2025 World Series of Poker
Walter Chambers and Anthony Zinno went heads-up after the draw with around 5,000 in the pot when Zinno led out for 5,000 in the small blind. Chambers called on the button.
Zinno could only show a pair of fours, while Chambers turned over a 10-8 to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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58,000
2,000
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2,000 |
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55,000 | |
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Action folded to the blinds, where Jennifer Harman raised to 1,100 from the small blind and Nick Schulman defended his big blind.
Harman took one off and Schulman drew two.
Harman then check-called a 1,600 bet from Schulman, who showed a jack-low. Harman tabled 10x9x7x3x2x for a ten and claimed the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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61,000
61,000
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61,000 |
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57,000
57,000
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57,000 |
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Darren Elias three-bet to 7,500 in the small blind and Pedro Bromfman called in the cutoff.
Both players drew one and Elias bet 12,000. Bromfman tanked for nearly a minute before folding.
The next hand, Bromfman and Elias again went heads-up past the draw when Bromfman bet 8,500 from the hijack. Elias then raised to 26,000 on the button.
Bromfman called this time and Elias showed 8x7x5x3x2x to win the pot.
Jean-Robert Bellande has recently joined this table that also includes Ben Lamb. "Is Ben on his second bullet yet?" Bellande asked.
"He's only been here for 11 minutes. Give him 15, at least," Frank Kassela replied.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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105,000
38,000
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38,000 |
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70,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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60,000 | |
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60,000 | |
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Arthur Morris opened to 1,400 from the hijack and was called by Taylor Paur on the button and Billy Baxter in the small blind for a three-way pot.
Baxter and Paur drew one while Morris took two off.
Action then checked to Paur, who bet 7,000. Baxter called and Morris folded.
Paur revealed 7x6x5x3x2x for number three and Baxter said, "Nice hand," before mucking his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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85,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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53,000
12,000
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12,000 |
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44,000
17,500
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17,500 |
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Hye Park three-bet to 3,500 in the cutoff and Brian Breck called under the gun.
Breck drew one while Park stood pat. Park then bet 3,200, but Breck came back with a raise to 11,000. Park gave the decision some thought but eventually folded his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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65,000 | |
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55,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 600
Naoya Kihara opened to 900 from under the gun and was three-bet to 3,000 by Ryan Riess in the hijack. Kihara called.
Kihara drew one and Riess stood pat.
Kihara then bombed the pot for 14,000 and Riess tanked a while before opting to let his hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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66,000
66,000
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66,000 |
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55,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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Eric Kurtzman raised to 1,200 in the cutoff and Thomas Taylor called on the button. Pedro Bromfman then three-bet to 5,500 in the small blind and Frank Kassela four-bet to 17,300 in the big blind.
Kurtzman called, while Taylor got out of the way. Bromfman, though, came back with a five-bet to 30,500 and Kassela took a minute before folding, while Kurtzman again called.
Bromfman stood pat and Kurtzman took one. Bromfman then moved all in, having Kurtzman's remaining 20,000 covered, and Kurtzman snap-folded.
"That was such a hard fold for me," Kassela said after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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105,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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40,000
28,000
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28,000 |
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20,000
26,000
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26,000 |
Darren Elias opened to 1,100 from the cutoff and was called by Eric Kurtzman in the big blind.
Eric Kurtzman took two off and Elias stood pat.
Kurtzman then checked to Elias, who bet 2,000. Kurtzman check-raised to 5,500 and Elias quickly called.
"Ten," Kurtzman announced.
Elias then fanned out 9x8x7x4x2x for a nine and Kurtzman sent his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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67,000
9,000
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9,000 |
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46,000
15,000
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15,000 |