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

05-29-2025 17:58 UTC-8

Anderson Shows Underwood the Better Ace

David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Benjamin Underwood raised to 16,000 in early position and picked up calls from Francis Anderson in the cutoff and big blind Ichun Chiu.

Action checked to Anderson on the A♦5♦6♦ flop and he bet 18,000. Only Underwood called to the 10♣ turn, where Anderson bet another 31,000. Underwood again called.

Underwood checked for a third time on the 5♠ river, and this time Anderson checked back and showed A♠Q♥. Underwood flashed ace-jack as he surrendered the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ichun Chiu	450,000 31,000	31,000
Francis Anderson	360,000 15,000	15,000

Benjamin Underwood	200,000 136,000	136,000

Tags: Benjamin Underwood Francis Anderson Ichun Chiu

05-29-2025 17:55 UTC-8

Sinclair's Sevens No Good

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Myles Phago

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Jack Sinclair moved all in from early position for his last 65,000. Paul Hizer called and the remaining players all folded.

Jack Sinclair: 7♥7♦ All in
Paul Hizer: A♣10♠

It didn't look too clever for Sinclair on the flop of A♠10♦8♣ and he needed to spike a seven to stay alive.

No help on the turn of 6♠ nor the Q♥ river and Sinclair was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Hizer	330,000 122,000	122,000

Jack Sinclair	Busted

Tags: Jack Sinclair Paul Hizer

05-29-2025 17:54 UTC-8

Blair Eliminates Fetsch

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John Avelino

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Eric Blair raised to 16,000 in late position pre-flop. Ron Fetsch moved all in from the small blind for 51,000, Blair asked how much it was and called the all-in.

Ron Fetsch: 7♥7♣ All in
Eric Blair: A♥2♥

Fetsch picked up pocket sevens and had to hold to survive. Unfortunately for Fetsch the board came A♦J♠8♣ pairing Blair's Ace leaving Fetsch with two outs. The turn and river came 5♣ and the 8♦ and Fetsch was eliminated from the tournament leaving with a min-cash.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Blair	251,000 251,000	251,000
Ron Fetsch	Busted

Tags: Eric Blair Ron Fetsch

05-29-2025 17:50 UTC-8

Kim Eliminated Plant Before Dinner Break

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John Avelino

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

John Kim made it 16,000 to go before the flop from under the gun and Ryan Plant went all in for 117,000 from early position. Kim made the call and Plant was at risk of elimination.

Ryan Plant: A♠10♠ All in
John Kim: A♦J♣

The flop looked good for Plant pairing his 10 on a K♥10♣9♥ flop. The turn was clean for Plant bringing the K♦. But the river brought the J♦ sending Plant home right before dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Kim	413,000 193,000	193,000
Ryan Plant	Busted

05-29-2025 17:47 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Brewer	Busted

Aram Zobian	Busted

Peter Cross	Busted
Wagner Ripper	Busted
Romain Lewis	Busted

Danny Wong	Busted

Kristopher Rundquist	Busted

Moorman Hits the Turn to Crack Dudani's Aces

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Heads-up on a board of 8♥9♣8♣7♣, Chris Moorman led out for 25,000 from the big blind and Shiva Dudani called on the button.

The river was the 6♦ and Moorman slid forward a tower of red 5,000 chips, enough to put Dudani all in. Dudani only took a few seconds before calling for his last 70,000.

Moorman turned over J♦10♣ for a turned straight and Dudani flung A♣A♦ into the muck on his way to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moorman	380,000 190,000	190,000

Shiva Dudani	Busted

Tags: Chris Moorman Shiva Dudani

05-29-2025 17:40 UTC-8

Lonis Bombs the River on Reichenstein

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Jesse Lonis bet 43,000 from under the gun on a flop of 7♦K♣8♠ and Uri Reichenstein called in the cutoff, while Jason Daly folded in the big blind.

The turn was the J♣ and Lonis bet another 125,000. Reichenstein again called and the K♥ fell on the river. Lonis then slid forward 290,000, sending Reichenstein deep into the tank.

Reichenstein considered the decision for several minutes. "Show if I fold?" he asked Lonis, who remained silent throughout the hand. Reichenstein eventually folded and Lonis took the pot without showing.

"Very weird hand," Reichenstein said.

"Guerrilla warfare," tablemate Paul Snead added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Lonis	950,000 950,000	950,000

Uri Reichenstein	850,000 141,000	141,000
Jason Daly	280,000 103,000	103,000

Tags: Jason Daly Jesse Lonis Uri Reichenstein

05-29-2025 17:40 UTC-8

Martirosian Stone Bubbles in Brutal Fashion

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Barry Russell

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action was picked up as Artur Martirosian was all in for 60,000 chips from the button, Jun Obara, who covered Martirosian, called in the big blind.

Artur Martirosian: A♥K♣ All in
Jun Obara: 7♣7♠

The flop was all Martirosian on A♣3♠4♥, and the K♦ was no help to Obara.

Players screamed "the seven of diamonds!" and the poker gods obliged when the 7♦ hit the river and Martirosian was eliminated in brutal fashion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jun Obara	185,000 9,000	9,000
Artur Martirosian	Busted

Tags: Artur Martirosian Jun Obara

05-29-2025 17:39 UTC-8

Sepiol Does Not Heed Kanit's Warning to Survive the Bubble

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

On the brink of the bubble, where five tables had players all-in, Daniel Sepiol was one of the five as he moved in for 100,000 from middle position, and Seunghyun Nam was on the cutoff and moved all in over-the-top for about 370,000, and everyone else folded.

Mustapha Kanit immediately berated Sepiol jovially as he had told him to fold to the money. Nam announced that he was ahead of whatever Sepiol was playing.

Daniel Sepiol: All in 10♠10♣
Seunghyun Nam: A♥A♠

The board brought a lot of excitement as it ran out with 8♠9♣J♣6♦Q♥, the river saved Sepiol with the straight.