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

06-24-2025 13:24 UTC-8

Notable Chip Stacks

Robert Jones

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Lou Garza	425,000 425,000	425,000

Dan Shak	300,000 125,000	125,000
Mustapha Kanit	300,000 152,000	152,000

Patrick Leonard	250,000 7,000	7,000

Laszlo Bujtas	240,000 16,000	16,000
Faraz Jaka	230,000 68,000	68,000

Landon Tice	220,000 14,000	14,000
Thomas Boivin	210,000 34,000	34,000
Jesse Lonis	200,000 26,000	26,000

Joey Weissman	200,000 34,000	34,000

Justin Young	180,000 180,000	180,000
Sean Winter	175,000 35,000	35,000
Erik Seidel	175,000 22,000	22,000

Ryan Riess	160,000 11,000	11,000

David Peters	135,000 9,000	9,000

Ren Lin	130,000 130,000	130,000

Martin Kabrhel	120,000 78,000	78,000

Danny Tang	110,000 98,000	98,000

Kane Kalas	90,000 60,000	60,000
Michael Wang	80,000 42,000	42,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

06-24-2025 13:18 UTC-8

Prizepool and Payouts

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Adam Lamers

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

With late registration now closed, the prizepool and payouts have been posted. A total of 1,168 entries were recorded in this event, generating a prizepool of $5,372,800. There will be 176 places getting paid with a min-cash being worth $9,957 and the winner taking home a whopping $855,515. A full list of prizes can be seen via the 'Payouts' tab.

06-24-2025 13:17 UTC-8

Pinckernell Makes Running Trips

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Nick Vazquez

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Charles Pinckernell raised to 6,000 in the hijack. That was met by a three-bet by Zdenek Zizka to the minimum of 9,000. Pinckernell made the call.

The flop came out K♥Q♠6♦ and both players checked. The turn was the 8♣ and now Pinckernell bet out 7,000. Zizka called.

The river was the 8♥ and Pinckernell fired out 18,000. Zizka thought for a while before making the call, and Pinckernell showed A♥8♦, which won him the pot.

Meanwhile, Brad Owen has re-entered the event at this table, and now has 66,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charles Pinckernell	405,000 148,500	148,500
Brad Owen	66,000 34,000	34,000

Zdenek Zizka	46,000

Tags: Charles Pinckernell Zdenek Zizka

06-24-2025 13:14 UTC-8

Michalak Runs Into Rashid's Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

After an open to 6,500 by the cutoff, Jakub Michalak in the small blind raised to 81,500. Samad Rashid called from the big blind and he made the open-raiser fold.

The dealer fanned a flop of 7♠8♦4♦. Michalak checked, Rashid bet 25,000 and Michalak called off his last 11,000.

Jakub Michalak: A♣J♠ All in
Samad Rashid: A♦A♠

Michalak couldn't do much against aces and he was eliminated after the 6♣9♠ runout was revealed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samad Rashid	420,000 200,000	200,000
Jakub Michalak	Busted

Tags: Jakub Michalak Samad Rashid

06-24-2025 13:08 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Adam Lamers

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Jozoff	562,000 35,000	35,000
Bin Weng	376,000 376,000	376,000
Sergio Fernandez	357,000 123,000	123,000
Sonny Franco	323,000 183,500	183,500
Anthony Zinno	320,000 121,500	121,500

Niall Farrell	280,000 249,000	249,000

Marius Gierse	264,000 218,000	218,000
Laszlo Bujtas	256,000 67,000	67,000
Stephen Song	225,000 2,000	2,000

Joni Jouhkimainen	215,000

Fabian Gumz	207,000 59,000	59,000
Johan Guilbert	195,000 163,000	163,000

Faraz Jaka	162,000 48,500	48,500

Ryan Riess	149,000 99,000	99,000

David Peters	144,000 60,000	60,000

Sean Winter	140,000
Brad Owen	100,000

06-24-2025 13:06 UTC-8

NFL Star Adrian Peterson's Fist Fight in Texas Poker Room | PokerNews Podcast #900

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Chad Holloway

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

It's the milestone 900th episode of the PokerNews Podcast!

Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz are at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas, where they break down the recent viral video fist fight from a Texas poker room involving former NFL running back Adrian Peterson, highlight the upcoming Ladies Week, and discuss whether or not Daniel Negreanu is having a "good" summer at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

Speaking of the WSOP, Phil Hellmuth got a political shoutout from Senator Ted Cruz, our fans showed their support for Martin Kabrhel in the comments of last week's episode, and a new segment of the "Chainsaw Report" featuring Allen Kessler.

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06-24-2025 13:05 UTC-8

Mateos Can't Get Rid of Toro

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Adam Lamers

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

A completed board of K♥Q♠6♠8♠4♣ was spread across the felt with over 100,000 chips in the middle already. The two chip leaders at the table were heads-up in the pot and it was Adrian Mateos who had a bet of 160,000 in front of him.

Sebastian Toro was in the tank for nearly two minutes before he finally slid out the call. Mateos turned over A♠J♥ for just ace-high while Toro held K♣3♠ for top pair to claim the pot.

"Did you win the pot, Adrian?" Martin Kabrhel questioned from a neighboring table. Mateos just shook his head. "Everyone knows you're the biggest bluffer in the room."

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Toro	798,000 103,000	103,000

Adrian Mateos	63,000 225,000	225,000

Tags: Sebastian Toro Martin Kabrhel Adrian Mateos

06-24-2025 13:03 UTC-8

Double for Bohn

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Robert Jones

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Blake Bohn went all-in for his 30,000 chips from the hijack and was called by Cameron Collins in the big blind.

Blake Bohn: A♣8♠ All in
Cameron Collins: Q♣10♣

The board ran out J♥7♥3♠J♠9♠ and Bohn found the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Brindise	600,000 421,500	421,500
Samy Dubonnet	350,000 228,000	228,000
Cameron Collins	300,000 73,500	73,500
Simeon Spasov	100,000 23,500	23,500

Blake Bohn	65,000 42,000	42,000
Darren Rabinowitz	60,000

Tags: Blake Bohn Cameron Collins

06-24-2025 13:00 UTC-8

Kuether Scores a Triple Up

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Nick Vazquez

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Sriharsha Doddapaneni raised in the hijack to 6,500. Brendan Shiller called on the button, and then Joe Kuether moved all in from the small blind for 20,000. Doddapanei called, before Shiller moved all in himself. Doddapanei looked frustrated and threw his hand away.

Joe Kuether: K♣K♦ All in
Brendan Shiller: 10♥10♠

The board came out J♣9♣4♠5♦8♥, so Kuether won the pot to more than triple his stack.