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

06-18-2025 16:35 UTC-8

Life Outside Poker: David Daneshgar Used Poker Winnings to Build a Multimillion-Dollar Business

Connor Richards

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 27th episode, Connor talks with World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner and venture capitalist David Daneshgar, who used poker winnings to launch a successful start-up that raised tens of millions. The Californian with $2.5 million in Hendon Mob earnings talks about his companies BloomNation and Whippy AI, teaching a college poker class, quitting his finance job to play poker, and getting Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss to write his letter of recommendation to business school.

Daneshgar also spoke about getting cheated in private LA games, AI in poker, and why entrepreneurs should play in poker games.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with David Daneshgar by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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Tags: Connor Richards David Daneshgar

06-18-2025 16:35 UTC-8

Iermolcheva Takes an Eanes-y Pot

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Laura Fryer

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Olga Iermolcheva opened from early position to 24,000 and Rock Eanes called from the big blind.

The 8♣2♥8♦ flop saw Eanes check, Iermolcheva bet 15,000 and Eanes call.

The 5♦ turn was checked again by Eanes. Iermolcheva bet 45,000 which got a swift fold from Eanes, leaving him short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Olga Iermolcheva	625,000 250,000	250,000
Rock Eanes	125,000 164,000	164,000

Tags: Olga Iermolcheva Rock Eanes

06-18-2025 16:36 UTC-8

Kinil Keeps Climbing

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Zachary Hall opened to 25,000 in middle postion and got called by Carlos Kinil and Samuel Dray in the blinds.

The flop went 2♦J♦7♠ and it checked to Hall who continued for 28,000. After some thinking, both Kinil and Dray called.

The 8♣ turn and Q♠ river brought no betting action and Kinil tabled 8♦4♦ for a pair of eights, which was enough to make Hall and Dray quickly muck their cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Kinil	1,520,000 595,000	595,000
Zachary Hall	375,000 63,000	63,000
Samuel Dray	160,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Zachary Hall Samuel Dray Carlos Kinil

06-18-2025 16:40 UTC-8

Choi Wins the Pot

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The action took place on a completed board: 4♥2♦Q♣7♣Q♦. Sanghoon Choi and Shawn Stroke both checked for the showdown.

Once Choi flipped his cards K♦Q♥, Stroke decided he had seen enough and mucked his cards. The set of queens of Choi won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sanghoon Choi	1,100,000 710,000	710,000
Shawn Stroke	150,000 176,000	176,000

Tags: Choi Wins Sanghoon Choi Shawn Stroke

06-18-2025 16:41 UTC-8

Colluru Collects from Jacob

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Laura Fryer

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

A few tables across, John Jacob opened from middle position to 28,000 and got a single call from Nischal Colluru in the cutoff.

The K♥3♣J♦ flop saw Jacob bet 28,000 and Colluru called.

Both players checked the Q♠ turn to get to the 4♣ river.

Jacob checked, Colluru tanked and moved all in. Jacob gave up the pot and mucked his hand, passing the pot to Colluru.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Jacob	450,000 205,000	205,000
Nischal Colluru	211,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: John Jacob Nischal Colluru

06-18-2025 16:44 UTC-8

Moreno With a Small Bluff; Wolf Sniffs it Out

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Johnnie Moreno started the action with a raise to 25,000 under the gun. William Wolf defended his big blind.

Heads up to the 10♠Q♠4♣ saw Wolf check-call another 25,000 from Moreno.

The turn brought the Q♣ and both players checked.

The river brought the fourth club in the form of the 2♣ and Wolf checked again. Moreno pushed out 30,000 and Wolf flicked it in.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Rendon	1,075,000 601,000	601,000
Jhonathan Meneses	1,030,000 325,000	325,000
Johnnie Moreno	726,000 251,000	251,000
Matan Mesika	595,000 430,000	430,000
William Wolf	543,000 214,000	214,000
Ben Gazzola	430,000 176,000	176,000
Murat Aras	280,000 90,000	90,000
Ru Mao	125,000 30,000	30,000
Ivan Poroliev	75,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Johnnie Moreno William Wolf

06-18-2025 16:44 UTC-8

Players Take a Short Break

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Laura Fryer

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The remaining 122 players are on a 20-minute break.

Level: 20

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

06-18-2025 17:05 UTC-8

Updated Counts After the Break According to the WSOP+ App

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Laura Fryer

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Faraz Jaka	2,045,000 495,000	495,000

Matas Cikinas	2,000,000 170,000	170,000
Jason Wheeler	1,680,000 1,290,000	1,290,000

Michael Rossitto	1,381,000 766,000	766,000
Joseph Schreck	1,303,000 288,000	288,000
Sanghoon Choi	1,160,000 60,000	60,000
Jose Rendon	1,074,000 1,000	1,000
Carlos Kinil	1,040,000 480,000	480,000
Jhonathan Meneses	1,011,000 19,000	19,000
Kuowei Kao	1,000,000 585,000	585,000
Julio Belluscio	995,000 145,000	145,000

Jai Vallurupalli	810,000 691,000	691,000
Yang Zhang	680,000 404,000	404,000

Kenneth Quattrocchi	520,000 326,000	326,000
Alejandro Herrera	440,000 137,000	137,000
Itay Kimhi	389,000 137,000	137,000
Qing You	210,000 102,000	102,000
Matthew Simila	160,000 85,000	85,000
Jamie Gold	140,000