2025 World Series of Poker
Brett Shaffer opened with 8,000 under the gun and got an all-in shove from Ryan Tosoc, in late position, for 19,000. Allan Le in the small blind shoved all-in as well for a little less than 200,000 putting Tosoc at risk. Shaffer got out of the way leaving the two men to head to showdown.
Ryan Tosoc: K♦K♣
Allan Le: A♦A♠
It was a classic battle between aces versus kings. Tosoc stayed in his seating watching the board for a possible upset but Le's aces held on the board of 2♥8♣9♥J♣7♥. Tosoc left the floor as Le scooped the pot.
David Kaufmann raised from the cutoff to 8,000. David Yue then went all in for 26,000 from the button. Kaufmann made the call, having Yue covered.
David Yue: 8♠8♥
David Kaufmann: Q♣10♦
The board ran out 9♣K♥6♣9♥Q♠ eliminating Yue from Event #29
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Hratch Mkrtumyan kicked off the action with a raise to 7,000 from under the gun and found four callers.
On the Q♦2♦4♦ flop, both blinds checked to Mkrtumyan, who fired another bet of 20,000. Everybody folded to Spyridon Apartoglou in the big blind, who decided to go all in, prompting a snap-call of Mkrtumyan, leading to a showdown.
Hratch Mkrtumyan: J♦10♦
Spyridon Apartoglou: A♣Q♠
Mkrtumyan hit the flush right away on the flop and there was not much left for Apartoglou tomorrow improve his hand. The 9♣ turn and the K♦ river didn't change the outcome and allowing Mkrtumyan to double up.
Tom Eady opened for 6,000 and only got one caller in the big blind, Patrick Plott taking them to the flop.
Plott check-called Eady's bet of 9,000 on the flop of 4♦10♦A♥. Plott did the same thing with Eady's bet of 15,000 on the 2♣ turn.
Finally on the river 4♣, Plott looked at what Eady had behind, three 5,000-chips and one 25,000 chip, and checked. Eady threw in 15,000 which Plott called.
Eady showed K♦Q♦ for king-high and a busted straight draw and flush draw. The moment, Plott showed A♠9♥, Eady stood up to leave prompting the players on the table to ask him where he was going. The dealer pointed at his last chip to remind him he still had 25,000 behind.
Patrick Truong kicked off the action in middle position with a raise to 6,000. Michael Wasserman in the hijack three-bet to 15,000. With the action back to Truong, he went all in for more than 40,000, prompting a snap-call of Wassermann.
Patrick Truong: 9♦9♠
Michael Wasserman: Q♣Q♥
Truong needed some help from the board, but the 3♦Q♠K♣ didn't help much other than to improve Wassermann's hand. The 7♠ turn and the K♣ river didn't change the outcome, and Truong was eliminated from the tournament.
Brian Yoon kicked off the chaos by moving all in for 19,000 from early position. Malcolm Franchi called in the hijack, but things escalated quickly. Viliyan Petleshkov shoved for around 42,000 on the button, followed by Yuriy Boyko in the small blind, who moved all in for 91,000.
Sitting in the big blind with a stack of about 32,000, Michael Jozoff took his time before deciding to put his chips in as well. With four players all in ahead of him, Franchi asked for a count on the stacks, covered them all, and eventually tossed in the call. Four players were now at risk, and the table gathered to watch the massive showdown.
Brian Yoon: A♦Q♠
Michael Jozoff: 10♥10♦
Viliyan Petleshkov: A♥K♥
Yuriy Boyko: J♠J♣
Malcolm Franchi: Q♥Q♦
The flop came J♥7♠7♥, giving Boyko a full house right out of the gate. The 4♦ turn and 7♣ river sealed the deal. With more chips than the other shorter stacks, Boyko scooped the huge pot while Yoon, Jozoff, and Petleshkov all headed for the exit.
Maxwell Young raised to 6,000 from under the gun, Chang Yu Chung flat called from early position, and Romuald Pycior called from the big blind. The flop arrived with 5♥5♠6♣. Pycior moved all of his chips in for 27,000, and Young folded, but Chung made the call.
Romuald Pycior: 8♠6♦
Chang Yu Chung: 9♥9♠
The turn 3♠ did not help either player, but the river 9♣ sealed the deal for Chung, giving him a full house and the win.
Action was picked up in a heads-up showdown between Micah Raskin and Didier Guerin.
Micah Raskin: A♠K♦
Didier Guerin: A♦J♣
Raskin had Guerin dominated and with none of them hitting the board of 7♣4♠4♣9♠6♥, Raskin scooped the pot for a double up.