In the final hand of the night at this table, [Removed:510] moved all in from the cutoff and was quickly followed by Joseph Carden, who also shoved. No one else got involved, setting up a heads-up showdown.
[Removed:510]: 7♠7♦
Joseph Carden: Q♦Q♣
Carden held the lead preflop, but the 5♠6♣8♥ flop gave Trofimov a few paths to turn things around. The 7♣ on the turn delivered just that, giving him a set of sevens, and the 6♦ river sealed the deal with a full house. Trofimov scored a dramatic double-up to close out the day, while Carden was left with just a few chips heading into the next day.
Jon Vallinas opened to 160,000 in late position and got called by Travis Hartshorn on the button.
Vallinas check-called Hartshorn bet of 260,000 on the flop of 4♦8♣5♣. Unfazed by the pressure, Vallinas did the same thing when Hartshorn bet another 380,000 into the pot on the 6♥ turn.
Already at the end of the day with the other table bagging their chips, Vallinas threw his hand in the muck after Hartshorn made a hefty bet of 1,100,000 on the river A♥.
The second day of Event #29: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em of the 2025 World Series of Poker has come to a close. Out of the 225 players that returned, 17 players will head back to the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas to battle it out to become the next WSOP Champion.
Jon Vallinas, who bagged 7,000,000, will be leading the pack moving into the final day. Vallinas jumped to the top after he dominated Stephen Graner to eliminate him with ace-queen, and rivered a set with his pocket nines, sending Rainer Kempe to the rail.
Close on his heels, however, are David McGowan with 6,215,000 chips and Travis Hartshorn with 4,865,000. With Day 3 playing to the winner, the goal will be to grab the top prize of $496,826 and a 2025 World Series of Poker gold bracelet.
The only bracelet winner and 25K Fantasy player moving into the final day is Dylan Linde (2,490,000), who is chasing another title to add to his achievements.
End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Jon Vallinas
Spain
7,000,000
70
2
David McGowan
United States
6,215,000
62
3
Travis Hartshorn
United States
4,865,000
49
4
Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi
Ukraine
4,715,000
47
5
Christopher Puetz
Germany
4,190,000
42
6
Aram Oganyan
United States
3,575,000
36
7
Mark Darner
United States
3,560,000
36
8
Alexander Greenblatt
United States
3,560,000
36
9
Dylan Linde
United States
2,490,000
25
10
Ryan Wolfson
United States
2,450,000
25
As 224 players were in the money, the day immediately started with hand-for-hand play. WSOP Winner Ethan Yau, with only 73,000 coming into Day 2, got everyone excited when he went all-in with ace-king against Hratch Mkrtumyan queens, only to double up.
The sole player who, unfortunately, went home empty-handed was Matthias Auer. He went all in with ace-king, but was unable to hit his overcards to crack Scott Lake’s jacks. The rest were guaranteed a minimum prize of $5,020.
Ethan Yau
Notables that weren’t able to make it to the final day were Faraz Jaka (46th - $10,539), John Juanda (47th- $10,539), Chris Roberts (53rd - $10,539), Eric Baldwin (89th - $6,472), and Chris Moorman (125th - $5,556), to name a few.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
1
$496,826
2
$331,163
3
$238,204
4
$173,435
5
$127,841
6
$95,415
7
$72,119
8
$55,212
9
$42,819
10-11
$33,646
12-13
$26,793
14-17
$21,624
Play will resume at noon local time on June 10 with players returning to Level 28, where blinds are 50,000/100,000 and 100,000 ante. Day 3 continues until a champion is crowned.
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