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

06-15-2025 17:12 UTC-8

Laptev Wounds Le

Robert Jones

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Peter Nghia Le raised to 20,000 sitting in early position, and Alexey Laptev went all in for 167,000 from middle position. The action folded back around to Le, who made the call.

Alexey Laptev: 6♦6♠ All in
Peter Nghia Le: A♥Q♦

The board came K♣5♠3♦K♠9♥ and Laptev secured his double up, while Le was left with less than two big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexey Laptev	380,000 320,000	320,000
Peter Nghia Le	14,000 187,000	187,000

Tags: Alexey Laptev Peter Nghia Le

06-15-2025 17:10 UTC-8

Beckers Stays Alive

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Myles Phago

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Ken Beckers was forced all in on the big blind for his last 10,000. Sven Wedekin raised under the gun to 40,000 and saw calls from Raymond Padgett in early position and Brandon Mitchell from middle position.

The flop came 4♠5♥5♦ and Wedekin led out for 30,000. Padgett then went all in for 120,000. Mitchell folded, and Wedekin snap called.

Ken Beckers: J♠3♠ All in
Raymond Padgett: 8♣8♦ All in
Sven Wedekin: J♦J♥

Padgett was in trouble and needed to hit an eight or miracle running cards for a straight to stay alive. No help when the K♠ came on the turn, but this did give Beckers some hope of staying alive.

The 6♠ fell on the river and gave Beckers a flush, but was no help to Padgett, who was sent to the cage. Wedekin was happy to be pushed the big side pot, leaving Beckers scooping in a bowl of rice, but still happy to be alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sven Wedekin	740,000 487,000	487,000
Brandon Mitchell	280,000 167,000	167,000
Ken Beckers	40,000 210,000	210,000
Raymond Padgett	Busted

Tags: Brandon Mitchell Ken Beckers Raymond Padgett Sven Wedekin

06-15-2025 17:06 UTC-8

Seven-High Bluff in WSOP $250K w/ 15% Pot Bet; Did It Work?

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Calum Grant

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The $250,000 Super High Roller — the biggest buy-in on the 2025 World Series of Poker schedule — got underway Sunday at noon inside Paris Las Vegas. And it didn’t take long for fireworks.

Austrian high-stakes crusher Matthias Eibinger, who has more than $24 million in live earnings according to The Hendon Mob, attempted an ambitious seven-high bluff with a 15% pot shove on businessman Brandon Steven. But did the gutsy move pay off?

Find out here

06-15-2025 16:59 UTC-8

Recent Eliminations

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Stewart Morrison

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Larson	Busted
Brian Buchhorn	Busted
Maria Gonzalez	Busted
Kevin Lorfing	Busted
Yusheng Cai	Busted
Alexandre Rabusseau	Busted
Luis Sochalopez	Busted
Michael Brewer	Busted
Thomas Couture	Busted
Minh Phan	Busted
Karl T Pineault	Busted
Kevin Naegelen	Busted
Julien Veyssiere	Busted
Brian Wardrup	Busted
Grant Gardner	Busted
Brad Sailor	Busted
Evan Sandberg	Busted

Kenneth Tam	Busted
Patrick Martorella	Busted
David Berger	Busted
Hamed Valizadegan	Busted
Julien Mariani	Busted
Michael Lacer	Busted
Natalie Ramos	Busted
Michael Minor	Busted

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06-15-2025 16:57 UTC-8

Donnelly Wakes Up with Kings in the Blinds

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Jeremy Streuli limped in the small blind but Sean Donnelly in the big blind defended with a 24,000 bet which Streuli called.

The flop came 7♦6♦3♦ and after a knuckle, Donnelly fired another 35,000 into the growing pot. Streuli stayed on, unbothered by the escalating heat.

On the J♠ turn, the same dynamic happened with Donnelly betting 55,000. The pressure was not affecting Streuli at all, and he still tagged along to see the last card.

On the river 5♣, Streuli decided to lead with an 80,000 bet and Donnelly just flat-called.

Streuli showed A♦9♥ for ace-high while Donnelly tabled K♦K♠ then scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Donnelly	930,000 700,000	700,000
Jeremy Streuli	195,000 63,500	63,500

Tags: Jeremy Streuli Sean Donnelly

06-15-2025 16:55 UTC-8

Huge Pot for Vazquez

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Robert Jones

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Ludovic Uzan raised from the cutoff to 20,000 and was re-raised by Brian Vazquez, in the small blind, to 100,000.

In the big blind, Yiannis Liperis went all-in for 490,000. Uzan folded and Vazquez called.

Yiannis Liperis: A♦Q♣ All in
Brian Vazquez: K♥K♠

The board of K♣9♠5♠9♥Q♠ sent Liperis to the rail and 1,200,000 chips to Vazquez.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Vazquez	1,200,000
Ludovic Uzan	600,000 411,500	411,500
Yiannis Liperis	Busted

Tags: Brian Vazquez Ludovic Uzan Yiannis Liperis

06-15-2025 16:48 UTC-8

Lomas Eliminated by Galper

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Joseph Berg

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Dane Lomas went all in from middle position for 122,000 and was put at risk by Zakhar Galper who called near the button. Galper was ahead pre-flop:

Dane Lomas: A♦10♠ All in
Zakhar Galper: A♠Q♥

And the dealer ran out a board of Q♣A♥5♣4♦10♣, ending Lomas's impressive run in Event #37

Player	Chips	Progress
Zakhar Galper	510,000 390,500	390,500
Dane Lomas	Busted

Tags: Dane Lomas Zakhar Galper

06-15-2025 16:48 UTC-8

Ace King No Good for Anav

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Myles Phago

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

With the pot at over 150,000 and the board reading A♦9♥8♥10♦ Jonathan Anav bet out for 100,000 after Esther Taylor checked from the big blind. Taylor called.

The river saw the 7♣ fall, and both players checked. Anav proudly turned over AxKx, thinking he would scoop the pot, but Taylor quickly tabled A♣10♣ for two pair, and the pot was pushed her way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Esther Taylor	810,000 552,000	552,000

Jonathan Anav	730,000 483,500	483,500

Tags: Esther Taylor Jonathan Anav

06-15-2025 16:48 UTC-8

Doug Polk Kills Tony Stand-Up Comedy; Michael Kaplan’s Final Stu Ungar Story | PokerNews Podcast #898

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Chad Holloway

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

In the 898th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Kyna Englandn and Mike Holtz are back at Level 9 Studio to offer their thoughts on Doug Polk's recent appearance on Kill Tony, the popular Austin-based stand-up comedy program. How did Doug do in front of Tony Hinchcliffe and company? Let's just say you might be surprised.

Mike, who made a recent appearance in Daniel Negreanu's vlog, then sounds off on the cancelled WSOP Online bracelet event, the crew discusses the recently-announced changes to the WSOP Circuit, Chad goes to the world's largest casino collectibles show, and Matt Savage offers his thoughts as a special guest speaker.

Other topics include bracelet wins by Nick Schulman, Jason Koon, and John Racener, highlights from recent Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) events, and an exclusive interview with famed poker author Michael Kaplan, who recently released a new book, Advantage Players. The veteran scribe shares several poker stories, including Phil Ivey and Kelly Sun's baccarat edge sorting, the legendary Billy Baxter, and what it was like working with Stu Ungar in what was one of the final, if not THE final, interviews before he passed in 1998.

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06-15-2025 16:37 UTC-8

Robert is Painting a Full House

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Joseph Berg

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Jordan Henegar raised to 22,000 from early position and was called by Robert Painter in the big blind.

Painter led out for 60,000 when the dealer spread a 6♥10♠5♠ flop, Henegar made the call.

Action checked through on the 3♠ turn.

The river card was the 10♥, Painter bet 80,000 this time around. Henegar made the call only to be shown the 10♣6♦, good for a full house, which he could not beat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Painter	1,300,000 955,000	955,000
Jordan Henegar	240,000 164,000	164,000

Tags: Jordan Henegar Robert Painter