Event #45: $500 SALUTE to Warriors | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-17-2025 11:38 UTC-8

Two Table Redraw

Stewart Morrison

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
648	1	Roger Hendren	United States	8,100,000	16
648	2	Robert Gingher	United States	8,350,000	17
648	3	Anthony Desai	United States	9,200,000	18
648	4	Yu Hsiang Huang	Taiwan	7,300,000	15
648	5	Abraham Barbarian	United States	8,300,000	17
648	6	Kimon Fountoukidis	Poland	4,600,000	9
648	7	Joseph Hernon	United States	14,800,000	30
648	8	Samuel Choae	United States	7,700,000	15
648	9	Luciano Melo	Brazil	5,900,000	12

649	1	Brandon Sowers	United States	13,400,000	27
649	2	Joey Couden	United States	8,275,000	17
649	2	Alexander Savchenko	Russian Federation	8,000,000	16
649	4	Richard Buckingham	United States	27,000,000	54
649	5	Charlemagne Benjamin	United States	12,500,000	25
649	6	Sebastian Medina	Colombia	17,500,000	35
649	7	Tim Caziarc	United States	11,650,000	23
649	8	Ofer Saha	United States	13,250,000	27
649	9	Keith Romer	United States	3,725,000	7

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Buckingham	27,000,000 8,500,000	8,500,000
Sebastian Medina	17,500,000 10,725,000	10,725,000
Joseph Hernon	14,800,000 250,000	250,000
Brandon Sowers	13,400,000 2,200,000	2,200,000
Ofer Saha	13,250,000

Charlemagne Benjamin	12,500,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Tim Caziarc	11,650,000 4,650,000	4,650,000
Anthony Desai	9,200,000 3,575,000	3,575,000
Robert Gingher	8,350,000 3,650,000	3,650,000
Abraham Barbarian	8,300,000 775,000	775,000
Joey Couden	8,275,000 1,550,000	1,550,000

Roger Hendren	8,100,000 100,000	100,000
Alexander Savchenko	8,000,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Samuel Choae	7,700,000 4,600,000	4,600,000
Yu Hsiang Huang	7,300,000 900,000	900,000
Luciano Melo	5,900,000 5,875,000	5,875,000
Kimon Fountoukidis	4,600,000 4,900,000	4,900,000
Keith Romer	3,725,000 700,000	700,000

Tags: Abraham Barbarian Alexander Savchenko Anthony Desai Brandon Sowers Charlemagne Benjamin Joey Couden Joseph Hernon Keith Romer Kimon Fountoukidis Luciano Melo Ofer Saha Richard Buckingham Robert Gingher Roger Hendren Samuel Choae Sebastian Medina Tim Caziarc Yu Hsiang Huang

Level: 35

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 600,000

06-17-2025 11:34 UTC-8

Jaehyun Park Eliminated in 19th Place ($7,214); Mike Gao Eliminated in 20th Place ($7,214)

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Erick Torres

Level 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Jaehyun Park and Mike Gao met their fate against Ofer Saha in a three-way all-in pot that began when Jaehyun Park jammed from the button for 3,325,000. Mike Gao also committed his stack and jammed from the small blind for less. Ofer Saha woke up with a hand in the big blind and called, covering both players to put them at risk.

Jaehyun Park: 10♥4♦ All in
Mike Gao: J♠J♣ All in
Ofer Saha: A♦K♣

Gao led the pack as they headed into the runout, and his lead held when the 10♠9♣3♦ flop came. However, the K♥ on the turn vaulted Saha into the lead. The 3♥ river shut the door on Park and Gao sending them out in 19th and 20th place respectively.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ofer Saha	13,250,000 2,450,000	2,450,000

Jaehyun Park	Busted
Mike Gao	Busted

Tags: Jaehyun Park Mike Gao

06-17-2025 11:30 UTC-8

Hernon Doubles with Aces

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Josh Noy

Level 34 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Charlemagne Benjamin raised to 1,125,000 from under the gun and called after Joseph Hernon three-bet to 2,700,000 in the big blind.

Hernon moved all in on the 2♠Q♣7♥ flop and Benjamin called.

Joseph Hernon: A♥A♦ All in
Charlemagne Benjamin: A♣Q♦

Benjamin's top pair was trailing Hernon's pocket aces, and the 4♦ turn changed nothing. Hernon improved on the A♠ river, making a set to cement his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Hernon	14,550,000 2,550,000	2,550,000
Charlemagne Benjamin	10,500,000 6,150,000	6,150,000

Tags: Charlemagne Benjamin Joseph Hernon

06-17-2025 11:23 UTC-8

James Reed Eliminated in 21st Place ($7,214)

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Nick Becker

Level 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Charlemagne Benjamin raised to 1,200,000 in the cutoff and James Reed three-bet shoved in the big blind for 4,875,000 to put himself at risk. Benjamin thought for a brief moment before making the call.

James Reed: A♥K♥ All in
Charlemagne Benjamin: 5♦5♣

Benjamin came out on top, winning the coin flip as the board ran out 10♦9♦3♠4♦J♦ to send Reed to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charlemagne Benjamin	16,650,000 7,450,000	7,450,000
James Reed	Busted

Tags: Charlemagne Benjamin James Reed

06-17-2025 11:12 UTC-8

Clark Reynolds Eliminated in 22nd Place ($7,214)

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Nick Becker

Level 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Ofer Saha open-shoved in the hijack for just over 9,000,000 and Clark Reynolds called on the button for a little over 2,000,000. Joey Couden thought for a moment in the small blind before committing his stack of around 5,000,000.

Clark Reynolds: A♠10♣ All in
Joey Couden: A♣Q♣ All in
Ofer Saha: A♥Q♥

The board ran out 2♠K♥7♠3♥4♣ and Reynolds was sent to the rail. Couden and Saha chopped the pot to chip up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ofer Saha	10,800,000 4,900,000	4,900,000

Joey Couden	6,725,000 375,000	375,000

Clark Reynolds	Busted

Tags: Clark Reynolds Joey Couden Ofer Saha

06-17-2025 11:11 UTC-8

Four Players Stand Between Online Poker Legend 'Isildur' and His First WSOP Bracelet

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Jon Sofen

Level 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

The "Summer of Isildur" continues as Viktor Blom has reached his fourth final table at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP), and he could be just hours away from winning his first bracelet.

Event #44: $10,000 Big O Championship played down to five before concluding Monday's Day 3 session. Christopher Demaci busted in sixth place ($131,841), leaving only a handful of players left to battle for the $784,353 first-place prize and the gold bracelet.

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Tags: Viktor Blom

06-17-2025 11:03 UTC-8

Timothy Shifflet Eliminated in 23rd Place ($7,214)

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Erick Torres

Level 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Timothy Shifflet was down to his final 100,000 after he paid for the blinds and ante, leaving him in a precarious situation.

Brandon Sowers called from the button, and Kimon Fountoukidis also called from the small blind. Shifflet put in his final 100,000 and was called in both spots.

Sowers and Fountoukidis checked down the board of 8♣3♠K♠A♣10♥ to send the three to a showdown.

Shifflet showed Q♥6♦ for queen high. Fountoukidis showed 3♦4♥ for a pair of threes, which was good enough to eliminate Shifflet and scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Sowers	15,600,000
Kimon Fountoukidis	9,500,000 300,000	300,000
Timothy Shifflet	Busted

Tags: Brandon Sowers Kimon Fountoukidis Timothy Shifflet

06-17-2025 10:59 UTC-8

Oliver Heidel Eliminated in 24th Place ($7,214)

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Erick Torres

Level 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Oliver Heidel put in his last 1,700,000 and ran into Brandon Sowers, who called to put Heidel at risk.

Oliver Heidel: Q♠8♠ All in
Brandon Sowers: A♠A♦

Heidel could not find a way to crack Sowers' aces when the board ran 10♣K♠3♥J♣7♦ to hit the rail. Heidel earned $7,214 for his 24th-place finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Sowers	15,600,000 4,850,000	4,850,000
Oliver Heidel	Busted

Tags: Brandon Sowers Oliver Heidel

06-17-2025 10:53 UTC-8

Tyler Green Eliminated in 25th Place ($7,214)

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Stewart Morrison

Level 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Tyler Green was nursing a short stack of just 1,325,000, or a little over four big blinds. He put them all to use, moving all in from middle position. Action folded to Richard Buckingham in the small blind, who also moved all in, causing the big blind to fold.

Tyler Green: 7♠7♥ All in
Richard Buckingham: K♣8♥

A flip to decide whether Green would stay in the tournament or whether Buckingham would absorb his remaining chips into his growing stack.

The flop 6♣5♠2♥ was safe for Green, as was the J♣ turn. However, the river K♠ was all Buckingham needed to claim the pot, and Green headed toward the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Buckingham	18,500,000 6,500,000	6,500,000
Tyler Green	Busted

Tags: Richard Buckingham Tyler Green