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

06-24-2025 12:39 UTC-8

Chen Flops Three Threes

Adam Lamers

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

Bernhard Binder raised it up on the button and Dong Chen called from the big blind. The flop came A♠3♠3♣ and Chen checked to Binder who bet 5,500. Chen check-raised to 16,000 and Binder called.

The turn was the 8♦ and Chen led out with a pot-sized bet of 40,000. Binder still called and the J♦ rolled off on the river. Chen checked this time and Binder checked it back. Chen flipped over 10♦3♦ for trips and Binder conceded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dong Chen	400,000 173,000	173,000

Bernhard Binder	49,000 133,500	133,500

Tags: Bernhard Binder Dong Chen

06-24-2025 12:40 UTC-8

Miracle River for Pham

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Robert Jones

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

Anatoly Zlotnikov raised from the hijack to 7,000 and was re-raised by David Pham in the small blind to 26,000. Zlotnikov went all-in for the remaining 13,000 in Pham's stack, and Pham made the call.

David Pham: 8♦8♥ All in
Anatoly Zlotnikov: J♣J♦

On the turn, Zlotnikov was ahead on K♣5♥4♥2♣, but the 8♠ river saved Pham from elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anatoly Zlotnikov	270,000 26,500	26,500
Andjelko Andrejevic	150,000 150,000	150,000

Andre Marcano	85,000 30,000	30,000
David Pham	80,000 5,000	5,000

Markus Gonsalves	12,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Anatoly Zlotnikov David Pham

06-24-2025 12:48 UTC-8

Jacobson Waits for the River

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Adam Lamers

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

Martin Jacobson raised to 6,500 on the button and Paulius Vaitiekunas defended from the big blind. The flop came A♠4♣2♥ and the action checked through to the 4♥ on the turn and the 5♥ on the river.

Vaitiekunas finally led out with an overbet of 25,000 and Jacobson raised to 61,000. Vaitiekunas deliberated for over a minute before finally sending his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Jacobson	162,000 52,500	52,500

Paulius Vaitiekunas	117,000 5,500	5,500

Tags: Paulius Vaitiekunas Martin Jacobson

06-24-2025 12:56 UTC-8

Zhang Hit Quads to Eliminate Reichenstein

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Maxime Taldir

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

Uri Reichenstein in the cutoff jammed for 51,000 and was faced Yu Zhang in the big blind.

Uri Reichenstein: A♥K♣ All in
Yu Zhang: J♥J♣

Reichenstein couldn't do much against Zhang's quads on 4♥J♠2♦Q♣J♦ and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yu Zhang	375,000 240,000	240,000
Uri Reichenstein	Busted

Tags: Uri Reichenstein Yu Zhang

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sriharsha Doddapaneni	160,000 21,500	21,500
Brendan Shiller	153,000 50,500	50,500
Joe Kuether	66,000

Tags: Sriharsha Doddapaneni Joe Kuether Brendan Shiller

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 13:05 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 13:06 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.

Guest Robert Jen, the world's greatest unknown WSOP historian, then goes one-on-one with Chad, offering fun and interesting trivia and stats involving 900 to keep in theme with the episode. Speaking of which, some of the biggest names in poker offered their support and congratulations to the PokerNews Podcast family on 900 episodes!

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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 13:14 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.