Event #27: $1,500 Big O Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-08-2025 19:58 UTC-8

Espinoza Eliminated; Tavares Deprived of a Double

Claudio Elizalde

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Paul Espinoza went all in for his last 65,000 preflop. Stephen Hubbard called in the small and Bernardo Tavares called in the big.

Heads up to a dry side pot, the board scrolled across A♠A♦4♦ and Hubbard bet enough to put Tavares all in. Tavares made the call.

Paul Espinoza: K♦J♥J♣10♣3♥ All in
Bernardo Tavares: A♥9♦8♦5♥4♥ All in
Stephen Hubbard: Q♣7♥5♠3♣2♣

Tavares had flopped top boat and was calling for a high card before the 7♦ peeled, giving Hubbard the nut low. Espinoza had no outs as the 2♦ fell.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Hubbard	1,350,000 280,000	280,000
Bernardo Tavares	295,000 20,000	20,000
Paul Espinoza	Busted

Tags: Bernardo Tavares Paul Espinoza Stephen Hubbard

06-08-2025 19:49 UTC-8

Mason Falls to Blom

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Robert Mason opened to 85,000 from the button and Viktor Blom defended from the big blind.

Both players checked the 6♦4♠2♣ flop leading to the K♦ turn. Blom bet 140,000, Mason shoved for around 200,000 and Blom called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Robert Mason: A♣K♣K♠8♣7♥ All in
Viktor Blom: 9♦6♥5♣3♠2♥

Mason had turned top set but was in bad shape against Blom's flopped straight. The board did not pair on the 10♦ river and Mason was eliminated while Blom took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	1,850,000 300,000	300,000
Robert Mason	Busted

Tags: Robert Mason Viktor Blom

06-08-2025 19:43 UTC-8

One Card Too Many; A Hand is Dead

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The Hand Before Break:

Joao Vieira raised and Leandro Pimentel pushed forward his short stack all in, committing himself. The blinds folded and when it came back to Vieira he declared a call but it was quickly evident when Pimentel turned his hand over that he had one too many cards with the A♦K♥J♠8♥5♠2♥.

Vieira showed A♠K♦7♣3♥2♣ but before anything else could be done, the floor would be called. Action was held and the first floor called another floor over to clarify the ruling on this unique situation.

In the end, the floor ruled that Pimentel would sacrifice one big blind to the pot and his hand was declared dead. According to floor, the ruling would have been different if it hadn't been a raise for his tournament life with no action behind. If he had a bigger stack, it's most likely the ruling would have had him forfeit the entirety of his raise.

The table agreed that this was the best way to deal with an honest mistake and there were no complaints from any of the players at the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	510,000

Leandro Pimentel	165,000

Tags: Joao Vieira Leandro Pimentel

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

06-08-2025 19:10 UTC-8

Horseshoe & Paris: Your Guide to the Home of the World Series of Poker (WSOP)

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Lyle Bateman

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The 2025 World Series of Poker is underway, and poker’s biggest and most prestigious festival is back in its now-familiar home on the Las Vegas Strip.

For the fourth consecutive summer, the great and good of the poker world will descend on the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, a venue that, despite being a relatively recent change, already feels like home for the game’s biggest names and dream-chasers.

PokerNews is here to give you a guide on things like:

Parking at Horseshoe and Paris
WSOP Tournament Rooms
Las Vegas Hotels During the WSOP
Where to eat at the WSOP
and much more...

Find the Guide Here

06-08-2025 18:50 UTC-8

Full Chip Counts (full)

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Liam Gannon

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Cody Crouch	2,025,000 175,000	175,000
Igor Zektser	1,980,000 517,000	517,000

Kevin Ho	1,900,000 350,000	350,000

Joshua Biedak	1,840,000 300,000	300,000
Justin Liberto	1,705,000 30,000	30,000

Nicolas Milgrom	1,705,000 255,000	255,000

Lawrence Brandt	1,625,000 205,000	205,000

Viktor Blom	1,550,000 100,000	100,000
Joshua Thatcher	1,365,000 90,000	90,000
Ryan Hoenig	1,355,000 20,000	20,000

Brian Hacker	1,270,000 10,000	10,000
Paul Clotar	1,225,000 60,000	60,000
Stephen Hubbard	1,070,000 90,000	90,000
Geoffrey Tomes	1,050,000 360,000	360,000
Christopher Knapp	985,000 200,000	200,000
Sergio Benso	960,000 390,000	390,000
Gary Friedman	855,000 465,000	465,000
Joshua Ray	840,000 35,000	35,000
Jason Gola	785,000 341,000	341,000

Paul Sincere	750,000 308,000	308,000
Shawn Daniels	740,000 170,000	170,000

Jannick Schob	720,000 355,000	355,000
Stephane Faure	715,000 15,000	15,000
Owais Ahmed	710,000 135,000	135,000

Adithya Sundar	645,000 38,000	38,000

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06-08-2025 18:33 UTC-8

Dinner Break

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Liam Gannon

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break.

Play will resume at 8:32 local time.

06-08-2025 18:29 UTC-8

Pre Dinner Eliminations

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Liam Gannon

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sammy Farha	Busted

Barry Greenstein	Busted

Charles Tucker	Busted
Kean Chin	Busted
Eduards Rakuss	Busted
Octaviano Duran	Busted
Ilia Krupin	Busted
Barry Levy	Busted
Philip Tanner	Busted

06-08-2025 18:28 UTC-8

Some Big Stacks and 25K Fantasy Sweats

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Cody Crouch	1,850,000 50,000	50,000
Justin Liberto	1,675,000 127,000	127,000

Kevin Ho	1,550,000 75,000	75,000

Viktor Blom	1,450,000 135,000	135,000
Nicolas Milgrom	1,450,000 71,000	71,000

Lawrence Brandt	1,420,000 420,000	420,000

Ryan Hoenig	1,335,000 821,000	821,000

Joshua Thatcher	1,275,000 345,000	345,000

06-08-2025 18:26 UTC-8

Friedman Wins Short Stack Battle

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Liam Gannon

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Jason Gola raised to 40,000 in middle position and Michael Rodgers called in the cutoff which saw Alfred Atamian move all in for 184,000 in the hijack. Gary Friedman moved all in for 130,000 next to him and all other players folded.

Gary Friedman: Q♣Q♠J♦J♣5♠ All in
Alfred Atamian: A♠A♥7♠3♥2♦