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

06-14-2025 19:06 UTC-8

Matthew Schulte Eliminated in 20th Place ($10,204)

Roxanne Johnson

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Matthew Schulte was on his last 100,000 and moved in from under the gun. He received a call from the cutoff, Robert Cowen and the big blind, Carlos Leiva. The flop came out with 5♠J♦6♣, and Robert Cowen bet out 240,000 into a dry side pot. Leiva folded, and the cards were tabled.

Matthew Schulte: A♣K♦Q♠J♣ All in
Robert Cowen: 7♥6♣6♠3♥

The turn 8♥ and the river 4♦ and Cowen's set of sixes were enough to win the pot and the elimination,

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Leiva	4,200,000 350,000	350,000

Robert Cowen	1,050,000 930,000	930,000

Matthew Schulte	Busted

Tags: Carlos Leiva Matthew Schulte Robert Cowen

06-14-2025 19:00 UTC-8

Eran Carmi Eliminated in 21st Place ($10,204)

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action picked up on the flop, which was 6♣10♠10♥, and Eran Carmi was under the gun and bet out 85,000. Georgios Tsoupras was in the cutoff and raised to 140,000, and Carmi made the call.

On the turn A♦, both players checked.

The river 4♠ was a disaster for Carmi as he bet out 425,000, and Tsoupras thought about it for a minute and reraised 2,000,000, which was more than Carmi's stack at 350,000. Carmi called after contemplating.

Eran Carmi: A♣K♥4♥4♦ All in
Georgios Tsoupras: A♥J♥10♦8♣

Tsoupras held the full house for the win.

One of the other players mentioned, "You are the cooler master."

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Tsoupras	3,900,000 1,750,000	1,750,000
Eran Carmi	Busted

Tags: Eran Carmi Georgios Tsoupras

06-14-2025 18:56 UTC-8

Frank Brannan Eliminated in 23rd Place ($10,204); Tsz Shing Eliminated in 22rd Place ($10,204)

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Jerome Solomon

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The action began on the first hand after the dinner break, with Eran Carmi starting a train of three successive all-ins. Frank Brannan was second in the pool, Tsz Shing dove in last. Carmi had more chips than the others.

Tsz Shing: A♠A♥9♣3♠ All in
Frank Brannan: K♣Q♣J♠7♠ All in
Eran Carmi: Q♠10♠10♦9♠

The board ran out 6♣J♥K♥A♦2♥. None of the threesome had hearts, so Carmi's queen-ten for the Broadway straight took down the hand and sent two players packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eran Carmi	860,000 320,000	320,000
Tsz Shing	Busted
Frank Brannan	Busted

Tags: Eran Carmi Frank Brannan Tsz Shing

Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

06-14-2025 17:38 UTC-8

Dinner Break

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Nick Becker

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The remaining 23 players have been sent on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at approximately 7:35 p.m. local time.

Blinds will resume at 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 big blind ante.

06-14-2025 17:37 UTC-8

Anderson Takes Chunk From Chueng

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Jerome Solomon

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

James Cheung, the overall chip leader pushed the betting from the start, with a preflop raise to 90,000, a 160,000-chip bet on the flop and 175,000 more on the turn.

Bradley Anderson, seated right next to him in the cutoff was with him each step of the way and in short order.

But when the board paired for the second time on the river 5♠10♥7♦5♥10♦, Anderson paused at the huge bet from Cheung that would put him all in.

After much study and some thinking out loud, Anderson said, "I can't fold." And he didn't, risking his last 595,000 chips.

As soon as Anderson made the call, Cheung announced that he had aces in a defeated tone. Anderson flipped over {kckh10s9c], giving him three tens and a pot that put him back in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Cheung	4,900,000 340,000	340,000
Bradley Anderson	2,200,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Bradley Anderson James Cheung

06-14-2025 17:37 UTC-8

Alfredo Vega Eliminated in 24th Place ($8,282)

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

What started as a limped pot turned into a monster score for Joshua Palmer. James Cheung limped from under the gun, Bradley Anderson limped from early position, Alfredo Vega limped from middle position, and Ernest Essad also limped from the cutoff. Joshua Palmer was having none of that limping and raised to 225,000, and only Vega called.

The flop came out with 8♣K♦K♣, and Vega moved all in for his last 400,000, and Palmer immediately called.

Vega stated, "Aw man, do you have a king?"

Alfredo Vega: A♠A♥7♣2♠ All in
Joshua Palmer: K♥8♠6♥5♠

The following two cards were 7♠7♥, and Palmer had the best of it with a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Cheung	4,560,000 435,000	435,000
Ernest Essad	3,675,000 475,000	475,000
Joshua Palmer	2,930,000 1,130,000	1,130,000

Bradley Anderson	1,800,000 400,000	400,000

Alfredo Vega	Busted

Tags: Alfredo Vega Bradley Anderson Ernest Essad Joshua Palmer James Cheung

06-14-2025 17:33 UTC-8

Ace-High no Good

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Carlos Leiva raised from under the gun to 105,000, and Dylan Weisman made the call from the big blind.

Immediately, one of the players announced, "Are you kidding me?"

Weisman joked, "I didn't think it was that bad of a call".

The rest of the table stated, "He is watching the hockey game," and they all laughed.

The flop came out with 5♥9♦7♦, and Weisman took the lead for 90,000, and Leiva flat called.

On the turn 8♣, Weismann upped the bet to 275,000, and again Leiva called.

The river K♣ had both players check, and Weismann announced ace-high and mucked when he saw Leiva's hand of A♠7♥6♠4♦ for a pair of sevens and the win,

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Leiva	3,850,000 350,000	350,000

Dylan Weisman	2,300,000 2,250,000	2,250,000

Tags: Carlos Leiva Dylan Weisman

06-14-2025 17:18 UTC-8

Three Table Redraw (full)

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Nick Becker

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
663	1	Casey Brown	United States	2,350,000	78
663	2	Ernest Essad	United States	3,200,000	107
663	3	Joshua Palmer	United States	1,800,000	60
663	4	James Tian	United States	880,000	29
663	5	Julian Velador	United States	500,000	17
663	6	James Cheung	United Kingdom	4,125,000	138
663	7	Bradley Anderson	United States	1,400,000	47
663	8	Alfredo Vega	Spain	1,900,000	63

666	1	Tsz Shing	United States	315,000	11
666	2	Matthew Schulte	United States	250,000	8
666	3	Georgios Tsoupras	Greece	2,150,000	72
666	4	Robert Cowen	United Kingdom	1,980,000	66
666	5	Frankie Muzzio	United States	3,125,000	104
666	6	Kyle Rosnes	Canada	670,000	22
666	7	Eran Carmi	Israel	1,180,000	39
666	8	Frank Brannan	United States	280,000	9

669	1	Luteng Li	United States	720,000	24
669	2	Dylan Weisman	United States	4,550,000	152
669	3	Carlos Leiva	Spain	3,500,000	117
669	4	Jeremy Bader	United States	450,000	15
669	5	Brian Mckain	United States	1,100,000	37
669	6	Florian Ribouchon	France	4,700,000	157
669	7	Hooman Nikzad	United States	2,350,000	78
669	8	Eric Buchman	United States	455,000	15

Player	Chips	Progress
Florian Ribouchon	4,700,000 3,200,000	3,200,000
Dylan Weisman	4,550,000 250,000	250,000

James Cheung	4,125,000 625,000	625,000
Carlos Leiva	3,500,000 300,000	300,000

Ernest Essad	3,200,000 475,000	475,000
Frankie Muzzio	3,125,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Casey Brown	2,350,000 400,000	400,000
Hooman Nikzad	2,350,000 1,646,000	1,646,000
Georgios Tsoupras	2,150,000 100,000	100,000
Robert Cowen	1,980,000 1,120,000	1,120,000

Alfredo Vega	1,900,000 1,625,000	1,625,000
Joshua Palmer	1,800,000 100,000	100,000

Bradley Anderson	1,400,000 1,041,000	1,041,000

Eran Carmi	1,180,000 365,000	365,000
Brian Mckain	1,100,000 50,000	50,000
James Tian	880,000 160,000	160,000
Luteng Li	720,000 70,000	70,000
Kyle Rosnes	670,000 155,000	155,000
Julian Velador	500,000 370,000	370,000
Eric Buchman	455,000 1,345,000	1,345,000

Jeremy Bader	450,000 10,000	10,000
Tsz Shing	315,000 390,000	390,000
Frank Brannan	280,000 208,000	208,000

Matthew Schulte	250,000 89,000	89,000

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06-14-2025 17:11 UTC-8

Tsoupras Eliminates Valden With Groaning Flush on River

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Action was picked up on the flop of 5♣3♦8♦, and Robert Valden, who was sitting in middle position, was all in for his last 150,000 with a pot of roughly 550,000. Georgios Tsoupras was also in the hand from early position with the superior stack.

Robert Valden: K♠K♦8♠3♠ All in
Georgios Tsoupras: A♠9♠6♦4♦