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

06-11-2025 17:17 UTC-8

More Counts; Marchington Leads His Table

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 17:13 UTC-8

James' Bluff Falls Short

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Three players - Alex James in the small blind, Dennys Ramos in big and Tsz Chau on the button - checked a 5♠Q♦2♥ flop with a pot of around 300,000.

James led with 80,000 when the turn 10♣ came. This was enough to make Ramos fold but Chau stayed on. The river 5♦ saw another 180,000 come from James' stack. Chau called once again.

James turned over K♠J♥ for a bluff. Chau showed A♥10♦ for a turned pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dennys Ramos	2,800,000 150,000	150,000
Tsz Ho Chau	1,850,000 595,000	595,000
Alex James	1,150,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Alex James Dennys Ramos Tsz Chau

06-11-2025 17:11 UTC-8

The Hearts Knows Poker

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Jerome Solomon

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

Fun preflop chatter between Alex James and Mihai Manole, as the latter contemplated whether to risk his tournament life on an all-in call of a three-bet.

"I've played two hands all day and you raise me?" Manole said.

"Your raise signifies strength," James responded. "My coming over the top signifies more strength."

"I want to play, but I might lose," Manole said.

"Sometimes, you just gotta put it in," James said. "You should listen to your heart."

Apparently, his heart said fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex James	1,280,000 95,000	95,000
Mihai Manole	955,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Alex James Mihai Manole

06-11-2025 17:00 UTC-8

Pham Wins a Race

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Roxanne Johnson

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

Genady Mayzel raised in the small blind to 80,000, and David Pham three-bet to 160,000, leaving just 100,000 behind. Mayzel calculated for a minute and raised the extra 100,000 to put Pham all in, and Pham called.

David Pham: Q♠10♦ All in
Genady Mayzel: 10♥8♠

The dealer slipped out 5♥K♥K♣5♠Q♦, and Pham won with two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Genady Mayzel	1,400,000 375,000	375,000
David Pham	550,000 295,000	295,000

Tags: David Pham Genady Mayzel

06-11-2025 16:58 UTC-8

A Round of Counts

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Claudio Elizalde

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Wolfson	3,100,000 550,000	550,000
Dennys Ramos	2,650,000 100,000	100,000
Genady Mayzel	1,450,000 325,000	325,000
Alex James	1,375,000 525,000	525,000
Tsz Ho Chau	1,255,000 245,000	245,000
Mihai Manole	1,050,000 375,000	375,000
David Pham	565,000 310,000	310,000

Level: 23

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

06-11-2025 16:43 UTC-8

Chau Improves to a Boat

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Tsz Chau opened for 60,000 in cutoff and got both blinds to call - Alex James and Luis Yepez Carmona.

The three saw a flop of 7♦8♦2♣. The blinds checked and Chau continued with 150,000 making James fold. Carmona asked how much Chau had behind. The Englishman obliged by counting his chips for him. After the count was made, Carmona announced all-in and Chau snap-called.

Tsz Chau: J♦J♥ All in
Luis Yepez Carmona: 10♣8♣

Carmona hit a pair on the flop but couldn't beat Chau's jacks. Carmona got additional outs when the 7♣ turn fell. On the river, another club dropped which should have given Carmona a flush but it was the J♣ which gave Chau a full house.

Carmona was eliminated soon after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tsz Ho Chau	1,500,000 1,034,000	1,034,000
Luis Yepez Carmona	Busted

Tags: Alex James Luis Yepez Carmona Tsz Chau

06-11-2025 16:42 UTC-8

Hasson Scores Against Maor

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Daniel Maor raised from early position to 80,000, and Ori Hasson moved all in for 390,000. Maor made the call.

Ori Hasson: A♠Q♣ All in
Daniel Maor: 10♠10♥

The dealer laid out Q♥6♣2♣6♠2♦, and Hasson's two superior pair would allow him to remain in the battlefield for the bracelet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Leiva	1,860,000 365,000	365,000

Daniel Maor	1,600,000 200,000	200,000

Hongru Zhang	1,600,000 400,000	400,000

Renat Bohdanov	1,360,000 340,000	340,000

David Cabrera Polop	1,060,000 74,000	74,000
Amir Mirrasouli	800,000 25,000	25,000
Ori Hasson	795,000 110,000	110,000

Stefan Clemens	550,000 340,000	340,000