Faraz Jaka raised to 50,000 from late position, and Halil Tasyurek three-bet to 200,000 from the small blind. Jaka moved all in for 410,000, and Halil Tasyurek called.
Faraz Jaka: A♥Q♥ 
Halil Tasyurek: A♦Q♠
The board did not bring any flushes with 4♦7♣5♣5♠6♣, and the players chopped.
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Sebastian Crane raised to 50,000 from under the gun, Ashley Scott then three-bet from the button to 125,000. Crane went all in and was at risk for 320,000 and was quickly called by Scott.
Sebastian Crane: A♥A♣
Ashley Scott: Q♥Q♣
The dealer ran out a board of 3♥7♦5♦7♥J♠, giving Crane a much-needed double-up.
The action escalated quickly on a flop of 4♣J♦2♦, with two players getting their chips in the middle.
Travis Hartshorn, in the cutoff, held 6♦5♦ for both a straight and flush draw, while Gregory Brown had K♦J♥ in the big blind for top pair.
The turn brought the 3♠, completing Hartshorn’s straight and leaving Brown drawing dead. The 9♣ river was just a formality as Brown hit the rail and Hartshorn secured himself a spot at the top of chip counts.
With around 280,000 already in the pot and the board showing 9♦Q♥8♠2♥5♦, David Mcgowan in late position bet 300,000, which meant the all-in for Aram Oganyan on the button, as he had just 215,000 left. Oganyan went into the tank for three whole minutes, before making the call.
Mcgowan showed A♥8♥ for a missed flush and a pair of eights whilst Oganyan held K♥9♥ also for a missed flush but the better pair, nines. He doubled up and stayed alive in the tournament.
On a pot of 150,000 and a flop of 7♥5♦2♥, action was waiting for Rob Hollink in the small blind after his heads-up opponent, Ryan Wolfson bet 100,000 to the pot. Hollink was staring at Wolfson as he considered his options. But Wolfson was busy chatting to his seatmate Christian Roberts not paying attention to Hollink at all.
Hollink made the call and checked when the 7♠ turn fell. Wolfson quickly glanced at the board, still conversing with Roberts when he fired another 220,000. Hollink totally out of the conversation and being totally ignored, took his time to mull over his next move. Once again, he decided to call.
The 9♦ river fell and Hollink knuckled once again. Wolfson, finally finished with his conversation, stared back at Hollink. After a few seconds, he anounced all-in for around 1,200,000.
Hollink, covered, threw in a one chip call. Wolfson showed K♦K♥ prompting Hollink to muck his hand and leave the table. Wolfson scooped the pot as the tournament director told the players that the table will be broken.
Champie Douglas raised to 50,000 from early position and was called by Srivinay Irrinki on the button and Daniel Lee in the big blind.
The flop came 9♠6♦K♠, and action checked to Douglas, who bet 60,000. Irrinki folded, and Lee called.
Both players checked on the 5♣ turn.
The river was the 7♥. Lee bet 375,000. Douglas took a long time deciding what to do, but ultimately opted to fold.
Before the 2025 World Series of Poker started, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz were joined by Joey Ingram and Christina Gollins on the PokerNews Podcast to host the show's first-ever Fantasy Draft!
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Action was picked up with Renat Bohdanov all-in for his last 5,000-chip and Mihai Ilioi.
Renat Bohdanov: K♦9♠
Mihai Ilioi: J♣J♦
Despite being behind, Bohdanov remained seated as he watched the board get dealt. It ran 6♥4♥9♣7♠K♠. With a rivered pair, Bohdanov was able to continue his run and hopefully boost his stack further.
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