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

06-16-2025 17:49 UTC-8

Updated Top Ten Chip Counts after the Break According to the WSOP+ App

Laura Fryer

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Savchenko	8,010,000 2,010,000	2,010,000
Tyler Green	7,830,000 3,230,000	3,230,000
Jaehyun Park	6,300,000 800,000	800,000
Zachary Hall	5,700,000 650,000	650,000
Benedict Cullen	4,900,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Steven Glasscock	4,500,000 3,230,000	3,230,000
Clark Reynolds	4,300,000
James Reed	4,210,000 4,114,000	4,114,000
Zach Daly	4,200,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Tim Caziarc	4,200,000 400,000	400,000

Level: 27

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

06-16-2025 17:14 UTC-8

Actress Jennifer Tilly Tried to Stop Sam Simon from Co-Creating 'The Simpsons'

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Lyle Bateman

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The Simpsons is widely regarded as one of the most successful and beloved television shows of all time. But actress and high-stakes poker player Jennifer Tilly, who was married to Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon, tried to stop her ex-husband from making the iconic show.

Tilly, the star of the Chucky franchise and a recent guest on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, revealed her skepticism about Simon pursuing the cartoon in a new episode of the PokerNews Life Outside Poker podcast.

"I remember us trying to keep Sam from doing it because he had been offered his own deal, multi-million-dollar deal, at Hollywood Pictures, which was at the time very trendy," Tilly told PokerNews. "And I said, 'Sam, don't you want to be your own person and do your own shows?'"

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06-16-2025 16:48 UTC-8

Dinner Break

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The remaining 91 players are on a 60-minute dinner break. Play will resume at approximately 6:50 p.m with blinds at Level 27 - 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante.

06-16-2025 16:46 UTC-8

Gao Sends Stacy Home

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Laura Fryer

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Kenneth Stacy moved all in from the hijack for 525,000. Mike Gao re-jammed and covered Stacy's stack.

Kenneth Stacy: K♣9♣ All in
Mike Gao: A♣10♦

Stacy flopped top pair on the 7♥Q♦K♦ board.

The J♥ turn gave Gao back the lead as he turned the straight.

The 10♠ river saw Stacy eliminated, with around 100 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Gao	1,320,000 903,000	903,000
Kenneth Stacy	Busted

Tags: Kenneth Stacy Mike Gao

06-16-2025 16:46 UTC-8

Guzman's Rockets Win It

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Nick Becker

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Dario Dussan Guzman was in the cutoff and got it all in preflop against James Murphey in the big blind. Guzman started the hand with 1,865,000 and had Murphey covered by a small margin.

Dario Dussan Guzman: A♥A♦ All in
James Murphey: J♥J♠

Murphey picked up additional outs on the 10♦9♥7♦ flop with a gutshot. The 2♦ turn and 6♣ river offered him no help and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Dussan Guzman	3,920,000 3,121,000	3,121,000
James Murphey	Busted

Tags: Dario Dussan Guzman James Murphey

06-16-2025 16:43 UTC-8

Field Falls Under 100

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Stewart Morrison

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

As the dinner break approaches, the original field of 3,937 is now just 93.

A reminder that they are playing for the top prize of $187,937 and a WSOP gold bracelet.

06-16-2025 16:40 UTC-8

Stout is Out

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Erick Torres

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

With roughly over 400,000 already in the pot on the flop, a battle occurred between Glenn Stout and Roger Hendren.

The board read Q♥4♥J♦, and Hendren led out for 220,000 from early position. Stout responded with a jam from the cutoff position for his final 630,000. Hendren went into the tank for long enough that a player at the table called clock to expedite his decision. Hendren eventually decided on a call to go to a showdown.

Glenn Stout: A♥3♥ All in
Roger Hendren: K♦10♦

Stout got it in with a draw, but was slightly ahead despite that, as Hendren was also drawing to a straight. The K♠ turn gave Hendren the lead, and the 6♠ river did not convert any of Stout's outs to send him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roger Hendren	2,400,000 1,925,000	1,925,000
Glenn Stout	Busted

Tags: Glenn Stout Roger Hendren

06-16-2025 16:37 UTC-8

Don't Get Aces Next Time

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Action was picked up with Muffadal Daginawala and Samuel Butters with their hands and chips in the middle of the felt on a completed board.

Samuel Butters: A♥Q♠ All in
Muffadal Daginawala: A♦A♣

Daginwala was ahead with his aces but the flop 8♥5♥Q♥ gave Butters outs for a flush. The turn 4♣, didn't change anything. The river 10♥ completed Butter's one card flush, cracking Daginwala's aces and leaving him with only around 220,000 chips behind.

On the very next hand, Daginwala shoved all-in for 220,000 on the small blind and got called by Brandon Sowers for another all-in showdown.

Muffadal Daginawala: 5♠5♦ All in
Brandon Sowers : A♠8♠

The board ran K♦4♦7♣9♥9♠ with neither an ace nor an eight in sight. Jordan Lewis, who was also on the table, commented, "Don't get aces next time," as Daginwala scooped the pot for a double.