Event #61: $500 No-Limit Holdem Freezeout | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-24-2025 13:35 UTC-8

Kings for Morris is Bad News for Korochenskiy

Erick Torres

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Anatoly Korochenskiy raised to 480,000 from middle position before Arthur Morris asked to play for it all when he raised all-in for 1,700,000. Korochenskiy pushed in his final 1,500,000 total to be at risk.

Anatoly Korochenskiy: 10♦10♠ All in
Arthur Morris: K♥K♠

Korochenskiy could not find any help to stay alive when the board ran 8♠3♠Q♦8♠4♠ to give Morris the win and send Korochenskiy to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arthur Morris	3,370,000 80,000	80,000
Anatoly Korochenskiy	Busted

Tags: Anatoly Korochenskiy Arthur Morris

06-24-2025 13:32 UTC-8

Lussi Sends Mu to the Cage

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Erick Torres

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Sen Mu committed the last of his stack against Marius Lussi and was at risk as the two went into a runout.

Sen Mu: 10♥9♣ All in
Marius Lussi: A♣K♣

There wasn't much room for drama when the flop came A♠5♣4♠, improving Lussi to a dominant top pair. The 4♣ turn and the 8♣ river completed the board to eliminate Mu.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Lussi	2,160,000 1,310,000	1,310,000
Sen Mu	Busted

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06-24-2025 13:27 UTC-8

Brumpacheco Doubles Blind Versus Blind

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Nick Becker

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Action folded around to Jonathan Prince in the small blind who moved all in for 950,000. Joseph Brumpacheco called in the big blind for 880,000 to put himself at risk.

Joseph Brumpacheco: Q♥J♦ All in
Jonathan Prince: K♥10♣

Brumpacheco pulled ahead on the 10♠3♠J♣ flop, pairing his jack. The J♥ turn locked up the double up for him and the meaningless 5♥ rolled off on the river.

Prince was left with just 70,000 after the hand and was seen exiting the tournament area a few moments later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Brumpacheco	1,880,000 920,000	920,000
Jonathan Prince	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Prince Joseph Brumpacheco

06-24-2025 13:25 UTC-8

Futai Knocks Out Lee

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Erick Torres

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Yudai Futai jammed from the button and was called for less from the big blind by Ricky Lee to set up a showdown.

Ricky Lee: K♣Q♦ All in
Yudai Futai: A♠9♠

Futai held the edge against Lee as they took a flop. The 7♥8♥4♠ flop kept Futai in front. The A♦ turn was the end of Lee's run as it gave Futai top pair to end the hand, which made the 6♥ river procedural as it did not impact the outcome.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yudai Futai	2,190,000 1,385,000	1,385,000
Ricky Lee	Busted

Tags: Ricky Lee Yudai Futai

06-24-2025 13:20 UTC-8

Jacks Hold for Morris to Send Simon Packing

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Myles Phago

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

David Simon from under the gun pushed 900,000 of his chips into the middle, almost all in, apart from 50,000, which he left behind.

Arthur Morris, in early position, came over the top and three-bet all in, and action was folded back around to Simon, who, having achieved the next pay jump, tossed in his last 50,000 to make the call.

David Simon: A♣10♣ All in
Arthur Morris: J♣J♦

A clean runout for Morris of 4♣7♥2♥9♠7♦ and he was pushed the pot and sent Simon to the cage.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arthur Morris	3,450,000 1,090,000	1,090,000
David Simon	Busted

Tags: Arthur Morris David Simon

06-24-2025 13:07 UTC-8

Jones Keeps Climbing

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Nick Becker

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Rick Whitesell was all in preflop in the hijack for 585,000 against Jesse Jones in the big blind who had the covering stack.

Rick Whitesell: 4♣4♥ All in
Jesse Jones: K♦10♣

The flop came K♣10♦5♣ with Jones improving to two pair, kings and tens. The 8♦ turn and 9♦ river offered no help to Whitesell and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Jones	3,775,000 795,000	795,000
Rick Whitesell	Busted

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06-24-2025 13:04 UTC-8

Just Hit the Rail

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Sava Krink

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Rick Whitesell	Busted
Kyle Cannon	Busted
Dylan Manzo	Busted
Jingwei Qi	Busted
Derek Molnar	Busted
Rocco Iati	Busted

Jeffrey Yanchek	Busted

Serge Moresi	Busted
Dave Stann	Busted
Stephen Alford	Busted
Steven Soar	Busted
Wonjun Kwak	Busted
Kennon Perez	Busted
Yun Li	Busted
Aditya Sushant	Busted

06-24-2025 13:00 UTC-8

Evangelista Loving Being Moved to New Table

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Myles Phago

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Action was folded to Clement Kerrien in the small blind, who moved all in for 1,800,000, and action was on Mark Evangelista, who had just been moved to the table and sat straight in the big blind. He looked down at his cards and snap-called.

Clement Kerrien: J♦10♣ All in
Mark Evangelista: A♥J♣

A pretty nasty flop of J♥A♣2♥ for Kerrien and he needed help. None was forthcoming when the 7♥ came on the turn, and he was drawing dead. The K♦ on the river sealed the deal, and Kerrien was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Evangelista	4,200,000 3,745,000	3,745,000
Clement Kerrien	Busted

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06-24-2025 12:42 UTC-8

Scobai Doubles; Navarro Eliminated

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Erick Torres

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Alejandro Navarro flicked his last 210,000 in the pot under the gun, and the action folded all the way to the blinds when Ion Scobai chose to call from the small blind, and Enrique Baldeon also chose to call from the big blind. Scobai and Baldeon took a flop while Navarro was all-in and at risk.

Scobai and Baldeon both checked the 2♣7♥4♥ flop, but when the Q♠ turn peeled off, there were fireworks as Scobai shoved for 400,000 and was called by Baldeon to put two players at risk as Baldeon had both covered.

The 6♣ peeled off on the river, and Scobai showed K♦Q♣ for top pair. Baldeon showed Q♥10♥ for an inferior kicker as Navarro was sent to the rail and Scobai doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Enrique Baldeon	1,200,000 115,000	115,000
Ion Scobai	127,000 678,000	678,000
Alejandro Navarro	Busted

Tags: Alejandro Navarro Enrique Baldeon Ion Scobai

06-24-2025 12:42 UTC-8

Chudapal Bops Yu

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Erick Torres

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Chong Yu shoved from the button for 480,000 and was called in the big blind by Siarhei Chudapal to put Yu at risk.

Chong Yu: A♠4♥ All in
Siarhei Chudapal: K♣J♦

Yu was ahead before the flop, but the first card out was not what he wanted to see when it came J♠6♣10♠ on the flop. The 6♦ turn and the 2♣ river offered no drama as Yu was sent to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Siarhei Chudapal	1,450,000 115,000	115,000
Chong Yu	Busted

Tags: Chong Yu Siarhei Chudapal