Event #73: $1,500 Eight Game Mix Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-28-2025 20:27 UTC-8

Pahl Gives Ricardo Respect

Dan O'Hair

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000/50,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion 25,000-50,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000/12,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Joseph Ricardo raised first to act and was three-bet by Kevin Pahl in the cutoff. It was folded back to Ricardo, who called.

Both players drew two on the first draw and Ricardo check-called a bet from Pahl.

On the second draw, Ricardo drew one and Pahl stood pat. Ricardo then checked to Pahl, who bet. Ricardo responded with a check-raise and Pahl thought a while before deciding to lay his hand down.

Ricardo turned over 8x5x4x3x2x before collecting the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Pahl	520,000 329,000	329,000
Joseph Ricardo	500,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Joseph Ricardo Kevin Pahl

06-28-2025 20:23 UTC-8

Engel Gets Paid With Boat

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000/50,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion 25,000-50,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000/12,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

With two players seeing a board A♥K♦K♦3♥ and around 100,000 in the middle, Sukhpaul Dhaliwal checked in the small blind, Jonatas Freitas checked in the big blind and Ari Engel bet 20,000 from the cutoff. Only Freitas called.

Engel bet 36,000 when checked to on the 5♦ river, leaving just 6,000 behind. Freitas called again.

Engel showed a full house with A♣K♣Q♣4♦ which was enough to take the pot and secure nearly a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonatas Freitas	810,000 293,000	293,000
Sukhpaul Dhaliwal	695,000 50,000	50,000
Ari Engel	220,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Ari Engel Jonatas Freitas Sukhpaul Dhaliwal

06-28-2025 20:20 UTC-8

Gruneberg Doubles Through Milgrom

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Brett Slezak

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000/50,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion 25,000-50,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000/12,000 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

Zachary Gruneberg raised from the hijack and Nicolas Milgrom defended his big blind.

Gruneberg continued on the Q♥6♦5♣ flop before Milgrom check-raised, and Gruneberg called.

Milgrom then led on the 7♥ turn before Gruneberg raised, and Milgrom called.

On the 2♠ river, Milgrom checked, Gruneberg bet all in for 46,000, and Milgrom called.

Zachary Gruneberg: Q♠Q♦ All in
Nicolas Milgrom: QxJx

Milgrom flopped top pair but was in dire straits against the top set of Gruneberg and Milgrom could not get away as Gruneberg collected the full double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Milgrom	720,000 161,000	161,000

Zachary Gruneberg	470,000 270,000	270,000

Tags: Nicolas Milgrom Zachary Gruneberg

06-28-2025 20:12 UTC-8

Malick Extends His Lead

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Dan O'Hair

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000/50,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion 25,000-50,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000/12,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Tobias Matuschek raised to 25,000 on the button and found one caller in Christian Malick in the big blind. Malick check-called a 20,000 bet from Matuschek on the 8♥2♦5♠ flop and then both players checked on the 10♥ turn.

Malick checked a final time on the K♠ river and Matuschek put an even 100,000 into the middle.

Malick didn't take long to stick in a call and Matuschek tabled 9♠7♣8♦6♣ for a pair of eights. Malick turned over J♦10♣3♥2♠ for tens and deuces to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Malick	2,250,000 150,000	150,000
Tobias Matuschek	210,000 93,000	93,000

Tags: Christian Malick Tobias Matuschek

06-28-2025 20:08 UTC-8

Michael Mizrachi Makes History with Fourth $50K PPC Title at 2025 WSOP

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Eliot Thomas

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000/50,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion 25,000-50,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000/12,000 Blinds

Michael Mizrachi has once again raised the bar in what can be argued as poker’s most prestigious event.

Already sharing the record for most $50,000 Poker Players Championship victories with Brian Rast, Mizrachi now stands alone after capturing his historic fourth title on Saturday at the 2025 World Series of Poker. "The Grinder" conquered the 107-entry field, earning $1,331,322 from the $5,162,750 prize pool and further cementing his legacy as the event's most dominant force.

Malick Razzles and Dazzles His Way to Wheel

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Brett Slezak

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000/50,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion 25,000-50,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000/12,000 Blinds

Razz

Espen Sandvik: XxXx / 5x5x7x7x / Xx
Christian Malick: XxXx / 9x2x3x10x / Xx
Yueqi Zhu: XxXx / 2x3x9x4x / Xx

Zhu completed, Sandvik raised, Malick cold-called from the bring-in, and Zhu called.

Zhu led on fourth and both opponents called. Malick then took the lead on fifth due to his suits and led. Zhu raised, Sandvik cold-called, and Malick called.

Zhu led again on sixth before he checked on seventh. Sandvik bet, Malick raised, and Zhu painfully folded before Sandvik went into the tank.

"This is never a bluff," Sandvik lamented before he flicked in the call. There was indeed no bluff as Malick revealed 5x4xAx in the hole for the wheel, and he scooped a massive pot of over 900,000.

Zhu wanted to see Sandvik's hand after he conceded the pot, and his insistence led to the floor being called over, who explained to Zhu that he is not entitled to see Sandvik's hand because no player was all-in.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Malick	2,100,000 1,043,000	1,043,000
Yueqi Zhu	730,000 106,000	106,000

Espen Sandvik	515,000 635,000	635,000

Tags: Christian Malick Espen Sandvik Yueqi Zhu

06-28-2025 20:02 UTC-8

Glendinning Makes the Right Call

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Dan O'Hair

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000/50,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion 25,000-50,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000/12,000 Blinds

Limit Hold’em

Heads-up on a board of 3♥7♠A♦K♠ with a large pot already in the middle, Jonathan Glendinning checked-called from the small blind against a bet from Joseph Ricardo, who was on the button.

The K♥ completed the board and Glendinning checked again. Ricardo put in a bet and Glendinning tanked a while before landing on a call.

Ricardo turned over 5♦4♦ for a busted gutshot and Glendinning showed 9♣9♥ to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Glendinning	425,000 336,000	336,000
Joseph Ricardo	150,000 118,000	118,000

Tags: Jonathan Glendinning Joseph Ricardo

06-28-2025 20:02 UTC-8

Engel Doubles Through Hastings

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000/50,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion 25,000-50,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000/12,000 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo

Ari Engel opened fromo the hijack, leaving 6,000 behind. Brian Hastings three-bet from the big blind and Engel called with his remaining stack, putting himself all in.

Ari Engel: A♦9♣7♣6♦ All in
Brian Hastings: Q♠5♣4♠3♣

The board ran out J♣4♣J♠10♦A♥. No low was possible and Engel had aces up to double through Hastings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Abrams	1,135,000 35,000	35,000

Sukhpaul Dhaliwal	745,000 30,000	30,000
Brian Hastings	655,000 145,000	145,000

Jonatas Freitas	517,000 183,000	183,000
Noah Bronstein	150,000 21,000	21,000

Ari Engel	125,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Ari Engel Brian Hastings

06-28-2025 19:55 UTC-8

Hastings Wins with Raise on Fifth

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Nick Vazquez

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000/50,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion 25,000-50,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000/12,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Brian Hastings: XxXx / K♥4♣7♣
Jonatas Freitas: XxXx / Q♦K♠7♠ / - folded on fifth
Ari Engel: XxXx / 3♦8♥4♠ / - folded on fifth
Scott Abrams : XxXx / 8♣ folded on third

Scott Abrams and Jonatas Freitas called the bring-in, Brian Hastings completed, Ari Engel called, and both Abrams and Freitas called as well.

On fourth street, all three players checked. Then on fifth street, Jonatas Freitas bet, and Hastings raised. Engel thought for a while and folded, and Freitas did the same, allowing Hastings to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Abrams	1,100,000 60,000	60,000

Brian Hastings	800,000 80,000	80,000

Jonatas Freitas	700,000 65,000	65,000
Ari Engel	70,000 44,400	44,400

Tags: Ari Engel Brian Hastings Jonatas Freitas Scott Abrams

06-28-2025 19:51 UTC-8

Cressend Lays it Down

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Dan O'Hair

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000/50,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion 25,000-50,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000/12,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Action folded around to the blinds, where John Cressend raised to 31,000 from the small blind and Robert Klein defended his big blind.

Both players checked on the A♥9♦Q♦ flop and then Cressend check-called a 45,000 bet from Klein on the 10♠ turn.

The 7♠ completed the board and Cressend checked again. Klein cut out a bet of 65,000 and placed it into the middle and Cressend laid his hand down after a bit of thought.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Cressend	910,000 46,000	46,000

Robert Klein	750,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: John Cressend Robert Klein