Event #5: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

05-30-2025 14:09 UTC-7

Assorted Chip Updates; Ren Lin Cracks a Million

Claudio Elizalde

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	1,200,000 779,000	779,000

Nick Schulman	465,000 348,000	348,000

Noah Schwartz	385,000 155,000	155,000

Martin Kabrhel	300,000 97,000	97,000

Shaun Deeb	270,000 50,000	50,000

Dan Shak	245,000 245,000	245,000
Mike Matusow	209,000 64,000	64,000

05-30-2025 14:00 UTC-7

Two Houses Both Full

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Robert Jones

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Frank Brannan made it 25,000 to go from under the gun. Action folded around to Pavel Plesuv in the big blind who made the call.

A flop of A♠J♦4♥ was bet by Brannan for 20,000 after a check from Plesuv. Plesuv called.

Both players knuckled a turn of 4♠.

On a 2♦ river, Plesuv bet out 67,000. Brannan announced 238,000, and with a face of disgust, Plesuv made the call.

Frank Brannan: QxQ♠J♣J♥

Pavel Plesuv couldn't help but show his A♥4♣.

Having a higher full house, Brannan is now in an excellent position to steadily push through this tough day two field with a very healthy chip stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Brannan	575,000 358,000	358,000

Pavel Plesuv	150,000 210,000	210,000

Tags: Frank Brannan Pavel Plesuv

05-30-2025 13:53 UTC-7

Rodriguez Doubles through Deeb

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Rafael Rodriguez went all in on a flop of J♦10♦2♣ and was called by Shaun Deeb.

Rafael Rodriguez: K♠K♦7♦2♦ All in
Shaun Deeb: A♠K♣10♥8♠

The turn brought the 2♠, further improving Rodriguez to trip deuces and leaving Deeb drawing thin. When the 6♣ peeled, Rodriguez doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	320,000 93,000	93,000

Rafael Rodriguez	257,000 87,000	87,000

Tags: Rafael Rodriguez Shaun Deeb

Level: 17

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

05-30-2025 13:40 UTC-7

There Are No Friends in Poker

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Jerome Solomon

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.

Well, except for the chance to move up in the money of the $5,000 Pot-limit Omaha championship at the World Series of Poker.

After being chopped down to less than two big blinds, Jake Liebeskind was desperate when the lengthy hand-for-hand play finally forced him all in. There were 115 players remaining in the tournament, but only 114 would cash.

To Liebeskind’s surprise, Tony Lin, who raises the pot an irrational percentage of times, folded under the gun.

Then, player after player after player, followed suit.

“Oh my God, this is the nicest table in the world,” Liebeskind said.

He spoke too soon.

When the action moved to Aaron Kupin on the button, he pushed forward a raise, meaning Liebeskind’s tournament life was at risk.

The two are friends. While waiting for the dealer to lay out the flop, Liebeskind even joked (sort of), that Kupin’s wedding gift would depend on the result of the hand.

Kupin is getting married next Valentine's Day. Presumably, one of his gifts will not be quite as nice as it could have been.

Kupin showed A♥10♣8♠7♥. Liebeskind had 9♦8♣3♦3♥, and led after a flop of 2♣K♦K♠ and the turn 9♠. However, the 10♥ on the river gave Kupin a bigger pair and sent Liebeskind to the rail as the last man out without a payday.

As they say, there are no friends in poker.

“Once the cards go in the air, it’s poker,” Kupin said with a shrug.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Kupin	160,000 19,000	19,000

Jake Liebeskind	Busted

Tags: Aaron Kupin Jake Liebeskind Tony Lin

05-30-2025 13:36 UTC-7

Yockey Busts Stranak

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Robert Jones

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action folded to Samuel Stranak on the button, who raised to 22,000. Next to act, Bryce Yockey announced pot from the small blind and raised it to 74,000. Pot was then announced by Stranak, putting himself at risk for 220,000. Yockey made the call, and the players tabled their hands.

Samuel Stranak: A♠A♦3♥3♦ All in
Bryce Yockey: A♥K♠10♦4♥

Once the flop of K♥8♣4♦ came out giving Yockey two pair, Stranak needed help.

The 5♦ turn gave Stranak more outs, but the 9♣ river was of no use to Stranak, and his tournament run was over.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryce Yockey	485,000 122,000	122,000

Samuel Stranak	Busted

Tags: Bryce Yockey Samuel Stranak

05-30-2025 13:33 UTC-7

Full Value With Quads

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Quan Tran got the vast majority of his chips into play on a turn of 7♦3♥10♥Q♠ against Anthony Lamps.

Lamps checked on the Q♣ river and Tran moved the last of his chips in the middle, followed by a quick call from Lamps.

Tran was quick to show quads with his Q♥Q♦5♣5♦ and Lamps mucked his hand, switching his focus to taking inventory of his remaining chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Tran	380,000 126,000	126,000
Anthony Lamps	265,000 382,000	382,000

Tags: Anthony Lamps Quan Tran

05-30-2025 13:33 UTC-7

Why You Need The WSOP+ App And How To Use It

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Milko van Winden

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

05-30-2025 13:04 UTC-7

Livingston Not Afraid of Busting; Bubble Play Continues

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Alex Livingston called a three-bet preflop, in position, against Mark Aridgides and they went heads up to a flop of K♥3♣2♣.

Aridgides continued from the big blind with a bet of 70,000. Livingston called.

The turn brought the J♠ and Aridgides checked this time, prompting a pot-sized bet from Livingston.

Aridgides folded and Livingston let him know he flopped a huge combo draw by showing the A♣4♣5♥3♦.

Someone else at the table chimed in, "So, you're saying you had a pair of threes?".

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Livingston	635,000 110,000	110,000

Mark Aridgides	375,000 137,000	137,000

Tags: Alex Livingston Mark Aridgides

05-30-2025 12:54 UTC-7

Players Are on the Bubble

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Play will be hand-for-hand until the money bubble bursts.