Level: 29
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 160,000
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #49: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$3,794,070
Entries
1,421
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
69
Players Left
1
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Level 28
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
There were roughly 600,000 in the pot on a flop of 9♠Q♠6♦, Connor Rash bet 430,000 from the cutoff and Andy Wilson called in the big blind.
Action went check-check on the 4♣ hit the turn and Wilson led for 430,000 on the 4♠ river, Rash quickly called. Wilson tabled Q♣3♣ and scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,200,000
900,000
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900,000 |
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6,000,000
2,125,000
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2,125,000 |
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5,900,000
1,300,000
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1,300,000 |
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3,200,000
3,100,000
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3,100,000 |
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1,400,000
400,000
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400,000 |
Level 28
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Paul Volpe and Michael Walsh got it all on preflop blind on blind, with Walsh needing the win to stick around in the 6-max.
Michael Walsh: K♦4♠ 
Paul Volpe: 9♦6♦
Walsh was ahead preflop, and stayed ahead all the way to the river, as the dealer fanned out the 5♣J♠7♥K♥4♣ board, keeping him hanging on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,640,000
495,000
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495,000 |
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1,165,000
220,000
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220,000 |
Level 28
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Alejandro Ganivet raised from the cutoff to 240,000, and Tyler Cornell made the call from the big blind. The flop came out with 10♣4♠J♣, and Cornell checked. Ganivet bet out 120,000, and Cornell made the call.
Both players checked the turn 6♦ and the river Q♣, and Cornell tabled Q♦J♥ for two pair, and Ganivet mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,500,000
1,020,000
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1,020,000 |
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1,355,000
725,000
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725,000 |
Level 28
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Matthew Wantman opened from the hijack and Kenneth Hill defended from the big blind.
The flop came K♥J♥4♠ and Hill check-called a 330,000 continuation bet from Wantman.
Wantman bet 575,000 when checked to on the 8♥ turn and Hill shoved for around 1,500,000. Wantman snap-called to put him at risk.
Kenneth Hill: 7♥6♥
Matthew Wantman: A♥A♦
Hill had turned a flush to crack Wantman's aces but the 4♥ turn gave Wantman the nut-flush.
"Oh my God, damn it" was all Hill could say before exiting the tournament area while Wantman dragged in another sizable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,300,000
2,000,000
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2,000,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 28
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Connor Rash raised 250,000 on the button, Alex Keating put him all in. Rash said "I'm going to wait a minute to see anyone busts" and called.
Connor Rash: 9♥9♦
Alex Keating: K♠J♦
The board ran out 6♥5♥Q♥3♥Q♦, and Keating was left with 500,000. Keating announced to the table after the hand "I thought the big blind was at 160,000".
The very next hand:
Alex Keating shoved in the small blind for 500,000, Uri Reichenstein called in the big blind.
Alex Keating: Q♥2♠
Uri Reichenstein: K♦9♣
No luck for Keating as the board ran out 7♣A♦4♦J♣10♥, and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,300,000
725,000
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725,000 |
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7,200,000
3,315,000
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3,315,000 |
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6,300,000
425,000
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425,000 |
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4,880,000
1,005,000
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1,005,000 |
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1,800,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 28
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Dohyeok Kim opened to 250,000 from under the gun and Matthew Wantman three-bet to 800,000 from the small blind. Kim four-bet shoved for around 1,800,000 and Wantman called to put him at risk.
Dohyeok Kim: 6♠6♣
Matthew Wantman: 9♠9♥
Wantman remained ahead with the higher pocket pair on the Q♠5♠8♣5♦J♣ runout to eliminate Kim and win the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,300,000
3,005,000
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3,005,000 |
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3,480,000
600,000
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600,000 |
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2,080,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 28
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Victoria Livschitz moved all in for her last 660,000 from under the gun, and Kenneth Hill isolated all in from the cutoff, and everyone else folded.
Victoria Livschitz: A♥J♥
Kenneth Hill: 6♥6♠
Hill announced, "Keep it low, dealer".
The board indeed ran out low with 9♥3♥6♣9♦7♠, and Hill pulled out a full house to eliminate Livschitz.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,800,000
990,000
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990,000 |
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Busted |
Level 28
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 629 | 1 | Paul Volpe | United States | 2,135,000 | 18 |
| 629 | 2 | Michael Walsh | United States | 1,385,000 | 12 |
| 629 | 3 | Farhad Jamasi | United States | 840,000 | 7 |
| 629 | 4 | Ori Hasson | Israel | 3,405,000 | 28 |
| 629 | 5 | Jakub Michalak | Poland | 2,360,000 | 20 |
| 629 | 6 | Fabian Niederreiter | Germany | 5,995,000 | 50 |
| 637 | 1 | Kenneth Hill | United States | 2,810,000 | 23 |
| 637 | 2 | Alejandro Ganivet | Spain | 1,080,000 | 9 |
| 637 | 3 | Matthew Wantman | United States | 3,295,000 | 27 |
| 637 | 4 | Victoria Livschitz | United States | 1,300,000 | 11 |
| 637 | 5 | Tyler Cornell | United States | 4,080,000 | 34 |
| 637 | 6 | Dohyeok Kim | South Korea | 2,565,000 | 21 |
| 638 | 1 | Andy Wilson | United Kingdom | 3,875,000 | 32 |
| 638 | 2 | Tyler Patterson | United States | 6,575,000 | 55 |
| 638 | 3 | Connor Rash | United States | 3,885,000 | 32 |
| 638 | 4 | Yohwan Lim | South Korea | 1,860,000 | 16 |
| 638 | 5 | Alex Keating | United States | 4,800,000 | 40 |
| 638 | 6 | Uri Reichenstein | Israel | 5,875,000 | 49 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,575,000
1,275,000
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1,275,000 |
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5,995,000
455,000
|
455,000 |
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5,875,000
735,000
|
735,000 |
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4,800,000 | |
|
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|
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4,080,000
680,000
|
680,000 |
|
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|
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3,885,000
1,570,000
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1,570,000 |
|
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3,875,000
485,000
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485,000 |
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3,405,000
1,105,000
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1,105,000 |
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3,295,000
590,000
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590,000 |
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2,810,000
1,560,000
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1,560,000 |
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2,565,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
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2,360,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
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2,135,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
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1,860,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
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1,385,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
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1,300,000
505,000
|
505,000 |
|
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1,080,000
1,320,000
|
1,320,000 |
|
840,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Level: 28
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
