Event #26: $25,000 High Roller Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-08-2025 15:34 UTC-8

Rabichow Doubles; No Miracle for Bleznick

Stewart Morrison

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Jared Bleznick open-shoved in early position for 315,000, and when action folded to Kevin Rabichow, he committed all of his 275,000 stack too. The rest of the table folded, and the pair exposed their hands.

Kevin Rabichow: A♣K♣ All in
Jared Bleznick: A♥Q♣

Bleznick was quite sure he was going to win, but no dice on this occasion, the board ran out 4♦5♥6♦J♣4♣, giving Rabichow a full double up.

Bleznick was left with just two big blinds and valiantly attempted to spin them up. Winning his first all-in, chopping his second all-in, but ultimately losing his third all-in to hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Rabichow	680,000 95,000	95,000

Jared Bleznick	Busted

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06-08-2025 15:52 UTC-8

Silber Seeks Exit

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Frank Visser

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Gregory Jensen raised to 40,000 in middle position. Alexandre Reard made it 95,000 to go in the hijack before Reagan Silber moved his 330,000 chips in the middle from the cutoff.

Jensen then reshoved with the covering stack, quickly folding out Reard.

Reagan Silber: A♦Q♠ All in
Gregory Jensen: K♦K♣

Silber paired up on the 9♦Q♥5♥4♦9♠ runout, but his queens were not enough to beat the kings of Jensen, sending him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Reard	960,000 340,000	340,000

Gregory Jensen	935,000 435,000	435,000

Reagan Silber	Busted

06-08-2025 15:52 UTC-8

Remaining Eliminations From Level 12

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Frank Visser

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Muehloecker	Busted
Leon Sturm	Busted

John Riordan	Busted

Matthew Wantman	Busted

Biao Ding	Busted
Brian Rast	Busted

06-08-2025 15:53 UTC-8

Yokosawa Finding His Rythym

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Stewart Morrison

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Masato Yokosawa opened in middle position before seeing an all-in three-bet from John Riordan, for 130,000.

Yokosawa snapped the bet, and the players were off to a runout.

John Riordan: A♥10♥ All in
Masato Yokosawa: Q♠Q♣

Unfortunately for Riordan, on this occasion, the deck was uncooperative, coming K♠5♣K♥10♠6♣.

Yokosawa scooped in the pot, and Riordan headed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Masato Yokosawa	1,100,000 225,000	225,000
John Riordan	Busted

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06-08-2025 16:43 UTC-8

Three More Fall as Stone Bubble Looms

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Stewart Morrison

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Three more players have hit the rail as the field falls to just 61 players, leaving them just two eliminations away from the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Eveslage	Busted

Sean Winter	Busted
Pavels Spirins	Busted

06-08-2025 17:10 UTC-8

Belcher Soft Bubbles

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Stewart Morrison

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Matthew Belcher raised in early position to 50,000 but met resistance in the form of Josh McCully, who three-bet from the big blind to 165,000. Belcher took a moment to consider all his options, electing to move all in for 550,000. McCully called, and it was Belcher at risk.

Matthew Belcher: Q♠Q♥ All in
Josh McCully: A♦K♠

Service was immediate for McCully on the 5♣A♠9♥ flop. Belcher had two outs to save his tournament life, but on this occasion, it wasn't to be.

The turn 4♣ and river 8♣ sealed his fate and he headed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh McCully	2,000,000 860,000	860,000
Matthew Belcher	Busted

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06-08-2025 17:28 UTC-8

Rodriguez Bubbles the Tournament

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Tim Baker

Level 14 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Brandon Wittmeyer made it 60,000 from under the gun before Noel Rodriguez three-bet to 295,000 from the next seat with just 5,000 behind. When it got back to Wittmeyer, he called.

Both players checked the 8♥A♣4♠ flop to see the 6♦ appear on the turn. Wittmeyer bet and Rodriguez called for his last T-5,000 chip.

Noel Rodriguez: K♥K♣ All in
Brandon Wittmeyer: 6♣6♠

Rodriguez had Cowboys, but Wittmeyer turned a set to leave Rodriguez with just two outs. The 3♦ fell on the river and Rodriguez was the bubble boy of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Wittmeyer	1,500,000 225,000	225,000

Noel Rodriguez	Busted

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06-08-2025 17:31 UTC-8

Kulev First to Payout Desk

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The first hand after the bubble, Mamad Arani opened from middle position, and Alex Kulev jammed in his stack of 385,000 from the small blind. It folded back to Arani, who quickly called.

Alex Kulev: A♦Q♣ All in
Mamad Arani: A♥K♣

The board ran out an inconsequential 8♥3♠10♦2♣2♦, making Kulev the first elimination after the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mamad Arani	1,320,000 105,000	105,000
Alex Kulev	Busted

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06-08-2025 17:48 UTC-8

Dimov Is Done

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Asher Conniff raised to 60,000 under the gun. Ognyan Dimov called on the button, and Mathew Frankland and Joao Simao flat-called their blinds.

The action checked to Dimov on the 7♠8♠K♦ flop, who bet 45,000. Frankland and Simao swiftly got out of the way, but Conniff tossed in a call.

When Dimov committed his final 230,000 on the 8♣ turn, Conniff check-called immediately, revealing the cards.

Ognyan Dimov: 10♠9♠ All in
Asher Conniff: A♥A♦

Dimov's plethora of outs failed to come in on the 2♣ river, and he said his goodbyes to the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Simao	2,145,000 155,000	155,000

Asher Conniff	975,000 150,000	150,000

Mathew Frankland	775,000 125,000	125,000
Ognyan Dimov	Busted

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06-08-2025 17:51 UTC-8

Theologis to the Rail

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Alexandros Theologis had flicked in his final 125,000 from the small blind and was up against Anatoly Nikitin in the hijack.

Alexandros Theologis: 7♠7♣ All in
Anatoly Nikitin: A♣J♥

Nikitin won the flip by making two pair on the 6♥10♦J♣8♣A♥ runout, eliminating the Greek regular from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anatoly Nikitin	1,560,000 135,000	135,000

Alexandros Theologis	Busted

Tags: Alexandros Theologis Anatoly Nikitin