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

06-08-2025 21:06 UTC-7

Bujtas Left on Fumes

Stewart Morrison

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

Laszlo Bujtas raised under the gun to 80,000, and only Chang Lee called from the button.

The duo both checked the J♦4♥8♦ flop before seeing the Q♥ turn. Bujtas checked again, and Lee took the invitation to bet, doing so for 80,000, which Bujtas called.

Bujtas checked for a third time on the 6♣ river, but Lee didn't slow down. This time, he placed a bet of 175,000. This was for most of his opponents' stack, but crucially, not all of it.

Bujtas threw in a reluctant call and was shown the bad news. Lee turned over K♣Q♣ for top-pair, and Bujtas returned his cards face-down to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chang Lee	2,450,000 525,000	525,000

Laszlo Bujtas	100,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Chang Lee Laszlo Bujtas

06-08-2025 20:58 UTC-7

Kisacikoglu Back Under Seven Figures as Collopy Spikes River

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Frank Visser

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

Jim Collopy opened to 80,000 from middle position. It folded to Orpen Kisacikoglu in the big blind, who put his opponent all-in for 660,000. Collopy spent one time extension before he flicked in a calling chip.

Jim Collopy: 6♠6♥ All in
Orpen Kisacikoglu: 9♥9♦

Collopy was dominated by Kisacikoglu's higher pair. The Q♦10♣5♠ flop and 7♠ turn changed nothing. Collopy was left with two outs, and he hit one of them on the 6♣ river to be awarded a lucky double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jim Collopy	1,380,000 440,000	440,000

Orpen Kisacikoglu	990,000 870,000	870,000

Tags: Jim Collopy Orpen Kisacikoglu

06-08-2025 20:50 UTC-7

Frankland Remains in the Tournament

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Tim Baker

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

Mathew Frankland raised to 370,000 from the small blind with just 25,000 remaining. Joao Simao raised to put Frankland all in, and Frankland called.

Mathew Frankland: K♣8♦ All in
Joao Simao: K♠4♦

Frankland had Simao dominated until the flop came down 4♥J♣3♠, giving Simao a pair of fours. However, the 8♥ on the turn propelled Frankland back into the lead, as the 2♠ cemented his double-up

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Simao	2,600,000 300,000	300,000

Mathew Frankland	840,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Joao Simao Mathew Frankland

06-08-2025 20:47 UTC-7

Lim Doubles by Eliminating Deng

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Frank Visser

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

Chin Wei Lim raised to 80,000 on the button. Clemen Deng, in the small blind, moved all in for 990,000, and Lim quickly called, covering his opponent by a single T-5,000 chip.

Chin Wei Lim: A♦J♥ All in
Clemen Deng: 7♦7♣

Deng flopped a set on 10♥8♠7♠ and faded Lim's gutshot on the 4♦6♠ runout, securing the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chin Wei Lim	2,065,000 1,015,000	1,015,000

Clemen Deng	Busted

Tags: Chin Wei Lim Clemen Deng

06-08-2025 20:41 UTC-7

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

06-08-2025 20:39 UTC-7

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 20:36 UTC-7

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 20:30 UTC-7

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 20:24 UTC-7

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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Level: 15

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000