Event #35: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-11-2025 19:36 UTC-8

John Ciccarelli Eliminated in 25th Place ($15,380)

Gabrielle Barredo

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

John Ciccarelli raised to 100,000 in middle position and got called by the big blind Genady Mayzel. Both saw the flop fall 3♣9♠10♣.

After a check, Ciccarelli bet 90,000. Mayzel raised to 215,000 and got a re-raise all-in for around 550,000. Mayzel snap-called for a chance to eliminate Ciccarelli.

John Ciccarelli: J♣10♦ All in
Genady Mayzel: 10♠10♥

Ciccarelli had top pair but that same card gave Mayzel a set of tens. The turn 4♦ and river 5♥ fell with no consequence. Ciccarelli confirmed his payout with the tournament director as Mayzel fixed the additional chips on his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Genady Mayzel	2,100,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
John Ciccarelli	Busted

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06-11-2025 19:19 UTC-8

Thin Value with a Set; Zhang Firing on All Cylinders

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Hongru Zhang raised to 100,000 and was called by Dennys Ramos on the button.

Together they saw the 3♣9♣4♣ hit the felt. Both players checked.

The turn brought another of the same suit with the A♣ and both players checked again.

The river completed with the 8♥ and Zhang bet 150,000 which was called by Ramos.

Zhang tabled 4♥4♠ and was good to collect the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hongru Zhang	2,350,000 350,000	350,000

Dennys Ramos	2,000,000 740,000	740,000

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06-11-2025 18:58 UTC-8

Stefan Clemens Eliminated in 26th Place ($15,380)

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Stefan Clemens opened to 125,000 and Alex James went all in for 780,000 two seats to his left. James flicked in the call.

Stefan Clemens: J♥J♣ All in
Alex James: A♠10♠

The flop and turn were safe as it rolled out K♠K♥4♦Q♣ but the river A♣ changed fate, sending Clemens to the payouts and James up in the counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex James	3,325,000 1,575,000	1,575,000
Stefan Clemens	Busted

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06-11-2025 17:47 UTC-8

Simone Andrian Eliminated in 27th Place ($12,920)

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Simone Andrian was eliminated when his pocket fours ran into Mihai Manole's big slick. Andrian moved all in for 520,000 in the hijack, and Manole called from the button.

Simone Andrian: 4♠4♥ All in
Mihai Manole: A♥K♠

The board flopped out as 9♦Q♦5♥K♥9♥, and Manole outdrew the fours to eliminate Andrian.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mihai Manole	1,240,000 590,000	590,000
Simone Andrian	Busted

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06-11-2025 17:37 UTC-8

Williams Wants the Info; Garza Stacks the Chips

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Three ways to a flop of 10♠3♥10♦ and Santiago Garza started with a check, Cagdas Ersoy followed suit.

Benjamin Williams pushed out a bet of 60,000 and Garza raised to 165,000. Only Williams called.

The turn brought the 9♥ and Williams checked. Garza bet 275,000 and Williams made a pained fold.

"I folded a monster... will you tell me if I tell you?"

Garza agreed.

"I folded jacks..."

"I had a ten."

"Yeah... I couldn't think of any bluffs. Maybe king-jack of hearts..."

Cagdas Ersoy was seen exiting the tournament area shortly after this hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Santiago Garza	1,575,000 745,000	745,000
Benjamin Williams	400,000 360,000	360,000
Cagdas Ersoy	Busted

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06-11-2025 17:17 UTC-8

More Counts; Marchington Leads His Table

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Marchington	1,665,000 265,000	265,000
Bart Lybaert	1,035,000 715,000	715,000
Andrew Murphy	1,025,000 536,000	536,000
Santiago Garza	830,000 370,000	370,000
Lester Edoc	765,000 115,000	115,000
Benjamin Williams	760,000 498,000	498,000
Simone Andrian	700,000 1,410,000	1,410,000

Cagdas Ersoy	450,000 40,000	40,000

06-11-2025 14:35 UTC-8

Hennigan Hits the Rail; Andrian Zooms Up the Counts

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 21 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Ripples and whispers had been surrounding John Hennigan, as several of his opponents were heard mentioning how aggressively the Poker Hall of Famer was navigating the tournament.

When Hennigan was seen leaving the tournament area, Simone Andrian let PokerNews know he had eliminated him holding aces against Hennigan's fives on a ten-high board.

Andrian now sits amongst the biggest stacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simone Andrian	1,775,000 1,461,000	1,461,000

John Hennigan	Busted

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06-11-2025 14:10 UTC-8

More Eliminations; Foxen Runs Out of Gas

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Claudio Elizalde

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

Kristen Foxen had come into the day on quite the uptick, pushing her chip stack well over a million amongst the chip leaders.

In the last level her stack went on a downward spiral when she lost three barrels to Brian James.

She was seen leaving the tournament area shortly after break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Casey Hatmaker	Busted
Graeme Cowie	Busted
Scott Bohlman	Busted

Mauro Francolini	Busted
Jorge Dominguez	Busted
Leonardo Rizzo	Busted
Yuri Dzivielevski	Busted

Michael Berk	Busted
Gabriel Fuller	Busted
Matthew Davis	Busted
Tony Huang	Busted
Isiah Ditoto	Busted
Anil Jivani	Busted
Cody Krause	Busted
Kristen Foxen	Busted