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

06-16-2025 20:55 UTC-8

Ace on the River for Barbarian

Nick Becker

Level 31 : Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Abraham Barbarian was in early position and got it all in preflop with the covering stack against Rolf Weisshaupt in the small blind, who had 2,575,000 to start the hand.

Rolf Weisshaupt: 10♥10♠ All in
Abraham Barbarian: A♠10♦

The flop came K♦K♥J♦ with Weisshaupt still in the lead. The 6♦ turn gave Barbarian additional outs with a flush draw and the A♥ river saw Weisshaupt's tournament run come to an end.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abraham Barbarian	6,395,000 5,999,000	5,999,000
Rolf Weisshaupt	Busted

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06-16-2025 21:09 UTC-8

Shifflet Knocks Outs Gross

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Nick Becker

Level 31 : Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Timothy Shifflet raised to 500,000 in the hijack and Peter Gross three-bet jammed in the small blind for 1,040,000 to put himself at risk. Shifflet made the call.

Peter Gross: Q♥10♥ All in
Timothy Shifflet: A♣7♣

The flop of 5♠4♥3♥ gave Gross a sweat with outs to a queen, a ten, or a heart but the board of 5♣, 4♦ bricked out, sending him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Shifflet	6,900,000 3,400,000	3,400,000
Peter Gross	Busted

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06-16-2025 21:11 UTC-8

Fountoukidis Eliminates Quijano

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Laura Fryer

Level 31 : Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Mario Quijano was sitting with 1,115,000 and jammed from early position. Action folded around to Kimon Fountoukidis in the big blind and he made the call.

Mario Quijano: J♦10♦ All in
Kimon Fountoukidis: A♠Q♦

Fountoukidis only improved on the 3♣3♦6♣4♣A♦ runout, and Quijano was sent home.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kimon Fountoukidis	3,840,000 465,000	465,000
Mario Quijano	Busted

06-16-2025 21:18 UTC-8

Naylor Sends Mead Out

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Erick Torres

Level 31 : Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Chester Mead and Matthew Naylor chose to put the chips in preflop, as Mead put his tournament life at risk for just over two million in chips, with Naylor just barely covering him with a stack of 2,300,000.

Chester Mead: A♥4♥ All in
Matthew Naylor: K♦K♣

Naylor had Mead in deep trouble and the runout of 8♠J♠5♦J♥2♦ was not the texture he was looking as he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Naylor	2,300,000 2,420,000	2,420,000
Chester Mead	Busted

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06-16-2025 21:22 UTC-8

Couden Eliminates Cullen

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Erick Torres

Level 31 : Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Joey Couden jammed from the cutoff to put pressure on the remaining players behind as the big stack, and Benedict Cullen took a stand calling off his stack to be at risk.

Benedict Cullen: A♠3♠ All in
Joey Couden: A♣J♥

Couden had Cullen dominated with a better ace, but the 5♥2♣Q♦ flop did improve Cullen with a gutshot straight to go along with his three pair outs. The A♦ was not one of them on the turn, and the J♣ sealed Cullen's fate, sending him to the cage.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joey Couden	12,050,000 8,700,000	8,700,000

Benedict Cullen	Busted

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06-16-2025 21:49 UTC-8

Fountoukidis Eliminates Naylor

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Erick Torres

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Matthew Naylor opted to push in his final 1,300,000 from under the gun. Action folded to Kimon Fountoukidis in the hijack, who also jammed for 5,910,000 to clear out the rest of the table and go to showdown against Naylor.

Matthew Naylor: 9♠9♥ All in
Kimon Fountoukidis: A♣Q♣

It was a race of a pair versus overcards, and the pair was ahead when the flop came 5♥4♠6♥, but the A♦ river was just what Fountoukidis was looking for, flipping the script on Naylor. The 3♣ peeled off to end the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kimon Fountoukidis	7,200,000 3,360,000	3,360,000
Matthew Naylor	Busted

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06-16-2025 21:50 UTC-8

Some Late Eliminations

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Laura Fryer

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Parent	Busted
Harry Johnson	Busted
Evgeny Urubkov	Busted
Sandipan Das	Busted

06-16-2025 21:53 UTC-8

Herron Runs into Aces

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Laura Fryer

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Patricia Herron was all in for her remaining 2,100,000 stack in middle position. Abraham Barbarian made the call from the cutoff and had her well covered.

Patricia Herron: Q♣Q♥ All in
Abraham Barbarian: A♥A♠

Herron couldn't be saved on the 10♠9♣4♣3♠5♠ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abraham Barbarian	7,850,000 1,455,000	1,455,000
Patricia Herron	Busted

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06-16-2025 21:59 UTC-8

End of the Daly

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Laura Fryer

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Zach Daly was all in from under the gun for around 6,800,000 and got a single call from Luciano Melo in the big blind who had around 5,400,000. Daly covered Melo by around 1,400,000.

Luciano Melo: Q♣Q♠ All in
Zach Daly: 10♠10♣

Daly was behind and didn't improve on the A♣8♥9♠3♣Q♥ runout.

Melo chipped up and Daly was left with around 5 big blinds. He was seen walking away from the table just a few hands later after being eliminated, just a few minutes before the end of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luciano Melo	11,100,000 10,557,500	10,557,500
Zach Daly	Busted

Tags: Luciano Melo Zach Daly