Event #57: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-21-2025 16:05 UTC-8

Chidwick Takes the Check

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Laura Fryer

Level 16 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Stephen Chidwick opened from under the gun to 105,000 and got a single call from Allan Le in the big blind.

The 2♣5♦4♣ flop saw both players check.

Lee bet 135,000 on the 3♥ turn and Chidwick called.

The 10♣ river was checked down by both. Lee showed only two of his cards A♠K♦XxXx and Chidwick turned over A♥Q♥10♦4♠ for the straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	5,900,000 200,000	200,000

Allan Le	3,360,000 330,000	330,000

Tags: Allan Le Stephen Chidwick

06-21-2025 16:05 UTC-8

Zhou KOs Two

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Robert Jones

Level 16 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Quan Zhou raised to 85,000 from early position. He was called by Veselin Karakitukov from middle position, Ka Kwan Lau in the cutoff, and Shaun Deeb in the small blind before Tyler Brown went all-in for 305,000 in the big blind. Zhou then raised it to 600,000 and Karakitukov called for his 525,000 chip stack.

Veselin Karakitukov: K♣10♥9♥7♣ All in
Tyler Brown: A♦K♠6♦2♠ All in
Quan Zhou: A♣J♣5♥3♥

The board came J♥9♠5♦6♥10♦, and Zhou knocked out two with two pair. Chance Kornuth and Joao Simao also recently departed from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Zhou	2,300,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Ka Kwan Lau	1,100,000 230,000	230,000

Shaun Deeb	1,000,000 90,000	90,000

Veselin Karakitukov	Busted
Tyler Brown	Busted

Chance Kornuth	Busted

Joao Simao	Busted

Tags: Ka Kwan Lau Quan Zhou Shaun Deeb Tyler Brown Veselin Karakitukov

06-21-2025 15:49 UTC-8

Updated Counts

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Chip counts as found on the WSOP+ App.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	5,700,000

Allan Le	3,690,000 90,000	90,000

Farid Jattin	3,275,000 675,000	675,000
Evan Krentzman	3,110,000 2,785,000	2,785,000
Michael Duek	2,960,000 1,710,000	1,710,000
Manuel Stojanovic	2,535,000 165,000	165,000
Youness Barakat	2,295,000 195,000	195,000
Alex Foxen	2,050,000 275,000	275,000

Erik Seidel	1,950,000 550,000	550,000

Joni Jouhkimainen	1,870,000 595,000	595,000

Gergo Nagy	1,720,000 375,000	375,000
Dylan Linde	1,675,000 1,260,000	1,260,000

Michael Moncek	1,630,000 530,000	530,000

Frank Crivello	1,495,000 130,000	130,000
Biao Ding	1,370,000 230,000	230,000

Sean Winter	1,355,000 105,000	105,000
Ka Kwan Lau	1,330,000 1,470,000	1,470,000

Quan Zhou	1,300,000 850,000	850,000
Dan Cates	1,300,000 150,000	150,000

Jason Mercier	1,180,000 880,000	880,000

Dirk Gerritse	1,090,000 35,000	35,000
John Riordan	1,030,000 280,000	280,000

Phil Ivey	935,000 15,000	15,000

Scott Seiver	910,000 360,000	360,000

Shaun Deeb	910,000 290,000	290,000

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06-21-2025 15:34 UTC-8

Pre-Break Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 15 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	Busted

Tyler Moncek	Busted
Cary Katz	Busted

Kabeelan Rajamurthy	Busted
Zdenek Zizka	Busted

Lautaro Guerra	Busted

06-21-2025 15:34 UTC-8

Big Stacks Battle

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Stewart Morrison

Level 15 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

After an open to 85,000 by Farid Jattin, next to act, Youness Barakat three-bet to 290,000.

The cutoff spent some time considering his options before returning his cards to the dealer.

Action then arrived back at Jattin, who folded his cards before quizzing Barakat on his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Farid Jattin	2,600,000 475,000	475,000
Youness Barakat	2,100,000 495,000	495,000

Tags: Farid Jattin Youness Barakat

06-21-2025 15:33 UTC-8

Cates Folds to Le's River Bet

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Nick Vazquez

Level 15 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Right before break, Dan Cates, raised to 110,000 in early position. Only Allan Le called in the big blind.

The flop was the Q♥8♣8♦, and both players checked. The 10♠ came on the turn, and Le fired out 125,000. Cates made the call.

On the 10♣ river, Le took a time extension, and eventually bet 180,000. Cates folded, and Le took the pot.

Meanwhile at this table, Stephen Chidwick has continued to chip up, and is now playing 5,700,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	5,700,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Allan Le	3,600,000 500,000	500,000

Dan Cates	1,300,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Allan Le Dan Cates

06-21-2025 15:32 UTC-8

Schulman Hits the Rail

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Robert Jones

Level 15 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Youness Barakat raised from early position to 85,000 and was re-raised by Nick Schulman as the next player to act for his 235,000 chip stack. Barakat made the call.

Nick Schulman: K♠J♦10♦9♠ All in
Youness Barakat: Q♠J♣10♣8♦

The A♣Q♦4♦Q♥7♥ runout was no good for Schulman, and he hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Youness Barakat	2,300,000 695,000	695,000
Nick Schulman	Busted

Tags: Nick Schulman Youness Barakat

06-21-2025 15:27 UTC-8

Frank Scores Double Up Against Chidwick

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Nick Vazquez

Level 15 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Picking up the action on the A♥8♦5♣ flop, Stephen Chidwick bet pot, which was 205,000. That covered Christopher Frank, who called all in.

Christopher Frank: Q♥10♥9♥6♠ All in
Stephen Chidwick: A♣10♠6♦4♣

The turn was the 4♥ and river was the 5♥, and Frank made a flush to remain in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	3,800,000 100,000	100,000

Christopher Frank	630,000 1,035,000	1,035,000

Tags: Stephen Chidwick Christopher Frank

06-21-2025 15:13 UTC-8

Gerritse Limps to Double Up

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Frank Visser

Level 15 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Dirk Gerritse limped in as first to act. Alex Foxen came along on the button before Richard Gryko raised to 125,000 in the small blind. Gerritse called, while Foxen got out of the way.

Gryko then bet the pot on the 7♠8♠5♦ flop, and Gerritse moved all in for 365,000. Gryko immediately tossed in calling chips, and the cards were tabled.

Dirk Gerritse: K♠10♠10♥9♦ All in
Richard Gryko: A♦K♣10♦9♠

Gerritse's tens faded Gryko's outs on the 9♣7♦ runout, and he doubled up to a seven-figure stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	1,775,000 25,000	25,000

Dirk Gerritse	1,055,000 385,000	385,000
Richard Gryko	375,000 565,000	565,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Dirk Gerritse Richard Gryko

06-21-2025 15:11 UTC-8

Gyrko Doubles Through Lonis

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Nick Vazquez

Level 15 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Alex Foxen raised to 85,000 under the gun. Richard Gryko raised the pot next to act, which made 290,000 the bet. Jesse Lonis called on the button, and Foxen folded.

The flop was A♠K♦Q♣ and Gyrko moved his last 110,000 in the middle. Lonis thought for a moment, and called.

Richard Gryko: K♥K♠J♦2♥ All in
Jesse Lonis: Q♥10♠9♥8♠