Event #37: $1,500 MONSTER STACK Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

Jun 15, 2025

Kotsines Doubles Up with Top Pair

Gabrielle Barredo

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

From hijack, Eric Kotsines bet 7,000 on a flop of 2♥A♥5♥ and a pot of around 30,000 and got called by Jamie Dwan in cutoff.

The turn 9♦ fell and Kotsines fired another 18,000 keeping the heat up. Staying cool, Dwan called. On the river 2♦, Kotsines placed maximum pressure with an all-in jam for around 40,000. After asking for a count, Dwan called.

Kotsines tabled A♦Q♥. Dwan threw his hand faced down and was about to be mucked when a request to turn it over was made to show A♣10♣.

Tags: Eric Kotsines Jamie Dwan

Jun 15, 2025

Quads for Zaffos

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Myles Phago

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

On a board of J♠A♣2♦K♦ Zhengxiong Zouxu checked and Zachary Zaffos bet out for 18,000. Zouxu called, and the players saw the J♣ fall on the turn.

Zouxu checked and after deliberating for a while, Zaffos pushed out a bet of 27,000. Zouxu thought for a bit before he made the call, only to see Zaffos table J♦J♥ for rivered quads.

Tags: Zachary Zaffos Zhengxiong Zouxu

Jun 15, 2025

Kenjic Chunks Sepiol

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Robert Jones

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Jovan Kenjic raised to 8,000 from under the gun and was raised by Daniel Sepiol to 17,500 in middle position. Kenjic made the call.

On the flop of J♣2♣2♥, Kenjic checked and Sepiol went all in for the 40,000 Kenjic had left in his stack. Kenjic made the call.

Jovan Kenjic: A♦A♥ All in
Daniel Sepiol: K♣Q♦

No miracle for Sepiol on the 4♦6♣ runout, and Kenjic scooped up a sizable pot.

Tags: Daniel Sepiol Jovan Kenjic

Jun 15, 2025

Chip Counts at Horseshoe Silver Table #657

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Jun 15, 2025

Diamonds: A Lady’s Best Friend, And Erik Svoboda’s Too

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Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Bradley Gafford raised from early position and was called by Erik Svoboda in middle position and Kurt Jewell in the cutoff.

The first three community cards were 8♦7♦3♦. Action checked to Jewell, who bet 12,000. Gafford folded, and Svoboda made the call.

The turn brought the 2♦. Svoboda checked, and this time, Jewell bet 21,000. After some thought, Svoboda stuck in the call.

Both players checked on the K♠ river. Svoboda tabled Q♦Q♥, which was good for the win.

Tags: Kurt Jewell Erik Svoboda Bradley Gafford

Jun 15, 2025

Ke Chipping Up

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Myles Phago

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

With the pot already bloated to approximately 62,000, the board read 5♠4♠7♣4♦, and Alexander Williams pushed out a bet of 28,000 from the big blind. Yijhen Ke called from late position.

The 10♥ peeled off on the river, and now Williams checked, hoping to see a cheap showdown, but Ke had other ideas and fired out a bet of 65,000. Williams went into the tank for a while before folding to send the uncontested pot to Ke.

Tags: Alexander Williams Yijhen Ke

Jun 15, 2025

Shimizu Cracks Streng's Aces on the River

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action was picked up with hands tabled, chips in the middle of the felt and a board completed.

Yuki Shimizu: Q♦Q♥ All in
Lance Streng: A♥A♦

Streng was looking quite confident when the board ran 2♥K♦5♠3♥ but an audible groan was heard from the players of Table #653 when the Q♣ fell on the river. Streng just looked on as the dealer shipped a big chunk of his stack towards Shimizu's direction.