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

Jun 16, 2025

Angela Defoe Balances Poker, Artistry & Being Married to a Rock Star

Connor Richards

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Los Angeles' Angela Defoe has written a viral pop single, directed an anniversary music video for one of the biggest alternative rock songs of the 2000s, and maintained her sanity while being married to a constantly traveling rock star. The director and musician's next goal is winning a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet.

PokerNews caught up with Defoe, a lifelong poker player, in one of several WSOP events that she is playing this summer to talk about her music and directing careers, poker goals and being married to Ronnie Winter-Defoe, the singer and founding member of The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.

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Jun 16, 2025

Kelley Triples

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Erick Torres

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Michael Kelley went all in preflop and was called in two spots by John Kipfer and Randy Youngblood to create the potential for a side pot as Kelley awaited his fate.

Kipfer and Youngblood checked all the way through the A♥J♦9♦10♦K♥ board to go to a showdown.

Kipfer flipped over 8♠9♠ for a missed straight draw. Youngblood revealed he had 6♦6♥ for a pair of sixes, and it was Kelley who showed up with the winning hand, tabling K♣10♣ for two pair to scoop the pot and secure the triple up.

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Jun 16, 2025

Kim Finds a Double

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Laura Fryer

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Cody Whitebear opened from middle position to 35,000 and Pil Kim moved all in for his remaining 80,000 stack on the button.

Pil Kim: A♠J♥ All in
Cody Whitebear: A♣10♣

The 9♠5♥A♦ flop gave both top pair but Kim was still ahead.

The 5♦ turn paired the board and Whitebear was calling for a queen to chop.

The K♣ river was also good for a chop, and Whitebear said, "Or a king," saving him from loosing more of his stack.

In the next hand Kim moved all in from the cutoff for 95,000 chips, and got a call from Hunter Cole in the small blind, who had him well covered.

Pil Kim: J♥10♥ All in
Hunter Cole: 10♠4♠

Kim had a smoother ride and secured himself the double after seeing the brick 5♠2♥8♣K♠A♥ runout.

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Jun 16, 2025

Lee & Melo Chop It Up After Break

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Eliot Thomas

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

On the first hand after the break, John Lee announced he was all-in for 145,000 from middle position. It folded around to Luciano Melo in late position, who announced he was also all-in for approximately 525,000. There were no other callers, so Lee was covered and at risk.

John Lee: A♦Q♠ All in
Luciano Melo: A♣Q♣

With the same starting hands, an elimination always looked unlikely, and so it proved as the flop came 5♥10♣J♣, before 7♥ on the turn and the river of 6♥ completed the board. The pot was chopped.

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Jun 16, 2025

Yu's Fishhooks Catch

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Action was picked up with two players already all-in on a completed board.

David Yu: J♦J♥ All in
Kimon Fountoukidis: A♥Q♠

Already ahead, Yu cemented his lead when the board ran 6♥5♠4♣J♠2♣ giving him a set on the turn. The pot was shipped towards Yu's direction after Fountoukidis matched his chips.