Event #22: $25,000 High Roller 6-Handed Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-06-2025 13:27 UTC-7

A Flurry of Max-Late Entries

Adam Lamers

Level 9 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

There were 47 players who lined up to join the field for late registration before it closed, causing a delay in the seating process. The cards will go back in the air shortly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Song	150,000 150,000	150,000

Renji Mao	150,000 150,000	150,000

Joey Weissman	150,000 150,000	150,000

Chad Eveslage	150,000 150,000	150,000

Matthew Mcewan	150,000 150,000	150,000
Yuri Dzivielevski	150,000

Justin Zaki	150,000 150,000	150,000
Martin Zamani	150,000 150,000	150,000

Kristen Foxen	150,000 150,000	150,000

Chin Wei Lim	150,000 150,000	150,000

Aram Zobian	150,000 150,000	150,000

Sean Perry	150,000 150,000	150,000
Chris Brewer	150,000 150,000	150,000

Martin Stausholm	150,000 150,000	150,000
Paul Volpe	150,000 150,000	150,000

Johan Schultz	150,000 150,000	150,000
Marius Gierse	150,000 150,000	150,000
Rainer Kempe	150,000 150,000	150,000

Thomas Eychenne	150,000 150,000	150,000
Eshaan Bhalla	150,000 150,000	150,000
Noel Rodriguez	150,000 150,000	150,000
Daniel Smiljkovic	150,000 150,000	150,000

Dario Sammartino	150,000 150,000	150,000
Shaun Deeb	150,000 150,000	150,000

Darren Elias	150,000 150,000	150,000

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06-06-2025 13:09 UTC-7

Life Outside Poker: Sam Greenwood Talks Battling Gambledore & High-Stakes Online Poker Cheating

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 9 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 28th episode, Connor talks with Canadian high-stakes pro Sam Greenwood about getting into poker with his two brothers Lucas Greenwood and Max Greenwood, running up a bankroll in high school, traveling the world playing high-stakes tournaments, climbing Canada's all-time money list and battling with Vladimir "Gambledore" Korzinin at Triton.

Greenwood also talked about the state of online poker, how to deal with cheaters, being a dad and his new "Punt of the Day" blog where he breaks down key hands from high-stakes tournaments.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Sam Greenwood by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

Be sure to follow Sam Greenwood and Connor Richards on X.

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06-06-2025 13:01 UTC-7

Late Registration Break

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Adam Lamers

Level 9 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The players are going on a 15-minute break with late registration still open until the start of the next level.

06-06-2025 12:58 UTC-7

Winter's River Bet Pushes Joyce Out

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Erick Torres

Level 9 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Toby Joyce raised to 20,000 from the cutoff before action folded around to the big blind of Sean Winter, who called.

Winter checked the 5♠5♥Q♠ flop before Joyce slid out 14,000. Winter chose to raise to 37,000, and Joyce called.

Winter bet 52,000 on the 5♣ turn. Joyce called.

The A♣ river led to a bet of 105,000 from Winter, who only left a single 1,000 chip behind. Joyce gave it some thought before he folded to award Winter the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Winter	284,000
Toby Joyce	243,000

Tags: Sean Winter Toby Joyce

06-06-2025 12:58 UTC-7

Belcher Busts Theologis

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Nick Vazquez

Level 9 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Matthew Belcher opened to 21,000 on the button, and faced a shove from a short-stacked Alexandros Theologis. Belcher snap-called, and the hands were flipped up.

Alexandros Theologis: A♠6♠ All in
Matthew Belcher: A♦K♠

The 5♣2♠3♠ flop gave Theologis a lot of hope of staying alive, and the 5♥ turn gave him a chance to chop the pot. The 8♣ didn't give him the help he needed, and he was out the door.

"How did I lose this?", Theologis said in a joking way, considering how many outs he had to remain in the tournament.

"I would have taken a chop on the turn", Belcher said back.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Belcher	600,000 218,000	218,000
Alexandros Theologis	Busted

Tags: Alexandros Theologis Matthew Belcher

06-06-2025 12:57 UTC-7

Coleman Calls His Loss

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Adam Lamers

Level 9 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

David Coleman raised to 22,000 in the cutoff and Jonathan Jaffe three-bet to 80,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Coleman called to see a flop of 10♣7♠6♥.

Coleman checked to Jaffe who continued with a bet of 100,000 and Coleman called. The 7♦ paired the board on the turn and Coleman checked again. Jaffe jammed all in for 345,000 and Coleman asked for a count while deliberating.

"Jonathan Jaffe with the jacks, right?" Coleman thought out loud while Jaffe remained silent.

Coleman eventually called and Jaffe indeed turned over J♣J♦ while Coleman was left with K♥10♥. The river was the A♦ and Jaffe doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Jaffe	1,075,000 532,000	532,000
David Coleman	772,000 245,000	245,000

Tags: David Coleman Jonathan Jaffe

06-06-2025 12:47 UTC-7

Queens Hold for Hellmuth

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Erick Torres

Level 9 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Andrew Lichtenberger began the action with a raise to 20,000 and was called by John Hennigan before Phil Hellmuth jammed for 177,000. Lichtenberger folded, and Hennigan called to put Hellmuth at risk.

Phil Hellmuth: Q♣Q♠ All in
John Hennigan: A♣Q♦

Hellmuth's queens held as the dealer fanned the 7♥2♦K♠7♠8♦ board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Lichtenberger	425,000 153,000	153,000

Phil Hellmuth	354,000 204,000	204,000

John Hennigan	253,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Andrew Lichtenberger John Hennigan Phil Hellmuth

06-06-2025 12:45 UTC-7

Hellmuth Doubles Up Hennigan

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Adam Lamers

Level 9 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The action was joined with a raising battle happening between Phil Hellmuth and John Hennigan, with John Hennigan eventually moving all in, and Hellmuth had him covered.

John Hennigan: K♥K♠ All in
Phil Hellmuth: A♠Q♠

No ace on the 10♠3♣Q♣ flop, and when the turn 8♥ and river 4♠ both came blanks, Hennigan was sent the pot and a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Hennigan	425,000 282,000	282,000

Phil Hellmuth	182,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: John Hennigan Phil Hellmuth

06-06-2025 12:44 UTC-7

Ace King no Good for Wasserson

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Myles Phago

Level 9 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Eric Wasserson raised from early position to 20,000 and was called by Nicholas Maimone from middle position.

The flop came A♣J♦2♠ and Wasserson bet out for 25,000. Maimone called.

The turn brought the 4♦, and now Wasserson bet out for 40,000. Maimone moved all-in and he had Wasserson covered. Wasserson snap called:

Eric Wasserson: AxKx All in
Nicholas Maimone: A♠J♣

Maimone had flopped two pair, and Wasserson needed to hit a king to stay alive. The river bricked out and Wasserson was sent packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Maimone	565,000 268,000	268,000

Eric Wasserson	Busted

Tags: Eric Wasserson Nicholas Maimone

06-06-2025 12:38 UTC-7

Zeng Spikes Three Queens to Bust Tollerene

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Nick Vazquez

Level 9 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Action folded to Linglin Zeng in the small blind. She then asked Ben Tollerene how much he was playing in the big blind. "163", Tollerene answered. Zeng then proceeded to jam all in, asking for all of Tollerene's stack. Tollerene quickly called and the cards were on their backs.

Ben Tollerene: A♥J♥ All in
Linglin Zeng: Q♥J♣

Zeng was in trouble, but the Q♦Q♠9♦10♦4♣ gave her the victory and eliminated Tollerene.