2025 World Series of Poker

Event #27: $1,500 Big O
Day: 2
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Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k8754
Prize
$297,285
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,989,922
Total Entries
1,499
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
207
Players Left
17
Players Left 1 / 1,499
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Level: 19

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Blom Dispatches Another

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Khamar Xaythavone limped in from middle position and called a 40,000 raise from Viktor Blom in the small blind.

The flop came KQ7 and Blom bet 100,000. Xaythavone raised for a bit more and Blom called to put him at risk.

Khamar Xaythavone: A9543 All in
Viktor Blom: AA1083

Blom had an overpair while Xaythavone had the nut-flush draw. Xaythavone bricked out on the 9 turn and J river, resulting in his elimination while Blom claimed the last of his chips.

Tags: Khamar XaythavoneViktor Blom

Chen Gets Chopped Up; Rodgers Has Plenty

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Michael Rodgers
Michael Rodgers

Jackson Spencer started the action with a raise to 35,000 and start of day chip leader, Michael Rodgers made the call on his left. James Chen pushed his remaining 64,000 in the middle and Spencer made the call.

Rodgers pushed the action further by pushing forward a pot-sized bet that would put Spencer at risk. Spencer made the call.

James Chen: AJJ52 All in
Jackson Spencer: AQ643 All in
Michael Rodgers: AQ732

The board ran out A6758, giving Rodgers the nut low, Spencer a straight for the high, leaving Chen with only the felt in front of him.

Tags: Jackson SpencerJames ChenMichael Rodgers

Recent Casualties

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

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Johnson Gets the Best of Multiway Hand

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Christopher Knapp opened to 35,000 from middle position and Anthony Johnson three-bet shoved for 55,000 from the hijack. Jason Scott shoved for 121,000 from the cutoff and Knapp called with a covering stack to put both players at risk.

Anthony Johnson: AQJ87 All in
Jason Scott: A10932 All in
Christopher Knapp: A6542

The board ran out 843J9. For the main pot, Johnson took the high with two pair, jacks and eights while Scott and Knapp each had the nut-low to split the other half. For the side pot, Scott had a better high than Knapp with two pair, nines and threes to take three quarters.

Tags: Anthony JohnsonChristopher KnappJason Scott

Kural Falls Duran

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Octaviano Duran raised to 35,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Hasan Kural in the big blind who moved all in for 49,000 total which Duran called.

Hasan Kural: KKJ107 All in
Octaviano Duran: AQ832

The board ran out 4109J7 and the queen-high straight was good for the pot while Kural took his leave from the tournament.

Tags: Hasan KuralOctaviano Duran

Sincerely Surprised that Aces Held

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Vasu Amarapu put his remaining chips at risk against Paul Sincere on a flop that read 210Q.

Vasu Amarapu: A8833 All in
Paul Sincere: AAQJJ

Sincere needed to dodge a heart, an eight, and the back door low draw to scoop.

The 5 was a sweat for Amarapu, as it gave him a gutter to the wheel but it wasn't meant to be as the 2 changed nothing and sent him to the rail.

Tags: Paul SincereVasu Amarapu

Blom's Stack is Blooming

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Viktor Blom
Viktor Blom

After Viktor Blom had opened action in late position, Dimitrios Melissourgos three-bet in the small blind to 90,000 which saw only Blom call.

The flop rolled out AJ3 and Melissourgos bet 200,000, prompting Blom to move all in for 420,000 effective and Melissourgos called to put himself at risk.

Dimitrios Melissourgos: AKKQ2 All in
Viktor Blom: AJ832

Blom ended up getting three quarters of the pot as the runout came 86 as he held aces up for high and shared the same low with Melissourgos.

Tags: Dimitrios MelissourgosViktor Blom

Four Way Pot Gets Chopped

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Michael Noori limped under the gun and Joshua Thatcher followed suit. Joao Vieira called from the small and Ryan Hansen checked his option.

The flop rolled the 752, Vieira checked and Hansen bet 50,000. Noori raised all in for 133,000. It folded back to Hansen who made the call for less.

Ryan Hansen: KJ776 All in
Michael Noori: AJ1053

The board completed with the 6 and 2, and Hansen was awarded the high with his full house and Noori got the other half with the nut low.

Tags: Joao VieiraJoshua ThatcherMichael NooriRyan Hansen

Will KOs Miner

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Brandon Will opened to 35,000 from the button and Benjamin Miner called from the small blind.

The flop came KQ2 and Miner checked. Will bet 35,000 and Miner responded with a pot-sized raise, committing most of his stack. Will moved all in with a covering stack and Miner called, putting himself at risk.

Benjamin Miner: A9543 All in
Brandon Will: AQ1032

Miner had the nut-flush draw and Will had two pair. Miner failed to improve when the rest of the board ran out J4 and was sent to the rail.

Tags: Benjamin MinerBrandon Will