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

06-11-2025 21:28 UTC-8

The Chip Leaders Tango; Chau's Lady in Red

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Tsz Ho Chau raised to 160,000 and Dennys Ramos called.

Heads up to a flop of 2♦6♦8♦, both players tapped the table.

The turn peeled the 7♣. Ramos bet 230,000 and and Chau called.

The river brought the fourth diamond in the 4♦. Ramos bet 375,000 and Chau quickly called.

Dennys Ramos: A♥J♦
Tsz Ho Chau: Q♦J♣

Chau had Ramos pipped with the flush and evened their stacks, essentially making them tied as chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tsz Ho Chau	7,225,000 3,645,000	3,645,000
Dennys Ramos	7,100,000 1,455,000	1,455,000

Tags: Dennys Ramos Tsz Ho Chau

06-11-2025 21:53 UTC-8

Tables Don't Always Turns

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Jerome Solomon

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

There has been little action at the six-handed table since play begin on the final table bubble.

The other table in the event is playing five-handed. When a player busts out, there will be a redraw for a final table of 10.

In the first half hour of play after a break, the six-man table saw two flops and nary a turn, let alone a river. The most exciting hand came exactly at the 30-minute mark, as Renat Bohdanov put in a minimum raise to 160,000 chips. The blinds, Santiago Garza (small) and Anatoly Nikitin (big) both called.

The flop hit 10♣4♠A♦ and Bohdanov upped his bet to 180,000. Garza and Nikitin retreated with a quickness.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anatoly Nikitin	4,120,000 220,000	220,000
Renat Bohdanov	3,600,000 15,000	15,000

Santiago Garza	3,450,000 785,000	785,000

06-11-2025 21:55 UTC-8

Hongru Zhang Eliminated in 11th Place ($28,660)

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Santiago Garza raised from the cutoff to 200,000, and Hongru Zhang three-bet all in for 455,000 more. Garza called instantly, and Zhang saw the bad news.

Hongru Zhang: 6♠6♣ All in
Santiago Garza: J♠J♥

The board came out with a bit of a sweat 3♥7♣5♣9♥5♠, and Garza dodged the straight to win with two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Santiago Garza	3,900,000 450,000	450,000
Hongru Zhang	Busted

Tags: Hongru Zhang Santiago Garza

06-11-2025 22:03 UTC-8

Final Table Redraw (full)

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Brian James	United States	4,350,000	54
2	Ryan Wolfson	United States	5,200,000	65
3	Hattori Lopez	United Kingdom	1,265,000	16
4	Renat Bohdanov	Ukraine	3,500,000	44
5	Anatoly Nikitin	United States	3,700,000	46
6	Dennys Ramos	Brazil	9,680,000	121
7	Boris Kolev	Bulgaria	1,675,000	21
8	Tsz Ho Chau	United Kingdom	7,200,000	90
9	Santiago Garza	Mexico	3,625,000	45
10	Genady Mayzel	United States	600000	8

Player	Chips	Progress
Dennys Ramos	9,680,000 2,580,000	2,580,000
Tsz Ho Chau	7,200,000 25,000	25,000
Ryan Wolfson	5,200,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Brian James	4,350,000 300,000	300,000
Anatoly Nikitin	3,700,000 420,000	420,000
Santiago Garza	3,650,000 250,000	250,000
Renat Bohdanov	3,500,000 100,000	100,000

Boris Kolev	1,675,000 975,000	975,000

Hattori Lopez	1,265,000 160,000	160,000
Genady Mayzel	600,000 1,180,000	1,180,000

06-11-2025 22:07 UTC-8

Genady Mayzel Eliminated in 10th Place ($28,660)

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Jerome Solomon

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

In the first hand of the 10-person final table, Genady Mayzel went all-in with the shortest stack 650,000 chips. Santiago Garza made the call.

Genady Mayzel: K♦9♣ All in
Santiago Garza: A♠Q♦

Mayzel missed the flop and never caught up as the board ran out 3♥4♣10♥6♦A♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Santiago Garza	4,250,000 600,000	600,000
Genady Mayzel	Busted

Tags: Genady Mayzel Santiago Garza

Level: 27

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

06-11-2025 22:25 UTC-8

Final Table Payouts; An International Affair

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The final table has proved to be quite an international affair, with six countries represented of the nine players remaining.

Remaining Prize Payouts

Place	Prize
1	$451,600
2	$300,830
3	$212,820
4	$152,760
5	$111,270
6	$82,260
7	$61,750
8	$47,060
9	$36,440

06-11-2025 22:30 UTC-8

Brian James Eliminated in 9th Place ($36,440)

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Brian James raised from early position to 180,000, Dennys Ramos called from the hijack, and Renat Bohdanov called from the button. They headed to the three-way flop, which was 7♦4♠K♦, and James, who was first to act, continued with 400,000. Ramos quickly folded, and Bohdanov considered his options and raised to 825,000. James moved all in for 3,100,000. Bohdanov made the call very quickly and delivered the bad news to James.

Brian James: A♣K♥ All in
Renat Bohdanov: 7♠7♣

James was drawing thin, and the turn 3♥ and river 7♥ did not help James and gave Bohdanov quads for the win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dennys Ramos	8,710,000 970,000	970,000
Renat Bohdanov	7,330,000 3,830,000	3,830,000

Brian James	Busted

Tags: Brian James Dennys Ramos Renat Bohdanov

06-11-2025 22:43 UTC-8

Ramos Keeps Rolling

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Jerome Solomon

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Dennys Ramos added more than a million chips to his table-best stack in a head-to-head tussle with Ryan Wolfson.

Wolfson, playing from the hijack, set the pace in the hand putting in a 200,000-chip raise preflop, and 175,000 more after seeing J♥6♥K♣ hit. Wolfson in the big blind quickly made each call.

Both players checked the 7♦ on the turn. Then Ramos led out with a 900,000 bet after the board paired with the 6♣ on the river. Wolfson thought about it for a minute before making the call.

Ramos tabled K♠5♣ to show two pair, kings and sixes, to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dennys Ramos	10,600,000 1,890,000	1,890,000
Ryan Wolfson	1,060,000 4,140,000	4,140,000

06-11-2025 23:02 UTC-8

A Button and the Blinds; Nikitin Leads the Conversation

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Renat Bohdanov raised to 230,000 on the button. Anatoly Nikitin and Dennys Ramos both called from the blinds.

The dealer presented the J♦8♠J♠ and all players chose to check their option.

When the 3♥ turned, Nikitin took the initiative and bet 225,000.

Both his opponents folded and Boris Kolev chirped in, "Jack-ten suited?!"

Nikitin responded, "If you folded a jack, good fold." with a devious smile.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dennys Ramos	10,750,000 150,000	150,000
Tsz Ho Chau	7,325,000 125,000	125,000
Renat Bohdanov	7,075,000 255,000	255,000

Anatoly Nikitin	4,850,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
Santiago Garza	4,125,000 125,000	125,000
Boris Kolev	2,850,000 1,175,000	1,175,000

Ryan Wolfson	2,550,000 1,490,000	1,490,000
Hattori Lopez	1,175,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Anatoly Nikitin Boris Kolev Dennys Ramos Renat Bohdanov