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Level: 14
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #26: $25,000 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$9,212,000
Total Entries
392
Level
25
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
190
Players Left
18
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Level 13
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
With 60 players remaining and only 59 of them getting paid, the tournament will progress hand for hand until the bubble has burst.
Level 13
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Matthew Belcher raised in early position to 50,000 but met resistance in the form of Josh McCully, who three-bet from the big blind to 165,000. Belcher took a moment to consider all his options, electing to move all in for 550,000. McCully called, and it was Belcher at risk.
Matthew Belcher: Q♠Q♥ 
Josh McCully: A♦K♠
Service was immediate for McCully on the 5♣A♠9♥ flop. Belcher had two outs to save his tournament life, but on this occasion, it wasn't to be.
The turn 4♣ and river 8♣ sealed his fate and he headed to the exit.
Level 13
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Joe McKeehen raised to 60,000 under the gun. Noel Rodriguez then moved in his stack of 240,000 from the hijack. It folded back to McKeehen, who also let his hand go after some thought.
With the $25,000 High Roller two spots away from the money, four stacks on McKeehen's table were spotted with stacks of under 15 big blinds.
Level 13
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
With a Q♥9♣J♦ flop already dealt and roughly 160,000 chips in the middle, Keyavash Hemyari put out a bet of 35,000, and action was on Chang Lee.
Lee responded with a raise to 85,000 before seeing Hemyari click the action back to him with his own raise to 160,000.
Lee waved the white flag, surrendering the pot, and Hemyari added the chips to his stack.
Level 13
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
When it folded to Jovan Kenjic in the small blind, he jammed to put Jim Collopy all in from the big blind. Collopy had 340,000 in his stack and made the call to put himself at risk.
Jim Collopy: A♦K♦
Jovan Kenjic: K♠J♦
Collopy looked poised to double-up with Big Slick, if he could fade an unfortunate runout. The board came Q♥9♥6♥7♠7♥ and Collopy earned the much-needed double-up with ace-high.
Level 13
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Joao Simao raised to 55,000 in early position. Asher Conniff was in the seat next to him and three-bet to 150,000. It folded back to Simao, who thought for a while before calling.
Coniff continued for 60,000 on the A♠5♠J♦ flop, which Simao check-raised to 185,000. Coniff tossed in a call to the 4♠ turn, where he tank-folded to the 230,000 bet of Simao.
Level 13
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Level 13
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Three more players have hit the rail as the field falls to just 61 players, leaving them just two eliminations away from the money.
Level 13
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
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