2025 World Series of Poker
On a flop of A♣10♦7♥, Charles Garnero shoved his remaining 50,000 into a pot of 200,000. Isaac Kempton put in the call.
Charles Garnero: A♥Q♠9♥5♠
Isaac Kempton: 9♦8♣7♦5♦
Kempton was behind with an open-ender and two backdoor flush draws. He turned the straight with the J♠ and Garneero couldn't improve to a better straight on the river, as the 6♦ sealed his fate.
Moments after making the money, Jan Larsson got in his remaining 62,000 chips, only to find himself dominated by Daniel Ezekiel's aces.
Jan Larsson: A♥K♦9♥7♠
Daniel Ezekiel: A♠A♣6♦4♠
Larsson found himself drawing stone dead on the Q♣10♣3♣ flop, as Ezekiel flopped the nut flush. The 4♣9♥ runout was inconsequential.
Tolga Demirel was all in preflop for his remaining 22,000, and was called by both Daniel Clemente and Maxwell Lytell.
On a flop of 6♠Q♣6♦ Lytell checked, Clemente bet 35,000, and Lytell called. The turn 8♣ checked through, and Lytell bet 50,000 on the 4♦ river. Clemente called, and the players revealed their cards early, despite floor instruction not to.
Eventually, when showdown was called. Demirel's A♠A♦10♠10♦ wasn't enough to keep him alive, as Lytell scooped with A♣8♠6♣3♣. Two other players, Niema Mostafavi and Yuan Li, were eliminated in the same hand, meaning they received a $2,015 payout each.
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
With Michael Linster forced all-in for his last 2,000 from the big blind, four other players at the table limped.
The four other players checked a runout of 4♦8♥5♦3♦6♠ all the way to the river before Michael Linster bet 10,000 from the small blind. Everyone else folded and before the cards were turned over Aasen announced her hadn't looked at his hand.
Linster revealed a flush with A♣Q♦J♦2♦, which meant Aasen needed to have two diamonds in his hand, where one of them was the king or the ace. He decided to turn his cards over one at a time to add to the suspense.
With a crowd now surrounding the table, the first one he showed was the K♦ to give him a chance of not being the bubble boy. However, the second cut his chances as it was the K♠. But the third of his cards was the 9♦ to give him a higher flush, guaranteeing he remained in the tournament and had a chance of not bubbling. The table erupted upon seeing his flush, as his fourth card was the 9♥.
Linster stated after the hand "that is the most fun I've had in a hand where I've lost"
Tony Bunch raised to 11,000 from middle position before Tomer Daniel three-bet to 30,000 from the hijack. When it got back to Bunch, he called.
Bunch checked the 2♦5♥Q♠ flop, and Daniel bet 70,000. Bunch quickly called.
After Bunch knuckled the table on the Q♥ turn, Daniel jammed for roughly 180,000. Bunch thought long and hard, but eventually folded A♠A♣8♥4♣. Daniel was kind enough to show he had the goods by revealing the Q♣ for trips.
Play is currently in hand for hand, as we wait for one more player to bust before all players lock up some money.