Event #52: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Holdem Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-18-2025 19:04 UTC-8

Lagodich Sends Out Munteanu

Liam Gannon

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Frank Lagodich raised to 40,000 from under the gun and Bogdan Munteanu moved all in for 57,000 from late position which saw all action fold back to Lagodich who called.

Bogdan Munteanu: K♠J♠ All in
Frank Lagodich: A♠Q♥

The board ran out A♣9♣9♦7♣3♥ and the aces up was good for Lagodich to eliminate Munteanu from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Lagodich	1,250,000 560,000	560,000
Bogdan Munteanu	Busted

Tags: Bogdan Munteanu Frank Lagodich

06-18-2025 19:06 UTC-8

Dinner Break

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The remaining 75 players have gone on 60-minute dinner break and will return just past 9:00 p.m. local, Las Vegas time.

When they return, blinds will be 10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 big blind ante.

06-18-2025 19:32 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Kinil	1,935,000 955,000	955,000
Julio Belluscio	1,800,030 800,030	800,030

Matas Cikinas	1,800,000 200,000	200,000
Sanghoon Choi	1,635,000 70,000	70,000
Brian Borst	1,625,000 365,000	365,000
Stoyan Madanzhiev	1,545,000 435,000	435,000

Jose Rendon	1,410,000 60,000	60,000
David Cook	1,325,000 670,000	670,000
Samuel Rosborough	1,310,000 980,000	980,000

Ben Gazzola	1,300,000 90,000	90,000
Frank Lagodich	1,260,000 10,000	10,000
Tanupat Punjarojanakul	1,210,000 52,000	52,000
Yuanzhi Cao	1,165,000 405,000	405,000
Michael Rossitto	1,140,000 241,000	241,000
Bryan Frantz	1,120,000 420,000	420,000
Matan Mesika	1,120,000 784,000	784,000
Joseph Schreck	1,105,000 764,000	764,000
Paul Snead	1,075,000 185,000	185,000
Olga Iermolcheva	1,070,000 505,000	505,000
Patricia Moore	1,070,000 440,000	440,000
Mike Jukich	975,000 200,000	200,000
Daniyal Gheba	960,000 190,000	190,000
Ru Mao	930,000 475,000	475,000
Vincent Meli	920,000 120,000	120,000
Eric Berman	880,000 739,000	739,000

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Matt O'Halloran

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

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06-18-2025 19:52 UTC-8

'Rampage' Struggling to Spin it Up at 2025 World Series of Poker -- 'Ready to Quit'

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Jon Sofen

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Ethan "Rampage" Yau says he's "ready to quit" three weeks into the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) after numerous early eliminations and zero WSOP final tables.

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Tags: Ethan Yau

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

06-18-2025 20:10 UTC-8

Conniff Sends Wasserman Home

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Asher Conniff opened to 100,000 in middle position, in the first hand after the break. Michael Wasserman called in the big blind. The flop showed 4♦5♣8♣. The action was over to Wasserman, who decided to check-raise all in. Conniff decided to make the call.

Michael Wasserman: A♥8♥ All in
Asher Conniff: K♦K♣

The dealer revealed the turn 7♣ and the river 3♥. Both cards didn't help Wasserman to stay in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Asher Conniff	950,000 335,000	335,000

Michael Wasserman	Busted

Tags: Asher Conniff Michael Wasserman

06-18-2025 20:15 UTC-8

Ji Sends Selides Out

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

All the chips went in the middle between Mathieu Selides, who had A♣J♦ , against Chunhui Ji who was holding A♠K♦ and was at risk for his last 235,000.

The board 7♠Q♠4♣K♣9♣ was no help for Selides who was left with only 30,000 chips after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chunhui Ji	500,000 205,000	205,000
Mathieu Selides	30,000 185,000	185,000

Tags: Chunhui Jif Mathieu Selides

06-18-2025 20:18 UTC-8

Moore and More

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Patricia “Megan” Moore limped the button and Kuowei Kao checked his option.

The dealer fanned out the 9♥5♠6♣ and both players checked.

The 7♥ fell on the turn and Kao led for 25,000. Moore raised to 70,000 and Kao quickly folded.

“I flopped a set and it got worse quick!”

On the very next hand, Moore opened to 70,000 and and stole the blinds, she showed her J♣J♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patricia Moore	1,125,000 55,000	55,000
Kuowei Kao	600,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Kuowei Kao Patricia Moore

06-18-2025 20:22 UTC-8

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Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

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