Event #29: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-10-2025 19:29 UTC-8

Darner Build His Stack

Gabrielle Barredo

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Christopher Puetz limped from the small blind and Mark Darner made it 1,500,000 in the big blind. Puetz called to see what the board will bring.

Puetz checked the K♣4♥J♣ flop. Darner kept the pressure up with a 1,300,000 bet. Puetz still hung on to see another card.

After action was passed to him on the turn 9♦, Darner finally shook Puetz off the hand with an all-in shove. Darner scooped the pot for a chip up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Darner	10,400,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Christopher Puetz	7,900,000 900,000	900,000

Tags: Christopher Puetz Mark Darner

06-10-2025 19:21 UTC-8

Mcgowan Turning up the Heat; All In Chop Pot

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Stewart Morrison

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

David Mcgowan had just three-bet a small blind raise and got the fold.

The very next deal, he limped in the small blind, and Christopher Puetz raised to 1,200,000 from the big blind. McGowan put his sunglasses on, took a minute to think, took his sunglasses off, took another minute, then moved all in. Puetz folded, and Mcgowan's chip lead continued to grow.

The very next hand, Mcgowan opened the button to 800,000, and Puetz, now in the small blind, raised to 6,800,000, leaving roughly 2,000,000 behind. Mcgowan moved all in, and Puetz called.

Christopher Puetz: K♠Q♦ All in
David Mcgowan: K♣Q♣

No blood to be spilt on this occasion as the board ran out K♦8♣8♦3♥4♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Mcgowan	32,000,000 5,000,000	5,000,000
Mark Darner	11,500,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Christopher Puetz	8,800,000 3,200,000	3,200,000

Tags: Christopher Puetz David Mcgowan

06-10-2025 19:04 UTC-8

Dylan Linde Eliminated in 4th Place ($173,435)

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

David Mcgowan raised to 800,000 on the button and received an all in shove from Dylan Linde in the big blind for around 4,500,000. Mcgowan made the call bring them to showdown.

Dylan Linde: A♠6♥ All in
David Mcgowan: K♥Q♦

Mcgowan spiked a pair on the flop of 8♦10♠K♠. With no ace in sight on the runout 6♣10♥, Linde's deep run ended.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Mcgowan	27,000,000 7,300,000	7,300,000
Dylan Linde	Busted

Tags: David Mcgowan Dylan Linde

Level: 34

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 400,000

06-10-2025 17:39 UTC-8

Players Go on Dinner Break

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Stewart Morrison

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

The four remaining players have agreed to take a 75-minute dinner break.

Play will resume at 7:55 p.m. local time.

06-10-2025 17:32 UTC-8

Darner Forces Linde to Fold

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Mark Darner raised under the gun to 600,000 and Dylan Linde called in the big blind.

The flop came 2♦A♦10♠ and Linde checked. Darner continued with 200,000 and Linde once again called.

On the turn 8♣, after action was passed to him, Darner bet 2,250,000. Unable to take the heat further, Linde folded his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Darner	12,800,000 500,000	500,000

Dylan Linde	6,550,000 650,000	650,000

Tags: Dylan Linde Mark Darner

06-10-2025 17:03 UTC-8

Puetz Chips Away from Top Stacks

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Christopher Puetz opened on the button to 340,000 and was raised by Mark Darner in the big blind to 1,200,000. Puetz called to see a flop.

The flop came 3♠A♠2♦ and both players checked. They also knuckled the turn 7♦ and 2♥ river.

Darner showed K♣5♣ and Puetz turned over A♣4♣.

On the very next hand, Puetz opened to 600,000 under the gun and got called by David Mcgowan in the big blind.

Both players checked through the board of 3♣A♥4♠K♠A♣. Puetz showed 10♠10♥ and scooped the pot as Mcgowan threw his hand to the muck pile.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Mcgowan	19,700,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Mark Darner	13,300,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Christopher Puetz	12,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Dylan Linde	7,200,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Christopher Puetz David Mcgowan Mark Darner

06-10-2025 16:43 UTC-8

Massive Cooler Near Money Bubble of WSOP's Biggest Buy-In So Far

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Connor Richards

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

One of the biggest coolers we'll see at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) took place in the biggest buy-in event so far this summer.

Aces versus kings is always a brutal set-up, but a set-over-set involving those two premium holdings is as painful as it gets. But that's exactly what happened near the money bubble on Day 2 of Event #32: $50,000 High Roller.

PokerNews' Calum Grant captured the hand between Ben Tollerene and Joey Weissman, which took place at the end of Level 13 with blinds of 15,000/30,000/30,000 and 34 players remaining with 26 spots paid.

Read About the Crazy Hand

Tags: Ben Tollerene Joey Weissman

Level: 33

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

06-10-2025 16:27 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 32 : Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

With only four players left and the top prize of $496,826 and a WSOP Bracelet on the line, play has significantly slowed down. But here are the current chip standing of the top four.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Mcgowan	20,800,000 400,000	400,000
Mark Darner	14,500,000 550,000	550,000

Christopher Puetz	9,000,000 4,100,000	4,100,000
Dylan Linde	7,500,000 3,300,000	3,300,000