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

06-24-2025 16:44 UTC-8

Mark Evangelista Eliminated in 18th Place ($8,984)

Frank Visser

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

In the last hand before the dinner break, Craig Savage open-jammed on the button. Mark Evangelista snap-called in the big blind, being the player at risk for 2,200,000.

Mark Evangelista: 7♠7♣ All in
Craig Savage: A♣J♥

Savage hit an ace on the 4♣A♠8♣ flop for a massive lead. No seven appeared on the 9♥ turn, and the A♦ river gave Savage three of a kind to lock up the pot and eliminate Evangelista

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Savage	9,300,000 5,400,000	5,400,000

Mark Evangelista	Busted

Tags: Craig Savage Mark Evangelista

06-24-2025 16:43 UTC-8

Final Two Table Redraw

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Sava Krink

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

Table	Place	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blind
601	1	Craig Savage	United States	6,500,000	16
601	2	Enrique Baldeon	United States	5,275,000	13
601	3	Mark Evangelista	United States	2,200,000	6
601	4	Paul Heath	United Kingdom	10,900,000	27
601	5	Edwin Chang	United States	9,125,000	23
601	6	Jesse Jones	United States	4,275,000	11
601	7	Ben Fan	China	4,175,000	10
601	8	Stephen Hubbard	United States	3,875,000	10
601		Tony Harrison	United States	3050000	8

604	1	Matthew Hayes	United States	3,900,000	10
604	2	Brian Biggs	United States	7,200,000	18
604	3	Hai Nguyen	United States	11,150,000	28
604	4	Robbie Schiffbauer	United States	9,800,000	25
604	5	Abhishek Mhatre	Canada	4,400,000	11
604	6	Arthur Morris	United States	9,950,000	25
604	7	Siarhei Chudapal	Belarus	11,600,000	29
604	8	Sean Cronin	United States	10,600,000	27
604	9	Yudai Futai	Japan	7500000	19

Player	Chips	Progress
Siarhei Chudapal	11,600,000 9,150,000	9,150,000
Hai Nguyen	11,150,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Paul Heath	10,900,000 3,100,000	3,100,000
Sean Cronin	10,600,000 2,700,000	2,700,000
Arthur Morris	9,950,000 750,000	750,000
Robbie Schiffbauer	9,800,000 500,000	500,000
Edwin Chang	9,125,000 1,225,000	1,225,000
Yudai Futai	7,500,000 3,425,000	3,425,000
Brian Biggs	7,200,000 400,000	400,000
Craig Savage	6,500,000 2,600,000	2,600,000

Enrique Baldeon	5,275,000 1,875,000	1,875,000
Abhishek Mhatre	4,400,000 325,000	325,000
Jesse Jones	4,275,000 200,000	200,000
Ben Fan	4,175,000 25,000	25,000
Matthew Hayes	3,900,000 500,000	500,000
Stephen Hubbard	3,875,000 125,000	125,000
Tony Harrison	3,050,000 300,000	300,000
Mark Evangelista	2,200,000 400,000	400,000

06-24-2025 16:42 UTC-8

Alexander Gittings Eliminated in 19th Place ($8,984)

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Sava Krink

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

Short-stacked, Alexander Gittings moved his last 150,000 into the middle, just under the big blind. Sean Cronin called from the small blind, and Enrique Baldeon checked his option in the big.

The three saw a runout of 2♥5♥K♥7♣10♥, and with no action on any street, it went straight to showdown.

Gittings revealed A♣5♠ for a pair of fives, Cronin showed J♠9♣ for jack high, but Baldeon tabled 9♥6♦ for a rivered flush to win the pot and send Gittings to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Cronin	14,300,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Enrique Baldeon	4,800,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Alexander Gittings	Busted

Tags: Alexander Gittings Enrique Baldeon Sean Cronin

06-24-2025 16:40 UTC-8

Chip and a Chair for Evangelista

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Nick Becker

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

After being down to a single 100,000 chip, Mark Evangelista was able to spin it up and get back to 1,000,000. From there, he moved all in from the cutoff to put himself at risk and Abhishek Mhatre called in the big blind.

Mark Evangelista: J♠10♠ All in
Abhishek Mhatre: A♦4♥

The flop came 4♠8♠5♦ with Mhatre still out in the lead but Evangelista still had plenty of outs. The turn landed the 5♣ and Evangelista got there on the 9♠ river by hitting the flush to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abhishek Mhatre	4,725,000 2,775,000	2,775,000
Mark Evangelista	2,600,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Abhishek Mhatre Mark Evangelista

06-24-2025 16:33 UTC-8

Nguyen Doubles Through Hubbard

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Nick Becker

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

Hai Nguyen open-shoved under the gun for 4,475,000 and Stephen Hubbard reshoved on the button to isolate.

Hai Nguyen: 10♦10♦ All in
Stephen Hubbard: A♣J♦

It was a classic coin flip situation but Nguyen came out on top when the board ran out 4♥6♠8♦10♣A♥, improving to a set of tens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hai Nguyen	9,950,000 4,100,000	4,100,000
Stephen Hubbard	4,000,000 4,800,000	4,800,000

Tags: Hai Nguyen Stephen Hubbard

06-24-2025 16:31 UTC-8

Futai Snap-Calls with Tens to Take It Down

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Sava Krink

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

Yudai Futai opened the action with a raise to 800,000 from late position, and Matthew Hayes defended his big blind with a call.

The flop came 9♠J♦5♦, and Hayes led out for 900,000. Futai called without much hesitation.

Both players then checked the 6♥ on the turn.

When the J♥ hit the river, Hayes tried once more with a bet of 1,200,000, but Futai snap-called. Hayes tabled 9♣4♠ for a pair of nines, but Futai showed 10♠10♣ for a better pair and scooped in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yudai Futai	10,925,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Matthew Hayes	4,400,000 4,400,000	4,400,000

Tags: Matthew Hayes Yudai Futai

06-24-2025 16:30 UTC-8

Biggs Doubles in Blinds

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Frank Visser

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

Alexander Gittings open-shoved in the small blind, covering the 3,600,000 of Brian Biggs in the big blinds. Biggs spent some moments in thought before he wagered it all by making the call.

Brian Biggs: A♥4♦ All in
Alexander Gittings: K♦2♦

Only Biggs made two pair on the 4♠10♦3♣Q♥10♠ runout. He celebrated his double-up, leaving Gittings with less than three big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Biggs	7,600,000 3,100,000	3,100,000
Alexander Gittings	1,150,000 3,650,000	3,650,000

Tags: Alexander Gittings Brian Biggs

06-24-2025 16:26 UTC-8

Kevin Okeefe Eliminated in 20th Place ($8,984)

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Erick Torres

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

Kevin Okeefe jammed and was called by Arthur Morris to send the two to a showdown with Okeefe at risk.

Kevin Okeefe: A♣J♣ All in
Arthur Morris: 8♠8♥

It was a race between a pair versus overcards, and the J♦2♠6♣ flop appeared to give Okeefe the ticket to winning that race, but the brutal 8♦ turn gave Morris a set of eights to quickly reverse Okeefe's fortune. The 7♦ peeled off on the river to knock out Okeefe in 20th place. Okeefe was awarded $8,984 for his effort.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arthur Morris	10,700,000 4,850,000	4,850,000
Kevin Okeefe	Busted

Tags: Arthur Morris Kevin Okeefe

06-24-2025 16:26 UTC-8

Brett Horton Eliminated in 21st Place ($8,984)

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Sava Krink

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

Brett Horton moved all in for 1,825,000 from middle position, and when the action reached Sean Cronin in the small blind, he took a moment before making the call. The big blind got out of the way, and the cards went on their backs.

Brett Horton: A♥9♥ All in
Sean Cronin: A♦A♣

Perfect timing for Cronin to wake up with aces. The A♠8♥Q♥ flop gave Horton some life with a flush draw, but the 8♦ turn locked it up for Cronin with a full house. The 9♠ river changed nothing, and Horton was sent to the rail.