2025 World Series of Poker
Jacek Ladny in the cutoff opened to 12,000, Shannon Stangis on the button three-bet to 30,000, and Ladny called.
Ladny led out for 15,000 on the 4♠J♠6♣ flop. Stangis raised to 35,000 and was called.
The turn card was the K♥, and Ladny checked. Stangis moved all-in, and she made Ladny fold.
Bruce Olson raised to 15,000 in cutoff and received a three-bet to 45,000 by Brian Malik on the button. Both players saw the Q♥6♠8♦ flop.
Olson shoved all-in, and Malik snap-called.
Brian Malik: A♦A♠
Bruce Olson: K♥8♥
The runout of J♦9♣ didn't help Olson. And with his aces holding up, Malik scooped the pot for a double.
Josh Wilder raised under the gun to 22,000, Shawn Tadolini announced all in for 80,000 on his direct left, action folded back to Wilder and he called.
Shawn Tadolini: A♥10♣
Josh Wilder: K♣K♦
The board ran out 9♠8♥4♠8♦7♥, and Tadolini was eliminated.
Mike Leah raised to 15,000 from under the gun and was called by Kelvin Crawford in middle position, Dorothy Ecaldre on the button, and Gregory Gunn in the big blind.
The dealer revealed a 9♠A♥K♣ flop. Action checked to Crawford, who bet 15,000. Ecaldre called, and the other players folded.
Both players checked the J♣ turn.
The river was the 6♦. Crawford bet 75,000, and Ecaldre made the call. Crawford tabled K♦J♦, good for two pair and the win.
Thomas Ruwald raised from under the gun to 15,000, and Martyn Cavanagh moved all in from the button for 78,000. Ruwald called with authority, and Cavanagh saw the bad news.
Martyn Cavanagh: A♣Q♣
Thomas Ruwald: A♦A♥
The board was K♣4♥8♦9♠3♦, and aces held for Ruwald, and Cavanagh wished the table good luck.
Denis Ethier called from under the gun, which saw four players call, including Carl Masters on the button.
Action checked through the K♦8♥3♥ flop to the turn 6♣ that saw both of the blinds check to Ethier who bet 15,000. Everyone folded except for Masters, who called to put his last 9,000 at risk.
Carl Masters: Q♠6♠
Denis Ethier: A♣K♥
The five-time WSOPC ring winner stood out of his chair, ready to leave before the river Q♣ put him back in front with queens up, and he survived his all-in.
At another table, Mark Gregorich was eliminated from the tournament.
There were roughly 95,000 in the pot on a board of 10♥2♦A♣9♦ when Leonardo Fernandez, in early position, checked to Kevin Smith on the button. Smith announced all in for 141,000, sending Fernandez deep into the tank before eventually making the call.
Kevin Smith: A♠Q♣
Leonardo Fernandez: A♥7♥
The river brought the 4♠, securing the pot for Smith with top pair, top kicker, and giving him a crucial double-up.
Anthony Tony Warren open-shoved for around 100,000 under the gun and got called by Brian Baron in middle position taking them to showdown.
Anthony Warren: A♠Q♦
Brian Baron: K♥K♠
Baron's kings held on the board of 5♦10♠8♠8♦5♣ sending Warren to the rails. As Baron scooped the pot, the players were chatting encouraging Baron to think positive. He hasn't even fixed his massive chip stack when the next hand was dealt.
Michael Freeborg opened for 13,000 under the gun and Baron raised to 39,000 in middle position. Action folded to the big blind and with only 14,000 behind, Sepher Ebrahimi announced all-in.
Freeborg, announced all-in right after and to the surprise of all, Baron called.
Sepher Ebrahimi: A♦2♣
Michael Freeborg: A♠K♠
Brian Baron: K♥K♣
The moment the hands were tabled both Ebrahimi and Freeborg stood up shocked that Baron had kings again. Baron's kings held once again on the board Q♦2♥6♠7♥8♦, sending Ebrahimi and Freeborg to join Warren on the way to Paris to claim their payout.
The action was picked up on a board of 6♣J♦K♣8♦ with Dieter Dechant under the gun moving all-in for 98,000. Phuoc Nguyen called from middle position, then Gregory Josifovski raised all-in for 118,000. The big blind folded, and Nguyen called.
Dieter Dechant: 6♥3♥
Gregory Josifovski: 8♥8♠
Phuoc Nguyen: K♥Q♥
Nguyen called with two pair but ran into Josifovski's set. The J♠ gave a full house to Josifovski, who scooped the main pot while Decant was eliminated.