Event #37: $1,500 MONSTER STACK Day 4 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-17-2025 15:23 UTC-8

Zhen Chen Eliminated in 23rd Place ($51,211)

Kai Cocklin

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Zhen Chen shoved the hijack for 4,200,000 and Michael Ruane moved all in from the cutoff for 12,100,000. James Gauley was in the small blind and after thinking for around two minutes, he made the call.

Zhen Chen: A♦2♣ All in
Michael Ruane: A♣J♦ All in
James Gauley: J♠J♣

Gauley had a great opportunity to eliminate two players and surge up the counts, but the A♥4♠9♦ flop put Ruane in the driver's seat. The 10♠10♥ runout didn't change anything, which meant Ruane more than doubled up, and Chen was left on the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Ruane	30,000,000 18,000,000	18,000,000
James Gauley	19,000,000 3,500,000	3,500,000
Zhen Chen	Busted

Tags: James Gauley Michael Ruane Zhen Chen

06-17-2025 15:17 UTC-8

Nicholas Funaro Eliminated in 24th Place ($51,211)

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Robert Jones

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Right after securing back-to-back double-ups, Nicholas Funaro was in the small blind facing a raise from under the gun by Daniel Lei.
Funaro went all-in for 11,000,000 and was called by Lei.

Nicholas Funaro: A♠K♠ All in
Daniel Lei: Q♣Q♠

Unfortunately for Funaro, the board ran out 8♠8♦2♦5♦8♥ and he was eliminated in 24th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Lei	27,000,000 11,500,000	11,500,000
Nicholas Funaro	Busted

Tags: Daniel Lei Nicholas Funaro

06-17-2025 15:12 UTC-8

Funaro Goes Back to Back

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Robert Jones

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Nicholas Funaro went all-in from under the gun for 2,100,000 and was called by Mykhailo Zherebchenko sitting on his left.

Nicholas Funaro: Q♣J♥ All in
Mykhailo Zherebchenko: A♠10♦

Funaro secured the double-up on the K♣10♥7♠A♣6♥ board.

Next hand off the deck, Ivan Ruban went all-in from the button and Funaro called in the big blind.

Nicholas Funaro: A♥Q♠ All in
Ivan Ruban: Q♥10♥

The runout of 5♦4♥2♥10♣A♦ was scary for Funaro, but secured himself back to back double-ups.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Ruban	18,500,000 10,500,000	10,500,000
Mykhailo Zherebchenko	16,000,000 5,400,000	5,400,000
Nicholas Funaro	11,000,000 8,900,000	8,900,000

Tags: Ivan Ruban Mykhailo Zherebchenko Nicholas Funaro

06-17-2025 14:53 UTC-8

Chips Flow Between Murcia, Colavita, & Yonnotti

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Kai Cocklin

Level 36 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Mario Colavita was involved in two all-in situations in a short space of time.

First, Remy Murcia opened to 1,600,000 on the hijack and Colavita shoved 9,700,000 on the button. After the blinds folded, Murcia called.

Mario Colavita: 9♦9♥ All in
Remy Murcia: A♥9♣

Colavita had the best of it, and his pocket pair held up as the dealer put out a board of 5♣Q♥2♠2♥5♣.

Two hands later, Colavita raised the button to 1,600,000 and David Yonnotti shoved for 8,600,000 out of the small blind. Colavita called.

David Yonnotti: 2♣2♠ All in
Mario Colavita: A♣7♣

Yonnotti had the ducks and found a third on the Q♥2♦Q♣ flop to make a full house. It was a long way back for Colavita, and the 9♣ turn left him drawing dead, with the 3♦ hitting the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Yonnotti	19,000,000 6,000,000	6,000,000
Remy Murcia	13,500,000 6,500,000	6,500,000
Mario Colavita	13,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Tags: David Yonnotti Mario Colavita Remy Murcia

06-17-2025 14:26 UTC-8

Sergio Da Silva Veloso Eliminated in 25th Place ($51,211)

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Sergio Da Silva Veloso opened under the gun for 1,200,000 and got a caller in small blind James Leonard. The flop came 5♦9♥4♣.

Leonard check-called Veloso's bet of 1,750,000. On the turn 3♠, Leonard checked once again. Veloso took his time to think of what his move will be. He decided to go all-in for 6,300,000. Leonard snap-called.

Sergio Da Silva Veloso: 9♦8♦ All in
James Leonard: 5♠5♥

Leonard caught a set on the flop which Veloso's top pair couldn't beat. The river 6♣ was a formality. Veloso's deep run ended as Leonard scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Leonard	45,000,000 5,000,000	5,000,000

Sergio Da Silva Veloso	Busted

Tags: James Leonard Sergio Da Silva Veloso

06-17-2025 14:25 UTC-8

Dan Jumps Into the Chip Lead After Huge Pot Against Uvaydov

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Kai Cocklin

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Big pot alert!

Nicholas Funaro opened from middle position to 1,200,000 and Jeremy Dan called from the cutoff. David Uvaydov was in the small blind and shoved around 30,000,000, which got Funaro to fold, but Dan snap-called!

Jeremy Dan: A♣A♦ All in
David Uvaydov: K♥Q♠

Uvaydov didn't seem to know how much Dan had behind, but seemed stunned to find out that his opponent had almost 26,000,000 in his stack. A board of 9♣2♠9♠6♣A♥ left Dan with a full house, and Uvaydov was forced to send over the majority of his stack across the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Dan	54,000,000 22,500,000	22,500,000
David Uvaydov	4,700,000 21,800,000	21,800,000

Tags: David Uvaydov Jeremy Dan Nicholas Funaro

06-17-2025 14:25 UTC-8

Sergei Petrushevskii Eliminated in 26th Place ($51,211)

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Santiago Montes open-shoved for 5,700,00 in hijack and got another all-in announcement from the man on his left, Sergei Petrushevskii, who was covered. After action folded around, the two headed to showdown.

Sergei Petrushevskii; A♠Q♦ All in
Santiago Montes: K♣J♠

Montes spiked a pair on the 6♦K♥9♣ flop making Petrushevskii prepare for his exit. The runout 10♥9♠ sealed Petrushevskii's fate and he left as the dealer pushed the chips towards Montes' direction.

Player	Chips	Progress
Santiago Montes	9,550,000 5,050,000	5,050,000

Sergei Petrushevskii	Busted

Tags: Santiago Montes Sergei Petrushevskii

06-17-2025 14:12 UTC-8

Carlos Saez Martinez Eliminated in 27th Place ($41,548)

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

[Removed:548] opened for 1,200,000 under the gun. With action folded to the button, Carlos Saez Martinez mulled over his situation and decided to put in 6,000,000 leaving 50,000 behind.

With action back to him, [Removed:549] announced all-in sending Martinez to the tank. Martinez took considerable time prompting [Removed:549] to call for the clock and complain to the floor that Martinez always took so much time to act.

After the 30 second warning, Martinez threw in the last 50,000 for a call.

Carlos Saez Martinez: K♥Q♠ All in
[Removed:548]: A♣J♠

The board ran 2♥2♣3♠8♥9♣ with no one hitting the board. [Removed:549] won the pot with ace-high sending Martinez to the payout counter.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:548]	43,000,000 14,000,000	14,000,000
Carlos Saez Martinez	Busted

Tags: Carlos Saez Martinez

06-17-2025 13:58 UTC-8

Leonard Shows Deuces

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Robert Jones

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

James Leonard raised from under the gun to 1,200,000. He was called by [Removed:548] in the hijack, Sergei Petrushevskii on the button, and Remy Murcia in the big blind.

The flop came A♥7♥7♠ and the action checked to Petrushevskii. He bet 1,500,000 and Leonard raised it to 6,500,000. Petrushevskii decided he did not want to call off his tournament life and showed the A♣ as he folded. Leonard showed 2♦2♣ in exchange.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Leonard	40,000,000 8,500,000	8,500,000

[Removed:548]	29,000,000 2,200,000	2,200,000
Remy Murcia	20,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Sergei Petrushevskii	5,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000