2025 World Series of Poker

Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$15,924,690
Total Entries
11,996
Players Left
1
Average Chip Stack
299,900,000
Total Chips
299,900,000
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
2,618
Players Left
357
Players Left 1 / 11,996
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Small Double Up for Franco

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Sonny Franco moved his last 18,000 chips in the middle with Q5 and got called by Jonathan Therme seated in the big blind with 34.

Franco found a board QJ859 to earn the pot and the needed double up.

Tags: Jonathan ThermeSonny Franco

Fitzgerald Triples Up with Jacks

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Play was underway with a main pot of around 60,000 and a side pot of around 30,000. Kurt Fitzgerald, all-in on the main pot was waiting with Jeremy Wien and Marius Gierse for the dealer to fan out the flop.

The flop came Q9A. Wien bet 45,000 which was enough push Gierse out of the side. Wien scooped the side pot and headed to showdown against Fitzgerald.

Kurt Fitzgerald: JJ All in
Jeremy Wien: 109

Wien had bottom pair but couldn't beat Fitzgerald's jacks. The runout 73 didn't improve Wien's hand. The dealer awarded the main pot to Fitzgerald, resulting in a triple up for him.

Tags: Jeremy WienKurt FitzgeraldMarius Gierse

More Eliminations Post Bubble

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

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Pou Leaves Thompson with Crumbs

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Carlos Pou was all in and at risk preflop for his last 52,000 and was holding AK. He was facing 99 in Gary Thompson's hands who had slightly more chips for a typical flip situation.

The board brought the winning hand to Pou with KQ638 and Thompson was left with a very short stack.

Tags: Carlos PouGary Thompson

A Time to Double

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jonah Labranche was all-in and at risk from the small blind and up against Ryan Laplante, who sat under the gun.

Jonah Labranche: AAAll in
Ryan Laplante: 1010

Both had pocket pairs, but Laplante didn't improve on the 87J22 runout, and Labranche secured the double with aces.

A few tables across, Bruno Mota had just doubled up in the big blind against James Jeffrey on the button after Mota was all-in for his remaining 50,000 with pocket threes.

Bruno Mota: 33All in
James Jeffrey: KQ

The 10102 flop gave Mota two pair and not much of a sweat. The 10 turn gave Mota a boat, and the 5 river secured him the double.

Tags: Bruno MotaJames JeffreyJonah LabrancheRyan Laplante

Notable Stacks Around the Room

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Many Eliminations Pre and Post Bubble

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

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Lampropulos Busts; Owen More than Doubles Up

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The board AA2310 was already dealt, with Maria Lampropulos being all in and holding JxJx against Adam Owen who was also at risk with AK. The third player involved, Collin Ball, had QQ and was covering both.

Owen had the best hand with trips aces and took down the pot while Lampropulos made her way to the payout desk.

Tags: Adam OwenCollin BallMaria Lampropulos

Fidanza Runs into Double Pocket Aces

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Players were already all in three-ways preflop. Steven Nichols was at risk from the small blind as was covered by both Bahar Musa from under the gun and Steven Nichols, the largest stack in play on the button.

Fabio Fidanza: 89All in
Bahar Musa: AA
Steven Nichols: AA

Fidanza found a pair of nines on the 494 flop, but it wasn't good enough to crack both Aces, and he bricked on the 2, 3 runout. Fidanza made it through the bubble and took home a minimum cash.

Nichols chopped the pot with Musa and said "Nice hand sir".

Tags: Bahar MusaFabio FidanzaSteven Nichols

James Dominates Harwood

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jay Harwood open-shoved in middle position and got called by small blind player Robert James taking them to showdown.

Jay Harwood: A10 All in
Robert James: AK

James had Harwood dominated and with no one hitting the board of 74J3Q, James took the pot down sending Harwood to the payout counter.

Tags: Jay HarwoodRobert James