Event #24: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-08-2025 15:11 UTC-8

Luo Blasting Away

Barry Russell

Level 29 : Blinds 0/0, 120,000 ante

3♣4♣3♦5♠
A♥5♥3♠K♦

There were 840,000 chips in the middle and action was on Xixiang Luo who was in early position and he bet 375,000, Robert Klein in the hijack called and Brian Smith called on the button.

Luo did not slow down when the turns were dealt as he bet 1,700,000 chips into Klein and Smith, Klein quickly folded, but Smith went into the tank and after a short while he decided to fold but not before showing an A♦ and a 3♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xixiang Luo	7,200,000 400,000	400,000

Brian Smith	5,600,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Robert Klein	5,500,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Brian Smith Robert Klein Xixiang Luo

06-08-2025 14:56 UTC-8

Luo Check-Raises Verbakel

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Kai Cocklin

Level 29 : Blinds 0/0, 120,000 ante

10♣8♦10♦
6♥10♥Q♠

Bjorn Verbakel fired out 375,000 on the button once the flops were put out and Xixiang Luo check-raised to 1,050,000. When it got back to Verbakel, he took some time before he eventually passed.

In the following two hands, both Danny Wong and Verbakel bet the flop and got no customers, allowing them to add to their stacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Stranak	7,000,000 600,000	600,000

Xixiang Luo	6,800,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Brian Smith	6,600,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Robert Klein	5,700,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Danny Wong	5,000,000 800,000	800,000

Bjorn Verbakel	3,000,000 900,000	900,000

Ian Matakis	2,500,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Bjorn Verbakel Danny Wong Xixiang Luo

06-08-2025 14:49 UTC-8

Jacob Baumgartner Eliminated in 8th Place ($30,756)

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Barry Russell

Level 29 : Blinds 0/0, 120,000 ante

6♠4♠K♣2♠3♣
A♠7♦8♠5♦8♦

There were 960,000 in the pot when Jacob Baumgartner announced "all in" on the flop for 445,000 in early position, Xixiang Luo on his direct left clicked it to 900,000 and Danny Wong pushed his remaining 2,635,000 into the middle. Luo asked for a count and folded once the dealer confirmed the amount.

Jacob Baumgartner: K♠6♦5♣3♥ All in
Danny Wong: A♥A♣Q♠5♠

Baumgartner thanked Wong for the protection on the flop but unfortunately for Baumgartner he was eliminated by Wong's top set on the bottom board and flush on the top. Baumgartner wished him luck when leaving, adding, "Man, what a spot to get back in it".

Player	Chips	Progress
Xixiang Luo	5,800,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

Danny Wong	4,200,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Jacob Baumgartner	Busted

Tags: Danny Wong Jacob Baumgartner Xixiang Luo

06-08-2025 14:38 UTC-8

Yang Wang Eliminated in 9th Place ($23,735)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 29 : Blinds 0/0, 120,000 ante

J♣8♣3♦J♦4♥
7♥8♠2♦6♥7♣

Yang Wang had his last 135,000 chips in the middle on the flop and was called by Brian Smith, Samuel Stranak, Jacob Baumgartner, Xixiang Luo, and Robert Klein.

The action then checked through to the river where Wang showed K♥K♦Q♦10♣ for a pair of kings. Stranak tabled A♥A♦2♥2♣ for a pair of aces on top and a full house on the bottom, which was enough to scoop and send Wang out in ninth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Stranak	6,400,000 450,000	450,000

Yang Wang	Busted

Tags: Brian Smith Jacob Baumgartner Robert Klein Samuel Stranak Xixiang Luo Yang Wang

Level: 29

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 120,000

06-08-2025 14:25 UTC-8

Klein Closes in on Chip Lead

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Kai Cocklin

Level 28 : Blinds 0/0, 100,000 ante

Robert Klein just took down two pots in a row and is closing in on the chip lead.

Q♦A♦J♠4♦3♥
J♦2♣K♣10♠3♦

In the first hand, Jacob Baumgartner shoved for 790,000 on the flop and Klein called.

Jacob Baumgartner: A♣Q♣10♣8♦ All in
Robert Klein: K♦J♣10♦8♠

The two ended up chopping the pot as both hit Broadway.

Q♠9♠8♣K♠
A♥5♦K♦8♥

In the second hand, Xixiang Luo bet 450,000 on the flop and Klein was the only caller. When the turn hit, Luo checked and Klein potted to 1,800,000. Luo quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xixiang Luo	7,400,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Robert Klein	7,000,000 3,800,000	3,800,000
Bjorn Verbakel	3,900,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Danny Wong	2,300,000 150,000	150,000

Jacob Baumgartner	1,200,000 425,000	425,000

Tags: Jacob Baumgartner Robert Klein

06-08-2025 14:23 UTC-8

Wang and Baumgartner All In

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Barry Russell

Level 28 : Blinds 0/0, 100,000 ante

3♣J♥2♥5♣10♥
6♠J♣K♥5♥9♦

There was 900,000 chips in the pot as all 9 players checked on the flop. Jacob Baumgartner from early position bet 900,000 on the turn, Yang Wang put the rest of 550,000 into the middle and Samuel Stranak put Baumgartner all in for the rest of his chips from under the gun.

Yang Wang: K♦6♥4♦2♠ All in
Jacob Baumgartner: K♣Q♠6♣3♥ All in
Samuel Stranak: A♥Q♥J♦3♠

Stranak took the top board with two pair Jacks and Threes, Baumgartner and Wang chopped the bottom board with the same two pair

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Stranak	5,950,000 1,450,000	1,450,000

Jacob Baumgartner	775,000 525,000	525,000
Yang Wang	620,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Jacob Baumgartner Samuel Stranak Yang Wang

06-08-2025 14:08 UTC-8

Baumgartner Denied Full Double on the River

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Kai Cocklin

Level 28 : Blinds 0/0, 100,000 ante

7♣Q♥9♥4♠8♠
3♠9♣3♣5♥K♠

Samuel Stranak fired out 400,000 on the flop and Jacob Baumgartner shoved 950,000. When it got back around to Stranak, he called.

Jacob Baumgartner: A♦9♦3♥2♥ All in
Samuel Stranak: K♥J♣6♥5♣

Baumgartner had a chance to scoop, but Stranak rivered a straight on the top board to snatch half the pot away.

Ian Matakis also got a boost to his stack after he bet 300,000 on the flop and nobody called.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Smith	8,200,000 300,000	300,000
Samuel Stranak	4,500,000 295,000	295,000

Ian Matakis	2,400,000 270,000	270,000

Jacob Baumgartner	1,300,000 250,000	250,000
Yang Wang	800,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Jacob Baumgartner Samuel Stranak Ian Matakis

06-08-2025 14:03 UTC-8

Verbakel Doubles Through Wang

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Barry Russell

Level 28 : Blinds 0/0, 100,000 ante

J♣5♥8♦10♦K♦
3♠2♣8♣3♥7♥

There was 900,000 chips in the middle and Yang Wang decided to bet 900,000 on the flop from the cutoff. Bjorn Verbakel announced 'all in' from the small blind for 2,100,000, action folded back to Wang and he made the call.

Bjorn Verbakel: J♠J♥10♠6♥ All in
Yang Wang: K♣J♦8♠5♠

When Verbakel saw Wang's hand he said, "Oh, freeroll," then he scooped this huge pot on the final table with a set on the top board while his pair of Jacks played on the second board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bjorn Verbakel	5,100,000 2,625,000	2,625,000

Yang Wang	400,000 2,300,000	2,300,000

Tags: Bjorn Verbakel Yang Wang

06-08-2025 13:57 UTC-8

Full Seat Redraw Needed on Day 2 in WSOP High Roller After 72 Max Late Register

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Jon Sofen

Level 28 : Blinds 0/0, 100,000 ante

Mass max late registration in a 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) event on Sunday forced tournament staff to redraw seats for the entire field on Day 2.

Event #26: $25,000 High Roller, not to be confused with the $25,000 High-Roller 6-Max that ended on Saturday, had 300 entries through Day 1. But registration remained open for one full level on the tournament's second session.

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Tags: 2025 WSOP