Event #62: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-24-2025 14:54 UTC-8

Farrell Continues to Chip Up

Nick Vazquez

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Niall Farrell is among the chip leaders in the tournament. In this hand, he raised from the hijack to 11,000. Only Dong Chen called in the big blind.

The flop came 4♦3♦3♠ and both players checked. The turn brought the 9♦, and Chen checked. Farrell then bet 8,000 and Chen folded.

Farrell, who had just been moved to this table, told the players "I'll give you an idea of how my day has been going", before turning over the A♥A♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niall Farrell	735,000 18,000	18,000

Dong Chen	370,000 73,000	73,000

Tags: Niall Farrell Dong Chen

06-24-2025 14:53 UTC-8

Funaro Takes From Ripnick

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Maxime Taldir

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Four-way on a flop of 2♣7♥3♣, John Ripnick in the small blind bet 12,000 but Frank Funaro in the big blind raised to 28,000. Francois Pirault in the hijack and Ludovic Uzan in the cutoff folded, but Ripnick made the call.

Funaro fired a second barrel of 35,000 on the 7♣ turn. Ripnick check-called then went deep into the tank after Funaro bet 182,000 on the 10♠ river. After a long moment, Ripnick eventually folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ludovic Uzan	390,000 10,000	10,000
Frank Funaro	360,000 160,000	160,000

John Ripnick	250,000 123,500	123,500
Francois Pirault	215,000 72,500	72,500

Tags: Francois Pirault Frank Funaro John Ripnick Ludovic Uzan

06-24-2025 14:52 UTC-8

Mercier Scoops Another One

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Adam Lamers

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Natasha Mercier just entered the field at the start of the day but has continued to build her stack throughout, sitting among the chip leaders as the money bubble approaches. Facing a raise to 12,000 from Ezequiel Waigel in the hijack, Mercier just flat-called on the button. They went heads-up to a flop of K♥10♦2♦ and both players checked to the 10♠ on the turn.

Waigel tossed in a bet of 27,000 and Mercier called to see the 2♠ on the river. Both players tapped the table again and Mercier flipped over 9♠9♣ for the best hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Natasha Mercier	590,000 540,000	540,000
Ezequiel Waigel	232,000 48,000	48,000

Tags: Natasha Mercier Ezequiel Waigel

06-24-2025 14:43 UTC-8

Blind v Blind

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Robert Jones

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ayaz Mahmood called from the small blind, and also called the 20,000 chip raise from Jesse Lonis in the big blind.

The flop came 9♣8♦7♣ and both players checked.

Mahmood bet 16,000 on the A♠ turn. Lonis called.

Both players checked once again on the 4♦ river.

Mahmood showed Q♦8♦ which was good.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Seidel	400,000 188,000	188,000

Ayaz Mahmood	380,000 228,000	228,000

Viktor Ustimov	375,000 130,000	130,000
Thi Xoa Nguyen	240,000 147,000	147,000
Jesse Lonis	150,000 50,000	50,000

Justin Young	130,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Ayaz Mahmood Jesse Lonis

06-24-2025 14:36 UTC-8

A Big King for Dong to Bust Little

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Adam Lamers

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Just prior to the break, Jonathan Little was all in for roughly 80,000 and was up against Dong Chen who had him covered.

Jonathan Little: 8♥8♣ All in
Dong Chen: A♠K♠

The flop came Q♦9♠2♣ and Little's pocket eights were still in the lead. The 5♦ on the turn was safe but the K♥ hit the river to give Chen a pair of kings and bust Little.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dong Chen	443,000 43,000	43,000

Jonathan Little	Busted

06-24-2025 14:36 UTC-8

Top Ten Chip Counts After the Break

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Adam Lamers

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Dixon	930,000 90,000	90,000
Edward Pak	727,000 11,500	11,500
Bariscan Betil	725,000 185,000	185,000
Srikanth Yadlapati	722,000 162,000	162,000
Niall Farrell	717,000 437,000	437,000

Sebastian Toro	695,000 445,000	445,000

William Brindise	690,400 90,400	90,400
Aleksandr Shevlyakov	600,000 385,000	385,000
Erik Seidel	588,000 413,000	413,000

Arthur Thiriart	559,000 229,000	229,000

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

06-24-2025 14:16 UTC-8

20-Minute Break

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Maxime Taldir

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

230 players reached the end of Level 13 and are now on a 20-minute break.

06-24-2025 14:14 UTC-8

Dixon Gets Put To the Test

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Robert Jones

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

With close to 300,000 in the middle, and the board reading 7♦3♣2♥2♦8♦, Richard Dixon bet 4,000 from the big blind. Taylor Paur raised all-in for slightly under 300,000 from under the gun.

Dixon uneasily made the call. Paur showed J♦J♥, which was no good against the K♦K♠ from Dixon.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Dixon	840,000 440,000	440,000
Taylor Paur	115,000 198,500	198,500

06-24-2025 14:13 UTC-8

Waigel Folds Two Pair

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Maxime Taldir

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The action was picked up on a board of J♠A♥8♥Q♣ with roughly 90,000 in the pot. Ezequiel Waigel bet 68,000 in the cutoff and Richard Dixon under the gun check raised to 171,000.

Waigel went deep into the tank for several minutes, counting his stack and checking his cards multiple times.

He eventually chose to fold A♣Q♦ for two pair face up and made the right decision as Dixon revealed 10♠9♠ for a straight hit on the turn.