Ryan Caviness moved all in from the cutoff for 17,500, and David Searl called from the small blind.
Ryan Caviness: Q♦J♦ 
David Searl: K♦J♣
The board came out with K♣4♦7♥2♥J♠, and Searl had the best of it with two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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68,000 | |
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Busted |
Clearly, attaining poker chips comes easy to Andy Bloch.
In short order, Bloch went from some 50,000 chips, to 865,000, to 2 million, then back to down to 864,700.
Funny thing is, all the while Bloch had a stack of just 52,000 in front of him.
When approached by a reporter, Bloch was aware of his invisible 800,000-plus stack. He was unaware he had taken the mythical chip lead of 2 million.
"Man, this game is easy," Bloch said. "It's easier than online."
The chip gains were courtesy of an entry error on the WSOP+ app.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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52,000 | |
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In the 898th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Kyna Englandn and Mike Holtz are back at Level 9 Studio to offer their thoughts on Doug Polk's recent appearance on Kill Tony, the popular Austin-based stand-up comedy program. How did Doug do in front of Tony Hinchcliffe and company? Let's just say you might be surprised.
Mike, who made a recent appearance in Daniel Negreanu's vlog, then sounds off on the cancelled WSOP Online bracelet event, the crew discusses the recently-announced changes to the WSOP Circuit, Chad goes to the world's largest casino collectibles show, and Matt Savage offers his thoughts as a special guest speaker.
Other topics include bracelet wins by Nick Schulman, Jason Koon, and John Racener, highlights from recent Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) events, and an exclusive interview with famed poker author Michael Kaplan, who recently released a new book, Advantage Players. The veteran scribe shares several poker stories, including Phil Ivey and Kelly Sun's baccarat edge sorting, the legendary Billy Baxter, and what it was like working with Stu Ungar in what was one of the final, if not THE final, interviews before he passed in 1998.
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The action began when the table folded to Anthony Kastelic in middle position, who chose to raise it to 4,000 to open the hand. Samuel Percival shipped his last 5,500 into the middle to go all in. Josh Wilder then chose to raise it to 11,000 from the big blind. Kastelic came along with a call.
The flop came J♣2♥4♠. Wilder checked from out of position, and Kastelic threw in 8,000. Wilder proceeded with a call.
Wilder checked again on the K♠ turn, which led to a bet of 17,000 from Kastelic. Widler called to come along to the river.
The K♣ river saw Wilder bet 6,000, but Kastelic wanted to play for more and raised to 37,000. Wilder folded, which awarded Kastelic the side pot.
Kastelic won the main pot when he revealed he had 4♦4♣ for a full house. Percival shook his head as he revealed he had A♣K♦ for trips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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243,000
243,000
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243,000 |
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115,000
115,000
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115,000 |
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Busted |
Nicole Bernal is dominating play at her table. It is quite surprising because she is not just an unknown players, this is her first tournament in 17 years.
Why hasn't she played in so long?
"We have a 16-year-old, hence the time gap," she said. "My better half just said, 'Let's go to Vegas and play in a tournament.' It's crazy that it is going so well."
Bernal's husband Daniel is also in the field. The two made the trek from Ridgecrest, Calif., a small town in the Mojave Desert.
Nicole Bernal was in the top 20 in chips at the break, significantly more chips than Daniel, and more than he and the three other unrelated Bernals in the field have combined.
"I'm definitely having a great day," she laughed. "We should have a reunion."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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328,300
88,300
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88,300 |
|
|
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
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53,000
53,000
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53,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
|
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27,500
27,500
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27,500 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Players are on a 25-minute break, and 2,213 players will return after the raceoff.
By the time the raises were all in, three players remained, with two in jeopardy. Jennifer Breckenridge, the original raiser bowed out because when action returned to her, the pot had been raised three other times, including an all-in.
As you might imagine, there were some nice pocket pairs involved.
Massimo Costantini: K♣K♠
Benjamin Bennett: Q♣Q♥
Erron Enoex: J♦J♠
The window card hit Bennett, and he floated away on a boat with the board of 4♠6♦Q♠6♠5♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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210,000
33,200
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33,200 |
|
165,000 | |
|
123,000 | |
|
Busted |
Most poker players at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) agree that Nick Schulman is heading into the Poker Hall of Fame this summer and it’s getting harder to argue otherwise.
On Thursday, Schulman was awarded his seventh WSOP bracelet in the $10,000 2-7 Championship, the third time he's won that event, further cementing his legacy as one of the game’s all-time greats.
And that’s exactly why Schulman earns this week’s WSOP Performance of the Week honors.
Tracie Osborn is a traveling dealer who loves the game of poker. A force to be reckoned with on the felt, Osborn is playing the Main Event for the first time this year and is getting plenty of reps on the felt beforehand.
Osborn studies off the felt using lessons from Daniel Negreanu and Chance Kornuth. Osborn also receives coaching from Joey Gargiulo.
This tournament is vital to Osborn, and she plays it every year, as her Grandfather and Father were both in the Navy, so she comes and plays in honor of their service.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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63,000
32,900
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32,900 |
