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

06-14-2025 13:52 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Bretzfield	Busted
Antonio Vilarins	Busted
Jose Severino	Busted
Ryan Anderson	Busted
Rod Fani	Busted
Martin Nielsen	Busted
Markus Jordan	Busted
Joseph Carden	Busted
Kyle Knecht	Busted
Brady Redington	Busted
Matthew Sauter	Busted
Benedikt Hausmann	Busted
John Richards	Busted

Chen Wins a Small One

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Nick Becker

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

Action was caught on the turn in a hand between Benny Chen on the button and Alfredo Vega in the big blind.

With the board reading 2♣6♦10♠8♥, both players checked to the 6♥ river. Vega bet 28,000 and Chen made the call.

"You got it, ace high," said Vega as he tossed his cards into the muck.

Chen tabled Q♥Q♠9♥2♦ for two pair, queens and sixes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Chen	1,800,000 693,000	693,000

Alfredo Vega	275,000 149,000	149,000

Tags: Alfredo Vega Benny Chen

06-14-2025 13:46 UTC-8

"That was a Good Pot to Limp"

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Roxanne Johnson

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

Robert Cowen limped from under the gun, Luteng Li overlimped in middle position, Joshua Palmer limped from the cutoff, Matthew Taylor called in the small blind, and the big blind, Brady Redington, checked his option in the big blind. The flop came out with 2♥Q♥5♦ and everyone checked.,

On the turn K♠, Li placed a bet of 72,000 once the earlier positions checked. Cowen and Taylor both came in to see the river.

The river Q♦ had everyone check again. Everyone was hesitant to show their cards, and Taylor flipped over K♥6♦4♦3♣ for two pair and the win, as everyone else mucked.

Taylor chuckled, "That was a great pot to limp".

Player	Chips	Progress
Luteng Li	2,220,000 1,980,000	1,980,000
Joshua Palmer	1,700,000 550,000	550,000

Robert Cowen	860,000 630,000	630,000

Matthew Taylor	762,000 62,000	62,000
Brady Redington	330,000 94,000	94,000

Tags: Brady Redington Joshua Palmer Luteng Li Matthew Taylor Robert Cowen

06-14-2025 13:30 UTC-8

Leiva Makes the Calls

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Jerome Solomon

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

Bradley Anderson bet more than 200,000 chips on the turn, then pushed all-in on the river with the board reading 5♠Q♥K♦4♠A♦

Carlos Leiva slowly made the call on the turn, but was a little quicker on the river, despite his tournament life being in jeopardy with his final 405,000 chips in play.

Carlos Leiva: A♠A♥7♣4♣ All in
Bradley Anderson: Q♣10♠9♠8♣

Leiva must have sniffed out something, as his call with just aces on the turn was even better than his final call with the set he hit on the last card.

"I wondered if I could get a guy out of that pot with aces, and my answer was yes," Anderson said. "I was wrong."

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Leiva	1,630,000 236,000	236,000

Bradley Anderson	359,000 243,000	243,000

Tags: Bradley Anderson Carlos Leiva

06-14-2025 13:27 UTC-8

Richards Finds the Double

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Nick Becker

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

John Richards raised to 56,000 in early position and Robert Valden three-bet to 175,000 in the cutoff. Richards then four-bet jammed for 212,000 total to put himself at risk and Valden made the call.

John Richards: A♦Q♦9♥7♥ All in
Robert Valden: K♠K♦10♠9♦

The board ran out Q♠6♥9♣7♣2♠ with Richards earning the double up with two pair, queens and nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Valden	485,000 162,000	162,000
John Richards	464,000 214,000	214,000

Tags: John Richards Robert Valden

06-14-2025 13:18 UTC-8

Top Ten Chip Counts on WSOP+

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Roxanne Johnson

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

According to the WSOP+ app these are the current top ten chip counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ernest Essad	2,700,000 1,450,000	1,450,000
Dylan Weisman	1,960,000 310,000	310,000

Georgios Tsoupras	1,452,000 102,000	102,000
Carlos Leiva	1,394,000 980,000	980,000

Frankie Muzzio	1,375,000 200,000	200,000
John Riordan	1,293,000 623,000	623,000

Gene Grieshaber	1,273,000 223,000	223,000
Joshua Palmer	1,150,000 426,000	426,000

Florian Ribouchon	1,134,000 324,000	324,000
Benny Chen	1,107,000 138,000	138,000

Level: 20

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

06-14-2025 13:06 UTC-8

WILD Billionaire WSOP Stories: Ultra-Rich Poker Players Revealed | PokerNews Podcast #895

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

In the 895th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway is joined by Mike Holtz and four-time bracelet winner Jeff Madsen to dive into the world of the ultra-rich at the World Series of Poker. Which billionaires have participated in the WSOP over the years? How much money has the WSOP actually awarded? And who are the wealthiest players at the tables today?

After introducing the topics, Chad, Mike, and Jeff take a deep dive into WSOP statistics to determine just how many billions the World Series of Poker has awarded to players over the last five decades.

They also take a closer look at some of the most ultra-wealthy poker players and face off in a special WSOP Billionaire trivia challenge to see who knows the most about poker’s richest.

In the second half of the episode, Chad sits down with two prominent voices in the high-stakes scene to further peel back the curtain on poker’s elite.

A new PokerNews Podcast will drop twice a week during the 2025 WSOP every Thursday and Sunday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode!

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

06-14-2025 13:01 UTC-8

Players on a Break

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Roxanne Johnson

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

Players are on their first break, and 65 players will return after 15 minutes.

06-14-2025 12:59 UTC-8

"You Win"

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Roxanne Johnson

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

James Cheung limped from middle position, and Michael Prill raised to 37,000 from the hijack. John Richards was in the big blind and made the call, and Cheung also called. The flop was 3♣3♥K♣ and everyone checked.

On the J♣, everyone checked again.

The river 9♥ had Richards lead out for 65,000, and Cheung made the call, while Prill folded.

Richards announced, "You win", and Cheung insisted that he show his cards.

Cheung stated, "I know I won".

Richards held A♣K♠Q♠7♠ for a pair of kings, and Cheung held 9♣9♠8♦6♠ for a full house.