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

06-18-2025 20:40 UTC-8

Not Enough Hearts for Moncek

Adam Lamers

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Tyler Moncek raised it up from the hijack and was called by Dennis Weiss in the cutoff and Laszlo Bujtas in the big blind. The flop came K♣J♥2♥ and Moncek continued with a bet of 215,000. Weis shoved all in for 475,000 which got Bujtas to fold and Moncek quickly called.

Dennis Weiss: A♠K♥J♦5♠ All in
Tyler Moncek: A♦Q♦10♦6♥

Weiss flopped two pair but Moncek had a wrap to hit. The 5♥ hit the turn which got Weiss out of his seat as the 3♠ landed on the river.

"No hearts?" Weiss questioned from the other end of the table, looking at all red cards in Moncek's hand.

"Just one heart," Bryn Kenney responded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dennis Weiss	1,050,000 275,000	275,000

Tyler Moncek	825,000 425,000	425,000

Tags: Tyler Moncek Laszlo Bujtas Dennis Weiss Bryn Kenney

06-18-2025 20:20 UTC-8

Trips for Lindgren

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Erick Torres

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Ka Kwan Lau raised to 75,000 from early position and was called by Erick Lindgren in the small blind and Isaac Haxton in the big blind.

All three players checked the 4♠6♥Q♣ flop.

Lindgren and Haxton both checked the 3♣ turn before Lau put out a bet of 150,000. Lindgren called, and Haxton folded.

Lindgren and Lau checked the Q♥ river.

Lindgren revealed the river gave him trips when he showed up Q♠J♣10♣5♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	2,170,000 330,000	330,000

Ka Kwan Lau	1,280,000 300,000	300,000

Erick Lindgren	625,000 415,000	415,000

Tags: Erick Lindgren Isaac Haxton Ka Kwan Lau

06-18-2025 20:06 UTC-8

Post-Bubble Eliminations

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Adam Lamers

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Ige	Busted
George Wolff	Busted

Noel Rodriguez	Busted

Matthew Wantman	Busted

Lior Abudi	Busted
John Riordan	Busted

Farid Jattin	Busted
Lawrence Brandt	Busted

Eelis Parssinen	Busted

David Wang	Busted
Ryan Riess	Busted

06-18-2025 20:06 UTC-8

Valden Wins Multi-Way Pot

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Erick Torres

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Daniel Negreanu raised from the hijack position to 70,000. He was called in three places by Roman Hrabec on the button, Ka Kwan Lau in the small blind, and Robert Valden in the big blind.

All four players checked the flop of 10♣K♥4♦.

Lau checked when the 10♠ peeled off, and was met with a raise to 100,000 by Robert Valden. The bet was enough to take the pot as all three other players folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Hrabec	2,700,000 250,000	250,000

Ka Kwan Lau	1,580,000 180,000	180,000

Robert Valden	630,000 190,000	190,000
Daniel Negreanu	550,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Robert Valden Roman Hrabec Ka Kwan Lau

06-18-2025 20:02 UTC-8

What is This Hand?

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Adam Lamers

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Jeremy Ausmus and Eelis Parssinen were both short stacks after the money bubble burst and it didn't take much for two of them to get their chips in the middle. Ausmus was the player at risk for 210,000 and the cards were on their backs.

Jeremy Ausmus: A♠K♠10♠3♣ All in
Eelis Parssinen: A♥A♣7♣3♥

The flop came 7♠3♠3♦ with the two spades in the window, giving Ausmus some hope before everyone realized that Parssinen flopped a full house. The Q♥ on the turn changed nothing but the K♦ on the river gave Ausmus a better full house to double up, leaving Parssinen on crumbs.

"What is this hand?" a couple of the players questioned after seeing the runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Ausmus	480,000 94,000	94,000

Eelis Parssinen	155,000 148,000	148,000

Tags: Eelis Parssinen Jeremy Ausmus

06-18-2025 19:59 UTC-8

Post Bubble Chip Leaders

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Stewart Morrison

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Talal Shakerchi	3,150,000 1,035,000	1,035,000

Roman Hrabec	2,950,000 1,130,000	1,130,000

Frank Brannan	2,850,000 250,000	250,000

Daniel Geeng	2,625,000 175,000	175,000
Najeem Ajez	2,600,000 475,000	475,000

Isaac Haxton	2,500,000 200,000	200,000

Pavel Plesuv	2,500,000 200,000	200,000

Aaron Kupin	2,350,000 400,000	400,000
Thomas Taylor	2,000,000 100,000	100,000
Alex Foxen	2,000,000 100,000	100,000

06-18-2025 19:58 UTC-8

Lonis Collects a Double

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Adam Lamers

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Joshua Ladines opened to 65,000 in middle position and was called by Isaac Haxton on his left. Jesse Lonis reraised to 285,000 from the blinds and Ladines announced all in. Haxton quickly got out of the way and Lonis called off his stack of 315,000.

Jesse Lonis: A♠A♥10♥10♣ All in
Joshua Ladines: K♠K♦J♠6♠

The board ran out 9♦6♣4♦9♣J♥ which was clean for the aces of Lonis, earning him a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Lonis	750,000 435,000	435,000

Joshua Ladines	550,000 109,000	109,000

Tags: Joshua Ladines Jesse Lonis Isaac Haxton

06-18-2025 19:56 UTC-8

Haxton Folds to Hamed Turn Bet

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Nick Vazquez

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Jesse Lonis told a tablemate to relax as this hand played out, because the players are now in the money. He then called a raise in the from Jacob Hamed in the cutoff to 50,000, after Isaac Haxton called from the small blind.

The flop came 9♥8♦2♠, and Haxton led out for 55,000. Lonis folded, but Hamed called.

The Q♠ fell on the turn and Haxton now checked. Hamed bet 200,000, and Haxton quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	2,700,000 200,000	200,000

Jacob Hamed	1,650,000 700,000	700,000
Jesse Lonis	315,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Isaac Haxton Jacob Hamed Jesse Lonis

06-18-2025 19:51 UTC-8

Foxen Sends Soverel Out

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Erick Torres

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Alex Foxen began the hand with a raise from the hijack position to 70,000. Eram Carmi called from the button, and Sam Soverel also called from the big blind.

Soverel committed his last 90,000 on the 7♥4♠2♥ flop. Foxen raised to isolate Soverel, which led to a fold from Carmi.

Sam Soverel: 7♣6♥6♠5♠ All in
Alex Foxen: J♥10♥8♣7♥

Soverel held a slight lead with his top pair and straight draw, while Foxen held overcards plus a flush draw.

The 2♣ turn kept Soverel safe, but the 3♥ river gave Foxen a flush to eliminate Soverel.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	2,100,000 200,000	200,000

Eran Carmi	375,000 15,000	15,000
Sam Soverel	Busted

Tags: Alex Foxen Sam Soverel

06-18-2025 19:50 UTC-8

Josephy Exits on the Money Bubble

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Adam Lamers

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Thomas Taylor opened to 70,000 in early position and Cliff Josephy moved all in for his last 100,000 on the button. Dylan Smith called from the big blind and Taylor came along as well.

The flop came J♠10♠3♣ and both players checked to the 4♠ on the turn. Smith checked again and Taylor fired out a bet of 50,000 which got Smith to fold.

Cliff Josephy: K♥K♦2♥2♦ All in
Thomas Taylor: 9♠8♠5♠2♣

Taylor turned a flush and had Josephy drawing dead to the A♥ on the river. Josephy exited the tournament without any needles from Ben Lamb who he passed by. The rest of the 74 players are now guaranteed at least $50,205 of the prizepool.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Taylor	2,100,000 1,120,000	1,120,000
Dylan Smith	835,000 105,000	105,000
Cliff Josephy	Busted

Tags: Thomas Taylor Dylan Smith Cliff Josephy Ben Lamb