Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-22-2025 11:16 UTC-8

Filartiga Chipping Up

Joseph Berg

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Holden Filartiga raised to 6,000 from early position, Carlos Caldas then three-bet to 22,000, and Filartiga made the call.

The flop came 2♥J♦3♥, Filartiga bet 19,000, and Caldas made the call.

Action checked through on the 10♥ turn and 4♣ river. Filartiga tabled Q♠Q♥, which was good for the win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Holden Filartiga	210,000 67,500	67,500
Carlos Caldas	163,000 21,000	21,000

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06-22-2025 11:30 UTC-8

Hennigan Joins the Exit

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

According to the table, Yilong Wang raised to 6,000 with AxKx and John Hennigan made a three-bet to 15,500, holding K♦Q♦. It folded back to Wang who four-bet to 48,000 and Hennigan shoved for around 190,000, which Wang called.

The board didn't help Hennigan as Wang flopped a pair of aces, and Henningan made his way to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yilong Wang	560,000 244,500	244,500

John Hennigan	Busted

Tags: John Hennigan Yilong Wang

06-22-2025 11:41 UTC-8

Nayak Leaves Yotsushika with Crumbs

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

In a three-bet pot, the flop was 8♠3♣7♥ when Neeraj Nayak bet 20,000 from the big blind, and Kazuhiko Yotsushika raised after some thinking. Nayak quickly shoved with 78,000 chips and Yotsushika called with slightly more.

Kazuhiko Yotsushika: 9♦8♦ All in
Neeraj Nayak: A♠A♦

Yotsushika couldn't find any of the outs he needed on the 4♥10♣ runout and busted a few minutes later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Neeraj Nayak	215,000 131,000	131,000

Kazuhiko Yotsushika	Busted

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06-22-2025 11:42 UTC-8

Obara Eliminates Unsal

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Joseph Berg

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Jun Obara raised to 6,500 from the button, and Onur Unsal three-bet to 15,500 from the small blind. Obara responded by pushing a stack of red chips forward, putting Unsal all in and at risk for roughly 60,000 effective. Unsal made the call and was behind.

Onur Unsal: A♣10♥ All in
Jun Obara: A♥Q♥

The dealer ran out a board of 4♠3♥K♣7♥4♣ eliminating Unsal from Event #53.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jun Obara	321,000 183,000	183,000
Onur Unsal	Busted

Tags: Jun Obara Onur Unsal

06-22-2025 11:47 UTC-8

Preflop Pot for Raymond Ross

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Robert Nehorayan opened to 6,000 in the cutoff and Chun-Ting Chu three-bet to 17,500 on the button. Raymond Ross four-bet shoved in the small blind for 70,000 and after some thinking, both his opponents folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chun-Ting Chu	180,000 50,000	50,000
Robert Nehorayan	141,000 99,000	99,000

Raymond Ross	103,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Chun-Ting Chu Raymond Ross Robert Nehorayan

06-22-2025 11:53 UTC-8

New Round of Eliminations

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Min Kim	Busted
Sergii Karpov	Busted
Greg Abdulian	Busted
Eric Webster	Busted
Sam Jozani	Busted
Mark Mitzel	Busted
Michael Goldfarb	Busted
Michael Preston	Busted
Arthur Souzadecampos	Busted
Susannah Altman	Busted
Jacques Guenni	Busted
Shane Rose	Busted
Thomas Liu	Busted
Nathan Corbin	Busted
Oscar Montalvo	Busted
Gerson Caldeira	Busted
Guy Michimoto	Busted
Tim Kovacic	Busted
Joseph Alban	Busted
Zehong Zong	Busted
Igor Picone	Busted
Huifang Zhang	Busted
John Longoria	Busted
Agustin Naranja	Busted
Shan Jing	Busted

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06-22-2025 11:55 UTC-8

Porrello Chipping Up

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Joseph Berg

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action folded to Xiaoqiong Liu in the small blind, who raised to 8,000 and was called by Katherine Porrello in the big blind.

The flop came A♥3♥4♦. Liu bet 5,000, and Porrello called.

The turn brought the 5♦. This time, Liu bet 21,000, but was met with an all-in from Porrello for roughly 50,000. Liu quickly tossed her cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Katherine Porrello	98,000 35,000	35,000
Xiaoqiong Liu	28,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Katherine Porrello Xiaoqiong Liu

06-22-2025 11:57 UTC-8

Prize Pool and Payouts

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Jerome Solomon

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

With a field of 11,996 players, the total prize pool generated is $15,924,690.

Two players will have a million-dollar payday, with the winner earning $1,255,180, plus a WSOP bracelet, and the second-place finisher taking home $1,012,320.

Payout Structure

Place	Prize
1	$1,255,180
2	$1,012,320
3	$702,360
4	$534,590
5	$409,870
6	$316,190
7	$245,430
8	$191,690
9	$150,660
10-11	$119,160
12-13	$94,840
14-17	$75,970
18-26	$61,240
27-35	$49,690
36-44	$40,580
45-53	$33,360
54-62	$27,610
63-71	$22,990
72-80	$19,280
81-89	$16,280
90-98	$13,830
99-161	$11,840
162-224	$10,200
225-287	$8,850
288-350	$7,730
351-413	$6,800
414-476	$6,030
477-539	$5,380
540-602	$4,830
603-665	$4,370
666-764	$3,990
765-962	$3,390
963-1199	$3,160
1200-1800	$3,010

06-22-2025 11:58 UTC-8

More Eliminations Before the Break

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Watanabe	Busted
Glen Gaines	Busted
Daniel Ivers	Busted
Gaetan Balleur	Busted
Joseph Burke	Busted
Hien Hoang	Busted
Michael Berk	Busted
Timothy Pai	Busted
Nicholas Grippo	Busted
Michael Burns	Busted
Daniel Dealmeida	Busted
George Cain	Busted
Barny Boatman	Busted

Shawn Pilot	Busted
George Abdallah	Busted
Daniel Robles	Busted
Caleb King	Busted
Derek Dufour	Busted
Mearl Wisehart	Busted
Hyomo Kang	Busted
Mandeep Sah	Busted
Leo Pinamonti	Busted
Rickard Ericson	Busted
Nathaniel Zoller	Busted
Junho Song	Busted

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06-22-2025 12:03 UTC-8

Phelps Puts Pressure on Amador

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Draxton Amador raised to 6,500 and faced a three-bet to 23,500 from Jonathan Phelps in the small blind. Amador opted to call.

The flop revealed 8♥6♠5♠ and Phelps continued for 15,000, which was called by Amador. On the 4♥ turn, Phelps sent 40,000 in the middle and this time Amador let it go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Phelps	410,000 256,000	256,000
Draxton Amador	138,000 43,500	43,500

Tags: Draxton Amador Jonathan Phelps