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

06-16-2025 15:22 UTC-8

Wai Finds a Way Back

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Laura Fryer

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Nicholas Wai open-jammed from the cutoff for 245,000 and got a single call from Sebastian Medina in the big blind.

Nicholas Wai: A♣8♠ All in
Sebastian Medina: A♦10♥

The players chopped the pot on the 7♠J♠J♥Q♦Q♥ runout.

Wai moved all in again in the next hand and got it through, picking up the blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Medina	4,200,000 4,001,000	4,001,000
Nicholas Wai	615,000 249,000	249,000

Tags: Nicholas Wai Sebastian Medina

06-16-2025 15:12 UTC-8

Victory for Victor Lee

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Stewart Morrison

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

After a raise and a three-bet, action folded to Victor Lee pre-flop, who four-bet shoved for 750,000.

The initial raiser folded, but Kim Kelly called.

Victor Lee: K♠K♦ All in
Kim Kelly: Q♦Q♣

Before the flop was dealt, the initial raiser let the table know that he folded pocket fives and, as such, did not want to see a five.

The window 5♦ followed by 9♣7♥ saw the player slam the table, but for those still in the hand, it had no effect.

The turn 7♦ and 3♣ river were no help to Kelly, and Lee got the double up and some.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Lee	1,750,000 1,186,000	1,186,000
Kim Kelly	750,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Kim Kelly Victor Lee

06-16-2025 15:11 UTC-8

Jacks Super for Mario as Lim Departs

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Eliot Thomas

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The action was picked up with Brian Lim in the big blind moving all in for 260,000. The hand then folded round to Mario Quijano in the hijack, who had Lim easily covered with around 1,500,000 in chips, and made the call.

Brian Lim: K♠7♠ All in
Mario Quijano: J♦J♠

Quijano was well ahead preflop, and maintained his ascendancy when the first three cards came out 3♥2♣Q♦. A turn of 6♥, before a river of 2♠ was no help for Lim, who exited stage left.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mario Quijano	1,785,000 1,634,000	1,634,000
Brian Lim	Busted

Tags: Brian Lim Mario Quijano

06-16-2025 15:10 UTC-8

Queens Hold for Reynolds

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Nick Becker

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Calvin Chen raised to 115,000 in early position and was three-bet by Clark Reynolds on the button to 300,000. Chen called and the two saw a flop of 3♦4♦3♠.

Chen led out for 250,000 and Reynolds moved all in to put Chen at risk. Chen had a little over one million behind and made the call.

Calvin Chen: J♣J♦ All in
Clark Reynolds: Q♠Q♣

The 3♥ turn and K♠ river offered no help to Chen and he was sent to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Clark Reynolds	4,750,000 2,200,000	2,200,000
Calvin Chen	Busted

Tags: Calvin Chen Clark Reynolds

06-16-2025 15:09 UTC-8

Green Finds a King to Double

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Laura Fryer

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

James Reed opened from middle position to 125,000 and Tyler Green moved all in on the button for around 175,000. Steven Johnson was in the small blind and re-jammed for around 1,000,000 and Reed folded.

Tyler Green: A♦K♥ All in
Steven Johnson: Q♦Q♠

Green stormed ahead on the K♦4♥J♣ flop, and secured the double after the 6♠ and 10♠ completed the board.

Johnson remarked after the hand, "I lose with the good hands and win with the bad ones", after he doubled up his opponent.

Tags: James Reed Steven Johnson Tyler Green

06-16-2025 15:04 UTC-8

Reynolds Gets Fold on River

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Erick Torres

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The hand began with a raise by Clark Reynolds to 100,000 from early position. Oliver Heidel made it 280,000 from middle position, and Reynolds called after the table folded back around to him.

Both players checked the 9♦Q♣6♠ flop and the 4♠ turn.

When the 7♠ hit the river, Reynolds fired for 225,000, which elicited a fold from Heidel.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charles Kersey	2,750,000 90,000	90,000
Clark Reynolds	2,550,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Oliver Heidel	1,800,000 1,543,000	1,543,000
Jacques Misonne	1,675,000 1,382,000	1,382,000
Timothy Shifflet	1,060,000 650,000	650,000
Matthew Boddorf	800,000 309,000	309,000
Halford Fairchild	750,000 650,000	650,000

Tags: Clark Reynolds Oliver Heidel

06-16-2025 15:00 UTC-8

Growing the Stack Slow and Gentile

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Chester Mead opened in cutoff to 100,000 and got an all-in shove from Michael Gentile for 240,000 from the big blind. Mead called putting Gentile's tournament life on the line.

Michael Gentile: A♥Q♣ All in
Chester Mead : A♦10♣

Gentile had Mead dominated and without anyone hitting the board of 9♣K♠5♠2♠J♠, he boosted his stack to a little but more than ten bigs.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chester Mead	1,900,000 1,040,000	1,040,000
Michael Gentile	555,000 204,000	204,000

06-16-2025 14:58 UTC-8

Stahley Eliminates Sandt

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Nick Becker

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Shawn Sandt moved all in from under the gun for about 275,000 to put himself at risk and Riley Stahley called in the big blind.

Shawn Sandt: 6♥6♠ All in
Riley Stahley: K♥10♠

It was a fair fight but Stahley pulled ahead on the K♠J♠K♣ flop, improving to trip kings. The 2♠ turn and Q♦ river offered no help to Sandt, and he was sent packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Riley Stahley	825,000 672,000	672,000
Shawn Sandt	Busted

Tags: Riley Stahley Shawn Sandt

06-16-2025 14:55 UTC-8

Sean Perry Loses $250,000 in Five Minutes at the World Series of Poker

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Jon Sofen

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Playing the $250,000 Super High Roller turned out to be a bad bet for Sean Perry.

The self-proclaimed sports betting guru arrived on Monday to enter Day 2 of the largest buy-in tournament at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP). He lost all of his chips about five minutes after he sat down. But he'll have an opportunity to win it all back soon (or lose more).

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Tags: Sean Perry

06-16-2025 14:48 UTC-8

Updated Counts After the Break According to the WSOP+ App

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Laura Fryer

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Pazuki	2,715,000 2,389,000	2,389,000
Charles Kersey	2,660,000 2,033,000	2,033,000
Joseph Hernon	2,500,000 2,200,000	2,200,000
Tyler Green	2,470,000 1,963,000	1,963,000
Kasey Fingarson	2,400,000 2,280,000	2,280,000

Brandon Sowers	2,380,000 1,170,000	1,170,000
Rolf Weisshaupt	2,360,000 2,182,000	2,182,000
Thomas Murphy	2,020,000 1,911,000	1,911,000

Richard Mullen	1,940,000 1,431,000	1,431,000
Joey Couden	1,890,000 85,000	85,000