2025 World Series of Poker
Shiina Okamoto opened to 240,000 with A♥6♥ in her hands and it folded to Juliet Hegedus in the small blind who shoved for her last 960,000, worth eight big blinds, with 4♦4♣.
Hegedus was slightly ahead, but the flop instantly brought a pair of sixes for Okamoto with K♥6♦9♦. No miracle came on the rest of the board—5♥10♣—and she was eliminated in 6th place.
Shiina Okamoto opened to 240,000 from the hijack with Q♣5♦ and Julie Huynh looked at K♦K♣ in the small blind and three-bet to 760,000. Okamoto folded.
In the next hand, Julie Huynh opened to 250,000 on the cutoff with A♠8♣ and picked up the blinds.
The third hand, Huynh raised J♠10♠ to 250,000 from the under the gun, getting it through again.
Short-stacked with 550,000 chips left, Sonia Shashikhina shoved under the gun holding K♦7♠, but was called by Julie Huynh, who held the best possible hand: A♠A♥.
The dealer fanned a board without surprise with A♦8♠5♦8♣Q♦, improving right away Huynh's hand into a set to send Shashikhina out in 6th place. .
Stephani Hagberg opened the button with A♣K♣ to 250,000 and Shiina Okamoto called with J♦10♦ from the small blind.
The A♦8♦2♣ flop saw Okamoto check and Hagberg bet 200,000. Okamoto called, having picked up a diamond flush draw on the flop.
The 7♥ was turned and Okamoto checked, Hagberg bet 700,000 and Okamoto called, having also turned the straight draw.
The 8♣ didn't improve Okamoto and she check-folded after Hagberg bet 1,390,000.
Shiina Okamoto saw A♦K♠ on the button and raised to 240,000. Julie Huynh decided to three-bet to 720,000 with K♦10♦. Okamoto tanked a minute and announced all in, followed by a quick fold from Huynh.
Shiina Okamoto opened to 240,000 from under the gun with Q♠8♠ and Julie Huynh called the small blind with 7♠7♥.
Stephani Hagberg looked down at K♠K♣ and three-bet to 960,000. Okamoto and Huynh folded.
In a blind versus blind situation, Stephani Hagberg raised to 360,000 with A♠K♠ and got called by Shiina Okamoto, who held 7♦4♦.
The flop went 3♣4♠A♣, giving top pair to Hagberg and middle pair to Okamoto, who called Hagberg for 250,000.
The 7♠ hit the turn, giving Okamoto two pair while opening a flush draw for Hagberg. The latter checked and Okamoto bet 425,000. Hagberg tanked a minute and announced a raise to 1,200,000, which Okamoto called.
The J♦ river didn't change anything and Hagberg fired a bet of 4,000,000. Okamoto quickly called to claim the massive pot of almost 10,000,000 chips.
Julie Huynh opened to 250,000 from under the gun and Heather Alcorn three-bet to 600,000 from the big blind.
Huynh moved all in for 2,875,000 and Alcorn snap called putting herself at risk for her remaining 2,690,000.
Heather Alcorn: A♥A♣
Julie Huynh: J♥J♣
The 4♣4♥7♥ flop saw no change and Alcorn only improved on the A♦ turn.
Huynh was stood from the table with her bag thinking she had been eliminated, but she realised she was still in, and sat back with 185,000 which was around one big blind.
Shiina Okamoto opened to 240,000 on the button with 10♠7♥. Heather Alcorn called with 7♦6♥ in the small blind and Julie Huynh was forced all in with J♥9♠.
The Q♦4♦K♥ flop was checked to the 5♠. Okamoto bet 500,000 and Alcorn called. Huynh hadn't improved.
The 3♣ river gave Alcorn the straight, but action was checked to showdown and Huyhn was eliminated in 4th place.