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

06-14-2025 14:45 UTC-8

Velador and Tsoupras Chop It

Nick Becker

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Action went three-ways to a flop of 5♦2♠Q♠ in a hand between Georgios Tsoupras in the cutoff, Jianqiang Yu on the button, and Julian Velador in the big blind.

With about 200,000 in the middle, Velador moved all in for 105,000 and was called by both of his opponents.

Tsoupras and Yu checked it down as the board ran out 3♣, 9♦. Velador tabled Q♥9♠7♠6♦ and Tsoupras turned over Q♣10♣9♣8♠ with both of them having two pair, queens and nines. Yu had A♦A♥9♦J♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Tsoupras	1,325,000 85,000	85,000
John Riordan	425,000 868,000	868,000

Julian Velador	260,000 50,000	50,000
Jianqiang Yu	170,000 242,000	242,000

Tags: Georgios Tsoupras Jianqiang Yu Julian Velador

06-14-2025 14:43 UTC-8

Call for a Discount

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Eran Carmi moved all in from the button for 56,000, and Casey Brown called from the big blind.

Eran Carmi: K♦Q♦J♦6♣ All in
Casey Brown: 6♥5♣3♣3♠

The board ran out with 10♠9♣K♠10♣8♠, and Carmi caught the best of it with the straight.

Carmi stated, "It's a discount", as he recounted his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Casey Brown	1,800,000 200,000	200,000
Eran Carmi	172,000 118,000	118,000

Tags: Casey Brown Eran Carmi

06-14-2025 14:37 UTC-8

Leah Scores Some Chips From Armstrong

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Mike Leah raised from under the gun to 40,000, and Benjamin Armstrong three-bet to 100,000, and Leah moved all in for his last 182,000. Armstrong made the call,

Mike Leah: K♦K♣10♦3♦ All in
Benjamin Armstrong: A♣A♠Q♣8♣

The board ran out as K♠3♥8♥7♦K♥, and Leah had the best of it with quads.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Leah	370,000 61,000	61,000

Benjamin Armstrong	243,000 148,000	148,000

Tags: Benjamin Armstrong Mike Leah

06-14-2025 14:33 UTC-8

Tsoupras and Yu Flip-flop Again

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Jerome Solomon

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

For the third time, Georgios Tsoupras and Jianqiang Yu played out a reversal of fortunes.

Nicholas Nash went all-in in middle position on a flop of 4♠2♠7♥ and was caught in the middle when Tsoupras went all in over the top from the small blind. Yu made the call for Tsoupras remaining 348,000 chips.

Nicholas Nash: A♣A♦K♥7♣ All in
Georgios Tsoupras: Q♦7♠6♠4♦ All in
Jianqiang Yu: 6♦6♥3♦3♥

The turn and river came 10♦9♣, meaning Tsoupras' made the best hand with pairs of sevens and fours.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Tsoupras	1,240,000 535,000	535,000
Jianqiang Yu	412,000 868,000	868,000
Nicholas Nash	Busted

Tags: Georgios Tsoupras Jianqiang Yu Nicholas Nash

06-14-2025 14:29 UTC-8

Palmer Pots It on the River

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Nick Becker

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Joshua Palmer raised to 40,000 on the button and Matthew Taylor defended in the big blind.

The flop of K♥J♥2♣ went check-check, bringing the 5♣ turn. Taylor led out for 75,000 and Palmer made the call.

On the 10♥ river, Taylor slowed down with a check and Palmer slid out a pot-sized bet of 260,000.

Taylor thought for a moment before giving up his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Palmer	1,040,000 660,000	660,000

Matthew Taylor	380,000 382,000	382,000

Tags: Joshua Palmer Matthew Taylor

06-14-2025 14:19 UTC-8

Yu Got Better and Better

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Jerome Solomon

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Georgios Tsoupras pushed all in on the river for well over the amount of chips Jianqiang Yu had in his stack. Yu immediately made the call and went all in on a board that read: 3♥K♥A♣J♣4♥.

Jianqiang Yu: A♥Q♦10♥4♦ All in
Georgios Tsoupras: A♦K♦6♠4♠

Yu had turned a straight before making the ace-high flush on the river to earn the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jianqiang Yu	1,280,000 855,000	855,000
Georgios Tsoupras	705,000 747,000	747,000

Tags: Jianqiang Yu Georgios Tsoupras

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

06-14-2025 14:14 UTC-8

Demirel Chipping Up

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Nick Becker

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Brian Leblanc raised to 35,000 on the button, Tolga Demirel flatted in the small blind, and Jeremy Bader defended in the big blind.

The flop of A♠J♥Q♦ checked through to the 2♥ turn. Demirel led out for 65,000 and only Leblanc called.

Demirel bet again on the 5♥ river, this time for 75,000. Leblanc thought for a moment and looked back at his cards before tossing them into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tolga Demirel	585,000 139,000	139,000
Brian Leblanc	535,000 315,000	315,000
Jeremy Bader	325,000 173,000	173,000

06-14-2025 14:12 UTC-8

"I am a Lucky Guy"

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Vadim Shlez raised to 56,000, and James Cheung called from the big blind. The flop came out with K♥6♠J♣, Cheung checked, and Shlez moved all in for his last 60,000. Cheung made a quick call, stating, "Sixes."

Shlez stated, "Sixes, that is a lot".

Vadim Shlez: A♥K♦9♥4♠ All in
James Cheung: A♦6♥6♦5♠

Cheung had the best of it with a set of sixes, and the turn 9♠ and river 10♠ did not change the outcome of the hand, which sent Shlez to the rail.

Cheung joked as he stacked his chips, "I am a lucky guy".