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

06-08-2025 14:03 UTC-8

Kaverman Eliminates Sued

Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Byron Kaverman made it 32,000 from early position and Kharlin Sued jammed for 156,000 from the cutoff. Laszlo Bujtas called on the button before Kaverman shoved to put Bujtas all in. Bujtas folded and the cards were revealed.

Kharlin Sued: A♥Q♠ All in
Byron Kaverman: A♦K♥

Sued couldn't find the help he needed on the J♥7♦3♣3♥6♥ runout, as Kaverman's Big Slick held up, sending Sued to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Byron Kaverman	1,500,000 535,000	535,000

Laszlo Bujtas	1,000,000 225,000	225,000
Kharlin Sued	Busted

Tags: Byron Kaverman Kharlin Sued Laszlo Bujtas

06-08-2025 14:04 UTC-8

Mcewan Doubles Starting Stack

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Orpen Kisacikoglu raised to 32,000 in the cutoff. Matthew Mcewan announced his all-in for 146,000 on the button, which Kisacikoglu snapped off once it had folded back to him.

Matthew Mcewan: A♠Q♣ All in
Orpen Kisacikoglu: Q♠J♥

Kisacikoglu turned some extra outs on 8♦3♠2♠9♥, but the A♥ river gave Mcewan top pair for a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Orpen Kisacikoglu	1,295,000 205,000	205,000

Matthew Mcewan	332,000 182,000	182,000

Tags: Matthew Mcewan Orpen Kisacikoglu

06-08-2025 14:06 UTC-8

Recent Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Barak Wisbrod	Busted

Dan Shak	Busted
David Peters	Busted

Marius Gierse	Busted
Daniel Sepiol	Busted

Martin Zamani	Busted

Yulian Bogdanov	Busted
Tom Middleton	Busted
Nacho Barbero	Busted

Taylor Wilson	Busted
Fabian Gumz	Busted
Dimitar Danchev	Busted

Phong Nguyen	Busted
Benny Glaser	Busted

Ping Liu	Busted
Weiran Pu	Busted

Justin Chu	Busted
David Stamm	Busted
Blaz Zerjav	Busted

Shannon Shorr	Busted

Christopher Puetz	Busted
Yuri Dzivielevski	Busted

John Brooks	Busted

06-08-2025 14:11 UTC-8

Big Stacks Around the Room

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Stewart Morrison

Level 11 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Fahredin Mustafov	2,400,000 725,000	725,000

Byron Kaverman	1,600,000 100,000	100,000

Vitalijs Zavorotnijs	1,450,000 150,000	150,000
Alexandre Reard	1,300,000 206,000	206,000

Ognyan Dimov	1,200,000 327,000	327,000

Mamad Arani	1,200,000 593,000	593,000
Dominykas Mikolaitis	1,100,000 183,000	183,000
Aliaksei Boika	1,100,000 277,000	277,000
Joe McKeehen	1,100,000 44,000	44,000

Brad Owen	1,000,000 40,000	40,000

06-08-2025 14:16 UTC-8

Badziakouski Busts

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Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski called from the small blind and Mathew Frankland raised to 43,000 from the big blind. Badziakouski called.

Badziakouski checked the J♣10♣Q♦ flop, and Frankland bet 40,000. Badziakouski check-raised to 80,000 with around 120,000 behind. Frankland jammed, and Badziakouski called for the remainder of his stack.

Mikita Badziakouski: 8♣5♣ All in
Mathew Frankland: A♠A♦

Frankland had aces, but Badziakouski had a lot of outs he could hit to crack them. The rest of the board ran out 3♠4♥, leaving Badziakouski with eight-high. The pot was sent to Frankland and Badziakouski headed to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathew Frankland	750,000 600,000	600,000
Mikita Badziakouski	Busted

Tags: Mathew Frankland Mikita Badziakouski

06-08-2025 14:20 UTC-8

Stokes' Tournament is Over

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Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Joao Simao raised to 32,000 from under the gun and Shaneil Stokes jammed for 170,000 from the small blind. Simao called to put Stokes at risk.

Shaneil Stokes: A♦5♦ All in
Joao Simao: K♣Q♣

Stokes held a slight lead with ace-high before the flop came down Q♥J♦2♥, giving Simao top pair. The 5♣ turn and 10♣ river didn't change anything, and Stokes was out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Simao	1,400,000 400,000	400,000

Shaneil Stokes	Busted

Tags: Joao Simao Shaneil Stokes

06-08-2025 14:25 UTC-8

Full Double for Tollerene

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Stewart Morrison

Level 11 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Ben Tollerene opened to 32,000 from the hijack, and only Matthew Belcher called in the big blind.

On a 8♠K♥10♥ flop, Belcher check-called a bet of 55,000.

Belcher checked for a second time on the 4♠ turn, and Tollerene continued the aggression, this time for 110,000. Belcher took a moment before moving all in, covering Tollerene's remaining stack. Tollerene snapped, and the players tabled their cards, ready for a runout.

Ben Tollerene: K♦Q♣ All in
Matthew Belcher: K♣J♥

The river A♠ was safe for Tollerene as he collected twice as many chips as he started the hand with.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Tollerene	770,000 620,000	620,000
Matthew Belcher	610,000 573,000	573,000

Tags: Ben Tollerine Matthew Belcher

06-08-2025 14:28 UTC-8

Winter Doubles in Flip

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Sean Winter got his 199,000 chips in the middle from the button, and was looked up by Aliaksei Boika in the hijack.

Sean Winter: 5♠5♥ All in
Aliaksei Boika: A♦10♠

Boika turned an open-ender on J♦6♥8♣9♣, but the 9♦ provided to further help to him, and Winter doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksei Boika	935,000 165,000	165,000
Mamad Arani	875,000 325,000	325,000
Alex Kulev	830,000 94,000	94,000

Charles Thomas	736,000 536,000	536,000
Dylan Smith	642,000 92,000	92,000
Matthew Lambrecht	490,000 340,000	340,000

Sean Winter	438,000 128,000	128,000
Christian Roberts	269,000 390,000	390,000

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Sean Winter

06-08-2025 14:32 UTC-8

Kisacikoglu Moves Up to Over a Million

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Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Michael Moncek raised to 32,000 from early position and only OIpen Kisacikoglu called from the big blind.

Both players checked the 3♦7♠9♣ flop to see the 4♦ appear on the turn. Kisacikoglu bet 44,000, which Moncek called.

The 9♠ hit the river and Kisacikoglu bet out for 118,000. Moncek called and then mucked after Kisacikoglu turned over K♦9♥ for trip nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Moncek	1,150,000 830,000	830,000

Orpen Kisacikoglu	630,000 665,000	665,000

Tags: Michael Moncek Orpen Kisacikoglu

06-08-2025 14:34 UTC-8

Moncek Misses Combo Draw

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Michael Moncek raised to 32,000 under the gun. Orpen Kisacikoglu three-bet to 138,000 in the small blind, and Moncek called to the 2♥4♠J♥ flop.

Kisacikoglu slowed down, checking to "Texas Mike", who took the initiative with a bet of 88,000. Kisacikoglu called before checking the 5♦ turn again.

Moncek promptly shoved all in for 413,000, and Kisacikoglu snapped with the covering stack.

Michael Moncek: 7♥6♥ All in
Orpen Kisacikoglu: A♠A♦

Kisacikoglu had trapped with his aces, and he won the pot when Moncek missed both his draws on the 5♠ river, sending him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Orpen Kisacikoglu	1,770,000 1,140,000	1,140,000

Georgios Sotiropoulos	950,000 715,000	715,000

Emilien Pitavy	878,000 38,000	38,000
Clemen Deng	825,000 675,000	675,000
Keyavash Hemyari	630,000 25,000	25,000
Matthew Mcewan	363,000 31,000	31,000
Michael Moncek	Busted

Tags: Michael Moncek Orpen Kisacikoglu