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

06-21-2025 15:32 UTC-8

Schulman Hits the Rail

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 15:06 UTC-8

Chidwick Turns Set

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Robert Jones

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

After a raise from Najeem Ajez from the small blind, and a re-raise by Stephen Chidwick from the big blind, Ajez announced all-in for 440,000. Chidwick called.

Najeem Ajez: K♠K♦7♣6♣ All in
Stephen Chidwick: A♥Q♦J♦J♣

The board came 8♦5♦3♣J♠10♥, and Ajez hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	3,900,000 500,000	500,000

Najeem Ajez	Busted

Tags: Najeem Ajez Stephen Chidwick

06-21-2025 15:00 UTC-8

Chidwick Building Castles

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Stewart Morrison

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

Lou Garza limped under the gun, which prompted the player to his immediate left, and the button, both to do the same. Stephen Chidwick, in the small blind, put an end to the limping, raising to 150,000. Garza called, as did the next player. The button folded, and the three remaining players saw a flop.

Stephen Chidwick didn't slow down on the 4♥6♥4♦ flop, sliding in a tower of 25,000 chips, good for a bet of 500,000. Garza was the only player to call, putting himself at risk.

Lou Garza: 7♣6♦5♣3♦ All in
Stephen Chidwick: A♦K♦J♠6♠

Chidwick's two-pair bested that of Garza, but the latter had a lot of ways to catch up.

The turn 9♦ gave both players a flush draw, but crucially, Chidwick had the higher diamonds.

The river 7♦ improved both players to a flush, but the nut flush of Chidwick was good enough to send Garza to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	3,400,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Lou Garza	Busted

Tags: Lou Garza Stephen Chidwick

06-21-2025 14:59 UTC-8

Le Ships Chip Lead Pot

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Frank Visser

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

The action was picked up on a 2♦8♥9♥7♠ turn. Gergo Nagy and Allan Le had already gathered a pot of 950,000 when Nagy fired a bet of 450,000. Le called, and the 7♦ river completed the board.

Nagy sized up to 550,000, and Le called after some time in the tank. Nagy showed K♠Q♦J♦9♦ for a bluff with a pair of nines, but Le had rivered a full house with A♥K♣8♦7♥ to take down the massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allan Le	4,100,000 2,100,000	2,100,000

Gergo Nagy	2,095,000 1,305,000	1,305,000
Joni Jouhkimainen	1,275,000 50,000	50,000

Gruffudd Pugh-Jones	1,000,000 90,000	90,000
Phil Ivey	950,000 235,000	235,000

Scott Seiver	550,000 250,000	250,000

Santhosh Suvarna	510,000 1,015,000	1,015,000

Kabeelan Rajamurthy	350,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Allan Le Gergo Nagy

06-21-2025 14:42 UTC-8

Martirosian on Seven Figures

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Frank Visser

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

Artur Martirosian got his stack of 455,000 in from under the gun against Joao Simao in the small blind.

Artur Martirosian: A♦A♣5♥4♣ All in
Joao Simao: A♠Q♠Q♣6♣

Martirosian's aces were declared the victor after the 8♦2♥K♦8♣9♠ had been completed, and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	1,050,000 705,000	705,000

Joao Simao	435,000 880,000	880,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Joao Simao

06-21-2025 14:34 UTC-8

Prize Pool and Payouts

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Stewart Morrison

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

With a field of 194 players, the total prize pool generated is $9,215,000.

The top 30 players will each be guaranteed at least $100,000, with the winner taking home $2,146,414 alongside a 2025 WSOP gold bracelet.

Payout Structure

Place	Prize
1	$2,146,414
2	$1,430,938
3	$1,000,423
4	$713,762
5	$519,892
6	$386,768
7	$294,013
8	$228,489
9	$181,621
10-11	$147,738
12-15	$123,051
16-20	$105,000
21-30	$100,000

06-21-2025 14:06 UTC-8

Double KO for Cates

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Robert Jones

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Dan Cates called from under the gun, Laszlo Bujtas called from the cutoff, Tyler Brown completed the small blind, and Dylan Smith raised to 40,000 in the big blind. Cates announced pot, Bujtas was all-in for roughly 75,000, and Dylan Smith raised once again, putting himself at risk. Cates obliged, and three players were off to see five, with the main pot between Smith and Cates.

Dylan Smith: J♥9♥9♠8♣ All in
Dan Cates: A♣10♣10♥4♥

On the 5♠3♣Q♦2♥K♠ Cates locked up the double knockout, and a chip stack of over 750,000 with his turned wheel.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Cates	780,000 355,000	355,000

Dylan Smith	Busted
Laszlo Bujtas	Busted

Tags: Dan Cates Dylan Smith Laszlo Bujtas Tyler Brown

06-21-2025 13:54 UTC-8

Ivey Sends Spurlin to the Exit

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Stewart Morrison

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Jordan Spurlin opened the action from the hijack, betting 50,000 and leaving just one 5,000 chip behind. Phil Ivey then three-bet from the small blind to 90,000. Najeem Ajez called in the big blind, and Spurlin put in his last remaining chip.

Ivey continued for 110,000 on the 9♥7♠8♥ flop and Ajez folded.

Jordan Spurlin: A♠A♣5♠3♠ All in
Phil Ivey: K♦J♥10♦5♥

Spurlin needed some help as Ivey had flopped the nut-straight.

The turn J♦ offered no assistance, and the river A♥ confirmed his fate.

Ivey pulled in the pot as Spurlin headed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	715,000 140,000	140,000

Najeem Ajez	520,000 315,000	315,000
Jordan Spurlin	Busted

Tags: Jordan Spurlin Najeem Ajez Phil Ivey

06-21-2025 13:11 UTC-8

Hellmuth Hits The Rail

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Stewart Morrison

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Joining the action with a full board showing 10♣9♠5♠2♣2♦, Arthur Morris had pushed out a pot-sized bet of 275,000. Action was on Phil Hellmuth, who had less than this amount in his stack.

After taking some time, Hellmuth called but was shown the bad news - Morris tabled A♥10♠4♣2♥ for a rivered full house. Hellmuth turned out A♠K♥K♠3♠, before vacating his seat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arthur Morris	1,400,000 360,000	360,000
Phil Hellmuth	Busted

Tags: Arthur Morris Phil Hellmuth

06-21-2025 12:53 UTC-8

Stojanovic Doubles

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Robert Jones

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Joao Simao raised from the cutoff to 40,000 and was re-raised by Manuel Stojanovic in the big blind to 130,000. Simao made the call.

The J♣9♠7♠ flop was followed by a check from Stojanovic, a bet of 225,000 from Simao, and an all-in bet from Stojanovic to 440,000, putting himself at risk. Simao made the call.

Manuel Stojanovic: A♥10♦8♥6♦ All in
Joao Simao: K♣6♣4♠3♠