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

06-24-2025 17:44 UTC-8

Farrell Makes Right Decision

Robert Jones

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The action was picked up on the river with 225,000 in the middle. The board read 10♥8♥2♠J♥J♦ and Gregor Sverko was all-in from the button for 380,000.

Niall Farrell, in the big blind, made the call.

Sverko showed A♥4♣ and Farrell tabled Q♥9♣ to scoop in the massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niall Farrell	1,400,000 440,000	440,000

Asher Conniff	360,000 140,000	140,000

Yuan Lei	240,000 200,000	200,000
John Barr	105,000 20,000	20,000
Paul Hofer	50,000 110,000	110,000

Gregor Sverko	Busted

Tags: Gregor Sverko Niall Farrell

06-24-2025 17:43 UTC-8

Moorman Shows a Five

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Adam Lamers

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Chris Moorman opened to 16,000 from under the gun and Tom Cannuli three-bet to 56,000 on the button. Moorman responded with a four-bet all in for over 500,000 and Cannuli quickly sent his cards into the muck. Moorman flashed the 5♠ which got a laugh from everyone at the table except for Cannuli.

Shortly after, Stephen Song was seen leaving his seat after being eliminated at the hands of Cannuli.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Cannuli	980,000
Chris Moorman	605,000 255,000	255,000

Stephen Song	Busted

Tags: Tom Cannuli Stephen Song Chris Moorman

06-24-2025 17:42 UTC-8

Buhaiov Doubles Through Silver

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Nick Vazquez

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Nate Silver raised to 16,000 under the gun. Nazar Buhaiov moved all in next to act. Silver made the call and the cards were on their backs.

Nazar Buhaiov: A♣K♠ All in
Nate Silver: J♦J♥

The board came A♣8♠6♦5♦K♦ and Buhaiov scored the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nate Silver	285,000 202,000	202,000
Nazar Buhaiov	195,000 115,000	115,000

Tags: Nazar Buhaiov Nate Silver

06-24-2025 17:35 UTC-8

Flush for Meunier

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Robert Jones

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Renji Mao raised from the cutoff to 18,000. He was called by Sonny Franco in the small blind and Clement Meunier in the big blind.

The flop came out Q♥7♣5♣. Action checked to Mao, who bet 18,000. Franco folded, and Meunier called.

On the 10♥ turn, Meunier check-called the 80,000 chip bet from Mao.

Both players checked on the J♣ river, and Meunier showed K♣9♣, which was good.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Schwartz	800,000 416,500	416,500
Clement Meunier	340,000 116,500	116,500
Patrick Leonard	240,000 10,000	10,000

Renji Mao	150,000 48,500	48,500

Sonny Franco	140,000 183,000	183,000

Tags: Clement Meunier Renji Mao Sonny Franco

06-24-2025 17:26 UTC-8

All but One for Ladva

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Adam Lamers

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Bariscan Betil raised it up from the hijack and Ottomar Ladva defended from the big blind. The flop fell J♦4♠2♣ and both players checked to the 8♦ on the turn.

Ladva checked again and Betil threw in a bet of 27,000. Ladva check-raised to 81,000 and Betil stuck around for the K♥ on the river. Ladva pushed out a bet of 97,000, leaving just 1,000 behind. Betil asked for a count and then called. Ladva flipped over K♣4♦ for a rivered two pair and Betil paid him off.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bariscan Betil	650,000 145,000	145,000
Ottomar Ladva	445,000 265,000	265,000

Tags: Ottomar Ladva Bariscan Betil

06-24-2025 17:23 UTC-8

Zamani Busts in Three-Way All In with Fernandez Making Quads

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Nick Vazquez

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Martin Zamani moved all in from the button, Wai Kiat Lee called in the small blind and then Sergio Fernandez went all in from the big blind. Lee made the call.

Martin Zamani: K♦10♦ All in
Sergio Fernandez: Q♠Q♣ All in
Wai Kiat Lee: 9♠9♦

The runout of Q♦3♠8♦Q♥6♣ gave Fernandez quads and saw Zamani eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Fernandez	430,000 73,000	73,000
Wai Kiat Lee	210,000 25,000	25,000
Martin Zamani	Busted

Tags: Sergio Fernandez Martin Zamani Wai Kiat Lee

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 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 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 17:21 UTC-8

Early Eliminations in the Money (157th-176th, $9,957)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Johan Guilbert	Busted

Manuel Fritz	Busted
Mauricio Pais	Busted
Reiji Kono	Busted
Virgile Turchi	Busted
Humberto Martins	Busted
Justin Young	Busted
Dimitar Danchev	Busted

John Richards	Busted
Pedro Chaves	Busted
Rui Pinto Campos	Busted
Jamie Dwan	Busted
Ezequiel Waigel	Busted
Gang Zhao	Busted
Jakob Miegel	Busted
Martin Zamani	Busted

David Chen	Busted
Zdenek Zizka	Busted

John Ripnick	Busted
Michael Holtz	Busted

06-24-2025 17:16 UTC-8

Leng Doubles

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Robert Jones

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ryan Leng went all-in from the cutoff for 75,000 and was called by Shunjiro Kita in the small blind.

Ryan Leng: A♣J♣ All in
Shunjiro Kita: A♠10♣

The board ran out K♦Q♠6♦K♠4♦ and Leng chipped up to 160,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Toro	1,200,000 50,000	50,000

Farhad Jamasi	650,000 322,000	322,000
Shunjiro Kita	340,000 149,500	149,500
Adrien Delmas	260,000 33,000	33,000
Daniel Barriocanal	250,000 248,000	248,000
Ryan Leng	160,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Ryan Leng Shunjiro Kita

06-24-2025 17:12 UTC-8

Corrigan Squeaks In, Now Catching Fire

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Adam Lamers

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Jack Corrigan was down to just 15,000 chips on the money bubble and managed to survive the blinds passing by him by getting a shove through. After returning from the break, he quickly doubled up and was now sitting on a stack of 60,000.

Marius Gierse opened to 16,000 from under the gun and Corrigan ripped all in again from the cutoff. The action folded back to Gierse who reluctantly flicked in a chip to call.

Jack Corrigan: 10♥10♦ All in
Marius Gierse: J♠9♠

The board ran out Q♦7♣3♥4♦3♦ and Corrigan doubled up again, now climbing to nearly 20 big blinds and a chance to make a deep run in this event.