2025 World Series of Poker

Event #67: $300 Gladiators of Poker
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
85
Prize
$420,680
Event Info
Buy-in
$300
Prize Pool
$6,058,734
Entries
24,629
Level Info
Level
45
Blinds
5,000,000 / 10,000,000
Ante
10,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
812
Players Left
13
Players Left 1 / 24,629
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Thang Le Eliminated in 20th Place ($19,450)

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

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: 65 All in
Roland Israelashvili: A8

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 65K 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
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Roland Israelashvili
30,000,000
13,000,000
13,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Thang Le
Busted

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

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

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

Ramond Takhsh: AK All in
Artur Kozlowski: A4

"I need a diamond," Kozlowski said when Takhsh flopped two pair on K4A. The J2 runout changed nothing and Takhsh doubled up.

On the next hand, Kozlowski shoved for 3,600,000 with 98 but split on A4477 against Laszlo Balogh in the big blind with 92.

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: 108 All in
Ian Pelz: 87

Kozlowski was on his way to double up but on QQ6105, Pelz hit a runner-runner flush to eliminate Kozlowski.

Player Chips Progress
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Ian Pelz
40,800,000
7,300,000
7,300,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Ramond Takhsh
20,600,000
5,590,000
5,590,000
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Laszlo Balogh
11,800,000
5,700,000
5,700,000
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Artur Kozlowski
Busted

Tags: Artur KozlowskiIan PelzLaszlo BaloghRamond Takhsh

Michael Criscione Eliminated in 18th Place ($19,450)

Level 39 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Michael Criscione
Michael Criscione

Joseph Butler opened to 3,500,000 from middle position. Michael Criscione in the cutoff three-bet all-in for 16,900,000 and Butler called.

Michael Criscione: 88 All in
Joseph Butler: AK

The flop of Q53 was followed by the A turn which gave a top pair to Butler who immediately cheered with his rail. The Q river completed the board and Criscione was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Joseph Butler (IN)
88,000,000
57,000,000
57,000,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
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Michael Criscione
Busted

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Nawa Finds a Double; Merely a Flesh Wound for Reyes

Level 39 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Hiroki Nawa
Hiroki Nawa

Hiroki Nawa went all in for his last 11,700,000 and Manuel Reyes shrugged and called from the big blind.

Hiroki Nawa: 22 All in
Manuel Reyes: 87

The board ran out 5JKA10 and Nawa celebrated his double with a song and dance before fist bumping Reyes.

Player Chips Progress
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Manuel Reyes
109,000,000
12,100,000
12,100,000
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Hiroki Nawa
23,800,000
9,500,000
9,500,000

Tags: Hiroki NawaManuel Reyes

Laszlo Balogh Eliminated in 17th Place ($24,130)

Level 39 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Laszlo Balogh
Laszlo Balogh

Laszlo Balogh went all in and was called by chip leader, Manuel Reyes, a few seats to his left.

Laszlo Balogh: 55 All in
Manuel Reyes: 99

The board ran out Q78Q2 and Balogh's fives were thwarted by the nines of Reyes.

Player Chips Progress
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Manuel Reyes
130,000,000
21,000,000
21,000,000
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Laszlo Balogh
Busted

Tags: Laszlo BaloghManuel Reyes

Sanjeev Kapoor Eliminated in 16th Place ($24,130)

Level 39 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Sanjeev Kapoor
Sanjeev Kapoor

Timothy Thorp opened to 4,000,000 from under the gun. All the other players folded to Sanjeev Kapoor in the big blind who was forced all-in.

Sanjeev Kapoor: A8 All in
Timothy Thorp: A9

Kapoor and Thorp could have split on A45Q, but the 5 river completed Thorp's flush, sending Kapoor to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Timothy Thorp
54,000,000
1,700,000
1,700,000
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Sanjeev Kapoor
Busted

Tags: Sanjeev KapoorTimothy Thorp

A Look at the Remaining Payouts

Level 39 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Cards, Chips, Branding, BRoll, Payouts
Cards, Chips, Branding, BRoll, Payouts

2024 saw 14 competitors advance to Day 2, it appears the 2025 field is at a similar pace.

Remaining Payouts

PlacePrizePlacePrize
1$420,6807$77,580
2$300,1608$60,700
3$219,4109$47,770
4$167,73010-11$37,820
5$128,97012-13$30,120
6$100,12014-15$24,130

Daniel Clemente Eliminated in 15th Place ($24,130)

Level 39 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Daniel Clemente
Daniel Clemente

Daniel Clemente jammed for 7,000,000 from the cutoff and was called by Timothy Thorp in the big blind.

Daniel Clemente: K4 All in
Timothy Thorp: K3

The board of 108725 didn't change anything so they split the pot with king-high.

On the next hand, Clemente moved all-in once again for 8,500,000. Thorp in the small blind three-bet to 15,000,000 and the big blind folded.

Daniel Clemente: 109 All in
Timothy Thorp: A9

This time, Clemente couldn't do much on A10265 and was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Timothy Thorp
61,300,000
7,300,000
7,300,000
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Daniel Clemente
Busted

Tags: Daniel ClementeTimothy Thorp

Rodriguez Flops Quads to Triple Up

Level 39 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Jesus Rodriguez
Jesus Rodriguez

Jesus Rodriguez shoved for 12,500,000 from the hijack. Albert Felarca on the button called, then Ramond Takhsh in the big blind went deep into the tank before moving all-in for 30,000,000. Felarca snap-called.

Jesus Rodriguez: 1010 All in
Ramond Takhsh: QQ All in
Albert Felarca: AK

Rodriguez couldn’t believe his eyes when he flopped quads to triple up. The 24 runout completed the board, and Takhsh took down the side pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Albert Felarca
42,000,000
7,800,000
7,800,000
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Jesus Rodriguez (CA)
36,500,000
13,200,000
13,200,000
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Ramond Takhsh
34,000,000
14,200,000
14,200,000

Tags: Albert FelarcaJesus RodriguezRamond Takhsh

Hiroki Nawa Eliminated in 14th Place ($24,130)

Level 39 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Hiroki Nawa
Hiroki Nawa

Yuanzhi Cao opened up the action with a raise to 4,400,000 from middle position. Action folded to Hiroki Nawa in the big blind, who called with a short stack.

On the 5A9 flop, Nawa checked over to Cao, who opted for a continuation-bet of 3,500,000. After a small pause, Nawa shoved his remaining 14,800,000. Cao went deep into the tank, and eventually called it off.

Hiroki Nawa: A8 All in
Yuanzhi Cao: 66

Nawa had a commanding lead, which he kept on the Q turn. The 6 river bust him out right before a $6,000 pay jump, as the night heads to a close.

Player Chips Progress
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Yuanzhi Cao
106,000,000
44,500,000
44,500,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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Hiroki Nawa
Busted

Tags: Hiroki NawaYuanzhi Cao