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

06-24-2025 18:07 UTC-8

Stephen Hubbard Eliminated in 16th Place ($11,129)

Nick Becker

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Stephen Hubbard moved all in for about 3,000,000 in the cutoff and was called by Tony Harrison on the button who had the covering stack.

Stephen Hubbard: K♦8♣ All in
Tony Harrison: 9♣9♦

Harrison's pair of nines remained in the lead all the way as the board ran out Q♠7♥7♠A♥7♦, sending Hubbard to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Harrison	6,250,000 3,200,000	3,200,000
Stephen Hubbard	Busted

Tags: Stephen Hubbard Tony Harrison

06-24-2025 18:06 UTC-8

Matthew Hayes Eliminated in 17th Place ($11,129)

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Sava Krink

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Hai Nguyen opened the action with a raise to 1,075,000 from under the gun. When the action reached Matthew Hayes in the small blind, he moved all in. The big blind quickly folded, and Nguyen asked for a count. Once the dealer confirmed 3,475,000, Nguyen made the call to put Hayes at risk.

Matthew Hayes: Q♠9♠ All in
Hai Nguyen: A♦9♦

The board ran out 4♥3♥6♥, giving both players hope but favoring Nguyen’s ace-high. The 3♦ turn changed nothing, and Hayes needed a queen to stay alive. The river brought the 10♥, and with no help in sight, Hayes hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hai Nguyen	13,650,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Matthew Hayes	Busted

Tags: Hai Nguyen Matthew Hayes

06-24-2025 18:01 UTC-8

Diez Triples

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Erick Torres

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

The hand began with a jam from Enrique Diez from middle position. He was called by Paul Heath from the hijack and Stephen Hubbard from the big blind.

The flop fanned out 9♠8♥4♥, which led to a jam from Hubbard for 1,950,000. Heath folded to send the two remaining players to a showdown.

Enrique Diez: K♠7♠ All in
Stephen Hubbard: 8♦6♦

Hubbard flopped best, but the K♣ turn changed that and gave Diez top pair. The Q♣ river peeled to end the hand and award Diez the triple.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Heath	8,600,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Enrique Diez	4,275,000 4,275,000	4,275,000
Stephen Hubbard	1,950,000 1,925,000	1,925,000

Tags: Enrique Diez Paul Heath Stephen Hubbard

06-24-2025 17:58 UTC-8

Futai Doubles Through Schiffbauer

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Myles Phago

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Robbie Schiffbauer raised from middle position to 1,000,000 only for Yudai Futai to three-bet all in from late position for his last 3,100,000. Schiffbauer didn't like making the call but had priced himself in.

Yudai Futai: K♥Q♥ All in
Robbie Schiffbauer: J♣10♣

With a queen as the door card on the Q♠5♠6♣ flop it was looking good for Futai to get a double up and nothing changed on the 9♣ turn nor 9♠ river and Futai started stacking his newly acquired chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yudai Futai	7,350,000 4,075,000	4,075,000
Robbie Schiffbauer	6,200,000 3,600,000	3,600,000

Tags: Yudai Futai Robbie Schiffbauer

06-24-2025 17:57 UTC-8

Poker Vlogging Legend Brad Owen Chasing 'Dream' By Shot-Taking in $50K WSOP PPC

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Calum Grant

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Brad Owen, one of poker’s most popular vloggers and a WPT Global Ambassador, is officially taking his shot in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship, the biggest and toughest mixed-game event of the summer.

From selling action at a markdown to bringing new eyes to the mixed-game world, find out why this is “the dream he didn’t know he had” and how he plans to represent his massive fanbase on poker’s biggest stage.

Click here to read the full story

06-24-2025 17:56 UTC-8

Fan Finds the Double

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Nick Becker

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Enrique Baldeon raised to 2,000,000 in the hijack and Ben Fan three-bet shoved in the big blind for 3,650,000. Baldeon called with the covering stack.

Ben Fan: A♥Q♠ All in
Enrique Baldeon: J♠J♥

Fan pulled ahead on the 3♠Q♦K♥ flop, pairing his queen. The board ran out 3♣, A♠ with Fan improving to two pair, aces and queens to secure the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Fan	8,050,000 3,875,000	3,875,000
Enrique Baldeon	1,400,000 3,875,000	3,875,000

Tags: Ben Fan Enrique Baldeon

06-24-2025 17:52 UTC-8

Mhatre Doubles First Hand Back From Dinner

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Erick Torres

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Abhishek Mhatre limped from under the gun as he flicked only two 100,000 chips into the pot, which was ruled a call. Yudai Futai chose to jam from the cutoff and was called by Mhatre.

Abhishek Mhatre: 10♥10♣ All in
Yudai Futai: 9♦9♠

Mhatre held a dominant lead, and the flop extended it even further when it fell J♣5♦10♦. The 2♦ turn, however, added some intrigue as it gave Futai a flush draw. The 3♠ ended the hand, awarding Mhatre a double up in the first hand back from dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abhishek Mhatre	9,450,000 5,050,000	5,050,000
Yudai Futai	3,275,000 4,225,000	4,225,000

Tags: Abhishek Mhatre Yudai Futai

Level: 35

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 500,000

06-24-2025 17:22 UTC-8

Reigning Main Event Champ Jonathan Tamayo on New WSOP Rules & Folding Pocket Queens

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Connor Richards

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 30th episode, Connor talks with 2024 WSOP Main Event champion Jonathan Tamayo about growing up in Humble, Texas, studying hotel management at Cornell University, graduating during the 2008 recession, running deep in the 2009 and 2015 Main Events, his friendship with fellow Main Event champion Joe McKeehen, winning the biggest-ever WSOP Main Event for $10 million, and his first purchase as world champion.

Tamayo also spoke about his infamous fold with pocket queens late in the 2024 Main Event, which he says cost him $120,000 in equity, and gave his thoughts on new rules implemented at the 2025 WSOP in the wake of "LaptopGate," as well as the Main Event structure and Phil Hellmuth's proposed boycott that he has since rescinded.

Tags: Connor Richards Joe McKeehen Jonathan Tamayo

06-24-2025 16:45 UTC-8