Sanghoon Choi went all in from late position and Eric Berman shoved from the small blind for a little more.
Sanghoon Choi: A♠10♦ 
Eric Berman: A♣K♥
Choi asked for his one time, but it wasn't meant to be as the Q♠J♣5♣4♥3♥ rolled off the deck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,875,000
1,215,000
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1,215,000 |
|
Busted |
The table folded around to Samuel Rosborough, the small blind, who filled his blind up. Asher Conniff in the big blind then made it 300,000. Rosborough thought it through, but then three-bet to 1,050,000. With action back to Conniff, he decided to go all in. Rosborough quickly double-checked his cards before quickly making the call.
Samuel Rosborough: A♠A♣
Asher Conniff: Q♥Q♦
It was either going to be a massive double-up for Rosborough or a good pot for the chiplead for Conniff. The dealer tabled the flop with J♣A♥J♥, giving Rosborough an immediate full house. With not many outs left to turn this around, the 6♦ turn and the 7♥ turn were not helping Conniff, allowing Rosborough to double up and giving him a top spot in the chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,500,000
3,800,000
|
3,800,000 |
|
||
|
6,350,000
1,650,000
|
1,650,000 |
|
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Jagdeep Bal kicked off the action with a button-raise to 160,000, and Julio Belluscio defended his big blind.
On the 4♦K♣8♠ flop, Belluscio checked and called the 160,000 bet of Bal.
Belluscio checked once again the A♦ turn, Bal fired another bet of 200,000. This time Belluscio didn't call, he raised it to 425,000. Bal then pushed all his chips except for one 5,000 in the middle. Belluscio asked for a count, the dealer confirmed 935,000, which seemed too much for Belluscio, as he folded, giving up the decent pot to Bal.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,650,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
||
|
2,125,000
485,000
|
485,000 |
Stoyan Madanzhiev was involved in back-to-back hands, which didn't really change his stack much.
First, Bryan Piccioli raised from the hijack to 180,000 and Kurt Fitzgerald called in the small blind. Madanzhiev then shoved for around 1,900,000, and both of his opponents folded.
In the next hand, Fitzgerald made it 160,000 on the button and Madanzhiev three-bet to 525,000 out of the small blind. When it got back to Fitzgerald, he took some time before he shoved, and Madanzhiev quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,700,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
4,500,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
2,200,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
||
|
2,100,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
||
|
1,525,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
600,000
775,000
|
775,000 |
Paul Snead opened the cutoff to 130,000 and Michael Rossitto three-bet the big blind to 410,000. Snead responded by moving all in for his remaining 1,250,000 and Rossitto snapped him off.
Paul Snead: A♦K♠
Michael Rossitto: Q♦Q♣
It was a classic flip, with Snead needing to see some improvement to stay alive.
Both bricked on the low 4♦8♥7♦ flop, and nothing changed on the 7♥ turn or 4♣ river.
Snead was more than covered by Rossitto, and it was the end of the road for him as he was eliminated in 20th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,725,000
1,325,000
|
1,325,000 |
|
Busted |
Phil Hellmuth shared some juicy news with Daniel Negreanu involving an investment into America's future he helped propose with Senator Ted Cruz (R).
The conversation between the poker legends, recorded on Negreanu's phone, took place on Thursday at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP). Hellmuth is fresh off a third-place finish in Event #47: $2,500 Limit Omaha 8/Stud 8, narrowly missing out on his record-extending 18th bracelet. But on this day, he's talking politics.
Level: 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Carlos Kinil raised to 120,000 from the cutoff and Samuel Rosborough three-bet to 270,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Kinil made the call.
The flop came 4♣6♥5♥. Kinil check-called the 240,000 continuation-bet of Rosborough.
They both checked through the 4♠ on the turn to the 6♣ on the river. Kinil bet 800,000, then Rosborough tanked for a while. In the end, he made the call, but mucked when Kinil tabled the 9♦6♦ for a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,480,000
1,530,000
|
1,530,000 |
|
|
3,700,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
||
Kurt Fitzgerald raised from under the gun to 120,000 and Bryan Piccioli called in the cutoff before Roberto Bendeck shoved for 280,000 from the button. Both Fitzgerald and Piccioli called.
On the J♥4♣5♥ flop, both checked to see the 8♣ turn, where Fitzgerald check-folded to Piccioli's bet.
Roberto Bendeck: A♥10♥
Bryan Piccioli: 8♦8♠
"Heart!" shouted Bendeck. A heart is what he needed to beat Piccioli's set, but the K♣ river was of no use, meaning Bendeck was out in 21st.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,200,000
725,000
|
725,000 |
|
|
2,600,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
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Mauro Francolini raised to 125,000 from the cutoff, and Asher Conniff defended his big blind.
The flop came J♠K♠4♠, Conniff check-called the 90,000 continuation-bet of Francolini.
They both checked through the 2♠ on the turn to the 9♠ on the river. Conniff fired a bet of 200,000 out for Francolini to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,000,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,900,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
