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
Places Paid
1,803
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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Many Eliminations Pre and Post Bubble

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

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Notable Stacks Around the Room

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

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: A♥A♠All in
Ryan Laplante: 10♠10♣

Both had pocket pairs, but Laplante didn't improve on the 8♣7♦J♠2♣2♠ 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: 3♦3♥All in
James Jeffrey: K♦Q♣

The 10♦10♠2♥ 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

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 A♦K♥. He was facing 9♥9♦ in Gary Thompson's hands who had slightly more chips for a typical flip situation.

The board brought the winning hand to Pou with K♠Q♠6♦3♣8♣ and Thompson was left with a very short stack.

Tags: Carlos PouGary Thompson

More Eliminations Post Bubble

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

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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 Q♥9♣A♠. 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: J♠J♦ All in
Jeremy Wien: 10♦9♦

Wien had bottom pair but couldn't beat Fitzgerald's jacks. The runout 7♥3♥ 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

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 Q♠5♠ and got called by Jonathan Therme seated in the big blind with 3♥4♥.

Franco found a board Q♥J♥8♣5♦9♠ to earn the pot and the needed double up.

Tags: Jonathan ThermeSonny Franco

Mokhtar Wins Classic Flip

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

Action was picked up with Rayane Mokhtar all in and at risk preflop for roughly 80,000 from the small blind and was up against David Uvaydov in the cutoff.

Rayane Mokhtar: Q♣Q♦ All in
David Uvaydov: A♥K♠

The dealer ran out a board of 2♠J♣9♦2♥10♠, securing a much-needed double up for Mokhtar.

Tags: David UvaydovRayane Mokhtar

Li's Queens Hold

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

Luigi Martins Soncin opened for 10,000 in late position and got a caller in Fei Li in hijack. Cutoff player Cole Jackson asked how much Soncin had behind, then went all-in. Soncin folded, but Li made the call.

Cole Jackson: A♣K♠ All in
Fei Li: Q♣Q♦

Li's queens held on the flop 10♦7♥4♣. Jackson needed one of his over cards to hit the board, but that didn't happen on the runout 7♠10♠, eliminating him from the tournament.

Tags: Cole JacksonFei LiLuigi Martins Soncin

More Bust Outs

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

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