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

06-23-2025 13:56 UTC-8

Bui Can't Call with Kings

Gabrielle Barredo

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

Dean Bui raised in middle position and got one caller in the big blind James Laina. Both players saw the flop A♠9♣6♥.

Laina led with an over bet of 135,000 sending Bui in the tank. The bet effectively put Bui all-in and the middle position player was seriously considering his options - counting his chips, stacking them up, counting them again and stacking them up.

He finally folded his hand face up, saying "Good bluff." Bui showed K♣Kx.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Laina	420,000 276,000	276,000
Dean Bui	110,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Dean Bui James Laina

Level: 18

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

06-23-2025 14:01 UTC-8

Dropping Like Flies

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Mykhailo Chereuta	Busted
Paul Lui	Busted
Qun Dang	Busted
Yoon Kim	Busted
Julian Hesslegrave	Busted
Leiya Shi	Busted
Kurt Fossey	Busted
Rafael Lebron	Busted

Waheed Feda	Busted
Dan Hummer	Busted
Tuan Phan	Busted
David Seidel	Busted
Una Kelly	Busted
Kacper Pyzara	Busted
Fabian Niederreiter	Busted
Sho Kohigashi	Busted
Michael Rossitto	Busted
Abraham Tannous	Busted
Troy Parkins	Busted
Peter Hengsakul	Busted
Aaron Oas	Busted
Jason Pasinski	Busted
Keith Crowder	Busted
Michael Kelly	Busted
Anthony Schutter	Busted

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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 14:05 UTC-8

Novo Fades the River to Double

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Stewart Morrison

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

Action was on Julio Novo, who moved all in for 77,000. Ruoxiao Shi called, and everyone else got out of the way.

Julio Novo: 8♠8♦ All in
Ruoxiao Shi: A♣Q♣

The flop J♥5♠3♣ was good news for Novo, and although the 8♣ turn looked good, it also increased the number of his opponents' outs.

Novo managed to fade a club river, though, when the dealer revealed the 3♦.

The all-in stack was counted, and the full double-up was pushed in Novo's direction.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruoxiao Shi	240,000 64,000	64,000
Julio Novo	174,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Julio Novo Ruoxiao Shi

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 14:12 UTC-8

Fornito Leaves Hsu Short Stack

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

Kai Hsu raised to 20,000 and Nicholas Fornito shoved on the button for 81,000. Hsu eventually called:

Nicholas Fornito: K♣Q♦ All in
Kai Hsu: A♥10♠

Hsu first found a flop 9♠6♥10♣ to give him a pair of tens, but Fornito hit a J♥ turn for the straight and doubled up after the 3♠ completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Fornito	180,000 85,000	85,000
Kai Hsu	54,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Kai Hsu Nicholas Fornito

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 14:16 UTC-8

Hsu Holds On

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Stewart Morrison

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

Action folded to the table big stack, Marco Guibert, in the hijack, who moved all in, covering all three players still to act. The button and the small blind folded, but Kai Hsu called straight away.

Kai Hsu: A♣4♠ All in
Marco Guibert: K♥J♣

The deck was kind to Hsu as the board ran out 10♦3♦3♠4♥3♣, giving him the full double up.