Event #42: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-14-2025 12:58 UTC-8

Mckain Doubles

Barry Russell

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action was picked up as Brian Mckain was all in against Georgios Tsoupras.

Brian Mckain: K♣K♠Q♦3♦ All in
Georgios Tsoupras: A♣J♦6♣5♥

Terrible started for Mckain as the flop came 6♠4♦5♠, but the K♥ gave him top set and locked up the hand. The Q♥ was dealt on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Tsoupras	1,350,000 518,000	518,000
Brian Mckain	276,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Brian Mckain Georgios Tsoupras

06-14-2025 12:57 UTC-8

Cheung Bangs on Brannan Again

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Jerome Solomon

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

James Cheung and Frank Brannan have battled a couple of times today, with Cheung getting the best of it in a big pot earlier.

This time we grab the action with Brannan making a pot-sized raise of 324,000 chips on a full board reading Q♥7♦6♦10♥4♠.

Cheung spent a long time considering his options, stacking and restacking his chips, until finally he made the call.

"You got it," Brannan said, before even seeing the cards.

Brannan showed K♦10♠9♥5♥ for just a pair of tens. Cheung had 10♦8♦6♣5♣ for an eight-high straight.

It was a crushing blow to Brannan, who had only 72,000 chips after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Cheung	1,580,000 715,000	715,000
Frank Brannan	72,000 493,000	493,000

Tags: Frank Brannan James Cheung

06-14-2025 12:54 UTC-8

Rosnes Sends Cloutier to the Rail

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Nick Becker

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Eric Cloutier moved all in for 32,000 in middle position to put himself at risk and was called by Kyle Rosnes in the big blind.

Eric Cloutier: A♦J♣10♠8♦ All in
Kyle Rosnes: J♥J♦10♥8♥

The board ran out K♦4♠Q♣5♥5♣ and Rosnes' two pair, jacks and fives sent Cloutier to the rail.

Cloutier entered the day as the shortest stack in the field but managed to grind away and ladder up several spots.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Rosnes	500,000 276,000	276,000
Eric Cloutier	Busted

Tags: Eric Cloutier Kyle Rosnes

06-14-2025 12:39 UTC-8

Demirel Cracks Aces to Double Up

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Nick Becker

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Tolga Demirel raised to 42,000 on the button and Frank Brannan three-bet to 132,000 in the big blind. Demirel then four-bet jammed for 214,00 total to put himself at risk and Brannan quickly called.

Tolga Demirel: A♦K♠9♠7♦ All in
Frank Brannan: A♠A♥10♣8♦

Demirel pulled ahead on the J♦5♦K♦ flop with the nut flush. The 7♥ turn and 6♣ river offered no help to Brannan and the pot was pushed Demirel's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Brannan	565,000 285,000	285,000

Tolga Demirel	446,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Frank Brannan Tolga Demirel

06-14-2025 12:37 UTC-8

Gutshot Comes Through

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Kyle Knecht raised from the hijack to 30,000, and Benny Chen made the call from the cutoff. Everyone else folded, and the flop came out with K♠Q♥7♦. Knecht checked, and Chen made it 50,000. Knecht did not hesitate and moved all in for his last 217,000. Chen made the call and was ahead on the flop with his set of kings, and Knecht held a pair of aces and a gutshot draw to the straight.

Kyle Knecht: K♣K♦Q♠3♠ All in
Benny Chen: A♣A♠10♣9♥

The turn brought a straight for Knecht with the J♦, and the river 8♥ sealed the deal, and Knecht won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Chen	1,245,000 178,000	178,000

Kyle Knecht	509,000 286,000	286,000

Tags: Kyle Knecht

06-14-2025 12:31 UTC-8

Movement Among Chip Leaders

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Jerome Solomon

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Dylan Weisman has had the biggest jump of the day, more than doubling his stack through the first level and a half of play.

Conversely, John Riordan, the chip leader entering the day, has lost half of his.

Zhen Chen, second in chips coming in, is down nearly 1,000,000 from his overnight total. He lost much of it to a full house in this hand. Benny Zhen, who was third, has gained just a tad.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Weisman	2,270,000 1,425,000	1,425,000

Benny Chen	1,423,000 262,000	262,000

John Riordan	670,000 623,000	623,000

Mike Leah	431,000 429,000	429,000

Zhen Chen	203,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Benny Zhen Dylan Weisman John Riordan Zhen Chen

06-14-2025 12:26 UTC-8

Aasen Doubles

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Barry Russell

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

There were roughly 220,00 chips in the pot on a flop of 8♠2♣8♣, Bradley Anderson in middle position checked to Rick Aasen in the cutoff who checked behind.

Anderson kept in flow and checked to Aasen who bet 40,000 when the 8♥ hit the turn, Anderson called. Aasen went all in for 123,000 on the 9♥, and Anderson asked for a count and made the call.

Aasen tabled A♣A♥8♦5♥, Anderson mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bradley Anderson	602,000 602,000	602,000

Rick Aasen	546,000 63,000	63,000

Tags: Bradley Anderson Rick Aasen

06-14-2025 12:23 UTC-8

Essad Shows Top Set

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Nick Becker

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action picked up on a flop of 2♠K♥Q♦ in a hand between Zachary Fischer who was under the gun and Ernest Essad in the hijack.

Fischer led out with a bet of 35,000 and Essad made it 165,000 to go. Fischer made the call and the turn landed the 6♣.

Fischer checked and Essad bet 390,000, enough to put Fischer all in, who reluctantly tossed his cards into the muck.

Essad tabled K♦K♣ for three of a kind, kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ernest Essad	1,250,000 80,000	80,000
Zachary Fischer	355,000 370,000	370,000

Tags: Ernest Essad Zachary Fischer

06-14-2025 12:20 UTC-8

Blind Versus Blind Jacks for the Win

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Joshua Adcock limps in the small blind, and Russel McClean checked his option. The board came out with 4♠7♣10♥, Adcock checked, while McLean bet out 14,000. Adcock called.

Both players checked the turn 3♦ and the river 8♦.

McLean announced, "I have an eight", and mucked when Adcock showed the A♥J♥J♦8♠ for a higher pair and the win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Adcock	830,000 494,000	494,000
Russel McClean	510,000 41,000	41,000

Tags: Joshua Adcock Russel McClean

06-14-2025 12:05 UTC-8

Wong Avoids Knockout

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Jerome Solomon

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Danny Wong waited until the clock was called before pushing his final couple chips into a threeway, with two all-in pot. His pause was for a potential pay jump if others were eliminated before him. Turns out the wait was unecessary.

Eric Pfenning: K♥K♣6♥2♣ All in
Danny Wong: A♠Q♠Q♥10♥ All in
Juan Caridad: A♣Q♦J♠10♠

The runout of 7♠6♠8♠J♣J♦ favored Wong, who landed an ace-high flush on the flop to take the main pot. Caridads jack-high flush was good enough to snare the side pot, and eliminate Pfenning.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Caridad	440,000 89,000	89,000
Danny Wong	260,000 100,000	100,000

Eric Pfenning	Busted

Tags: Danny Wong Eric Pfenning Juan Caridad