Event #67: $300 Gladiators of Poker | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-30-2025 12:41 UTC-8

Ken Takayama Eliminated in 12th Place ($30,120)

Jacob Wilson

Level 40 : 1,000,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante

Ken Takayama shoved on the button when action folded round to him. Ian Pelz took his time, asked for a count, then made the call from the big blind.

Ken Takayama: A♥10♥ All in
Ian Pelz: 9♦9♥

It was a flip, and the board ran out nice and safe for Pelz, as the 3♠7♥J♠4♠2♥ runout gave him a huge chipstack. Starting the day just half an hour ago, he had less than a big blind more than the shortest stack. After winning two all ins in quick succession, he soars into second.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Pelz	110,500,000 47,500,000	47,500,000

Ken Takayama	Busted

Tags: Ian Pelz Ken Takayama

06-30-2025 12:45 UTC-8

Ramond Takhsh Eliminated in 9th Place ($47,770); Albert Felarca Eliminated in 10th Place ($37,820); Timothy Thorp Eliminated in 11th Place ($37,820)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 40 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante

Timothy Thorp in the hijack jammed for 5,500,000. Albert Felarca in the cutoff raised all-in for 10,500,000 and was called by Ramond Takhsh in the small blind. Roland Israelashvili in the big blind looked at his cards and shoved. Takhsh called, finding himself at risk as well for 11,500,000.

Timothy Thorp: A♠3♥ All in
Albert Felarca: A♦Q♣ All in
Ramond Takhsh: 8♥8♠ All in
Roland Israelashvili: K♦K♥

In this rare four-way all-in situation, Israelashvili's kings held on 2♣10♦2♠3♣7♣ and he scored a triple elimination to burst the final table bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roland Israelashvili	110,000,000 44,500,000	44,500,000

Ramond Takhsh	Busted
Albert Felarca	Busted
Timothy Thorp	Busted

Tags: Albert Felarca Ramond Takhsh Roland Israelashvili Timothy Thorp

06-30-2025 12:46 UTC-8

Final Table Redraw

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Jacob Wilson

Level 40 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante

Table	Place	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
626	1	Sang Sim	United States	87,000,000	34
626	2	Ian Pelz	United States	112,000,000	44
626	3	Santiago Trujillo	Argentina	58,000,000	23
626	4	Manuel Reyes	United States	102,000,000	40
626	5
626	6	Jesus Rodriguez	United States	40,000,000	16
626	7	Yuanzhi Cao	United States	75,000,000	30
626	8	Roland Israelashvili	United States	110,000,000	44
626	9	Joseph Butler	United States	151,000,000	60

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Butler (IN)	151,000,000 49,000,000	49,000,000

Ian Pelz	112,000,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Roland Israelashvili	110,000,000

Manuel Reyes	102,000,000 16,000,000	16,000,000
Sang Sim	87,000,000 4,000,000	4,000,000
Yuanzhi Cao	75,000,000 13,000,000	13,000,000

Santiago Trujillo	58,000,000 4,000,000	4,000,000
Jesus Rodriguez (CA)	40,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Level: 41

Blinds: 1,500,000/3,000,000

Ante: 3,000,000

06-30-2025 12:55 UTC-8

Trujillo Rushes Back the Wrong Way

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 41 : Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Santiago Trujillo had misunderstood the tournament director and thought they would be having a short break at the start of the final, but that was not the case, as the tournament director had gone as far as saying, "This is NOT a break!".

As a result, Trujillo was seen sprinting back to the tournament area to arrive in time to play a couple of hands before his big blind.

Sang Sim opened the button to 6,000,000, and Trujillo defended his big blind.

Heads up, they saw a flop of K♦J♦5♦. Trujillo check-called a bet of 4,000,000.

Both players checked the turned Q♣.

When the 8♣ completed the board, Trujillo took the initiative and bet 8,000,000. Sim made a measured all-in in and Trujillo quickly launched his hand in the muck, surrendering the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Butler (IN)	132,500,000 18,500,000	18,500,000

Sang Sim	125,000,000 38,000,000	38,000,000
Roland Israelashvili	122,000,000 12,000,000	12,000,000

Manuel Reyes	107,500,000 5,500,000	5,500,000
Ian Pelz	86,000,000 26,000,000	26,000,000

Yuanzhi Cao	64,000,000 11,000,000	11,000,000

Jesus Rodriguez (CA)	36,000,000 4,000,000	4,000,000
Santiago Trujillo	34,500,000 23,500,000	23,500,000

Tags: Sang Sim Santiago Trujillo

06-30-2025 13:12 UTC-8

Sim Takes Chip Lead

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Jacob Wilson

Level 41 : Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Sang Sim opened the action with a raise from early position, to 6,500,000. Both Manuel Reyes and Roland Israelashvili called from the button and big blind, respectively.

On a flop of 3♣7♦10♦ Sim continued for 4,500,000 when checked to. Reyes called, but Israelashvili let go of his cards. Sim then checked the 8♦ turn, prompting Reyes to lead for 7,000,000. Sim placed in the call. The river A♠ checked through, and Sim tabled 10♣9♣ for the winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sang Sim	154,000,000 29,000,000	29,000,000
Roland Israelashvili	112,500,000 9,500,000	9,500,000

Manuel Reyes	89,500,000 18,000,000	18,000,000
Yuanzhi Cao	50,500,000 13,500,000	13,500,000

Santiago Trujillo	49,500,000 15,000,000	15,000,000

Tags: Manuel Reyes Sang Sim Roland Israelashvili

06-30-2025 13:12 UTC-8

Reyes Four-Bets All-In

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Maxime Taldir

Level 41 : Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Manuel Reyes in middle position opened to 7,500,000. Joseph Butler in the small blind three-bet to 20,000,000, but Reyes quickly four-bet all-in for 89,500,000.

Butler went deep into the tank but folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Reyes	115,500,000 8,000,000	8,000,000
Joseph Butler (IN)	112,000,000 20,500,000	20,500,000

Tags: Joseph Butler Manuel Reyes

Level: 42

Blinds: 2,000,000/4,000,000

Ante: 4,000,000

06-30-2025 13:31 UTC-8

A Dramatic Chop; Trujillo Still in It; Cao Disappointed

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 42 : Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

Santiago Trujillo went all in for about 30,000,000 and was isolated by the covering stack of Yuanzhi Cao.

Santiago Trujillo: A♣2♣ All in
Yuanzhi Cao: A♥K♥

Cao was in commanding lead but Trujillo's rail was on their feet, seeing what they needed to call for. "Patito!" and "Trebeles!" rang out, meaning 'Little duck!' and 'Clubs!', respectively.

The flop came the right color and the wrong shape for Trujillo as it fanned out 10♠8♠4♠. The turn gave Trujillo more chopportunities when the Q♠ snapped off.

Trujillo's rail broke into celebration when the A♠ completed the board, making the hand a chop, and allowing Trujillo to continue to battle. Cao quietly collected his half of the pot, as he had also been on his feet, sweating the runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sang Sim	162,000,000 8,000,000	8,000,000
Joseph Butler (IN)	113,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Roland Israelashvili	112,000,000 500,000	500,000

Manuel Reyes	104,000,000 11,500,000	11,500,000
Ian Pelz	87,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Yuanzhi Cao	65,000,000 14,500,000	14,500,000

Santiago Trujillo	31,500,000 18,000,000	18,000,000
Jesus Rodriguez (CA)	27,000,000 9,000,000	9,000,000

Tags: Santiago Trujillo Yuanzhi Cao

06-30-2025 13:33 UTC-8

Sim Fires Two Barrels

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Maxime Taldir

Level 42 : Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

Sang Sim opened from under the gun and was called by both players in the blinds.

The dealer fanned a flop of 9♠2♦6♥ and Sim continued for 6,500,000. Roland Israelashvili in the small blind called, and so did Joseph Butler in the big blind.

Sim fired a second barrel of 9,500,000 on the K♣ turn. This time however, Israelashvili quickly folded. Butler folded too and the pot was for Sim.