Event #51: $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-18-2025 16:24 UTC-8

Taylor Doubles at Table of Death

Stewart Morrison

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

On a star-studded table, Jason Koon limped from the hijack and then saw Thomas Taylor raise to 40,000 on the button. Action folded back to Koon, who made the call.

The flop came down A♥Q♠7♥, which was the perfect storm to see Koon and Taylor maneuver their stacks into the middle.

Taylor was the player at risk, and the player revealed their hands.

Thomas Taylor: A♠A♣Q♣10♥ All in
Jason Koon: A♦Q♥10♠4♥

A cooler situation, Taylor with top set versus Koon with top two pair and a flush draw.

The turn 8♣ kept Taylor in the lead, before the river Q♦ improved both players to a full house. Taylor had the bigger boat, though, and once his stack was counted, the dealer pushed the nearly one million chip pot in his direction.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	1,850,000 220,000	220,000

Laszlo Bujtas	1,200,000
Thomas Taylor	980,000 475,000	475,000
Ben Yu	825,000 5,000	5,000

Ben Lamb	535,000 100,000	100,000

Erick Lindgren	210,000 82,000	82,000

Jason Koon	170,000 465,000	465,000

Cliff Josephy	130,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Jason Koon Thomas Taylor

06-18-2025 16:21 UTC-8

Moncek Takes One Pair to the Streets

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Adam Lamers

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

On a flop of 7♦5♥3♦, Jesse Lonis led out with a bet of 77,000 and Tyler Moncek called in position. The turn was the 10♥ and Lonis bet the pot of 300,000. Moncek only had 268,000 remaining and made the call.

Tyler Moncek: A♣J♥J♣7♣ All in
Jesse Lonis: J♠10♣9♣8♣

Lonis had top pair and a wrap while Moncek was a sitting duck with just a pair of jacks. However, the Q♠ on the river bricked out and Moncek's pair of jacks was enough to double up.

"How is it possible to lose this hand?" Lonis questioned after.

"I didn't think it was possible," Isaac Haxton responded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Lonis	1,750,000 600,000	600,000

Tyler Moncek	840,000 417,000	417,000

Tags: Tyler Moncek Jesse Lonis Isaac Haxton

06-18-2025 16:09 UTC-8

Lonis Continues to Chip Up

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Nick Vazquez

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Jesse Lonis has been on quite a tournament run over the past few years, and he's looking to keep that up in this event. He raised to 42,000 in this hand, and was met by a call from Jacob Hamed on the button and Isaac Haxton in the big blind.

On the A♦Q♥8♣ flop, Haxton checked and Lonis bet 74,000. Hamed called, and Haxton got out of the way.

The action went check, check on the Q♦ turn. The 7♦ fell on the river, and Lonis bet 29,000. Hamed called, and Lonis showed K♠J♠9♦8♦ for a flush, and Hamed mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Lonis	2,350,000 134,000	134,000

Isaac Haxton	1,480,000 50,000	50,000

Jacob Hamed	810,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Isaac Haxton Jacob Hamed Jesse Lonis

06-18-2025 16:07 UTC-8

Ivey Takes it Down on River

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Erick Torres

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The hand began when Phil Ivey limped from early position. Thomas Taylor followed with a limp from the hijack, and Erick Lindgren limped from the small blind. Cliff Josephy checked his option from the big blind to create a four-way pot.

The table checked around to Taylor on the Q♠8♥10♥ flop. Taylor chose to bet 40,000, which led to folds from Lindgren and Josephy. Ivey was not done with the hand and stuck around with a call.

Ivey checked the 6♠ turn, which led to a bet of 135,000 from Taylor. Ivey once again called to send both to a river.

Ivey bet 145,000 when the 8♣ hit the river. Taylor gave it some thought before he folded awarding the pot to Ivey.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	1,630,000 70,000	70,000

Thomas Taylor	505,000 278,000	278,000
Erick Lindgren	128,000 176,000	176,000

Cliff Josephy	128,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Cliff Josephy Erick Lindgren Phil Ivey Thomas Taylor

06-18-2025 15:54 UTC-8

Maksimov Finds Value

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Stewart Morrison

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Artem Maksimov raised in early position to 30,000. The next player to act called, which prompted Jeffrey Hakim to follow suit before the big blind joined in, too.

The four players went to a flop of 5♥6♥5♣ and action checked through.

The turn J♣ was good enough for Maskimov to pick up the aggression again, betting 45,000. Hakim was the only player to call.

The river 10♠ didn't slow Maskimov down, this time putting out a bet of 155,000. Hakim really wasn't sure what to do, using four time banks before counting out the chips and calling.

Maskimov turned over A♣A♥10♣8♥, for two pair, and Hakim mucked his cards face down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artem Maksimov	1,785,000 365,000	365,000
Jeffrey Hakim	545,000 248,000	248,000

Tags: Artem Maksimov Jeffrey Hakim

06-18-2025 15:50 UTC-8

Queens Up for Andrade

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Erick Torres

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

A small battle between Daniel Negreanu and Gabriel Andrade occurred when Negreanu raised from early position to 30,000 and was called by Andrade.

Negeranu bet 25,000 on the 10♥2♦2♠ flop and was called by Andrade.

Both players checked down on the Q♠ and 5♣ river. Andrade shoewd A♣K♠Q♥5♦ for two pair, which was good as Negreanu mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Andrade	735,000 162,000	162,000
Daniel Negreanu	670,000 56,000	56,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Gabriel Andrade

06-18-2025 15:38 UTC-8

Revenge of the Sith

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Adam Lamers

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

On the last hand before the break, Martin Kabrhel and David Peters were heads-up on a flop of 9♣5♥4♦. Kabrhel led out with a bet in the small blind and Peters ripped all in for around 70,000.

"Media! Where's the media?!" Kabrhel exclaimed. "It's time to say goodbye to David. Revenge of the Sith!" Kabrhel eventually called and the cards were tabled.

David Peters: A♣9♦8♦7♣ All in
Martin Kabrhel: Q♠Q♣4♠4♥

"Queen!" Kabrhel shouted even though he was already in the lead. The J♦ and 3♠ completed the board and Kabrhel's set of fours was good enough to eliminate Peters.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Kabrhel	312,000 18,000	18,000

David Peters	Busted

Tags: Martin Kabrhel David Peters

06-18-2025 15:23 UTC-8

Kronwitter Bests Sternheimer

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Erick Torres

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Both Philip Sternheimer and Jonas Kronwitter put in 85,000 before the flop to set up a large pot.

The flop came 4♦A♠3♠, which led to a check from Sternheimer before Kronwitter slid out 90,000. Sternherimer called to see a turn.

Sternheimer used a time bank before he checked on the 8♣ turn, and Kronwitter checked back.

Both players checked the 9♣ river.

Kronwitter showed A♦J♦J♥5♥, which was enough to beat Sternheimer's K♦K♠6♥6♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonas Kronwitter	1,520,000 360,000	360,000
Philip Sternheimer	590,000 170,000	170,000

Tags: Jonas Kronwitter Philip Sternheimer

06-18-2025 15:20 UTC-8

Bujtas Takes a Small One from Wang

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Stewart Morrison

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Laszlo Bujtas limped in early position and when action got to David Wang in the hijack, he raised to 45,000. Action folded back to Bujtas, who made the call.

The flop came down 10♣Q♦2♦, and both players checked. The turn brought the 5♦, prompting Bujtas to take over the betting lead, doing so for 30,000, which Wang called.

The river brought the 3♥, and Bujtas continued the aggression, betting 80,000. Wang gave it some consideration but elected to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laszlo Bujtas	1,200,000 200,000	200,000
David Wang	695,000 533,000	533,000

Tags: David Wang Laszlo Bujtas

06-18-2025 15:09 UTC-8

Set of Fives for Schwartz

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Erick Torres

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Joe Serock opened the hand with a raise to 35,000 from early position and was called by Adam Hendrix in the hijack and Noah Schwartz on the button.

Serock and Hendrix chose to check the Q♥9♦5♥ flop, while Schwartz opted to bet 76,000. Serock folded to the bet, while Hendrix came along with a call.

Hendrix and Schwartz both checked the 3♥ turn and the A♠ river to head to a showdown.

Hendrix showed K♠J♣J♠10♣, while Schwartz rolled over the winning hand as he revealed 10♠10♦5♠5♦ for a flopped set of fives.