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

06-08-2025 18:17 UTC-8

Mcewan Runs into Bullets

Stewart Morrison

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

Nursing a short-stack, Matthew Mcewan moved all in for 210,000. When action folded to Byron Kaverman in the small blind, he called, and the big blind folded.

Matthew Mcewan: J♠10♣ All in
Byron Kaverman: A♠A♣

The flop gave Mcewan plenty of opportunity to crack the aces, coming 8♣J♣Q♥.

Alas, the turn and river were less cooperative, the 2♠ and K♦ were no help, and Mcewan headed to the exit.

Over at another table, Gregory Jensen was eliminated as the last player before the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Byron Kaverman	1,350,000 25,000	25,000

Matthew Mcewan	Busted
Gregory Jensen	Busted

Tags: Byron Kaverman Matthew Mcewan

06-08-2025 18:18 UTC-8

Dinner Break

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Tim Baker

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

Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at 8:20 p.m.

06-08-2025 18:38 UTC-8

Gus Hansen Involved in One of the Rarest Poker Hands You'll See at the 2025 WSOP

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Lyle Bateman

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

PokerNews' Brad Whitehouse captured a hand on Saturday that might end up being the rarest we'll see all summer at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP). At the very least, the rarest chop pot.

Gus Hansen and Dzmitry Urbanovich battled for a hefty pot on Day 2 in Event #23: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship with 35 out of 127 players remaining. The pot ended in a chop, but it left future Poker Hall of Famer Nick Schulman in awe.

"I've never seen that before," Schulman, who has seen nearly everything at the poker table, was overheard saying as he glanced at the tabled cards. "Wow, that's an amazing one."

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06-08-2025 18:58 UTC-8

WSOP Hands of the Week: Schulman Owns Kabrhel & A New Cult-Hero

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Lyle Bateman

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

The first week of the 2025 World Series of Poker came out swinging with big bluffs, brutal beats, and more than a few moments that had the entire poker world talking.

Whether it was Nick Schulman dropping the coldest line of the summer, Michael "Texas Mike" Moncek shoving blind into four premium hands, or Christopher Zollo turning a meme-worthy alias into a legit bracelet run, the first seven days of poker's biggest festival did not disappoint.

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Level: 15

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

06-08-2025 19:24 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Frank Visser

Level 15 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Listed below are the chip counts of the High Roller field as per the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anatoly Nikitin	3,370,000 1,810,000	1,810,000

Joe McKeehen	2,990,000 415,000	415,000

Punnat Punsri	2,975,000 100,000	100,000

Rafael Mota	2,775,000 225,000	225,000
Masato Yokosawa	2,370,000 1,270,000	1,270,000
Joao Simao	2,300,000 155,000	155,000

Josh McCully	1,950,000 50,000	50,000
Asher Conniff	1,900,000 925,000	925,000

Orpen Kisacikoglu	1,860,000 225,000	225,000

Andrew Ostapchenko	1,825,000 835,000	835,000

Nick Maimone	1,795,000 305,000	305,000

Javier Gomez	1,720,000 620,000	620,000
Wai Kiat Lee	1,700,000 535,000	535,000
Charles Thomas	1,500,000 50,000	50,000
Byron Kaverman	1,475,000 125,000	125,000

Brandon Wittmeyer	1,470,000 30,000	30,000

Jovan Kenjic	1,360,000 50,000	50,000
Chin Wei Lim	1,320,000 480,000	480,000

Aliaksei Boika	1,275,000 655,000	655,000
Jeremy Ausmus	1,260,000 240,000	240,000

Adam Hendrix	1,235,000 235,000	235,000
Seth Davies	1,090,000 785,000	785,000

Paul Newey	1,055,000 295,000	295,000
Chang Lee	1,050,000 300,000	300,000

Dylan Smith	1,045,000 330,000	330,000

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06-08-2025 19:30 UTC-8

Big Slick Helps Malinov to Double

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Tim Baker

Level 15 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Atanas Malinov made it 80,000 from the button and Masato Yokosawa jammed from the big blind for Malinov's remaining 860,000. Malinov instantly called.

Atanas Malinov: A♠K♥ All in
Masato Yokosawa: A♣10♣

Malinov looked poised to double-up with Big Slick, if he could fade a ten or some clubs. The board ran out 4♥J♦Q♦2♦J♥ and Malinov secured the double on one of the first hands after dinner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Atanas Malinov	1,900,000 940,000	940,000
Masato Yokosawa	1,300,000 1,070,000	1,070,000

Tags: Atanas Malinov Masato Yokosawa

06-08-2025 19:36 UTC-8

Lee Gets Three Streets

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Frank Visser

Level 15 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Catching the action on a K♠10♣8♠ flop, Chang Lee checked from the big blind to Atanas Malinov in the cutoff, who fired a bet of 90,000. Lee then min-raised to 180,000, and Malinov called.

Lee continued aggressing on the 3♣ turn and 6♥ river, betting 200,000 and 225,000 respectively, and Malinov called down to showdown. Lee tabled K♣8♣ for two pair, seeing Malinov's cards hit the muck in defeat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chang Lee	1,925,000 875,000	875,000

Atanas Malinov	1,255,000 645,000	645,000

Tags: Atanas Malinov Chang Lee

06-08-2025 19:39 UTC-8

Hemyari Joins the Payout Queue

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Stewart Morrison

Level 15 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

With roughly 250,000 already in the pot, Georgios Sotiropoulos and Keyavash Hemyari were looking at a board of 10♦2♥K♣Q♠.

Hemyari, in the big blind, check-called a bet of 130,000, leaving himself roughly the same behind.

When the river 5♦ was revealed, Hemyari checked again. Sotiropoulos set him all in, and Hemyari made a dejected call.

Sure enough, Sotiropoulos turned over two-pair, Q♥10♥, which was enough to send Hemyari to the rail, who turned over K♦8♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Sotiropoulos	1,100,000 440,000	440,000

Keyavash Hemyari	Busted

Tags: Keyavash Hemyari Georgios Sotiropoulos

06-08-2025 19:41 UTC-8

McKeehen Takes from Lim

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Tim Baker

Level 15 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Chin Wei Lim raised from early position with only Joe McKeehen calling from the cutoff.

Lim bet 75,000 on the K♦7♥10♠ flop, and McKeehen called.

The 9♥ dropped on the turn and both players checked to see the 3♠ hit the river. Lim checked and McKeehen bt 185,000. Lim folded, and McKeehen won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe McKeehen	3,000,000 10,000	10,000

Brandon Wittmeyer	1,350,000 120,000	120,000

Chin Wei Lim	1,050,000 270,000	270,000

Elijah Berg	1,050,000 15,000	15,000
Fahredin Mustafov	500,000 210,000	210,000

Tags: Chin Wei Lim Joe McKeehen