There were around 25,000 chips in the pot on a full board of 9♥6♥6♣2♥Q♦ when Sohale Khalili elected to check from the big blind.
Antonio Galiana was on the button and after some time, he threw out a bet of 23,100. Khalili counted out his stack and with a little under 40,000, he decided to fold, allowing Galiana's stack to grow to around 85,000.
There were roughly 6,000 chips in the middle on a flop of 3♣6♥7♦. Christopher Housser from the cutoff bet 5,000 when the 6♣ was dealt on the turn and was called by John Ripnick in the big blind.
Both players checked when the Q♦ hit the river, and Ripnick quickly tabled his 8♣8♠ which took the pot. Housser shook his head in frustration as he mucked his hand.
Jared Ward opened from middle position to 800, Ankit Ahuja called from the button, and Cesar Del Pino bumped the price of admission to 3,600 from the small blind. The other two players called.
Slightly over 15,000 in the middle as these players saw a flop of 7♦5♣4♥. Del Pino fired a bet of 4,200 after quite a bit of deliberation. Both players called once again.
The 2♠ on the turn was followed by a 19,200 chip bet from Del Pino, putting himself at risk.
No complaints from Ward, who raised for all of his chips as well. Ahuja released.
Jared Ward: 7♣7♠
Cesar Del Pino: A♣Qx 
Unfortunately for Del Pino, he was drawing very slim and was more than likely going to the rail versus Ward's top set, unless a 3x was the river card.
It was not, and Ward concluded the tournament for Del Pino.
A full board of Q♠J♠Q♣3♣10♦ was showing with around 30,000 in the pot when Michael Damphousse checked from the big blind.
John Petro was in middle position and threw out a bet of 10,000, which prompted Damphousse to instantly announce a call.
Petro revealed trips with Q♥9♥, but that was no good as Damphousse rivered Broadway holding A♠K♠ to scoop the pot.
Landon Tice opened from under the gun, and Niall Farrell called in the hijack before Victoria Livschitz made it 2,800 to go. Both Tice and Farrell called.
The flop came A♦K♦A♥ and all three checked to the 3♥ turn, which also checked through.
An 8♦ fell on the river, and after Tice checked, Farrell announced a bet of 7,500. Livschitz then put in a raise to 25,000, which got both Tice and Farrell to fold at lightning speed.
Livschitz then showed A♣A♠ for quads as she pulled in the pot, which grew her stack to around 80,000.
There were roughly 7,000 chips in the middle on 9♦9♠8♦. Curt Kohlberg checked in early position to Matthew Affleck who bet 2,000 on the button, and Kohlberg called.
Action slowed when the 8♣ fell on the turn, and both players checked their option. Kohlberg decided to lead for 5,000 when the 7♥ hit the river. Affleck went into the tank for around a minute before he made the call. Kohlberg tabled A♣K♣ but could not beat Affleck's A♠A♦.
There were around 3,000 chips in the middle on a 10♥10♣2♣ flop when Darren Elias checked from the small blind and then called a bet of 800 from Brad Albrinck, who was in the big blind.
Both tapped the table when the 10♠ hit the turn, and Elias checked again on the Q♦ river. Albrinck announced a bet of 1,000, and that was enough to earn him the pot as Elias folded.
Mike Matusow went for a small bid in the 25k Fantasy Draft, and Allen Kessler didn't even get drafted. Both longtime poker pros appear to be on a mission to prove the poker community wrong this summer at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
The $25,000 buy-in WSOP fantasy draft took place at Aria Tuesday afternoon. A record 24 teams each selected eight players they hope will rack up points during the Series. Team owners could only spend up to $200 bidding on players during the auction, which means they had to either avoid the high-priced stars like Jeremy Ausmus, who went for $141, or pile up the value picks.
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
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