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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Strelitz Gets Value

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

In a heads-up pot, the flop read 22A when Terry Wheeler checked from the big blind. Daniel Strelitz bet 15,000 and Wheeler raised it to 40,000, which Strelitz called.

On the 9 turn, Wheeler check-called for 40,000 and a 10 landed on the river. Wheeler checked again and quickly called Strelitz's bet worth 85,000, but mucked A8 after Strelitz showed AQ for the winning hand.

Tags: Daniel StrelitzTerry Wheeler

Post Dinner Eliminations

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

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Iati Grabs Diab's Stack

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

Rocco Iati raised to 22,000 in early position and Michael Diab shoved for 131,000. It folded back to Iati who tanked a minute and announced the call:

Michael Diab: KQ All in
Rocco Iati: AJ

Diab had some hopes for a double up but the board brought 88793 and he made his way to collect his money prize.

Tags: Michael DiabRocco Lati

Huang's Back-to-Back Pockets Crushes Branciforte

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

Action was picked up with Chia Huang, under the gun, and Vito Branciforte, in middle position, in an all-in showdown with their hands and chips in the middle of the felt.

Chia Huang: QQ All in
Vito Branciforte: AQ

The board ran 53J28. With no ace on the board Huang doubled up leaving Branciforte with only 40,000.

In the very next hand, Branciforte open-shoved with his remaining chips in middle position. Action folded around to the big blind Huang who made the call.

Vito Branciforte: 66 All in
Chia Huang: KK

Once again, Huang was ahead and kept his lead on the flop 97Q. The turn came the 8, which gave Branciforte a bit of hope when it gave him an open-ended straight draw. But the 4 river card cemented his elimination from the tournament in two hands against Huang.

Tags: Chia HuangVito Branciforte

Aces Are Enough for Yaginuma

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

In a heads-up raised pot, the flop read A83 when Yaginuma check-called a bet worth 25,000 from David Rees.

The 4 turn brought no action and the 2 landed on the river. Both checked again and Yaginuma tabled AA for trips aces. Rees took some time to release his cards into the muck.

"Good enough?" said Yaginuma jokingly before grabbing the pot.

Tags: David ReesJesse Yaginuma

Amiri Doubles Through Wu

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

All the chips went in the middle on a flop Q3K between Huihan Wu and Ehsan Amiri, at risk for a stack of 110,000.

Ehsan Amiri: A10 All in
Huihan Wu: AK

Amiri managed to hit a flush as the rest of the board showed 104 and took down the pot to double up.

Tags: Ehsan AmiriHuihan Wu

Brown Stacks up from Shih; Wang Eliminates Schulze

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

Sebastian Schulze was all in and at risk from the big blind for his remaining 140,000 stack. His opponent Yilong Wang covered him from a late position.

Sebastian Schulze: A10All in
Yilong Wang: AK

It was a quick elimination, and Schulze stood from the table as the KKA flop was dealt. He didn't stick around to watch the 2 turn or 3 river.

On a table across the floor, Kenny Shih in the small blind and in a pot with Camille Brown in the big blind.

The players were heads-up and on the turn with a 10834 board.

Shih had moved all in for his remaining 100,000 and Brown made the call.

Kenny Shih: J10All in
Camille Brown: A7

Shih was ahead when the cards were flipped, but Camille stole back on the Q river with the flush.

Tags: Camille BrownKenny ShihSebastian SchulzeYilong Wang

Ho's Kings Hold

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

Asi Moshe opened to 20,000 in late position and got a three-bet from Nathaniel Silver in the hijack to 50,000. Baoqiang Ho in big blind four-bet to 155,000 pushing Moshe out of the pot. Silver five-bet all-in for around 500,000 and Ho snap-called putting Silver's tournament life on the line.

Nathaniel Silver: AK All in
Baoqiang Ho: KK

The dealer fanned out 277 maintaining Ho's lead. Silver still had hope to continue his run with an ace on the board. The turn 9 didn't change anything and the river J made Silver's elimination a certainty. After verifying that he was covered, Silver left the table to head to the payout counter as Ho happily scooped the pot.

Tags: Asi MosheBaoqiang HoNathaniel Silver

More Eliminations

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

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Dimitrov Takes Broadway Exit

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

Aleks Dimitrov went all in from middle position, and got a call from Tianle Wang in the big blind.

Aleks Dimitrov: 109All in
Tianle Wang: A10

Dimitrov looked good on the flop, but on the full runout of 79KQJ, Wang hit a gutshot straight on the river to knock him out.

Tags: Aleks DimitrovTianle Wang