Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-25-2025 19:38 UTC-8

Heads-Up Hands #26-30: Yaginuma Shoves a Few Times to Get Chips Back

Kai Cocklin

Level 43 : Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Hand #26: James Carroll limped in from the button with K♣9♠ and Jesse Yaginuma checked with 3♣2♠. The flop came 10♠4♣Q♦, they both checked to the 10♦ on the turn. Yaginuma bet 3,500,000 for Carroll to call. The river completed the board with the 8♠. Yaginuma checked, and Carroll bet 5,000,000. Yaginuma folded.

Hand #27: Yaginuma limped in on the button with the K♦4♠ and Carroll checked with the 7♣5♠. The flop came 3♠9♣5♦, Carroll bet 3,000,000 for Yaginuma to fold.

Hand #28: Carroll picked up the Q♠8♦ and limped. Yaginuma found the J♥8♠ to shove for 23,500,000 to not get called.

Hand #29: Yaginuma found the A♦3♠ on the button and shoved for 29,500,000 for Carroll to fold his 9♣3♦.

Hand #30: Carroll limped in with the 6♣5♦ for Yaginuma to shove for 32,500,000 with the Q♦J♠ and see Carroll fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Carroll	261,400,000 500,000	500,000
Jesse Yaginuma	38,500,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: James Carroll Jesse Yaginuma

06-25-2025 19:33 UTC-8

Heads-Up Hands #23-25: Two Pair for Yaginuma, Better King-High for Carroll

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 43 : Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Hand #23: Jesse Yaginuma limped in from the button with K♦7♦, and James Carroll opted to check with the K♠6♠. The flop came 2♥5♦Q♦, Carroll check-called the 3,000,000 bet of Yaginuma. The turn was the K♥, Carroll bet 4,000,000, and Yaginuma called. The river was the 7♣, Carroll took his time and bet 10,000,000 for Yaginuma to call after some thinking time to claim the pot with the rivered two pair.

Hand #24: Carroll picked up the 10♦2♥ on the button and raised to 7,000,000. Yaginuma picked up the 6♠5♥ to shove for 48,000,000 for Carroll to snap-fold.

Hand #25: The flop read 8♠10♣6♥ and both players checked to the A♦ on the turn. Carroll bet 3,000,000 with K♦9♣ for Yaginuma to call with the K♥7♣. The river completed the board with the 2♣. Carroll bet 13,000,000 for Yaginuma to look at his own cards again. He glanced over to Carroll, looked at his own stack, and then called with a worse king-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Carroll	260,900,000 11,000,000	11,000,000
Jesse Yaginuma	39,000,000 11,000,000	11,000,000

Tags: James Carroll Jesse Yaginuma

Level: 43

Blinds: 1,500,000/3,000,000

Ante: 3,000,000

06-25-2025 19:27 UTC-8

Heads-Up Hands #16-22: Yaginuma Shoves Three Times, Claims Pot with Two Pair

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Shirley Ang

Level 42 : Blinds 1,200,000/2,400,000, 2,400,000 ante

Hand #16: James Carroll folded his button with unknown cards while Jesse Yaginuma held the 8♥5♠.

Hand #17: Yaginuma shoved from the button with A♠3♣ and Carroll folded his 9♣6♦.

Hand #18: Carroll had the A♥10♠ and shoved for Yaginuma to fold his J♣6♦.

Hand #19: Yaginuma picked up the 3♥3♣ and shoved for 18,300,000 for Carroll to fold his 4♥2♠ immediately.

Hand #20: Carroll limped in from the button with unknown cards, and Yaginuma shoved for 20,700,000 with J♦9♣. Carroll folded.

Hand #21: Jesse Yaginuma limped in from the button with 6♣3♣ and James Carroll called with unknown cards. The flop came 6♥7♠10♥, Carroll check-called the 2,500,000 bet of Yaginuma. The turn was the 3♦ and they both checked to the Q♣ on the river. Carroll quickly checked again and so did Yaginuma. Carroll tabled the K♦9♦ for Yaginuma to claim the pot with two pair.

Hand #22: Carroll shoved from the button with A♠A♦ for Yaginuma to fold his 6♦2♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Carroll	271,900,000 10,900,000	10,900,000
Jesse Yaginuma	28,000,000 10,900,000	10,900,000

Tags: James Carroll Jesse Yaginuma

06-25-2025 19:24 UTC-8

Heads-Up Hands #11-15: Yaginuma Folds Two Pair Correctly

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Kai Cocklin

Level 42 : Blinds 1,200,000/2,400,000, 2,400,000 ante

Hand #11: Jesse Yaginuma folded his 8♣3♠ on the button.

Hand #12: James Carroll folded his K♥2♥ on the button while Yaginuma held the J♦3♥.

Hand #13: Yaginuma held the 9♥4♠ and folded on the button.

Hand #14: Carroll folded his button with the 10♠7♣ while Yaginuma held the A♥6♠.

Hand #15: Yaginuma held the 7♠5♣ and limped in from the button. Carroll checked with the 10♦6♠. The flop came 6♥7♦6♦. Carroll bet 4,000,000 with trip sixes, and Yaginuma folded his two pair after thinking about it for a while.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Carroll	282,800,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Jesse Yaginuma	17,100,000 2,400,000	2,400,000

Tags: James Carroll Jesse Yaginuma

06-25-2025 19:20 UTC-8

Heads-Up Hands #6-10: Trips for Carroll

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Shirley Ang

Level 43 : Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Hand #6: James Carroll limped in on the button with 10♦9♠ for Jesse Yaginuma to shove with K♣Q♦ for 25,700,000 and see Carroll fold.

Hand #7: Yaginuma found Q♦8♠ and limped. Carroll checked with 8♦6♥. The flop came 5♣3♦A♠, Carroll bet 3,000,000 for Yaginuma to fold.

Hand #8: Carroll raised to 5,000,000 from the button, and Yaginuma took some time before opting to call with the K♥10♦. The flop came A♦6♠6♣, Yaginuma checked, and Carroll bet 4,000,000. Yaginuma folded. Carroll showed a six.

Hand #9: Yaginuma limped in from the button with 8♦6♣ but folded when Carroll raised it up to 20,700,000 with J♥J♣.

Hand #10: Carroll folded on the button with unknown cards for Yaginuma to pick up the pot while he had held the K♠5♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Carroll	280,400,000 8,600,000	8,600,000
Jesse Yaginuma	19,500,000 8,600,000	8,600,000

Tags: James Carroll Jesse Yaginuma

06-25-2025 19:15 UTC-8

Heads-Up Hands #1-5: More for Carroll

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 42 : Blinds 1,200,000/2,400,000, 2,400,000 ante

Hand #1: Yaginuma with J♣8♥ raised to 4,800,000 from the button, and Carroll called with the 9♠4♠. The flop came Q♦6♦3♦, Carroll check-folded to the 2,400,000 continuation-bet of Yaginuma.

Hand #2: Carroll raised to 6,000,000 from the button with A♦6♦ and Yaginuma took a few seconds before folding his J♠3♠.

Hand #3: Jesse Yaginuma raised to 5,000,000 from the button with K♥Q♥ and James Carroll called with the 5♠3♦. They both checked through the 6♥3♣2♠ flop to the J♥ on the turn. They both checked again to see the A♠ on the river. They both checked again for Carroll to claim the pot with the flopped pair of treys.

Hand #4: Carroll limped in on the button with 9♣8♣ and Yaginuma shoved for 25,700,000 with the 4♠4♥ for Carroll to fold.

Hand #5: Yaginuma found the 4♣2♣ on the button and limped for Carroll to shove with A♠10♦. Yaginuma folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Carroll	271,800,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Jesse Yaginuma	28,100,000 2,600,000	2,600,000

Tags: James Carroll Jesse Yaginuma

06-25-2025 19:09 UTC-8

Play Resumes

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Kai Cocklin

Level 42 : Blinds 1,200,000/2,400,000, 2,400,000 ante

Cards are back in the air!

06-25-2025 18:56 UTC-8

Break

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 42 : Blinds 1,200,000/2,400,000, 2,400,000 ante

Action has reached heads-up. Players have gone for an unscheduled break.

Here's a reminder of what's at stake.

Place	Prize
1	$1,255,180
2	$1,012,320

06-25-2025 18:54 UTC-8

Josh Reichard Eliminated in 3rd Place ($702,360)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 42 : Blinds 1,200,000/2,400,000, 2,400,000 ante

Josh Reichard raised to 5,000,000 on the button and James Carroll three-bet to 20,300,000 from the small blind. When it got back to Reichard, he shoved for 106,300,000, and Carroll quickly called.

Josh Reichard: 3♥3♣ All in
James Carroll: J♦J♣

Reichard went with his small pocket pair, but was up against the bigger pair of Carroll and was staring a third-place finish in the face.

A flop of 10♥9♣2♣ was no help, and the Q♠ turn left Reichard with just one shot at two outs. Neither of those appeared on the 8♥ river, and Reichard was out in third.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Carroll	269,300,000 111,100,000	111,100,000
Jesse Yaginuma	30,700,000 4,800,000	4,800,000

Josh Reichard	Busted

Tags: James Carroll Josh Reichard