Event #59: $1,000 Battle of the Ages Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-23-2025 14:54 UTC-8

Shin Climbing Up; Fernandez Out

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Byungeun Shin raised on the button to 35,000 and Leonardo Fernandez pushed in the small blind for a stack around 160,000. Shin snap-called for the following showdown:

Leonardo Fernandez: K♦J♠ All in
Byungeun Shin: A♥K♥

Fernandez was in terrible shape for his tournament's life, and busted after the 4♦A♦K♠3♠Q♦ ranout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Byungeun Shin	562,000 473,000	473,000
Leonardo Fernandez	Busted

Tags: Byungeun Shin Leonardo Fernandez

06-23-2025 14:45 UTC-8

Harnish Doubles on Levy

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Ital Levy shoved for a little more than 100,000 with 8♣9♣ and David Harnish also pushed all in next to him with 91,000, holding A♣Q♣.

The board brought no surprise with 3♣7♦K♠2♣J♥ and Harnish took down the pot while Levy was left with less than two big blinds and busted a few minutes later.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Harnish	195,000 125,000	125,000
Ital Levy	Busted

Tags: David Harnish Ital Levy

06-23-2025 14:41 UTC-8

Runner-Runner Flush for Lopez

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Quang Pham raised in the hijack to 24,000 and Mario Lopez shoved next to him for 120,000. In the big blind, Jonathan Wolter reshoved for 126,000 and Pham decided to fold:

Mario Lopez: A♠Q♥ All in
Jonathan Wolter: A♦K♠

Lopez had the dominated hand but the board revealed J♣2♠9♠5♠3♠ to give him the nut flush while Wolter was left with crumbs and busted a few minutes later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mario Lopez (CA)	270,000 31,000	31,000
Quang Pham	136,000 124,000	124,000
Jonathan Wolter	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Wolter Mario Lopez (CA)Quang Pham

06-23-2025 14:22 UTC-8

Karpov's Blind All-in Falls Short of a Double Up

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Sergii Karpov under the gun went blind all-in for 32,000 even before the dealer finished shuffling the next hand. He covered his cards as the dealer dealt, seemingly praying for an ace. He then started to advise everyone to fold.

But Matheus Grazziotin in hijack went all-in taking both of them to showdown. Karpov peeled his cards one by one building excitement.

Sergii Karpov: K♦J♥ All in
Matheus Grazziotin: A♥4♥

Karpov was pretty happy with his hole cards despite being behind Grazziotin's ace-high. But he prepared his exit as the dealer fanned out the board showing 7♣10♦5♠2♠Q♣. Grazziotin graciously bid Karpov good luck as the latter left the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matheus Grazziotin	160,000 10,000	10,000
Sergii Karpov	Busted

Tags: Sergii Karpov Matheus Grazziotin

06-23-2025 14:13 UTC-8

Avila Outflopped

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Jacob Wilson

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Following an open to 20,000 from Kane Kalas, Alexander Avila shoved for 42,000 on the button. Kengo Sakurai made the call from the small blind, as did Kalas. On a flop of 4♥Q♥4♦ Sakurai check-folded to a bet of 25,000.

Alexander Avila: A♣K♣ All in
Kane Kalas: K♥Q♣

Kalas had got there on the flop, to leave Avila in rough shape. He couldn't find an ace on the 10♥3♥ runout and was sent to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kane Kalas	395,000 195,000	195,000
Kengo Sakurai	329,000 118,000	118,000
Alexander Avila	Busted

Tags: Alexander Avila Kane Kalas Kengo Sakurai

06-23-2025 14:08 UTC-8

Peterson Busts Hart

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Taylor Hart was all in and at risk for a stack of 54,000 chips left, holding A♦3♦. He was facing A♠J♠ in Nicholas Peterson's hands.

The board didn't help Hart with 7♠5♥2♥5♦K♦ and he was sent to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Peterson	165,000 27,000	27,000
Taylor Hart	Busted

Tags: Nicholas Peterson Taylor Hart

06-23-2025 14:04 UTC-8

Zarzycki Makes Good Move

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Jacob Wilson

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Action was picked up preflop, with Fabian Niederreiter all in for his remaining 55,000. Lang Lee had flatted the shove, before original raiser Robert Zarzycki then ripped his covering stack, putting Lang Lee into the tank. Eric Cloutier called clock, and Lee let it run down, forcing his hand to be dead.

Fabian Niederreiter: K♣J♠ All in
Robert Zarzycki: A♣J♣

"Good move," said Niederreiter, however he couldn't pick up any extra karma and went home on the 8♥2♠10♦Q♥2♥ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Zarzycki	400,000 252,000	252,000
Lang Lee	234,000 123,000	123,000
Eric Cloutier	105,000 75,000	75,000
Fabian Niederreiter	Busted

Tags: Eric Cloutier Fabian Niederreiter Lang Lee Robert Zarzycki

06-23-2025 13:46 UTC-8

Nanos Hits Pair at the Wrong Time

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Jacob Wilson

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Konstantinos Nanos went all in from middle position, having only 21,000 chips left. He was about to get the shove through, until Nicholas Peterson made the call in the big blind.

Konstantinos Nanos: A♠J♦ All in
Nicholas Peterson: A♣Q♠

Nanos did make a pair, however it gave his opponent Broadway on the 10♦K♠5♣J♣9♦ runout, sending him home.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Peterson	138,000 162,000	162,000
Konstantinos Nanos	Busted

Tags: Konstantinos Nanos Nicholas Peterson

06-23-2025 13:43 UTC-8

Cooler Sends Rossi to Rail

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Stewart Morrison

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Gary Fisher raised from under the gun, and only Pablo Rossi got involved, moving all in for his final 20,000 chips. Action was back on Fisher, who made the call.

Pablo Rossi: A♥A♣ All in
Gary Fisher: J♠J♣

A promising situation for Rossi, and the flop 8♠3♦10♥, kept him firmly in the lead.

The turn Q♦ gave Fisher extra outs to win the pot, now with a straight draw.

The J♦ was heartbreak for Rossi, as his opponent improved to a set and sent him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Fisher	160,000 98,000	98,000
Pablo Rossi	Busted

Tags: Gary Fisher Pablo Rossi

06-23-2025 13:41 UTC-8

Roh Sends Lee Out

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Justin Lee open-shoved for his last 27,000 and Joseph Roh raised in the small blind. The big blind folded and they tabled their cards.

Lee's hand with Q♥J♠ was dominated as Roh was holding J♥J♦, and Lee found no help throughout the board 6♦7♣K♠10♥4♥ to be eliminated from the battle.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Roh	665,000 70,000	70,000

Justin Lee	Busted

Tags: Joseph Roh Justin Lee