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

06-18-2025 15:16 UTC-8

Chen Sends Normand Home

Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Dong Chen in the big blind pushed all his chips to the middle of the table, and Derek Normand decided to do the same. The stack sizes are almost similar.

Dong Chen 9♥9♦ All in
Derek Normand A♦Q♠

The board revealed: 2♣4♣7♥J♣2♥. The pocket nines of Chen were holding up sending Normand to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dong Chen	340,000 152,000	152,000

Derek Normand	Busted

06-18-2025 15:22 UTC-8

Venkatesan Doubles Through Naganuma

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Nischal Colluru raised on the button to 22,000 and Noriomi Naganuma called in the small blind before Kade Venkatesan squeezed in the big blind, for his last 77,000. Colluru decided to let it go but Naganuma made the call with slightly more chips:

Kade Venkatesan: A♠K♥ All in
Noriomi Naganuma: J♠9♥

Venkatesan has the best starting hand, and double up after the board gave him two pair with K♣7♠3♣A♦6♦ while Naganuma was left with only 20,000 and busted a few minutes later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nischal Colluru	220,000 78,000	78,000
Kade Venkatesan	185,000 28,000	28,000
Noriomi Naganuma	Busted

Tags: Nischal Colluru Kade Venkatesan

06-18-2025 15:24 UTC-8

Palma Folds the Bet of Snead

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The action was picked up when the board showed the flop: K♠4♠2♦. Paul Snead in the small blind check-called Nicholas Palma for 10,000 to see the turn 6♦.

The action was to Snead, who bet 75,000. Palma folded. The pot moved to Snead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Snead	575,000 475,000	475,000
Nicholas Palma	350,000 380,000	380,000

06-18-2025 15:28 UTC-8

Jamie Gold Still Has a Healthy Stack

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Kasey Taormino

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

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06-18-2025 15:37 UTC-8

Cikinas Takes Beckers Calls

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Laura Fryer

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Players were already on the 8♥8♦6♦ flop when Matas Cikinas bet 60,000 from the big blind and Ken Beckers called from an early position.

The 5♠ was turned and Cikinas bet 140,000. Action went to Beckers and he considered before moving a stack over the line and saying "all in" for his remaining 380,000. Cikinas snap called and showed his pocket aces.

Ken Beckers: 9♥9♦ All in
Matas Cikinas: A♦A♥

Becker was looking to the river for help but missed on the 6♣ completer. Becker was sent home and Cikinas sat back with a sizeable stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matas Cikinas	1,480,000 565,000	565,000
Ken Beckers	Busted

Tags: Ken Beckers Matas Cikinas

06-18-2025 15:38 UTC-8

A Small Bet Is Enough for Ypma

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

John Ypma raised in middle position to 20,000 and got called by James Sowers in the cutoff and the big blind.

The flop came 3♦4♠8♥ and it checked to Sowers who bet 25,000. Only Ypma called to stay in the pot and both checked on the 4♣ turn.

The 10♠ completed the board on the river and Ypma sent a small bet of 15,000. It was enough to grab the pot as Sowers decided to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Sowers	371,000 64,000	64,000
John Ypma	365,000 92,000	92,000

Tags: John Ypma James Sowers

06-18-2025 15:43 UTC-8

Latest Chipcounts

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Faraz Jaka	1,260,000 921,000	921,000

Leo Worthington-Leese	660,000 471,000	471,000
Kevin Abecassis	585,000 310,000	310,000
William Berry	535,000 324,000	324,000
Jon Gottlieb	410,000 101,000	101,000
Frank Marasco	385,000 250,000	250,000

Vincent Meli	330,000 93,000	93,000
Raymond Eifler	300,000 195,000	195,000
Eliyahu Saado	290,000 166,000	166,000
Chofungalan Wong	266,000 113,000	113,000
Matthias Auer	168,000 7,000	7,000
Lauren Bunch	164,000 42,000	42,000
Mauro Francolini	85,000 191,000	191,000