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

06-08-2025 12:34 UTC-7

Bleznick Disbelief

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Stewart Morrison

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

We joined the action with the cards on their back and Charles Thomas all in at risk versus Jared Bleznick.

The players already had a flop out in front of them showing 2♠10♥J♥

Charles Thomas: K♣Q♦ All in
Jared Bleznick: A♣A♦

The turn A♠ was just what Thomas was looking for, and the river 9♠ was overkill, giving him a six-card straight.

Bleznick jumped out of his seat with his head in his hands, but didn't take too long to congratulate his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Bleznick	550,000 20,000	20,000

Charles Thomas	220,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Charles Thomas Jared Bleznick

06-08-2025 12:33 UTC-7

Punsri Approaching Million, Lebedev Swinging Down

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Frank Visser

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

Punnat Punsri and Sergey Lebedev were heads up on a 3♣8♣10♣ flop. Hijack Punsri check-called Lebedev's bet of 70,000 from the cutoff, after which both checked through the 4♠ turn.

The 6♣ river saw Punsri lead out for 90,000. Lebedev quickly let his hand go, ending up with less than half the chips he had started the day with.

Player	Chips	Progress
Punnat Punsri	960,000 110,000	110,000

Sergey Lebedev	420,000 525,000	525,000

Tags: Punnat Punsri Sergey Lebedev

06-08-2025 12:28 UTC-7

Zavorotnijs Gets All of Chidwick's Stack

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Tim Baker

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

Vitalijs Zavorotnijs made it 20,000 from the hijack before Stephen Chidwick jammed for roughly 240,000 from the cutoff. After getting a count from the dealer, Zavorotnijs called.

Stephen Chidwick: Q♠J♠ All in
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs: A♥J♦

Chidwick was dominated by Zavorotnijs heading to the J♣10♦5♦ flop, where both players hit top pair. The K♦ turn and 2♣ river didn't help Chidwick, and all of his chips were sent over to Zavorotnijs.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs	1,100,000 308,000	308,000
Stephen Chidwick	Busted

Tags: Stephen Chidwick Vitalijs Zavorotnijs

06-08-2025 12:26 UTC-7

Deeb's Rollercoaster Comes to a Halt

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Stewart Morrison

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

Play has only just kicked off, and in the first four hands of the day, Freddy Deeb was amongst the action in all four of them, being all-in and at risk in three of them!

The first hand of the day saw a button open to 22,000, which Deeb responded to by moving all in from the small blind. His opponent folded, and Deeb took the pot.

The very next hand, Deeb raised to 25,000 from the button. Anatoly Nikitin called in the big blind, and the pair saw a flop of 9♦8♦J♥.

The flop checked around, and Nikitin led out on the 6♠ turn for 35,000. Deeb called. Nikitin led out again on the 3♥ for 80,000. Deeb called again but was shown the bad news: Nikitin had flopped the nuts with Q♥10♠.

Left with just 8 big blinds, Deeb moved all in on the next hand. Aliaksandr Shylko snapped in the big blind.

Freddy Deeb: Q♣J♥ All in
Aliaksandr Shylko: A♠A♣

The board ran out 9♠Q♥J♠K♠5♥, giving Deeb the unexpected double up.

Time for a breather? No.

The very next hand, Deeb moved all in again. This time, Nikitin only called.

Freddy Deeb: A♠J♣ All in
Anatoly Nikitin: 8♦8♠

The flop was promising for Deeb, coming A♥2♣3♦. The turn looked good to, the 4♦.

Deeb called for a five, for a split pot, but it was worse. The river 8♥ awarded his opponent the pot.

A rollercoaster to start the day and Deeb headed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anatoly Nikitin	540,000 282,000	282,000

Aliaksandr Shylko	300,000 7,000	7,000
Freddy Deeb	Busted

Tags: Aliaksandr Shylko Anatoly Nikitin Freddy Deeb

06-08-2025 12:23 UTC-7

McKeehen Hits River to Double Up

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Frank Visser

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

In a pot of a little over 200,000 chips, Joe McKeehen fired a bet of 120,000 from the small blind on the 5♥A♦7♠3♥ turn. He was then put all-in for 322,000 by Albert Daher in the cutoff, and snap-called.

Joe McKeehen: A♣Q♦ All in
Albert Daher: 7♣5♣

Daher's two pair had a big lead over the top pair of McKeehen, but the 2015 Main Event champion improved on the Q♣ river to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe McKeehen	854,000 422,000	422,000

Albert Daher	145,000 577,000	577,000

Tags: Albert Daher Joe McKeehen

06-08-2025 12:19 UTC-7

Kenjic Picks Off Juanda's River Bluff

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Tim Baker

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

Jovan Kenjic made it 20,000 from under the gun and John Juanda defended his big blind.

Both players checked all the way to the river on a board of 7♣2♣9♥Q♥8♠, before Juanda bet 45,000. Kenjic called to see Juanda turn over K♦5♥ for king-high. Kenjic showed A♦8♦ for a rivered pair of eights to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jovan Kenjic	700,000 81,000	81,000
John Juanda	410,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Jovan Kenjic John Juanda

06-08-2025 12:16 UTC-7

Jensen Overtakes Roberts

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Frank Visser

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

Catching the action on a A♠4♠J♣10♦ turn, Christian Roberts checked from the big blind to Gregory Jensen in the hijack. Jensen bet 60,000 into the pot of 90,000, which Roberts called.

Roberts also checked the J♦ river over to Jensen. Jensen slid in a hefty bet of 135,000, which eventually received a fold from his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Jensen	875,000 159,000	159,000

Christian Roberts	659,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Christian Roberts Gregory Jensen

06-08-2025 12:11 UTC-7

An Early Pick Up for Mustafov

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Tim Baker

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

From the big blind, on a board of 7♦6♣5♠7♠, Fahredin Mustafov led out for a roughly pot-sized bet of 50,000. Alex Foxen called from the cutoff, and they headed to the river.

Mustafov checked the Q♠ river and Foxen happily checked behind. Mustafov announced six, and turned over K♣6♥ for a pair of sixes. Foxen mucked, and Mustafov won an early pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fahredin Mustafov	1,425,000 65,000	65,000

Alex Foxen	930,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Fahredin Mustafov

06-08-2025 12:04 UTC-7

Negreanu Among Fresh Entries

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Mitchell	150,000 150,000	150,000
Nacho Barbero	150,000 150,000	150,000

Daniel Negreanu	150,000 150,000	150,000

Charles Thomas	150,000 150,000	150,000
Patrick Plott	150,000 150,000	150,000
Reagan Silber	150,000 150,000	150,000
Phong Nguyen	150,000 150,000	150,000
Brek Schutten	150,000 150,000	150,000