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

06-08-2025 15:10 UTC-8

Andrews Busts, Seidel Doubles

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Frank Visser

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Cherish Andrews pushed in her last 390,000 from the big blind, being called by Atanas Malinov in the hijack.

Cherish Andrews: A♥K♦ All in
Atanas Malinov: 8♠8♥

Andrews received no help from the 4♥10♠10♥5♣9♠ runout, ending her High Roller adventure.

One hand later, at the same table, Erik Seidel open-jammed his stack of 160,000 from early position. Wai Kat Lee called in the hijack, and the pair showed down.

Erik Seidel: A♦10♦ All in
Wai Kat Lee: K♦Q♥

Seidel paired up on the 4♦6♠A♣ flop and had Lee drawing dead on the 3♥ turn. The 8♦ river was dealt for show as the Hall of Famer raked in his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wai Kiat Lee	1,165,000 160,000	160,000
Atanas Malinov	1,000,000 850,000	850,000
Brad Owen	825,000 175,000	175,000

Manuel Fritz	540,000 390,000	390,000
Masato Yokosawa	445,000 258,000	258,000
Erik Seidel	370,000 154,000	154,000

John Riordan	290,000 140,000	140,000

Cherish Andrews	Busted

Tags: Atanas Malinov Cherish Andrews Erik Seidel Wai Kat Lee

06-08-2025 15:15 UTC-8

Foxen Joins the List of Eliminations

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Stewart Morrison

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

A short-stacked Kristen Foxen moved all in from early position for a total of 195,000. Punnat Punsri called on the button before Nick Maimone three-bet to 400,000 from the big blind. Punsri took stock of his opponent's stack before choosing to fold.

Kristen Foxen: 6♠6♣ All in
Nick Maimone: A♦Q♠

All was going well for Foxen on the 4♣2♥9♠ flop and the K♥ turn. However, the Q♣ gave Maimone the lead and sent Foxen to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Maimone	2,600,000 1,050,000	1,050,000

Punnat Punsri	2,500,000 200,000	200,000

Kristen Foxen	Busted

Tags: Kristen Foxen Nick Maimone Punnat Punsri

06-08-2025 15:15 UTC-8

Yokosawa Cracks Fritz's Aces

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Masato Yokosawa squeezed all in for 395,000 after Manuel Fritz raised from early position and another player called. Fritz was the only caller and the cards were revealed.

Masato Yokosawa: A♥Q♣ All in
Manuel Fritz: A♠A♦

Yokosawa needed a lot of help from the dealer if he was going to crack the aces of Fritz. The flop came down J♣5♣7♣ to give Yokosawa a flush draw. Fritz was drawing dead on the 9♣ turn as Yokosawa improved to a flush. The 9♠ dropped on the river, and Yokosawa raised his arms in celebration of doubling up through Fritz.

Player	Chips	Progress
Masato Yokosawa	875,000 430,000	430,000
Manuel Fritz	145,000 395,000	395,000

06-08-2025 15:21 UTC-8

Jensen Finds a Four to Bust Le

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Gregory Jensen and Nguyen Le went all-in preflop with Le being the player at risk.

Nguyen Le: Q♠Q♦ All in
Gregory Jensen: 4♦4♠

Le was in great shape to double-up through Jensen. However, the board ran out 4♣8♥J♣K♦3♦ to give Jensen the winner with a flopped set. Jenson collected the pot, and Le was out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Jensen	500,000 380,000	380,000

Nguyen Le	Busted

Tags: Gregory Jensen Nguyen Le

06-08-2025 15:21 UTC-8

Mota Finds Aces

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Frank Visser

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Vitalijs Zavorotnijs raised to 40,000 in the hijack. Rafael Mota made it 110,000 to go on the button, after which Zavorotnijs moved all in. Mota quickly called off his stack of 625,000 to put himself at risk.

Rafael Mota: A♥A♦ All in
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs: K♦J♦

The 8♦9♠Q♠ flop provided Zavorotnijs with a straight draw. It did not come in on the 6♠ turn or Q♣ river, however, and Mota doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafael Mota	1,300,000 1,024,000	1,024,000
Joey Weissman	1,275,000 10,000	10,000

Nick Petrangelo	1,100,000

Jovan Kenjic	700,000 40,000	40,000
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs	640,000 720,000	720,000
Jim Collopy	525,000 375,000	375,000

Sriharsha Doddapaneni	500,000 50,000	50,000
Christopher Staats	430,000 280,000	280,000

Tags: Rafael Mota Vitalijs Zavorotnijs

06-08-2025 15:34 UTC-8

Rabichow Doubles; No Miracle for Bleznick

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Stewart Morrison

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Jared Bleznick open-shoved in early position for 315,000, and when action folded to Kevin Rabichow, he committed all of his 275,000 stack too. The rest of the table folded, and the pair exposed their hands.

Kevin Rabichow: A♣K♣ All in
Jared Bleznick: A♥Q♣

Bleznick was quite sure he was going to win, but no dice on this occasion, the board ran out 4♦5♥6♦J♣4♣, giving Rabichow a full double up.

Bleznick was left with just two big blinds and valiantly attempted to spin them up. Winning his first all-in, chopping his second all-in, but ultimately losing his third all-in to hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Rabichow	680,000 95,000	95,000

Jared Bleznick	Busted

Tags: Jared Bleznick Kevin Rabichow

06-08-2025 15:37 UTC-8

Foxen All in Against Nikitin

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Zach Thompson

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

06-08-2025 15:39 UTC-8

McCully Bombs River

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Frank Visser

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Josh McCully in early position and cutoff Mathew Frankland were heads up on a 10♥2♦5♦ flop. With a sizable 250,000 pot in the middle, McCully check-called Frankland's bet of 80,000.

The 9♥ turn checked through to the 7♠ river, where McCully used one time extension before piling in 390,000 chips. Frankland quickly folded after confirming the amount, awarding the pot to McCully.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh McCully	1,410,000 640,000	640,000
Mathew Frankland	650,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Josh McCully Mathew Frankland

06-08-2025 15:40 UTC-8

Brannan Forces Kaverman to Fold

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Frank Brannan made it 40,000 from under the gun before Byron Kaverman three-bet to 90,000 from the hijack. Brannan called.

When it checked to Kaverman on the 6♣K♣9♦ flop, he bet 50,000. Brannan check-raised to 125,000 and Kaverman called.

Brannan jammed for his last 195,000 on the 8♣ turn. Kaverman thought briefly before folding and surrendering the pot to Brannan.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laszlo Bujtas	1,900,000 395,000	395,000
Chin Wei Lim	1,300,000 800,000	800,000

Byron Kaverman	1,000,000 370,000	370,000

Javier Gomez	1,000,000 180,000	180,000
Adam Hendrix	400,000 260,000	260,000

Tags: Byron Kaverman Frank Brannan

06-08-2025 15:41 UTC-8

Assorted Counts

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Frank Visser

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Laszlo Bujtas	1,975,000 75,000	75,000
Byron Kaverman	1,375,000 375,000	375,000

Javier Gomez	1,100,000 100,000	100,000
Biao Ding	950,000 259,000	259,000
Ognyan Dimov	935,000 265,000	265,000

Asher Conniff	895,000 745,000	745,000

Adam Hendrix	395,000 5,000	5,000
Frank Brannan	385,000 255,000	255,000

Andrew Ostapchenko	300,000 390,000	390,000

Matthew Wantman	80,000 328,000	328,000