Hacker	Busted
Dana Turnell	Busted
Samuel Del Castillo	Busted
Colter Sanders	Busted
Brandon Ageloff	Busted
Daniel Harmetz	Busted
John Reading	Busted

Jack Deborde	Busted
Ryan Wince	Busted

06-05-2025 16:46 UTC-7

Reading Pays the Bryce

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Jerome Solomon

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

Bryce Yockey continued his up-and-down day, calling John Reading's all-in bet preflop from the big blind.

John Reading: K♥10♣5♥3♥ All in
Bryce Yockey: A♣7♠6♥5♣

The runout of 2♠K♦J♠5♠A♦ gave Yockey a better two pair for the high end, and since Reading didn't have a qualified low, he scooped the pot.

Yockey entered Day 2 fifth in chips, but has struggled to get traction thus far.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryce Yockey	390,000 225,000	225,000

John Reading	Busted

Tags: Bryce Yockey John Reading

06-05-2025 16:46 UTC-7

Tang Scoops Big Pot Against Kyte

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Frank Visser

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

Jon Kyte and Eric Tang were heads up on the A♠5♣8♠ flop. Tang checked to Kyte from the small blind, who fired a bet of 104,000. Tang put in a call to the 10♠ turn, which checked through.

Tang then led the 7♠ river for 285,000, which Kyte quickly called. Tang tabled A♦9♣4♠3♠ for a flush and a seven-low, and Kyte tabled his bested A♥A♣6♠3♦ in frustration.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Tang	1,080,000 200,000	200,000
Jon Kyte	320,000 215,000	215,000

Tags: Eric Tang Jon Kyte

06-05-2025 16:26 UTC-7

Delmundo and Rawtani Chop Up Tzimas

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Konstantinos Tzimas opened to 25,000 from under the gun, Nitesh Rawtani called from the cutoff and Jonathan Delmundo called from the big blind.

The flop came A♥7♦8♣ and Tzimas bet 100,000. Rawtani called and Delmundo moved all in for 124,000. Tzimas called and Rawtani called.

Tzimas shoved on the 9♥ turn and Rawtani, who had Tzimas covered, called.

Jonathan Delmundo: 10♣9♠8♥7♣ All in
Konstantinos Tzimas: A♣A♠3♦5♣ All in
Nitesh Rawtani: 8♠4♠3♥2♠

Delmundo had two pair and a straight draw. Tzimas had top set and Rawtani had a pair and the nut-low draw. The 6♣ river gave Delmundo a straight to take the high for the main pot. Rawtani had the nut-low and Tzimas took high from the considerably smaller side pot.

Tzimas was left short-stacked following the hand and busted shortly afterwards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nitesh Rawtani	935,000 50,000	50,000
Maxx Coleman	460,000 50,000	50,000

Shane Freeman	430,000 93,000	93,000
George Coffee	221,000 157,000	157,000
Chris Vallimont	210,000 72,000	72,000
Jonathan Delmundo	195,000 63,000	63,000
Maksim Mutalapov	140,000 50,000	50,000
Konstantinos Tzimas	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Delmundo Konstantinos Tzimas Nitesh Rawtani

Level: 19

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

06-05-2025 16:05 UTC-7

Daniels Gets a Massive Double Through Forrest

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Filippos Stavrakis limped in from middle position and William Forrest limped behind from the hijack. Shane Daniels three-bet to 55,000 and only Forrest called.

The flop came 2♥6♣4♣ and Forrest checked. Daniels bet 50,000, Forrest check-raised to 295,000 and Daniels shoved for 338,000. Forrest called with a covering stack to put Daniels at risk.

Shane Daniels: A♦10♣5♠3♣ All in
William Forrest: A♠Q♣3♦2♣

Both players had the nut-low. Daniels had a six-high straight for the high while Forrest had bottom pair and a flush draw. The 3♠ turn counterfeited Forrest's low and the 9♠ river was a brick. Daniel was good for both halves at showdown with an ace-five low and six-high straight to scoop a colossal pot at Forrest's expense.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shane Daniels	701,000 637,000	637,000
Randen Honigman	615,000 412,000	412,000
Maxx Coleman	510,000 100,000	100,000

William Forrest	475,000 164,000	164,000
Filippos Stavrakis	431,000 64,000	64,000

Claudio Elizalde	295,000

Tags: Filippos Stavrakis Shane Daniels William Forrest

06-05-2025 15:56 UTC-7

Nogueira Fills Up and Doubles Up

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Tyler Boyer

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Action was picked up on the flop, with the board showing 10♣A♣J♠ and Rafael Nogueira all in for 101,000, and Ariel Mantel putting him at risk.

Rafael Nogueira: A♠8♣10♦5♦ All in
Ariel Mantel: A♥9♠8♦3♥

Nogueira was in front with his two pair but would need to fade the open-ended straight draw of Mantel. The 3♣ on the turn gave Mantel more outs, but the A♦ on the river gave both players a full house, with Nogueira holding a bigger full house, aces full of tens to secure the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ariel Mantel	305,000 137,000	137,000
Rafael Nogueira	230,000 168,000	168,000

Tags: Ariel Mantel Rafael Nogueira