Event #3: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

05-29-2025 22:09 UTC-8

There's No Bluffing Remitio

Myles Phago

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The action was joined with over 500,000 in the pot and the board reading A♥5♠9♠5♦2♠, Paul Snead put out a sizeable river bet of 325,000.

Joshua Remitio went into the tank for two to three minutes before he made the call with A♦Q♠ for top pair. Snead flipped over 10♥3♥ for total air and the pot was pushed to Remitio.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Remitio	1,650,000 650,000	650,000

Paul Snead	355,000 745,000	745,000

Tags: Joshua Remitio Paul Snead

05-29-2025 22:12 UTC-8

Conrad Next to Fall

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Christopher Conrad moved all in for 160,000 from the cutoff and Pavlin Karakikov called in the big blind.

Christopher Conrad: A♣2♠ All in
Pavlin Karakikov: J♣J♠

Conrad was looking for an ace to overcome Karakikov's jacks, but he found no help on the K♦10♦6♠3♠10♠ board and was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavlin Karakikov	900,000 100,000	100,000
Christopher Conrad	Busted

Tags: Pavlin Karakikov Christopher Conrad

05-29-2025 22:16 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Ichun Chiu	Busted
Quan Zhou	Busted
Nicholas Seward	Busted

Ludemann Trips Up Paur For a Bustout

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Jarod Ludemann raised to 30,000 under the gun and Dong Chen called in the small blind. Taylor Paur then moved all in for 180,000 in the big blind, Ludemann reshoved, and Chen got out of the way.

Taylor Paur: 6♦6♠ All in
Jarod Ludemann: A♦Q♣

Paur was racing for his tournament life but fell behind on the Q♥Q♠4♠ flop as Ludemann made trips. The rest of the board came 10♠9♣ and Paur was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jarod Ludemann	800,000 400,000	400,000
Dong Chen	400,000 50,000	50,000

Taylor Paur	Busted

Tags: Dong Chen Jarod Ludemann Taylor Paur

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

05-29-2025 22:20 UTC-8

Last Level of the Night

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Kai Cocklin

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Level 20 has just kicked off, which is the last level of the evening.

Once the next 60 minutes have elapsed, the surviving players will bag up their chips and come back for Day 3 tomorrow.

05-29-2025 22:28 UTC-8

Ludemann Makes Karakikov Fold the River

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Kai Cocklin

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Kharlin Sued opened from middle position and Pavlin Karakikov called in the cutoff. Jarod Ludemann also called out of the big blind.

The flop came 2♠10♥8♠ and once the action checked to Karakikov, he fired 35,000. Ludemann called and Sued got out of the way.

An 8♦ dropped on the turn and Ludemann decided to switch it up and lead out with a bet of 60,000. Karakikov wasn't going anywhere and made the call to watch the J♣ fall on the river. Ludemann showed no signs of slowing down and put out a bet of 290,000, which got Karakikov to release his cards quickly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renji Mao	2,300,000 500,000	500,000

Jarod Ludemann	950,000 150,000	150,000
Pavlin Karakikov	850,000 50,000	50,000
Kharlin Sued	630,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Jarod Ludemann Kharlin Sued Pavlin Karakikov

05-29-2025 22:30 UTC-8

Eicher Loses a Flip

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Myles Phago

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Noel Eicher open jammed under the gun for 200,000. Only Eric Blair contemplated for a couple of minutes, but eventually found the call. The two players turned over their cards:

Noel Eicher: A♣8♣ All in
Eric Blair: 5♠5♦

Eicher failed to connect with the 6♥K♦10♥ flop.

When the turn brought the 10♦ Eicher was hoping to spike one of his outs on river, however, the dealer turned over the 3♦ and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Blair	780,000 175,000	175,000
Noel Eicher	Busted

Tags: Eric Blair Noel Eicher

05-29-2025 22:35 UTC-8

Despite Hating the Spot Normand Doubles up Through Remitio

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Joshua Remitio was on the button and raised to 40,000, and Frederic Normand moved all in for 620,000 in the small blind. Remitio called immediately. Normand stated, "I hate these spots where I'm supposed to shove 30 big blinds into the button raise".

Frederic Normand: 5♥5♦ All in
Joshua Remitio: A♦K♥

Normand managed to dodge both of Remitio's overcards when the board ran out with 9♦2♥7♥J♠8♠, and Normand's pair was golden.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Remitio	1,260,000 390,000	390,000

Frederic Normand	1,140,000 390,000	390,000

Tags: Frederic Normand Joshua Remitio

05-29-2025 22:42 UTC-8

Langianese Rakes a Pot

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Kai Cocklin

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Pavlin Karakikov opened from the hijack to 40,000 and got a call from Jason Langianese in the big blind.

On the 9♥3♣J♥ flop, Langianese check-called a bet of 40,000 from Karakikov to the K♣ turn, where both checked.

A 9♣ completed the board and Langianese led out with a bet of 110,000. Karakikov needed just a few seconds to make a decision, and he did so by sliding his cards into the muck.