2025 World Series of Poker
David Gonzalez had already opened from a middle position and got a call from Hans Bosman in the cutoff. Howard Feingold moved all in from the small blind for around 11,000. Gonzalez re-raised to 11,500 to cover and Bosman folded, leaving the players to go heads-up.
Howard Feingold: 10♦Q♦
David Gonzalez: 8♥8♣
Feingold picked up a pair of tens on the 10♠J♠8♠ flop, but Gonzalez had hit a set of eights keeping him ahead.
The 7♣ turn saw Feingold celebrate as he thought he has secured the straight, but not realising there wasn't a nine on the board.
Feingold saw the 5♣ river and was still convinced he has won the hand, but another player at the table said, "wait, what straight?" and Feingold realised he had lost and was eliminated from the tournament.
Joseph Mole raised to 5,000 from middle position and was called by Julio Belluscio from the small blind.
The dealer fanned a 10♥5♦Q♦ flop and both players checked.
The turn was the A♣, Belluscio checked, Mole bet 6,000, and Belluscio called.
Action checked through on the J♥ river. Belluscio tabled A♦Q♣, which was the winning hand this time around.
With approximately 45,000 already in the pot. Albert Riccobono announced all in for 32,000 on the 6♠10♣3♥8♦ board.
Danny Li mulled it over for a moment before he called.
Albert Riccobono: 7♦6♦
Danny Li: 9♥8♥
The 10♦ gave the pot to Li and sent Riccobono to the rail.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Tyler Sigman opened the hijack to 6,000 and got a call from Scott Eskenazi in the cutoff and Gerald Claunch in the big blind.
Claunch checked the J♠6♦7♣ flop and Sigman bet 7,500, getting two calls from both opponents.
All player checked the 4♦ turn, and Claunch bet out 16,000 on the 3♠ river. Sigman called and Eskenazi folded.
Claunch showed 7♥4♣ for two pair and Sigman threw his cards into the muck, handing the pot to Claunch.
Ben Burla raised from early position to 8,500 and was called by Michael Sibulkin in middle position.
Burla checked the K♣J♠6♣ flop, which led to a bet from Sibulkin for 10,000. Burla came along with a call.
Both players checked the 3♠ turn and the 10♦ river.
Burla showed 8♥8♦, which was slightly better than Sibulkin's 7♥7♣.
Players were already at showdown and the chips were being passed when Waheed Ashraf has been eliminated from the tournament after being all in from the cutoff against Gerald Claunch in the small blind.
Waheed Ashraf: AxJx
Gerald Claunch: Jx10x
Claunch clenched the pot on the river after picking up a straight on the Kx3xQxJxAx runout.
Edward Collins raised to 6,000 from under the gun and was called by Kazuhiko Yotsushika from the cutoff.
The dealer unveiled a 3♣6♣Q♠ flop, Collins checked, Yotsushika bet 7,000, and Collins called.
The turn was the 10♥. Collins checked again, this time Yotsushika bet 18,000, which was good enough to get a fold from Collins.