2025 World Series of Poker

Event #45: $500 SALUTE to Warriors
Day: 2
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Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q♥j♠
Prize
$187,937
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$1,614,170
Entries
3,937
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
625
Players Left
32
Players Left 1 / 3,937
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Mead Takes Out Tayi

Laura Fryer
Laura Fryer
Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Chester Mead opened from an early position for 550,000 and Venkata Tayi called for his remaining 300,000.

Venkata Tayi: A♦K♠All in
Chester Mead: A♠J♠

Tayi was ahead until the 3♣5♦J♥ flop as Mead picked up top pair.

The 4♦ turn and 10♥ river didn't save Tayi, and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Chester Mead 		850,000
300,000
 300,000
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Venkata Tayi 		Busted

Tags: Chester MeadVenkata Tayi

Sparks Cracks Aces

Nick Becker
Nick Becker
Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Joaquin Lestani moved all in from early position for 715,000 to put himself at risk and Jonathon Sparks reshoved in the cutoff to isolate.

Joaquin Lestani: A♦A♣ All in
Jonathon Sparks: Q♥Q♠

Sparks drilled a queen on the 5♠Q♣4♣ flop to pull ahead in the hand and improved to quads when the board ran out 2♠, Q♦.

Player Chips Progress
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Jonathon Sparks 		2,565,000
2,148,000
 2,148,000
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Joaquin Lestani 		Busted

Tags: Joaquin LestaniJonathon Sparks

All Over for Umerova

Laura Fryer
Laura Fryer
Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Safiya Umerova jammed from an early position for 500,000 and Charlemagne Benjamin was the only caller.

Safiya Umerova: J♠J♥All in
Charlemagne Benjamin: A♦Q♥

Umerova was looking good until the 3♠7♣Q♠ flop, as Benjamin improved to a pair of queens.

The 5♣ turn and 4♣ river didn't change anything, and Umerova was eliminated with around 125 players remaining.

Player Chips Progress
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Charlemagne Benjamin 		1,830,000
1,180,000
 1,180,000
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Safiya Umerova 		Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Charlemagne BenjaminSafiya Umerova

Medina Out Flops Hodge

Erick Torres
Erick Torres
Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Ryan Hodge met his fate in the tournament when he jammed and was called by Sebastian Medina, who had him covered by a wide margin.

Ryan Hodge: J♣J♦All in
Sebastian Medina: A♠K♠

Hodge was ahead, but not for long, as the flop came 8♣A♥7♠ to put Hodge firmly behind. The 8♠ did not generate any drama, and the Q♦ shut the book on Hodge's run.

Player Chips Progress
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Sebastian Medina 		3,405,000
795,000
 795,000
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Ryan Hodge 		Busted

Tags: Ryan HodgeSebastian Medina

Kersey Wakes Up with Cowboys

Nick Becker
Nick Becker
Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Halford Fairchild raised to 120,000 under the gun and Simon Brandtner three-bet shoved all in for 560,000 in middle position. Charles Kersey then made it 1,000,000 to go in late position, prompting Fairchild to get out of the way.

Simon Brandtner: A♣8♦ All in
Charles Kersey: K♠K♣

There were no aces to be found on the 9♠10♦J♣4♦8♠ runout and Brandtner's tournament run came to an end.

Player Chips Progress
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Charles Kersey 		3,285,000
535,000
 535,000
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Simon Brandtner 		Busted

Tags: Charles KerseyHalford FairchildSimon Brandtner

Sevens Send Savchenko Home

Laura Fryer
Laura Fryer
Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Richard Altemari Iii was all in from a middle position for 600,000 and got a single call from Alexander Savchenko in the small blind.

Richard Altemari Iii: A♠3♠All in
Alexander Savchenko: 7♦7♠

Altemari Iii picked up a backdoor flush and straight draw on the 4♦10♠4♥ flop.

The 4♠ turn got Altemari Iii closer, but the J♦ river didn't get him there.

Savchenko sat back with a monster stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Alexander Savchenko 		6,000,000
700,000
 700,000
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Richard Altemari Iii 		Busted

Tags: Alexander SavchenkoRichard Altemari Iii

Hannan and Boddorf Bust in Back-to-Back Hands

Nick Becker
Nick Becker
Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Conor Hannan got it all in with just over 1,000,000 against Tim Caziarc who had him covered.

Conor Hannan: 10♥10♦ All in
Tim Caziarc: Q♦Q♥

The board ran out 2♣4♦2♦A♦8♥, and Caziarc scooped the pot with two pair, queens and deuces.

The next hand, Jacques Misonne got it all in against the short-stacked Matthew Boddorf.

Matthew Boddorf: 10♥9♥ All in
Jacques Misonne: K♦10♣

There were no nines to be found on the 7♦4♣2♥4♠J♣ runout and Boddorf was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Tim Caziarc 		4,600,000
200,000
 200,000
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Jacques Misonne 		2,650,000
975,000
 975,000
Profile photo of Conor Hannan us
Conor Hannan 		Busted
Profile photo of Matthew Boddorf us
Matthew Boddorf 		Busted

Tags: Conor HannanJacques MisonneTim Caziarc

Causer Sends Yi to the Rail

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Action was joined with cards already on their back, and Ran Yi all in at risk versus Steven Causer.

Ran Yi: 6♠6♣ All in
Steven Causer: 10♣10♦

Yi was behind and at risk, and it didn't get any easier for him on the 5♦10♥8♦ flop.

The Q♥ turn sealed his fate, and once the dealer put out the mandatory 8♣ river, Yi headed towards the exit.

Player Chips Progress
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Steven Causer 		2,275,000
1,428,000
 1,428,000
Profile photo of Ran Yi ca
Ran Yi 		Busted

Tags: Ran YiSteven Causer

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