Event #51: $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha
Day 2 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #51: $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$11,491,500
Total Entries
489
Level
33
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
279
Players Left
28
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Level 20
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
With the two-card variant of High Rollers wrapped up yesterday, it was time for everyone to turn their attention to the "Great Game of PLO." Over the next couple of weeks, many pot-limit Omaha High Rollers will take place at the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas and the four-card specialists will have their sights set on winning a World Series of Poker gold bracelet.
Today, a massive turnout flooded the tables inside the Horseshoe Events Center for Day 2 of Event #51: $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha, which attracted a total of 489 entries. Over the course of 10 levels, the field was whittled down to just 28 players who advanced to Day 3 of this four-day competition. Each player will be hoping to grab the biggest chunk of the $11.5 million prize pool with the $2,292,155 first-place prize.
Leading the field with a massive stack of 7,845,000 chips, good for nearly 200 big blinds, is Australian Najeem Ajez. In the late stages of the day, Ajez cemented his lead at the top of the leaderboard with a pair of knockouts, including Sean Winter.
Ajez just started playing in Las Vegas last year, but he is still looking for his first WSOP final table and his first cash this summer. The majority of his $2.5 million career earnings stem from his native land, "Down Under," but an extended run in this event could mark his largest ever score.
End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Najeem Ajez | Australia | 7,845,000 | 157 |
| 2 | Lautaro Guerra | Spain | 6,444,000 | 129 |
| 3 | Tomasz Gluszko | Poland | 4,400,000 | 88 |
| 4 | Petko Tsakov | United States | 4,255,000 | 85 |
| 5 | Gjergj Sinishtaj | United States | 4,255,000 | 85 |
| 6 | Daniel Geeng | United States | 4,205,000 | 84 |
| 7 | Bryn Kenney | United States | 3,965,000 | 79 |
| 8 | Talal Shakerchi | United Kingdom | 3,850,000 | 77 |
| 9 | Frank Brannan | United States | 3,565,000 | 71 |
| 10 | Isaac Haxton | United States | 3,545,000 | 71 |
Revenge is on the Table
This large buy-in event attracted many of the usual suspects that you would see in the no-limit hold'em high rollers, along with the PLO specialists. A whopping 489 players ponied up the $25,000 to play this event, including 119 that entered the field during the last two levels of late registration today.
There was no surprise that Martin Kabrhel and David Peters landed next to each other after the hand that has gone viral across the world from just a couple of days ago. This time, the Czech Joker got his revenge on Peters, in what he called "Revenge of the Sith" when he sent Peters to the rail.
However, Alex Foxen soon took the seat of Peters and another rivalry restarted. Despite Kabrhel getting the better of Foxen in the last few events, some could say that revenge is a dish best served cold. The two were engaged in a heads-up pot where Foxen fired out three barrels, the last of which was for all of Kabrhel's chips. After making the call, Kabrhel was given some of his own medicine when Foxen gave him a slow roll, ultimately showing a full house to eliminate Kabrhel before the dinner break.
Big Money Bubble
Upon returning from an extended break, the field had its sights set on the money bubble, just a few eliminations away. The action was moving at a snail's pace and the tournament director opted to go hand-for-hand earlier than expected. On the stone bubble, it was Cliff Josephy who put himself at risk with kings and deuces. However, Thomas Taylor turned a flush and Josephy was left drawing dead to the river.
The remaining players were guaranteed a payday of at least $50,205 and it appeared to be a race to see who could collect the money the fastest. A line to the payout desk ensued as the short stacks dropped like flies. Some of the notables to cash out without advancing included Ryan Riess, Jeremy Ausmus, Daniel Negreanu, and Laszlo 'omaha4rollz' Bujtas. Foxen had one of the biggest stacks in the room at one point in the day, however, he was forced to settle for a 39th-place finish and just over $61,000.
Some other notables to keep an eye on that advanced to Day 3 include Lautaro Guerra, Isaac Haxton, Erick Lindgren, and Bryn Kenney. There is no question that these players all have the talent and experience required to make another deep run and add to their bracelet collections.
Remaining players will return for Day 3 at 12 p.m. local time with the action resuming on Level 21 and the blinds at 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 big blind ante. There will be one table rotated through the PokerGO stream throughout the day until just five players remain to compete on the final day.
Stay tuned to the PokerNews live reporting for all of the up-to-date action en route to the final table and eventually crowning a champion.
Level 20
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,845,000
1,255,000
|
1,255,000 |
|
||
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6,444,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
||
|
4,400,000
1,675,000
|
1,675,000 |
|
4,255,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
|
4,255,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
4,205,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
3,965,000
1,075,000
|
1,075,000 |
|
||
|
3,850,000 | |
|
||
|
3,565,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
|
|
||
|
3,545,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
|
||
|
3,020,000
630,000
|
630,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,530,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
2,445,000
1,585,000
|
1,585,000 |
|
||
|
2,445,000
1,740,000
|
1,740,000 |
|
2,140,000
1,190,000
|
1,190,000 |
|
|
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|
2,020,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,985,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,915,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,400,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
1,365,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,320,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,310,000
635,000
|
635,000 |
|
|
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1,235,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
1,000,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
960,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
During the last five hands of the night, Thomas Taylor and Petko Tsakov clashed in an all-in pot when Taylor raised from the hijack to 100,000 and was re-raised by Tsakov to 360,000. Taylor called to see a flop.
The flop fanned out A♦K♥5♦. Taylor checked, and Tsakov bet 700,000 to put Taylor all-in. Taylor called to go to a showdown.
Thomas Taylor: K♦Q♥J♦2♥
Petko Tsakov: A♠A♣10♣3♠
Taylor had a straight draw and a flush draw, but none of his outs appeared when the turn came 8♥ and the river came 3♣ to send Taylor out of the tournament during the twilight of Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,900,000
1,260,000
|
1,260,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 20
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Jacob Hamed and Lautaro Guerra got all in on the Q♣9♣6♦ flop in the penultimate hand at their table, with Hamed the at-risk player.
Jacob Hamed: A♠A♥7♣3x
Lautaro Guerra: K♠10♠8♦7♦
The Q♥ on the turn was safe for Hamed, but the 7♥ gave Guerra the straight and Hamed was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,400,000
2,595,000
|
2,595,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 20
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Talal Shakerchi raised from the cutoff to 120,000, and Phil Ivey, on the button, three-bet to 420,000. Action folded back to Shakerchi, who elected to call.
The flop came down a monotone 7♣10♣3♣, and both players checked.
The dealer then revealed the 6♠ turn, and Shakerchi bet out for 475,000. Ivey called, and the players went to a river.
The 10♠ paired the board but didn't slow Shakerchi down, as he bet 625,000. Ivey snap-called and received the bad news.
Shakerchi turned over A♣Q♣J♦9♦ for the flopped nut flush. Ivey turned over just the K♣ and the 4♣, showing he had flopped the second nut flush.
Shakerchi suggested to Ivey that all the chips should have ended up in the middle, as he pulled in a mammoth pot with just a few hands remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,850,000
2,550,000
|
2,550,000 |
|
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720,000
1,005,000
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1,005,000 |
|
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Level 20
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Daniel Geeng opened for a raise to 100,000. Next to act, Najeem Ajez raised to 360,000. That was met with another raise from Robert Cowen in the small blind to 750,000. Geeng got out of the way, and Ajez reraised to put Cowen all-in, and he called.
Robert Cowen: A♠K♥6♠3♥
Najeem Ajez: A♥A♦5♦2♥
The board ran out Q♥9♣6♣J♦8♣ and neither player improved, so Ajez's aces won the pot. Ajez has been on a heater in the last level of the night, and is definitely one of the biggest stacks in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,100,000
6,205,000
|
6,205,000 |
|
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3,900,000
985,000
|
985,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Level 20
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
As Day 2 nears its end, the tournament director has paused the clock and instructed the dealers to deal just five more hands.
Level 20
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The action folded around to Michael Duek in the small blind who made it 120,000. Jonas Kronwitter reraised to 360,000 in the big blind and Duek instantly slouched in his chair. He thought for a moment and then just called, noting that the rest of his chips were probably going in on the flop.
The flop came Q♣8♦5♦ and Duek followed his own orders by shoving all in for 150,000. Kronwitter quickly called and the cards were tabled.
Michael Duek: J♣9♣8♠8♥
Jonas Kronwitter: A♠A♦10♠10♣
Duek flopped a set of eights to take the lead but Kronwitter still had two possible sets of his own to hit. The K♣ and K♦ runout was not it and Duek scored himself a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,060,000
510,000
|
510,000 |
|
485,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Action was joined as Jonas Kronwitter and Phil Ivey were locked in battle. There were 580,000 chips already in the middle, and a flop of K♣2♣Q♥ had already been dealt.
Both players checked the flop, but when Kronwitter checked again on the 8♥ turn, Ivey bet 580,000.
Kronwitter didn't waste any time in folding, and Ivey continued to build his stack towards the end of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,725,000
265,000
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265,000 |
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1,025,000
75,000
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75,000 |
