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

06-08-2025 16:53 UTC-7

Petrangelo and Weissman Check it Down

Tim Baker

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

Joey Weissman made it 40,000 from early position with only Nick Petrangelo calling from the button.

Both players checked a runout of 10♥A♦A♠Q♥10♦ all the way down and Weissman turned over K♦8♣ for king-high. Petrangelo revealed J♥J♠ to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joey Weissman	2,000,000

Nick Petrangelo	950,000 150,000	150,000

Christopher Staats	880,000 450,000	450,000

Vitalijs Zavorotnijs	650,000 10,000	10,000
Jovan Kenjic	640,000 60,000	60,000
Sriharsha Doddapaneni	555,000 55,000	55,000
Jim Collopy	440,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Joey Weissman Nick Petrangelo

06-08-2025 16:52 UTC-7

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 16:52 UTC-7

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

Gregory Jensen	935,000 435,000	435,000

Reagan Silber	Busted

Weissman Hangs in There

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Stewart Morrison

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

With roughly 250,000 chips in the middle and a flop showing 3♥3♦2♦, Joey Weissman was locked in battle with Rafael Mota. Mota, in the small blind, placed a bet of 80,000, which Weissman called on the button.

The turn 9♥ didn't deter Mota, who continued for 240,000, which again Weissman called.

With the pot having ballooned, Mota needed some time to consider his options on the 7♦ river, using a time bank before checking. Weissman checked behind, and when Mota flipped over his A♣6♦, Weissman showed his 6♥6♠ and scooped in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joey Weissman	2,000,000 725,000	725,000

Rafael Mota	900,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Joey Weissman Rafael Mota

06-08-2025 16:41 UTC-7

Assorted Counts

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Laszlo Bujtas	1,975,000 75,000	75,000
Byron Kaverman	1,375,000 375,000	375,000

Javier Gomez	1,100,000 100,000	100,000
Biao Ding	950,000 259,000	259,000
Ognyan Dimov	935,000 265,000	265,000

Asher Conniff	895,000 745,000	745,000

Adam Hendrix	395,000 5,000	5,000
Frank Brannan	385,000 255,000	255,000

Andrew Ostapchenko	300,000 390,000	390,000

Matthew Wantman	80,000 328,000	328,000

06-08-2025 16:40 UTC-7

Brannan Forces Kaverman to Fold

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Tim Baker

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

Frank Brannan made it 40,000 from under the gun before Byron Kaverman three-bet to 90,000 from the hijack. Brannan called.

When it checked to Kaverman on the 6♣K♣9♦ flop, he bet 50,000. Brannan check-raised to 125,000 and Kaverman called.

Brannan jammed for his last 195,000 on the 8♣ turn. Kaverman thought briefly before folding and surrendering the pot to Brannan.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laszlo Bujtas	1,900,000 395,000	395,000
Chin Wei Lim	1,300,000 800,000	800,000

Byron Kaverman	1,000,000 370,000	370,000

Javier Gomez	1,000,000 180,000	180,000
Adam Hendrix	400,000 260,000	260,000

Tags: Byron Kaverman Frank Brannan

06-08-2025 16:39 UTC-7

McCully Bombs River

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Frank Visser

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

Josh McCully in early position and cutoff Mathew Frankland were heads up on a 10♥2♦5♦ flop. With a sizable 250,000 pot in the middle, McCully check-called Frankland's bet of 80,000.

The 9♥ turn checked through to the 7♠ river, where McCully used one time extension before piling in 390,000 chips. Frankland quickly folded after confirming the amount, awarding the pot to McCully.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh McCully	1,410,000 640,000	640,000
Mathew Frankland	650,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Josh McCully Mathew Frankland

06-08-2025 16:37 UTC-7

Foxen All in Against Nikitin

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Zach Thompson

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

06-08-2025 16:34 UTC-7

Rabichow Doubles; No Miracle for Bleznick

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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

Tags: Jared Bleznick Kevin Rabichow

06-08-2025 16:21 UTC-7

Mota Finds Aces

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Frank Visser

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

Vitalijs Zavorotnijs raised to 40,000 in the hijack. Rafael Mota made it 110,000 to go on the button, after which Zavorotnijs moved all in. Mota quickly called off his stack of 625,000 to put himself at risk.

Rafael Mota: A♥A♦ All in
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs: K♦J♦

The 8♦9♠Q♠ flop provided Zavorotnijs with a straight draw. It did not come in on the 6♠ turn or Q♣ river, however, and Mota doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafael Mota	1,300,000 1,024,000	1,024,000
Joey Weissman	1,275,000 10,000	10,000

Nick Petrangelo	1,100,000

Jovan Kenjic	700,000 40,000	40,000
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs	640,000 720,000	720,000
Jim Collopy	525,000 375,000	375,000

Sriharsha Doddapaneni	500,000 50,000	50,000
Christopher Staats	430,000 280,000	280,000