2025 World Series of Poker
Adam Ajudhia made it 250,000 from early position and Ching Da Wu three-bet to 550,000 on the button. William Kopp was in the small blind and four-bet shoved for 790,000. Ajudhia quickly folded, and Wu put in the extra.
William Kopp: A♠Q♥
Ching Da Wu: A♥J♠
Kopp had the best of it preflop and improved to middle pair on the K♣9♦Q♦ flop. Wu did have a gutshot, but couldn't find it as the 8♦J♣ runout meant Kopp more than doubled his stack.
Stephen Song raised the button and Jonah Fliegelman called from the big blind.
The flop came 3♦10♦3♠ and Fliegelman check-shoved around 700,000, and Song made the call.
Jonah Fliegelman: K♦9♦
Stephen Song: A♣Q♣
Fliegelman had a flush draw and two live cards, but couldn't make it count as the 7♥6♥ runout kept the ace-high of Song in the lead.
After scooping a huge pot a mountain of periwinkle chips sit in front of Jacques Misonne as he is the new chip leader in the room.
Duncan Horst raised to 260,000 from under the gun and was raised by Samuel Press in the hijack who slid his 650,000 into the middle. Horst made the call.
Samuel Press: A♦J♥
Duncan Horst: AxQx
The board of 8♠5♦2♦K♦6♣ was clean for Horst, and Press was sent to the rail by the superior ace-high.
Level: 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Yishu Yang shoved all in from the big blind against Robert Gittelman, who made the call
Yishu Yang: A♥J♥
Robert Gittelman: 7♣7♦
The race was on, but Gittelman led all the way through a runout of 10♥2♣8♠9♣4♥, to knock Yang out of the tournament.
Tauan Naves opened the cutoff to 200,000 and Adam Ajudhia called on the button. Ryutaro Sugita also called out of the big blind.
On the 9♣Q♦10♦ flop, Sugita and Naves checked, then Ajudhia fired out 300,000. Sugita folded and Naves called.
When the 8♥ hit the turn, Naves again went into check-call mode when Ajudhia bet 500,000 to see the A♥ hit the river. Both decided to knuckle the table and Naves tabled two pair with Q♥9♠.
Ajudhia held the winner, though, as he flipped J♣10♥ for a straight to scoop the pot.
Stephen Song still sitting strong in Day 2, Here are some of the biggest stacks in the room.