Event #67: $300 Gladiators of Poker Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-29-2025 22:01 UTC-8

Browning Hits Needle River

Jacob Wilson

Level 37 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Nicholas Browning found himself all in and at risk up against Albert Felarca, one player away from the redraw.

Nicholas Browning: A♣Q♥ All in
Albert Felarca: A♥K♥

Browning rivered a queen, but Felarca's flopped king on 4♠10♦K♦6♥Q♠ was enough to send him home right before the redraw.

Mitchell Tsang was eliminated simultaneously on another table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Felarca	58,500,000 41,400,000	41,400,000
Nicholas Browning	Busted
Mitchell Tsang	Busted

Tags: Albert Felarca Mitchell Tsang Nicholas Browning

06-29-2025 22:05 UTC-8

Mitchell Tsang Eliminated in 27th Place ($15,770)

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 37 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Just before the three-table redraw, Mitchell Tsang raised to 5,000,000 leaving himself just a million behind. Manuel Reyes went all in, isolating for quite a bit more. Tsang saw there was no action pending at any of the tables and flicked in the call.

Mitchell Tsang: 9♥9♦ All in
Manuel Reyes: J♠J♥

The board ran out K♠4♣4♦Q♣8♠ and Reyes collected a pot over 12,000,000 as Tsang left the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Reyes	58,400,000 19,100,000	19,100,000
Mitchell Tsang	Busted

Tags: Manuel Reyes Mitchell Tsang

06-29-2025 22:07 UTC-8

Zachary Zehnder Eliminated in 26th Place ($19,450)

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 37 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Zachary Zehnder went all in for just over 8,000,000 and was called by the commanding stack of Timothy Thorp.

Zachary Zehnder: K♥9♦ All in
Timothy Thorp: A♦J♦

The flop helped Thorp right away as it fanned out A♠Q♣4♦ and while the 9♥ did give Zehnder some outs, the J♥ closed the door on his tournament run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Thorp	69,200,000 10,800,000	10,800,000
Zachary Zehnder	Busted

Tags: Timothy Thorp Zachary Zehnder

06-29-2025 22:08 UTC-8

Lucas Kulbe Eliminated in 25th Place ($19,450)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 37 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Ken Takayama limped from middle position. Lucas Kulbe in the cutoff raised all-in for 4,900,000, then Sang Sim on the button shoved with the largest stack of the table. Joseph Butler in the small blind jammed as well for 11,400,000 and he made Takayama fold.

Lucas Kulbe: A♥Q♠ All in
Joseph Butler: A♦K♣ All in
Sang Sim: A♣Q♥

Butler's ace-king held all the way through a board of 7♣4♦4♣8♦K♦ and doubled up while Kulbe was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sang Sim	53,000,000 11,700,000	11,700,000
Joseph Butler (IN)	31,300,000 18,300,000	18,300,000

Ken Takayama	22,000,000 700,000	700,000
Lucas Kulbe	Busted

Tags: Joseph Butler Ken Takayama Lucas Kulbe Sang Sim

06-29-2025 22:32 UTC-8

Douglas Lockwood Eliminated in 24th Place ($19,450)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 38 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

Douglas Lockwood shoved for 21,400,000 from under the gun. Yuanzhi Cao three-bet all-in with a slightly bigger stack from the button and the blinds folded.

Douglas Lockwood: 5♣5♠ All in
Yuanzhi Cao: A♥K♣

Cao hit two pair on K♦3♥2♥9♠2♦ and sent Lockwood to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuanzhi Cao	54,000,000 20,800,000	20,800,000

Douglas Lockwood	Busted

Tags: Douglas Lockwood Yuanzhi Cao

06-29-2025 22:48 UTC-8

Douglas Weymeersch Eliminated in 23rd Place ($19,450)

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 38 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

Douglas Weymeersch had just chopped a pot against Bradley Moore when the prior's better ace-high got counterfeit by a double-paired board.

The Very Next Hand:

Douglas Weymeersch raised to 7,500,000, leaving himself 800,000 behind. Ian Pelz called and bet blind, putting Weymeersch all in before the flop scrolled across Q♠3♥2♥ and Weymeersch was quick to call, as he'd hit gin.

Douglas Weymeersch: K♥Q♥ All in
Ian Pelz; A♥J♣

The turn had Weymeersch bemoaning his luck as it snapped off the A♠ and the river bricked the 5♦, awarding Pelz the pot and putting a halt to Weymeersch's thoughts of making Day 3.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Pelz	33,500,000 27,500,000	27,500,000

Bradley Moore	25,000,000 15,200,000	15,200,000
Douglas Weymeersch	Busted

Tags: Bradley Moore Douglas Weymeersch Ian Pelz

06-29-2025 22:48 UTC-8

Alexandros Kolonias Eliminated in 22nd Place ($19,450)

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Jacob Wilson

Level 38 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

Alexandros Kolonias open-shoved from middle position, and was called off by Manuel Reyes in the small blind, who had not only a covering stack but the table chip lead.

Alexandros Kolonias: Q♦J♦ All in
Manuel Reyes: 8♣8♥

Kolonias couldn't find a pair as the board ran out 6♣4♠2♠K♦5♦ Reyes celebrated as he added to his mammoth stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Reyes	106,200,000 24,200,000	24,200,000
Alexandros Kolonias	Busted

Tags: Alexandros Kolonias Manuel Reyes

06-29-2025 22:53 UTC-8

Kenny Bedoya Eliminated in 21st Place ($19,450)

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Jacob Wilson

Level 38 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

Kenny Bedoya opened up the action with a raise to 3,500,000 under the gun, and Sang Sim made the call from the button.

The flop of 8♠4♥8♥ checked through, allowing the J♥ to peel off on the turn. Bedoya bet out for 4,000,000, and Sim put in the smooth call. On the 5♦ river, Bedoya bet 10,000,000, and Sim shoved with a covering stack. Bedoya made the call.

"Nuts!" announced Sim, emphatically tabling A♥10♥ It was not, in fact, the nuts, however it was enough to beat Bedoya's flopped trips with Q♣8♣ and send him home.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Bedoya	Busted

Tags: Kenny Bedoya Sang Sim

06-29-2025 22:58 UTC-8

Thang Le Eliminated in 20th Place ($19,450)

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Jacob Wilson

Level 38 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

Roland Israelashvili opened the action from middle position, as he shoved his remaining 15,900,000. Action got round to Thang Le on the button, who then announced "all in" for a little less than 13,000,000. Everyone else folded, and Le pushed his cards towards the middle.

Other players at the table then questioned his actions and got him to table his cards. The table was even more confused upon seeing what he had called all in with.

Thang Le: 6♠5♠ All in
Roland Israelashvili: A♣8♥

It transpired that Le hadn't noticed Israelashvili's all-in and thought he opened with the shove. That being said, despite being behind, he took a commanding lead on the 6♥5♦K♠ flop, confining his opponent to runner-runner. The cards to follow were as sick as they come.

Le then turned added equity with a flush draw on the 7♠ turn, and it seemed as though his misclick would pay off. The 4♦ river did not reward it, however, as Israelashvili made a backdoor straight. There was a huge clamour from the rail that had been intently watching every action of the hand. "What a flop!" said one. "What a turn!" added another. "What a river!" a third onlooker finished off.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roland Israelashvili	30,000,000 13,000,000	13,000,000

Thang Le	Busted

Tags: Roland Israelashvili Thang Le

06-29-2025 23:01 UTC-8

Artur Kozlowski Eliminated in 19th Place ($19,450)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 38 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

Artur Kozlowski jammed from the small blind and Ramond Takhsh in the big blind snap called off his last 9,500,000.

Ramond Takhsh: A♣K♥ All in
Artur Kozlowski: A♦4♥

"I need a diamond," Kozlowski said when Takhsh flopped two pair on K♦4♣A♥. The J♠2♣ runout changed nothing and Takhsh doubled up.

On the next hand, Kozlowski shoved for 3,600,000 with 9♣8♠ but split on A♥4♦4♣7♠7♣ against Laszlo Balogh in the big blind with 9♥2♥.

Two hands later, Kozlowski moved all-in once again for 4,800,000 and was called by Ian Pelz in the big blind.

Artur Kozlowski: 10♥8♥ All in
Ian Pelz: 8♠7♠

Kozlowski was on his way to double up but on Q♣Q♥6♠10♠5♠, Pelz hit a runner-runner flush to eliminate Kozlowski.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Pelz	40,800,000 7,300,000	7,300,000

Ramond Takhsh	20,600,000 5,590,000	5,590,000
Laszlo Balogh	11,800,000 5,700,000	5,700,000
Artur Kozlowski	Busted

Tags: Artur Kozlowski Ian Pelz Laszlo Balogh Ramond Takhsh