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

06-24-2025 12:15 UTC-8

Top Ten Chip Counts at Last Break

Myles Phago

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

These are the latest top ten chip counts as per the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Simon	3,570,000 185,000	185,000

Stephen Hubbard	3,450,000 1,470,000	1,470,000
Juan Lucena	3,075,000 1,175,000	1,175,000

Marco Caruso	3,010,000 2,765,000	2,765,000
Anatoly Korochenskiy	3,000,000
Jesse Jones	2,980,000 1,450,000	1,450,000
Abhishek Mhatre	2,710,000 1,465,000	1,465,000
Konstantinos Tzinis	2,700,000 1,785,000	1,785,000
Kevin Okeefe	2,370,000 1,575,000	1,575,000
Arthur Morris	2,360,000 1,445,000	1,445,000

06-24-2025 12:00 UTC-8

Break Time

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Nick Becker

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

The remaining 91 players have been sent on the first 15-minute break of the day and will return to blinds at 40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 big blind ante.

06-24-2025 11:59 UTC-8

Full House for Kerrien Knocks Out Yang

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Erick Torres

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Luther Yang shoved for his dwindling stack and was called by Clement Kerrien to send the two to a showdown with Yang at risk.

Luther Yang: Q♥6♠ All in
Clement Kerrien: A♥7♠

Yang had a fighting chance headed into the runout, but the flop was not favorable as it landed J♣A♦8♣. The A♣ turn put an end to any hope of a comeback, and the 8♥ river was the final blow to Yang.

Player	Chips	Progress
Clement Kerrien	1,450,000 1,115,000	1,115,000
Luther Yang	Busted

Tags: Clement Kerrien Luther Yang

06-24-2025 11:59 UTC-8

Back-to-Back Bust-Outs for Simon

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Sava Krink

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

In the first hand, Brandon Rivard opened from under the gun to 275,000, leaving himself just 5,000 behind. Action folded around to David Simon on the button, who applied pressure with a three-bet to 490,000. After the blinds got out of the way, Rivard took his time, likely watching for the pay jump, before tossing in his last chip.

Brandon Rivard: K♣6♦ All in
David Simon: A♣Q♣

Rivard was hoping to find a miracle, but the board ran out J♥7♣8♥10♠7♠ and sent him to the rail.

In the very next hand, it was Simon back in action. He opened to 120,000 from the cutoff, and Huahuan Feng three-bet to 325,000 on the button. Simon responded with an all-in shove for around 2,200,000. Feng had about 1,200,000 behind and eventually made the call after checking his cards again.

Huahuan Feng: A♣Q♦ All in
David Simon: Q♥Q♠

Feng was dominated, and though the K♥4♦10♦ flop gave him a few extra outs, the K♦ turn and 3♠ river sealed his fate. Just like that, Simon scored back-to-back knockouts.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Simon	3,385,000 1,285,000	1,285,000

Brandon Rivard	Busted
Huahuan Feng	Busted

Tags: Brandon Rivard David Simon Huahuan Feng

06-24-2025 11:53 UTC-8

Biggs Wakes Up with Aces

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Nick Becker

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Luther Yang open-shoved on the button for 970,000 and Brian Biggs called in the big blind for 925,000 total to put himself at risk.

Brian Biggs: A♠A♣ All in
Luther Yang: Kx3x

Yang picked up additional outs on the 3♣8♥4♥ flop, but Biggs' pair of aces held when the 7♦ turn and J♥ river completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Biggs	1,940,000 910,000	910,000
Luther Yang	45,000 480,000	480,000

Tags: Brian Biggs Luther Yang

06-24-2025 11:53 UTC-8

Maislen Doubles Through Lucena

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Erick Torres

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Juan Lucena began the hand with a raise to 125,000 from early position. Adam Maislen woke up with a hand he wanted to play for it all with in middle position and chose to jam and was called after the table folded back around to Lucena.

Adam Maislen: A♦10♦ All in
Juan Lucena: J♠10♠

Maislen was in a dominant position and his hand held when the board ran 4♠5♠5♣2♣9♦ to find the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Lucena	1,900,000 90,000	90,000

Adam Maislen	1,250,000 955,000	955,000

Tags: Adam Maislen Juan Lucena

06-24-2025 11:46 UTC-8

Ishikawa Knocks Out Ayala

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Erick Torres

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Jesus Ayala was all in against Shinsuke Ishikawa as they clashed in a showdown.

Jesus Ayala: 9♣9♠ All in
Shinsuke Ishikawa: K♣J♣

Ayala stayed ahead on the board of 2♥2♦5♣, but the K♥ turn was bad news for Ayala as it improved Ishikawa to a pair of kings. The 6♣ river was the final card Ayala would see in the tournament as he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shunsuke Ishikawa	900,000 275,000	275,000
Jesus Ayala	Busted

Tags: Jesus Ayala Shinsuke Ishikawa

06-24-2025 11:40 UTC-8

Korochenskiy Keeps Climbing

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Nick Becker

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Stephen Friedrich open-shoved in the hijack for 465,000 and Anatoly Korochenskiy called on the button with the covering stack.

Stephen Friedrich: A♦2♠ All in
Anatoly Korochenskiy: A♠K♥

"I need a deuce," said Friedrich as the dealer put out the 10♦A♥K♣ flop, improving Korochenskiy to two pair.

The 3♣ turn and 3♦ river offered no help to Friedrich and he was sent to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anatoly Korochenskiy	3,000,000 1,125,000	1,125,000
Stephen Friedrich	Busted

Tags: Anatoly Korochenskiy Stephen Friedrich

06-24-2025 11:37 UTC-8

Latest Departures

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Sava Krink

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Madara	Busted
Kevin Kim	Busted
Stephen Friedrich	Busted
Jhonathan Meneses	Busted
Shane Foglietta	Busted
Luca Campagnoli	Busted
Timothy Heng	Busted
Pavel Blatny	Busted
Nathan Russler	Busted
Gregory Gius	Busted
Zachary Hall	Busted
Gabriel Schroeder	Busted

Elvenjohn Espinar	Busted
Georges Sultanem	Busted
Gabriel Wood	Busted
Peter Placey	Busted
Lucie Brun	Busted
Matic Hren	Busted
Feng Qian	Busted
Axel Santoni	Busted
Mark Berman	Busted
Kenneth Baker	Busted
Gang Hong	Busted
William Meeks	Busted
Zhou Lin	Busted

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Level: 26

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000