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

06-16-2025 10:52 UTC-8

Ackley Drills an Ace

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Nick Becker

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Frank Ackley raised to 47,000 in late position and Matthew Naylor flatted in the cutoff.

The flop came 8♠5♣4♠ and Ackley moved all in for 192,000 to put himself at risk. Naylor quickly called.

Frank Ackley: A♥J♠ All in
Matthew Naylor: Q♣Q♦

Ackley needed some help and he got just that when the turn fell the A♣. The 8♥ completed the board and the pot was pushed Ackley's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Ackley	508,000 158,000	158,000
Matthew Naylor	150,000 185,000	185,000

Tags: Frank Ackley Matthew Naylor

06-16-2025 10:51 UTC-8

Nahid Busts on the Stone-Bubble with Aces

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Erick Torres

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Kareef Nahid has the unfortunate title of bubble boy in the $500 SALUTE to Warriors event when he battled with Mitchell Tsang.

Nahid and Tsang took a flop in a raised pot when the board ran 8x9x5x. Tsang checked, and Nahid fired a bet before Tsang jammed all in to put Nahid at risk. Nahid called holding AxAx and found out the bad news as Tsang held a flopped set with 9x9x.

The turn and river bricked to send Nahid to the rail and burst the money bubble. Each player is now guaranteed at least $1,000 for their efforts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mitchell Tsang	950,000 99,000	99,000
Kareef Nahid	Busted

Tags: Kareef Nahid Mitchell Tsang

Level: 19

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

06-16-2025 10:40 UTC-8

Chen Rivers the Nuts

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Nick Becker

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action went heads-up to a flop of 3♣Q♠J♦ in a hand between Hesham Ayoub on the button and Calvin Chen in the big blind.

With close to 150,000 in the pot, Chen bet 60,000 and Ayoub called. The 9♠ turn went check-check, bringing the 10♦ river.

Chen fired out a bet of 95,000 and Ayoub thought for a moment before mucking his hand.

Chen tabled A♣K♥ for Broadway as he dragged in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Calvin Chen	480,000 101,000	101,000
Hesham Ayoub	299,000 126,000	126,000

Tags: Calvin Chen Hesham Ayoub

06-16-2025 10:38 UTC-8

On the Bubble

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Stewart Morrison

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The tournament director has paused the clock, and the players are playing hand-for-hand.

There are 592 players remaining, but only 591 will make the money.

06-16-2025 10:38 UTC-8

Recent Eliminations

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Stewart Morrison

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Berthiaume	Busted
Ricky Landais	Busted
Guifang Liu	Busted
Steven Oliver	Busted
Paul Ocallaghan	Busted
Gary Kozin	Busted
Gary Sadlon	Busted
Jason Steele	Busted
Chris Dilts	Busted
Marc Spitaleri	Busted
Eric Olson	Busted
Maurice Chaplin	Busted
Victor Wan	Busted
James Adkins	Busted
John Barbieri	Busted
Emily Spencer	Busted
Jhonatan Mendoza	Busted
Lorraine Widener	Busted
Peter Kinseth	Busted
John Marlowe	Busted
Alan Kay	Busted
Osmin Dardon	Busted

06-16-2025 10:30 UTC-8

Bunch Sitting with a Bunch

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Nick Becker

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Eric Bunch raised to 30,000 under the gun and Jason Steele three-bet shoved in the cutoff for about 170,000 to put himself at risk. Bunch snap-called.

Jason Steele: K♠K♣ All in
Eric Bunch: A♠A♦

The board ran out 10♦9♥9♣3♣Q♦ and Steele was sent to the rail on the soft bubble in an unavoidable spot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Bunch	1,325,000 459,000	459,000
Jason Steele	Busted

Tags: Eric Bunch Jason Steele

06-16-2025 10:28 UTC-8

Praud Doubles Through Crampton

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Erick Torres

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

As the money bubble looms, Nicolas Praud and Ian Crampton collided in an all-in hand. The hand began when Praud raised to 26,000 on the button and faced a jam from Crampton in the big blind who had him covered. Praud took time before making the call to put his 110,000 stack at risk.

Nicolas Praud: K♥Q♥ All in
Ian Crampton: 10♦10♥

Praud needed to improve to stay alive, and relief came immediately as the flop fell Q♦9♣6♥.

The 5♠ turn and the 4♠ river completed the board and awarded Praud a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Praud	448,000 238,000	238,000
Ian Crampton	244,000 228,000	228,000

Tags: Ian Crampton Nicolas Praud

06-16-2025 10:27 UTC-8

Takimoto Takes from Carrillo

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Laura Fryer

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Yumehito Takimoto moved all in from the button for his remaining 75,000 and Carrillo jammed for 110,000.

Yumehito Takimoto: 4♣3♣ All in
Craig Carrillo: A♥J♥

The players saw a 3♠Q♣9♦ flop, putting Takimoto ahead.

The 10♥ turn gave Carrillo some hope with the straight draw, but the 10♦ river didn't bring anything in and Takimoto doubled up, leaving Carrillo just a few big blinds to play with 10 away from the money bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yumehito Takimoto	174,000 69,000	69,000
Craig Carrillo	42,000 243,000	243,000

Tags: Craig Carrillo Yumehito Takimoto

06-16-2025 10:20 UTC-8

Boisson Digs His Heels In

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Stewart Morrison

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Aurelien Boisson opened the button to 25,000, before Christopher Harris three-bet to 60,000 from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way, and Boisson called.

Both players checked the 2♣3♣10♣ flop, but when the A♣ turn arrived, Harris led out for 30,000. Boisson called again, and the players saw a 9♣ river, putting a flush on board.

Harris bet again, this time for 40,000, and after giving it some thought, Boisson called. Harris flipped over Q♠J♠ and was playing the board. Boisson showed 5♠5♣, for a better flush than the board was offering and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Harrison	370,000 130,000	130,000
Aurelien Boisson	280,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Aurelien Boisson Christopher Harris