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

06-24-2025 12:45 UTC-8

Alati Runs into Aces, Ho Doubles

Laura Fryer

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Cyril Darmouni limped from under the gun and Richard Alati moved all in from the hijack for around 3,000,000. Baoqiang Ho called for his entire 1,350,000 stack from the cutoff. Darmouni folded.

Baoqiang Ho: A♠A♥ All in
Richard Alati: A♦K♣

Ho held on the K♥3♣5♦9♦6♥ runout and secured his double up. Alati was left short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cyril Darmouni	4,150,000 600,000	600,000
Baoqiang Ho	3,700,000 700,000	700,000
Richard Alati	1,505,000 6,095,000	6,095,000

Tags: Baoqiang Ho Cyril Darmouni Richard Alati

06-24-2025 12:47 UTC-8

Ganivet Grabs Chips from Lauck

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

The board A♥5♠K♣8♥ was already dealt when Alejandro Ganivet checked to Jonas Lauck who bet 1,500,000. Ganivet ended up calling.

The river paired the board with the A♠ and both checked. Ganivet tabled K♠Q♥ for two pair and it was good since Lauck mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Ganivet	14,100,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Jonas Lauck	4,350,000 275,000	275,000

Tags: Alejandro Ganivet Jonas Lauck

06-24-2025 12:50 UTC-8

Zuidema Battles with Yaginuma

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Laura Fryer

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Brandon Zuidema opened to 600,000 from middle position and action folded around to Jesse Yaginuma in the big blind. Yaginuma defended, and the players went heads-up to the flop.

The dealer placed the 9♣A♦10♣ and Yaginuma check-called after Zuidema bet 850,000.

A 9♦ was turned and Yaginuma check-called Zuidema's 1,650,000 bet.

The 3♣ came on the river and Zuidema moved all in. Yaginuma folded, passing across a huge pot without getting to showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Zuidema	9,000,000 3,875,000	3,875,000
Jesse Yaginuma	7,850,000 4,150,000	4,150,000

Tags: Brandon Zuidema Jesse Yaginuma

06-24-2025 12:58 UTC-8

Yao Joins the Exit, Pineault Triples Up

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Bixi Yao raised under the gun for 2,450,000, with only 100,000 behind, and Javier Swett shoved for around 4,400,000. Karl Pineault called all in for his last 1,350,000 and Yao sent her last chip in the middle to create a three-way showdown:

Karl Pineault: 9♥9♣ All in
Bixi Yao: J♣10♦ All in
Javier Swett: A♣K♥

The dealer fanned a board 5♠4♠Q♠3♥4♣ and Pineault's hand held to triple up while Swett took down the side pot, eliminating Yao.

Player	Chips	Progress
Karl Pineault	4,900,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
Javier Swett	4,300,000 50,000	50,000
Bixi Yao	Busted

Tags: Bixi Yao Javier Swett Karl Pineault

06-24-2025 13:01 UTC-8

Ho Doubles Again

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Laura Fryer

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Baoqiang Ho moved all in from the button for around 3,100,000 and got a single call from Jeffrey Tanouye in the big blind.

Baoqiang Ho: A♦2♦ All in
Jeffrey Tanouye: K♠J♠

Ho held on the A♥6♦7♦Q♦7♣ runout, ending the hand with a diamond flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffrey Tanouye	10,450,000 4,250,000	4,250,000
Baoqiang Ho	6,500,000 2,800,000	2,800,000

Tags: Baoqiang Ho Jeffrey Tanouye

06-24-2025 13:05 UTC-8

NFL Star Adrian Peterson's Fist Fight in Texas Poker Room | PokerNews Podcast #900

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Chad Holloway

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

It's the milestone 900th episode of the PokerNews Podcast!

Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz are at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas, where they break down the recent viral video fist fight from a Texas poker room involving former NFL running back Adrian Peterson, highlight the upcoming Ladies Week, and discuss whether or not Daniel Negreanu is having a "good" summer at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

Speaking of the WSOP, Phil Hellmuth got a political shoutout from Senator Ted Cruz, our fans showed their support for Martin Kabrhel in the comments of last week's episode, and a new segment of the "Chainsaw Report" featuring Allen Kessler.

Guest Robert Jen, the world's greatest unknown WSOP historian, then goes one-on-one with Chad, offering fun and interesting trivia and stats involving 900 to keep in theme with the episode. Speaking of which, some of the biggest names in poker offered their support and congratulations to the PokerNews Podcast family on 900 episodes!

Finally, learn about recent tournament winners, including Seth Davies, Tyler Patterson, Brian Rast, and Jonathan Little; as well as, a look at Robbie Strazynski's recently-completed Mixed Game Festival XI

Learn about all those stories and more in the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast!

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06-24-2025 13:05 UTC-8

Wang Grows His Monster Stack

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Play was underway on a pot of 2,500,000 and a board of 7♠5♥8♠A♦. Kaifan Wang fired 1,500,000 on the button after a check from small blind Joshua Reichard. Reichard called to see the last card.

The river K♣ fell and both players checked. Wang showed J♦J♠ prompting Reichard to muck his hand and concede the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kaifan Wang	30,000,000 5,000,000	5,000,000

Tags: Joshua Reichard Kaifan Wang

06-24-2025 13:06 UTC-8

Wang Turns a Set, Eliminates Boynton

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Kaifan Wang in cutoff opened for 800,000 and got a three-bet from small blind Luke Boynton to 2,900,000. Wang checked what Boyton had behind then made the call.

The flop came 2♠5♦A♥. Boynton led with a 1,600,000 bet and Wang called again.

Ont he turn 8♣, Boynton shoved all-in and Wang called taking them to showdown.

Luke Boynton: A♣K♠ All in
Kaifan Wang: 8♠8♦

Boynton was ahead on the flop with top pair but Wang caught a set on the turn shifting the tides for Boynton. The river 3♥ fell, ending Boyton's tournament run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kaifan Wang	41,300,000 11,300,000	11,300,000

Luke Boynton	Busted
Thomas Macdonald	Busted
Jonas Lauck	Busted

Trung Pham	Busted

Tags: Kaifan Wang Luke Boynton

06-24-2025 13:16 UTC-8

Three Table Redraw

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
627	1	Bruno Fuentes	France	10,500,000	26
627	2	Clayton Kalisek	United States	9,600,000	24
627	3	Samuel Taylor	United States	9,300,000	23
627	4	Richard Alati	United States	1,600,000	4
627	5	Dominic Brugno	United States	12,250,000	31
627	6	Cyril Victor Darmouni	United States	3,000,000	8
627	7	Manuel Pochat	Argentina	2,975,000	7
627	8	John Oneal	United States	3,900,000	10
627	9	Alejandro Ganivet	Spain	13,200,000	33

635	1	Leonor Margets	Andorra	9,000,000	23
635	2	Atanas Kodinov	Bulgaria	6,750,000	17
635	3	Ignacio Moron	Spain	26,000,000	65
635	4	Dane Harnett	New Zealand	2,900,000	7
635	5	Jeffrey Tanouye	United States	9,500,000	24
635	6	Brandon Zuidema	United States	18,250,000	46
635	7	James Carroll	United States	24,000,000	60
635	8	Joshua Reichard	United States	25,750,000	60
635	9	Kenny Sung	United States	11,700,000	64

643	1	Jacques Correa Ortega	Brazil	26,600,000	67
643	2	Karl T Pineault	Canada	5,150,000	13
643	3	Baoqiang Ho	Singapore	7,000,000	18
643	4	Javier Swett	Chile	4,750,000	12
643	5	Kaifan Wang	United States	41,300,000	103
643	6	Jonah Labranche	United States	5,500,000	14
643	7	Jesse Yaginuma	United States	3,700,000	9
643	8	Mark Wagstaff	United Kingdom	4,550,000	11
643	9	Adam Walton	United States	12,600,000	32

Player	Chips	Progress
Kaifan Wang	41,300,000

Jacques Ortega	26,600,000 850,000	850,000
Ignacio Moron	26,000,000 5,775,000	5,775,000
Josh Reichard	25,750,000 15,250,000	15,250,000

James Carroll	24,000,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Brandon Zuidema	18,250,000 9,250,000	9,250,000
Alejandro Ganivet	13,200,000 900,000	900,000
Adam Walton	12,600,000 4,375,000	4,375,000
Dominic Brugno	12,250,000 225,000	225,000
Kenny Sung	11,700,000 5,300,000	5,300,000
Bruno Fuentes	10,500,000 500,000	500,000
Clayton Kalisek	9,600,000 4,525,000	4,525,000
Jeffrey Tanouye	9,500,000 950,000	950,000
Samuel Taylor	9,300,000 1,375,000	1,375,000
Leo Margets	9,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Baoqiang Ho	7,000,000 500,000	500,000
Atanas Kodinov	6,750,000 6,100,000	6,100,000
Jonah Labranche	5,500,000 2,400,000	2,400,000

Karl Pineault	5,150,000 250,000	250,000
Javier Swett	4,750,000 450,000	450,000
Mark Wagstaff	4,550,000 50,000	50,000
John Oneal	3,900,000 350,000	350,000
Jesse Yaginuma	3,700,000 4,150,000	4,150,000

Manuel Pochat	2,975,000 2,125,000	2,125,000
Dane Harnett	2,900,000 1,100,000	1,100,000