2025 World Series of Poker
With around 12,000 already in the pot and the flop showing 7♣5♠9♠, Jans Arends checked from the small blind to Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi in middle position, who continued for 4,000. Arends made the call.
Both players checked the J♣ turn, but Arends decided to make a bold move on the 9♦ river, firing 15,000 into the middle. Ohulchanskyi called without hesitation.
Arends tabled A♠Q♣ for ace high, while Ohulchanskyi revealed J♦10♦ for top two pair to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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98,400 | |
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20,000 | |
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Joseph Kuether raised to 1,000 from middle position. Nicholas Seward called in the cutoff, as did Wagner Wysotchanski in the small blind and Jeremy Halaska in the big blind.
The dealer spread a K♥5♥9♦ flop. Kuether bet 2,500, both Seward and Wysotchanski called, and Halaska folded.
The turn was the 6♦. Kuether checked, Seward bet 9,000, Wysotchanski called, and Kuether folded.
The river was the 3♣. Wysotchanski led out for 13,000. Seward took a moment before moving all in, prompting Wysotchanski to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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121,000
52,000
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52,000 |
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62,000
62,000
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62,000 |
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52,000
52,000
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52,000 |
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33,100
33,100
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33,100 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Colin Dentan opened the action with a raise to 1,200 from early position, and Fred Li responded with a three-bet to 4,500 from middle position. The action folded back around to Dentan, who made the call.
The flop came 9♦Q♥2♥, and Dentan checked it over to Li. Li continued for 5,500, but Dentan applied pressure with a check-raise to 20,000.
Li didn’t waste much time before tossing his cards into the muck, giving up the pot to Dentan.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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108,000 | |
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55,300 |
Action was picked up on the river with a board reading 2♥J♥7♠K♥5♠, Laszlo Bujtas was all in and at risk for 38,000, and was called by Hang Xu in the big blind. Bujtas tabled K♦2♦, which beat Xu's A♠K♠
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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135,000 | |
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1,400 |
Scott Eskenazi raised to 1,400 from under the gun, and Boris Kolev three-bet to 4,000 from the next seat. Tommy Felice called from middle position, as did Eskenazi.
The dealer fanned a 3♠A♥7♥ flop. Eskenazi checked, Kolev bet 3,500, Felice called, and Eskenazi folded.
The turn brought the 9♠. Kolev bet 13,000, and Felice called.
The river was the 3♦. Kolev checked, and Felice moved all in for 34,700 effective, having Kolev covered. Kolev took some time before deciding to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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112,000
112,000
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112,000 |
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34,700
34,700
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34,700 |
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22,100
22,100
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22,100 |
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Stephen Buell opened the action from the hijack with a raise to 1,500, and Thixoa Nguyen made the call from the cutoff. Antoine Labat, sitting in the big blind, put in a three-bet to 6,400. Both opponents called to see a flop.
The dealer spread 7♣2♥5♦, and Labat continued with a bet of 6,000. Nguyen was the only caller, taking the hand to the turn.
On the 10♥ turn, Labat took a brief pause before sliding out a bet of 35,000, putting Nguyen all in for her remaining stack of around 15,000. Nguyen double-checked her cards and made the call.
Thixoa Nguyen: 7♠4♠
Antoine Labat: A♥K♣
Nguyen held a pair of sevens with a gutshot, while Labat had two overcards with potential. The river brought the A♠, pairing Labat's ace and ending Nguyen’s run. Labat collected the pot and the bounty.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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85,000
85,000
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85,000 |
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51,400
51,400
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51,400 |
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Busted |
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800