Event #45: $500 SALUTE to Warriors Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-16-2025 16:46 UTC-8

Guzman's Rockets Win It

Nick Becker

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

Dario Dussan Guzman was in the cutoff and got it all in preflop against James Murphey in the big blind. Guzman started the hand with 1,865,000 and had Murphey covered by a small margin.

Dario Dussan Guzman: A♥A♦ All in
James Murphey: J♥J♠

Murphey picked up additional outs on the 10♦9♥7♦ flop with a gutshot. The 2♦ turn and 6♣ river offered him no help and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Dussan Guzman	3,920,000 3,121,000	3,121,000
James Murphey	Busted

Tags: Dario Dussan Guzman James Murphey

06-16-2025 16:46 UTC-8

Gao Sends Stacy Home

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Laura Fryer

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

Kenneth Stacy moved all in from the hijack for 525,000. Mike Gao re-jammed and covered Stacy's stack.

Kenneth Stacy: K♣9♣ All in
Mike Gao: A♣10♦

Stacy flopped top pair on the 7♥Q♦K♦ board.

The J♥ turn gave Gao back the lead as he turned the straight.

The 10♠ river saw Stacy eliminated, with around 100 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Gao	1,320,000 903,000	903,000
Kenneth Stacy	Busted

Tags: Kenneth Stacy Mike Gao

06-16-2025 18:03 UTC-8

Castillo Flipped Out

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Stewart Morrison

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Action was on Jesus Castillo, who moved all in for 475,000. Mike Gao then moved all in himself, for roughly 1,500,000. All other players got out of the way, and the players turned their cards over.

Jesus Castillo: A♥9♣ All in
Mike Gao: 7♦7♥

The flop 2♣J♥5♣ didn't offer Castillo much, but the turn 8♣ gave him a flush draw.

The river was uncooperative, though, coming the J♠, and as Gao pulled in the pot, Castillo headed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Gao	2,050,000 730,000	730,000
Jesus Castillo	Busted

Tags: Jesus Castillo Mike Gao

06-16-2025 18:05 UTC-8

Breckenridge Busts Tsang

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Laura Fryer

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Mitchell Tsang moved all in from early position for his remaining 500,000 and action folded around to Jennifer Breckenridge in the small blind. Breckenridge asked for a count before moving in her stack to re-jam for around 750,000. The big blind instantly folded and the players went to showdown.

Mitchell Tsang: A♦9♣ All in
Jennifer Breckenridge: A♠Q♣

Breckenridge paired up on the Q♥J♥5♠ flop, putting her further ahead.

The K♣ turn and 4♥ river didn't save Tsang and he was eliminated just a few hands after the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jennifer Breckenridge	1,350,000 1,060,000	1,060,000
Mitchell Tsang	Busted

Tags: Jennifer Breckenridge Mitchell Tsang

06-16-2025 18:07 UTC-8

Recent Eliminations

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Stewart Morrison

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Thivyanathan	Busted
Masbah Ben Baba	Busted
Levent Aksoy	Busted
Raymond Hicks	Busted
Yenhan Chen	Busted

William Perpich	Busted
Charles Tabor	Busted
Steven Causer	Busted
Tammy Hatley	Busted
Duke Nguyen	Busted
Kenneth Stacy	Busted
James Murphey	Busted
Thomas Murphy	Busted

Lisa Farmer	Busted
Joseph Reyes	Busted
Francisco Rios	Busted
Glenn Stout	Busted
Jianci Zhan	Busted
Jason Mirza	Busted
Jacques Misonne	Busted
Jesus Ortiz Calderon	Busted
Geoffrey Sugerman	Busted
Matthew Boddorf	Busted
Eric Bunch	Busted
Steven Johnson	Busted

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06-16-2025 18:42 UTC-8

A Painful Way to Depart

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Stewart Morrison

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

We joined the action with both Vicente Pena and Jeffrey Rogers' cards on their back, having got all the money in preflop.

Jeffrey Rogers: Q♣Q♥ All in
Vicente Pena: A♥J♣

It was Rogers at risk, but this pot was for almost all of Pena's stack, also.

The flop 8♣8♠K♠ was a good start for Rogers, and although the 8♦ gave Pena one more out, it was still looking good for him.

The river was a cruel blow, though, coming the A♠. This gave Pena almost a full double-up but, in doing so, sent Rogers to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vicente Pena	2,850,000 2,220,000	2,220,000
Jeffrey Rogers	Busted

Tags: Jeffrey Rogers Vicente Pena

06-16-2025 19:20 UTC-8

Hendren's Jacks are Best

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Nick Becker

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Roger Hendren was in the cutoff and got it all in preflop with the covering stack against Dario Dussan Guzman in the hijack who had just under 1,000,000.

Dario Dussan Guzman: K♦10♦ All in
Roger Hendren: J♠J♦

The board ran out 6♦7♣8♠10♣5♦ and Hendren's pair of jacks remained in the lead all the way to send Guzman packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roger Hendren	4,900,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Dario Dussan Guzman	Busted

Tags: Dario Dussan Guzman Roger Hendren

06-16-2025 19:30 UTC-8

Hall Keeps Climbing

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Nick Becker

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Muffadal Daginawala got it all in preflop against Zachary Hall who had the covering stack.

Muffadal Daginawala: 7♠7♥ All in
Zachary Hall: 10♣10♦

There were no sevens to be found on the 4♦2♥6♦Q♣3♦ runout, and Daginawala was sent to the rail.

Hall now sits with one of the largest stacks in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zachary Hall	8,900,000 3,550,000	3,550,000
Muffadal Daginawala	Busted

Tags: Muffadal Daginawala Zachary Hall

06-16-2025 19:33 UTC-8

Lee Got Parked in Two

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Laura Fryer

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Action was followed from the Q♥7♠6♦ flop. David Lee (NY) checked from under the gun and Jaehyun Park checked behind in the cutoff.

The 8♠ turn saw Lee bet 550,000 and Park raise to 1,200,000. Lee moved all in for around 4,200,000 and Park snap called, and was just covered by Lee.

Jaehyun Park: 10♠9♠ All in
David Lee (NY): K♠Q♦

Park had turned the straight, and Lee flopped top pair. There was no hope for Lee, and he was left with just 80,000 when the 4♦ river card came.

Lee was in the big blind in the next hand and forced all in. Park raised to 300,000 and there were no other players in the hand.

David Lee (NY): Q♣9♦ All in
Jaehyun Park: K♣10♣

Lee needed to hit to stay alive, but he bricked on the A♥5♥5♦3♣4♠ runout with very little sweat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jaehyun Park	9,300,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
David Lee (NY)	Busted

Tags: David Lee Jaehyun Park

06-16-2025 19:37 UTC-8

Recent Eliminations

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Nick Becker

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Lee (NY)	Busted
Muffadal Daginawala	Busted
Dario Dussan Guzman	Busted
Charles Kersey	Busted
Matthew Seitz	Busted
Halford Fairchild	Busted
David Richman	Busted
Hunter Cole	Busted
Vicente Pena	Busted
Serge Delfour	Busted
Kevin Ostenberg	Busted
John Merriam	Busted
Lewis Jacobson	Busted
Jordan Lewis	Busted
Gregory Janin	Busted
Jeffrey Rogers	Busted
Stephen Ma	Busted
Antal Roth	Busted
Nima Saghafi	Busted
Aramis Bonzini	Busted