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

05-29-2025 22:17 UTC-8

Ludemann Trips Up Paur For a Bustout

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

05-29-2025 22:16 UTC-8

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

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 22:09 UTC-8

There's No Bluffing Remitio

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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 21:58 UTC-8

Kim Snaps Off Chiu For a Double

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David Salituro

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

Andrew Kim raised to 35,000 on the button and Ichun Chiu called in the big blind.

Kim continued for 20,000 on the 6♦7♥J♣ flop and Chiu called. The turn was the A♥ and Kim bet another 80,000. Chiu again called.

The 9♥ fell on the river and Kim bet 165,000. Chiu then moved all in and Kim snap-called for 455,000. Chiu could only show K♠Q♥ for king-high, while Kim had 10♥3♥ for a flush to win the pot and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Kim	1,200,000 750,000	750,000
Ichun Chiu	100,000 450,000	450,000

Tags: Andrew Kim Ichun Chiu

05-29-2025 21:57 UTC-8

Battle of the Big Stacks

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Roxanne Johnson

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

Michael Moncek raised to 30,000 from middle position, and Antonio Galiana three-bet to 90,000 from the cutoff. The flop came out with 9♦K♠6♣, and Moncek check-called a bet of 90,000 from Galiana.

Both players checked down to the river when it ran out with the Q♣ and the 5♣.

Moncek tabled 8♣8♠ for the second-best hand as Galiana flipped over Q♥10♥ for the win with a pair of queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Galiana	1,200,000 800,000	800,000

Michael Moncek	900,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Antonio Galiana Michael Moncek

05-29-2025 21:56 UTC-8

Mao On the Right Side Of Ultimate Cooler to Bust Two

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David Salituro

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

Thomas Cazayous raised to 30,000 under the gun and Frank Lagodich three-bet to 75,000 in the hijack. Renji Mao four-bet to 200,000 in the small blind and Cazayous moved all in for 320,000. Lagodich then reshoved for 700,000 and Mao snap-called.

Thomas Cazayous: K♠K♦ All in
Frank Lagodich: K♥K♣ All in
Renji Mao: A♥A♦

Both Cazayous and Lagodich showed down kings, but they were both drawing thin against Mao's two aces. The board ran out 10♣8♥5♦5♥3♥ and both Cazayous and Lagodich headed to the rail.