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

06-08-2025 21:44 UTC-7

Mota Continues Hot Run; Eliminates Kenjic

Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

With the pot amounting to 400,000, Jovan Kenjic got his final 550,000 or so in on a turn of 4♠9♣5♦5♣ from the hijack against Rafael Mota in the big blind.

Jovan Kenjic: Q♦Q♣ All in
Rafael Mota: J♥5♥

Mota had turned trips to beat the overpair of Kenjic, officially eliminating him when the 9♥ river did not bring a lady on the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafael Mota	5,450,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Jovan Kenjic	Busted

Tags: Jovan Kenjic Rafael Mota

06-08-2025 21:39 UTC-7

Some Stacks Around the Room

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Stewart Morrison

Level 16 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Anatoly Nikitin	4,300,000 930,000	930,000

Joao Simao	3,600,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Joe McKeehen	2,900,000 200,000	200,000

Asher Conniff	2,900,000 2,350,000	2,350,000

Josh McCully	2,600,000 200,000	200,000
Punnat Punsri	2,400,000 575,000	575,000

Chang Lee	2,300,000 185,000	185,000

Aliaksei Boika	1,800,000 525,000	525,000

06-08-2025 21:36 UTC-7

Pocket Aces See Lim Leap Up the Chip Counts

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Chin Wei Lim made it 100,000 to go from early position and Asher Conniff three-bet to roughly 300,000 from the next seat. When it got back to Lim, he four-bet to 500,000. Conniff called to see a flop.

Lim made a continuation-bet of 250,000 on the 4♠5♣Q♦ flop and Conniff called.

Both players chose to check the K♦ turn to see the 7♠ appear on the river. Lim burned through three of his time bank cards before betting 600,000. Conniff did some inventory and used a few time bank cards of his own before slamming in the call.

Lim flipped over A♦A♣ for pocket aces, which were good as Conniff mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chin Wei Lim	3,650,000 1,585,000	1,585,000

Josh McCully	2,800,000 850,000	850,000
Joe McKeehen	2,700,000 300,000	300,000

Brandon Wittmeyer	1,050,000 300,000	300,000

Seth Davies	1,000,000 90,000	90,000

Elijah Berg	850,000 200,000	200,000
Asher Conniff	550,000 1,350,000	1,350,000

Tags: Asher Conniff Chin Wei Lim

06-08-2025 21:36 UTC-7

Shylko Gets One Through

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Big blind Aliaksandr Shylko and Wai Kiat Lee in the cutoff were heads up on a flop of 6♠2♣K♠. Lee bet 60,000, which Shylko check-raised to 180,000. Lee called to the 10♠ turn, where Shylko sized down to 140,000.

Lee pushed in another call, but folded when Shylko virtually moved all in by betting 400,000 on the 3♥ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chang Lee	2,115,000 335,000	335,000

Wai Kiat Lee	1,360,000 1,340,000	1,340,000
Aliaksandr Shylko	1,340,000
Masato Yokosawa	1,300,000
Manuel Fritz	1,150,000
Mathew Frankland	1,150,000 310,000	310,000
Atanas Malinov	775,000 480,000	480,000

Tags: Aliaksandr Shylko Wai Kiat Lee

06-08-2025 21:32 UTC-7

Bujtas Hits the Rail

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Stewart Morrison

Level 16 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Laszlo Bujtas raised to 80,000 in the cutoff, and only Wai Kiat Lee called in the big blind.

On the 2♠Q♥4♥ flop, Bujtas continued for 50,000 when checked to. Lee sprang into action, check-raising to 110,000, but the betting action wasn't over yet. Back to Bujtas, who three-bet to 185,000. This time, Lee just called.

The turn came the K♣ and Lee checked again. Bujtas then moved all in for his remaining 350,000, and Lee snap-called.

Laszlo Bujtas: A♦Q♠ All in
Wai Kiat Lee: K♠10♠

Bad news for Bujtas as his opponent had taken the lead on the turn. The 8♠ had no effect, and Bujtas headed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wai Kiat Lee	2,700,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Laszlo Bujtas	Busted

Tags: Laszlo Bujtas Wai Kiat Lee

06-08-2025 21:26 UTC-7

Remaining Level 16 Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Emilien Pitavy	Busted
Dylan Smith	Busted
Ben Tollerene	Busted
Paul Newey	Busted

Level: 16

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

06-08-2025 21:23 UTC-7

Mota Gets Big Value With Top pair

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Frank Visser

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

Orpen Kisacikoglu raised to 90,000 under the gun. Georgios Sotiropoulos called in the next seat over, and Rafael Mota defended his big blind.

Kisacikoglu continued for 40,000 on the 2♣6♦8♥ flop, which Sotiropoulos called. Mota then check-raised huge to 275,000, which only Kisacikogu called.

Mota fired bets of 225,000 on the 2♠ turn and 500,000 on the 6♣ river. Kisacikoglu called twice, but mucked his cards when Mota showed Q♣8♦ for eights and sixes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafael Mota	4,150,000 1,375,000	1,375,000
Nick Maimone	1,770,000 25,000	25,000

Georgios Sotiropoulos	1,430,000 270,000	270,000

Jim Collopy	1,275,000 75,000	75,000

Jovan Kenjic	1,170,000 20,000	20,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu	1,100,000 820,000	820,000

Sriharsha Doddapaneni	735,000 45,000	45,000
Joey Weissman	365,000 105,000	105,000

Tags: Georgios Sotiropoulos Orpen Kisacikoglu Rafael Mota

06-08-2025 21:20 UTC-7

Bujtas Wins a Flip to Double

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Tim Baker

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

Wai Kiat Lee raised from early position and Laszlo Bujtas jammed for 295,000 from the blinds. Lee called to try and bust Bujtas.

Laszlo Bujtas: 10♥10♣ All in
Wai Kiat Lee: A♦Q♣

Bujtas needed to win this flip, or he would be the next player to head to the cashier's desk. The board came 7♥8♠4♦3♠5♦ and Bujtas doubled up through Lee.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wai Kiat Lee	1,100,000 600,000	600,000
Laszlo Bujtas	650,000 550,000	550,000

Tags: Laszlo Bujtas Wai Kiat Lee

06-08-2025 21:08 UTC-7

Kisacikoglu Rivers Two Pair to Double

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Tim Baker

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

Catching the action on a monotone flop of 9♠5♠K♠. Jovan Kenjic checked from the big blind before OIpen Kisacikoglu bet 45,000 from the button. Kenjic check-raised to 105,000, which Kisacikoglu called.

The 7♣ dropped on the turn and Kenjic continued with a bet of 250,000. Kisacikoglu called again.

After few moments after seeing the 10♣ roll off on the river, Kenjic jammed for Kisacikoglu's remaining 535,000. Kisacikoglu looked back at his cards and then made the call.

Kenjic revealed K♥Q♣ for a pair of kings and lost the pot to Kisacikoglu's 10♠9♣ for a rivered two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Orpen Kisacikoglu	1,920,000 930,000	930,000

Jim Collopy	1,350,000 30,000	30,000

Jovan Kenjic	1,150,000 210,000	210,000
Sriharsha Doddapaneni	780,000 250,000	250,000
Joey Weissman	470,000 330,000	330,000

Tags: Jovan Kenjic