Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker Day 4 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-24-2025 14:08 UTC-8

Adam Walton Eliminated in 22nd Place ($61,240)

Gabrielle Barredo

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Kaifan Wang opened to 1,000,000 in middle position and received an all-in reply from Adam Walton for 7,900,000. Wang snap-called putting Walton at risk.

Adam Walton: A♠K♣ All in
Kaifan Wang: J♥J♣

Walton needed an ace or a king to stay alive but the board ran 6♣5♣9♥2♦9♦ giving him neither. Wang added more to his stack as Walton left the floor.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kaifan Wang	49,300,000 8,000,000	8,000,000

Adam Walton	Busted

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06-24-2025 14:20 UTC-8

Baoqiang Ho Eliminated in 21st Place ($61,240)

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Jacques Ortega opened with a 4,000,000 raise in hijack and Baoqiang Ho on the button and covered made the call.

Baoqiang Ho: A♣2♣ All in
Jacques Ortega: A♥Q♠

Ortega has Ho's ace-high dominated. The board ran 4♥6♦8♣K♦6♣. And with no one hitting the board, Ho was sent to the payout counter as Ortega scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacques Ortega	24,050,000 350,000	350,000
Baoqiang Ho	Busted

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06-24-2025 14:52 UTC-8

John Oneal Eliminated in 20th Place ($61,240)

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Laura Fryer

Level 36 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

John Oneal moved all in from the cutoff for his remaining 3,100,000 chips. Alejandro Ganivet called on the button and the blinds folded.

John Oneal: A♥8♦ All in
Alejandro Ganivet: K♥10♦

The 7♥J♣5♠ flop didn't change much, but the 10♣ turn saw Ganivet take the lead.

Oneal was eliminated once the Q♠ river was placed on the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Ganivet	19,000,000 4,500,000	4,500,000
John Oneal	Busted

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06-24-2025 15:04 UTC-8

Kenny Sung Eliminated in 19th Place ($ 61,240)

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 36 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

On the first hand, Kenny Sung raised to 1,400,000 and Jeffrey Tanouye shoved for a stack around 10,000,000. Sung made the call with slightly more chips for the showdown:

Jeffrey Tanouye: A♣Q♦ All in
Kenny Sung: A♠10♠

Tanouye's hand stayed ahead throughout the board Q♠8♥9♥A♦7♥ and Sung thumbled down in the chipcounts.

The hand after, Sung shoved for his last 700,000 and Ignacio Moron raised to 2,700,000 on the button. The rest of the table folded.

Sung held A♥J♥ and was facing J♣J♠ in Moron's hand. The board broufght nob surprise with K♣6♦6♣6♠8♥ and Sung made his way to the exit while the tournament's director announced the redraw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffrey Tanouye	22,700,000 2,700,000	2,700,000
Ignacio Moron	20,000,000 100,000	100,000
Kenny Sung	Busted

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06-24-2025 15:22 UTC-8

Taylor Doubles With Quads; Brugno Left Short.

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Laura Fryer

Level 36 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Dominic Brugno opened from the hijack for 1,200,000 and Samuel Taylor moved all but one 100,000 chip into the middle, putting 9,900,000 at risk.

Brugno swiftly moved all in and the clock was called on Taylor as players were on a $15,000 pay jump, so the action was slow.

Taylor flicked in his final chip to call and the players flipped their cards.

Samuel Taylor: Q♥Q♣ All in
Dominic Brugno: A♥K♦

Taylor hit a set on the Q♠6♣J♦ flop, and then improved further on the Q♦ turn, comfortably sitting with quads.

The J♠ came on the river and Brugno passed more than half his stack across the table to Taylor.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Taylor	20,300,000 12,800,000	12,800,000
Dominic Brugno	4,400,000 8,600,000	8,600,000

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06-24-2025 15:35 UTC-8

Karl Pineault Eliminated in 18th Place ($61,240)

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 36 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Karl Pineault raised in the cutoff for 3,300,000, leaving just 200,000 behind. Jesse Yaginuma called, and the rest of the players folded.

The flop came 3♥2♥2♠, and after some thoughts, Pineault sent his last 200,000 in the middle. Yaginuma called, and they revealed their cards:

Karl Pineault: A♣7♥ All in
Jesse Yaginuma: 7♣7♠

Pineault's hand was dominated, and he busted from the event after the 5♠ and the 8♣ completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Yaginuma	21,500,000 7,400,000	7,400,000

Karl Pineault	Busted

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06-24-2025 15:55 UTC-8

Dominic Brugno Eliminated in 17th Place ($75,970)

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 37 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Dominic Brugno started the action with a raise to 4,400,000 in middle position, with 1,600,000 left behind, and Samuel Taylor chose to call in the hijack.

The flop showed 8♣3♥K♣ and Brugno checked to Taylor who sent 1,500,000 in the middle. Brugno pushed his last chips and Taylor called:

Dominic Brugno: A♥10♣ All in
Samuel Taylor: A♠Q♦

Taylor's hand stayed ahead as the rest of the board fell 5♠9♣ and Brugno was officially eliminated in 17th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Taylor	25,200,000 4,900,000	4,900,000
Dominic Brugno	Busted

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06-24-2025 16:04 UTC-8

Brandon Zuidema Eliminated in 16th Place ($75,970)

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 37 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Brandon Zuidema open-shoved for 4,900,000 in late position and got one caller in cutoff player Jesse Yaginuma putting the former at risk and heading to showdown.

Brandon Zuidema: A♥9♦ All in
Jesse Yaginuma : A♠J♥

Yaginuma's lead remained unchanged on the board 5♥10♣6♦2♦8♣. Zuidema left the table to go claim his payout as Yaginuma scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Yaginuma	23,600,000 6,100,000	6,100,000

Brandon Zuidema	Busted

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06-24-2025 16:13 UTC-8

Clayton Kalisek Eliminated in 15th Place ($75,970)

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 37 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

With action folded around to the button, Clayton Kalisek started the action with an all-in shove for 8,900,00. Big blind player Josh Reichard decided to call taking them to showdown.

Clayton Kalisek: A♥3♦ All in
Josh Reichard: A♠7♣

Reichard was ahead with a better kicker to his ace-high and maintained his lead when the flop came down J♣J♥9♣. Kalisek just watched on when the turn 10♣ favored Reichard further with additional outs for a straight draw and a flush draw.

The river fell 8♣ giving Reichard a straight flush to the cheers of his railbirds. Kalisek left the table quietly to claim his payout.