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
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 / 11996
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Davila Raises the River; Zektser Pays It Off

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Igor Zektser
Igor Zektser

Heads up to a flop of QJ8 saw Igor Zektser check and Jacobo Davila followed suit.

The J came on the turn and both players checked again.

Zekster bet 4,000 when the 2 completed and he soon faced a raise to 15,000 from Davila.

It appeared Zekster was counting combinations of hands his opponents could have and eventually he flicked in the call.

Davila tabled A3 for the nut flush and Zekster mucked his hand, nodding as if that hand was indeed on his mental list.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mikhail Sniatovskii us
Mikhail Sniatovskii
227,000
72,500
72,500
Profile photo of Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
222,000
59,000
59,000
Team Lucky
Profile photo of Jacobo Davila mx
Jacobo Davila
160,000
19,000
19,000
Profile photo of John Giacobbe us
John Giacobbe
158,000
113,000
113,000
Profile photo of Igor Zektser us
Igor Zektser
150,000
81,500
81,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jason Johnson us
Jason Johnson
119,000
29,000
29,000
Profile photo of David Whitehouse gb
David Whitehouse
106,000
46,000
46,000
Profile photo of Shiina Okamoto jp
Shiina Okamoto
64,000
97,000
97,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Igor ZektserJacobo Davila

Crookston's River Bluff Gets Through

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

David Marshall raised to 8,000 from the cutoff, and Andrew Crookston three-bet to 25,000 on the button. Marshall called.

The flop came 7QQ. Marshall checked, Crookston bet 16,000, and Marshall called.

Both players checked the 7 turn.

The river was the 9. Marshall checked again, and Crookston bet 55,000. After some time, Marshall folded, Crookston windmilled J8 face-up. As he dragged in the sizable pot, Crookston told Marshall, 'You made me sweat.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Andrew Crookston us
Andrew Crookston
315,000
235,000
235,000
Profile photo of David Marshall gb
David Marshall
210,000
38,500
38,500

Tags: Andrew CrookstonDavid Marshall

June Avoids Swoon

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Venkata Tayi started with a raise from the cutoff to 12,000 on a flop of JA10. June Kim three-bet it to 28,000 chips.

After much study, Tayi went all in with enough chips to put Kim to the test for all of his chips with the bubble looming.

Kim made the call.

June Kim: KQAll in
Venkata Tayi: A3

With the top straight on the flop, Kim didn't need any help. The runout of Q2 didn't change anything, and Kim got the crucial double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of June Kim us
June Kim
193,000
96,000
96,000
Profile photo of Venkata Tayi us
Venkata Tayi
130,000
60,000
60,000

Tags: June KimVenkata Tayi

Leblond Aggression Right Before Hand For Hand Pays Off

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Benh Kieu opened for 8,000 in middle position and got called by the man to his immediate left Benjamin Leblond to see a flop.

The flop came 1098 which both players checked. The turn A fell and Kieu shot out 6,000. As the floor announced hand-for-hand playe on the next hand, Leblond raised to 18,000 sending Kieu to think of what to do with only about 50,000 behind.

He ultimately folded conceding the pot to Leblond.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Benjamin Leblond ca
Benjamin Leblond
300,000
Profile photo of Benh Kieu us
Benh Kieu
50,000

Tags: Benh KieuBenjamin Leblond

Eliminations Approaching the Bubble

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Behzad Teranie us
Behzad Teranie
Busted
Profile photo of Youssef Hmama ca
Youssef Hmama
Busted
Profile photo of Cherish Andrews us
Cherish Andrews
Busted
Profile photo of Ning Cai cn
Ning Cai
Busted
Profile photo of Ricardo Alves us
Ricardo Alves
Busted
Profile photo of Franco Spitale ar
Franco Spitale
Busted
Defending Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Brandon Wilson us
Brandon Wilson
Busted
Profile photo of Claudio Lorenzi br
Claudio Lorenzi
Busted
Profile photo of Tung-Jung Wu cn
Tung-Jung Wu
Busted
Profile photo of Kuan Ting Yeh tw
Kuan Ting Yeh
Busted
Profile photo of Ali Eslami us
Ali Eslami
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Daniel Revah us
Daniel Revah
Busted
Profile photo of Joey Weissman us
Joey Weissman
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
Profile photo of Santiago Plante ca
Santiago Plante
Busted
Profile photo of Nan Min us
Nan Min
Busted
Profile photo of Sachin Joshi gb
Sachin Joshi
Busted
Profile photo of Manas Gandhi us
Manas Gandhi
Busted
Profile photo of Hirokazu Kobayashi jp
Hirokazu Kobayashi
Busted
Profile photo of Ronnie Day us
Ronnie Day
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Blakely Purvis us
Blakely Purvis
Busted
Profile photo of Marco Poccia it
Marco Poccia
Busted
Profile photo of Mark Manges us
Mark Manges
Busted
Profile photo of Bruce Knee us
Bruce Knee
Busted
Profile photo of Andrew Bradshaw gb
Andrew Bradshaw
Busted
Profile photo of Rohit Kwatra us
Rohit Kwatra
Busted

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More Chipcounts as the Bubble Approaches

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sean Picquelle us
Sean Picquelle
493,000
402,500
402,500
Profile photo of Grant Gardner gb
Grant Gardner
485,000
168,500
168,500
Profile photo of James Morris gb
James Morris
345,000
171,500
171,500
Profile photo of Jake Schwartz us
Jake Schwartz
290,000
129,000
129,000
Profile photo of Alexane Najchaus fr
Alexane Najchaus
200,000
121,000
121,000
Profile photo of Leo Margets es
Leo Margets
163,000
12,000
12,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Winamax
Profile photo of Hung Vo us
Hung Vo
150,000
110,000
110,000
Profile photo of Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
113,000
90,500
90,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Megan Chapman us
Megan Chapman
103,000
75,500
75,500
Profile photo of Dan Heimiller us
Dan Heimiller
85,000
123,500
123,500
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Nadine Savage ca
Nadine Savage
70,000
11,500
11,500

Vierling Chops with Choi

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Just before the money bubble, Jessica Vierling was all in from middle position on the 94873 flop with a pot of around 95,000. Action was on Eunyoung Choi on the button to make the call.

Choi took around 3 minutes before moving in a stack of chips to call and the player went to showdown.

Jessica Vierling: 65All in
Eunyoung Choi: 65

Vierling remarked, "Wow, same hand." as both players were sitting with a straight. She continued with, "How do you have six fiver here?".

Neither player was eliminated and they chopped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eunyoung Choi kr
Eunyoung Choi
297,000
44,500
44,500
Profile photo of Jessica Vierling de
Jessica Vierling
239,000
42,500
42,500

Tags: Eunyoung ChoiJessica Vierling

Double Up for Kim at the Bubble

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Pok Kim was all in and at risk for a short stack worth 35,000, holding 1010, and was facing AxKx in Quang Vu's hands for a typical flip situation.

Kim managed to find a board 28796 to make a straight and take a needed double up at the bubble of the event.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Quang Vu us
Quang Vu
175,000
99,000
99,000
Profile photo of Pok Kim us
Pok Kim
80,000
35,000
35,000

Tags: Pok KimQuang Vu

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