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

Tags: Abraham Barbarian Rolf Weisshaupt

06-16-2025 21:09 UTC-8

Gross!

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Stewart Morrison

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

We joined the action as Peter Gross had raised, and Richard Buckingham had moved all in. Gross quickly called, and the players revealed their hands.

Richard Buckingham: 8♣8♦ All in
Peter Gross: K♥K♣

Buckingham was at risk but a long way behind. Maybe he knew something we didn't, as the flop came down A♠3♣8♠.

The turn A♥ gave Gross a couple more outs to retake the lead, but the 10♠ river was no help.

"I folded the other eight", one of the other players at the table said. Probably just what Gross wanted to hear.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Buckingham	3,100,000 2,700,000	2,700,000
Peter Gross	550,000 1,550,000	1,550,000

Tags: Peter Gross Richard Buckingham

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

Tags: Peter Gross Timothy Shifflet

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

Tags: Chester Mead Matthew Naylor

06-16-2025 21:22 UTC-8

Choae Doubles Through Huang

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Nick Becker

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

Samuel Choae moved all in for 920,000 in middle position and Yu Hsiang Huang called in the big blind with the covering stack.

Samuel Choae: K♠10♣ All in
Yu Hsiang Huang: J♦7♦

The flop came 5♦9♥K♣ with Choae still in the lead with a pair of kings. Huang picked up a flush draw on the 9♦ turn but was unable to get there on the 9♠ river, earning Choae the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yu Hsiang Huang	12,200,000 11,835,000	11,835,000
Samuel Choae	2,200,000 750,000	750,000

Tags: Samuel Choae Yu Hsiang Huang

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

Tags: Benedict Cullen Joey Couden

06-16-2025 21:22 UTC-8

Buckingham Jams on Medina

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Laura Fryer

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

Richard Buckingham opened to 500,000 from under the gun and Sebastian Medina three-bet to 1,200,000. Buckingham made the call.

The Q♦9♣2♥ flop was checked by Buckingham. Medina bet 800,000 and Buckingham called.

Buckingham check-jammed after Medina bet 1,800,000 on the 4♣ turn. Medina made the fold and gave the pot to Buckingham without getting to showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Medina	8,850,000 2,650,000	2,650,000
Richard Buckingham	8,800,000 5,700,000	5,700,000

Tags: Richard Buckingham Sebastian Medina

Level: 32

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

06-16-2025 21:32 UTC-8

Naylor Gets a Double

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Stewart Morrison

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

We joined the action as Ofer Saha moved all in for a little over 2,500,000, announcing that he just wanted to go home. Matthew Naylor was the only player to call, and the cards were revealed.

Ofer Saha: A♥5♥ All in
Matthew Naylor: K♠K♣

A promising situation for Naylor soon soured on the A♦4♥5♠ flop, and the turn 6♥ chopped his outs in half, now only able to hit a non-heart king to win the pot.

The river 6♣ was no help, and the pot was pushed in the direction of Saha.