Event #74: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-01-2025 14:33 UTC-8

Alex Foxen Eliminated in 7th Place ($182,983)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Michael Wang opened to 1,050,000 from the cutoff and Alex Foxen called from the small blind, leaving around 1,000,000 behind.

The flop came A♣10♠9♥. Foxen shoved and Wang quickly called with a covering stack.

Alex Foxen: K♠Q♦Q♠J♥ All in
Michael Wang: A♠9♦9♠3♥

Foxen had a wrap and pair of queens while Wang had middle set. The 9♣ turn gave Wang quads to seal the checkmark and after the 5♠ river he took the pot while Foxen became casualty of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Wang	13,800,000 3,100,000	3,100,000

Alex Foxen	Busted

Tags: Alex Foxen Michael Wang

07-01-2025 14:22 UTC-8

Marji Spikes the River to Double Up

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Adam Lamers

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Melad Marji raised to 1,050,000 on the button and Javier Francort reraised the pot from the small blind. Quan Zhou folded his big blind and Marji stuck in his stack of 2,700,000 to be at risk.

Melad Marji: A♠Q♠10♦6♣ All in
Javier Francort: A♥Q♣J♦4♥

The flop fell K♦5♣4♦ and Francort took the lead with a lonely pair of fours. The A♦ on the turn improved him to two pair but the J♥ on the river gave Marji a straight to double up and stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Melad Marji	6,000,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Javier Francort	1,200,000 2,750,000	2,750,000

Tags: Quan Zhou Melad Marji Javier Francort

07-01-2025 14:11 UTC-8

Wang and Francort Take from Zhou

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Quan Zhou opened from middle position and Michael Wang three-bet to 2,775,000 from the hijack. Zhou opted to fold and Wang took the pot without showdown.

The next hand saw Zhou open to 825,000 from under the gun and Javier Francort defended from the big blind.

The flop came A♣2♦6♣. Francort checked and Zhou bet 400,000. Francort shoved for around 1,500,000 and Zhou mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Zhou	16,100,000 2,600,000	2,600,000

Michael Wang	10,700,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Javier Francort	3,950,000 1,250,000	1,250,000

Tags: Javier Francort Michael Wang Quan Zhou

Level: 32

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

07-01-2025 13:58 UTC-8

Zulker Counterfeits Rafael to Double Up

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Adam Lamers

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Michael Zulker raised to 875,000 from under the gun and Sean Rafael raised the pot from the hijack. The action folded back to Zulker who called off his stack of 1,750,000.

Michael Zulker: A♠A♣10♥10♦ All in
Sean Rafael: A♦K♣J♦5♣

The flop came K♦9♠5♥ and Rafael flopped two pair to take the lead. The Q♥ on the turn gave both players straight draws, but it was the Q♠ on the river that improved Zulker to aces-up for the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Rafael	11,300,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Michael Zulker	4,125,000 2,225,000	2,225,000

Tags: Michael Zulker Sean Rafael

07-01-2025 13:53 UTC-8

Updated Counts

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

The action has grinded to a halt, with no hands seeing a flop within the last orbit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Zhou	18,700,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Sean Rafael	12,500,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Michael Wang	9,400,000 1,375,000	1,375,000

Melad Marji	3,500,000 1,325,000	1,325,000
Alex Foxen	3,400,000 675,000	675,000

Javier Francort	2,700,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Michael Zulker	1,900,000 200,000	200,000

07-01-2025 13:38 UTC-8

Zhou Keeps Climbing, Zulker in the Danger Zone

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Adam Lamers

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Javier Francort raised to 875,000 in the hijack and Quan Zhou flat-called in the cutoff. Michael Zulker stared at his cards for at least 30 seconds in the small blind and then decided to fold, leaving himself on the short stack.

The flop came Q♣Q♦7♠ and Francort check-called a bet of 875,000 from Zhou. The turn brought the A♣ and both players checked to the 6♥ on the river. Two more checks and Francort tabled A♥K♥K♣Xx for two pair but Zhou flopped trips with Q♥J♣J♦10♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Zhou	16,500,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Javier Francort	3,800,000 3,025,000	3,025,000

Michael Zulker	2,100,000 525,000	525,000

Tags: Quan Zhou Michael Zulker Javier Francort

07-01-2025 13:31 UTC-8

Zhou Takes the Lead Back from Rafael

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of Q♦7♠2♦ and around 650,000 in the middle, Sean Rafael checked from the big blind and called a 450,000 bet from Quan Zhou in the hijack.

Rafael check-called a 1,275,000 bet from Zhou on the A♦ turn before both players checked the A♣ river. Rafael said he had a queen, but Zhou showed K♣K♥8♦8♠ for kings-up to win the hand.

A couple of hands later, Zhou double-barreled out of position in a heads-up pot against Michael Zulker on a board of 3♦Q♣3♠6♥, getting a fold on the turn to take another decent pot, this time without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Zhou	14,500,000 4,500,000	4,500,000

Sean Rafael	13,600,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Michael Zulker	2,625,000 2,450,000	2,450,000

Tags: Quan Zhou Sean Rafael

07-01-2025 13:16 UTC-8

Rafael Leaps in Front of Zhou

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Adam Lamers

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Sean Rafael opened to 875,000 from under the gun and Quan Zhou called in the cutoff. The rest of the table folded and the first flop of the day was Q♣J♣8♥.

Both players checked through to the 10♣ on the turn and the 6♠ on the river. Rafael finally put together a bet of 675,000 and Zhou looked him up. Rafael tabled A♥K♦6♣3♣ for a baby flush and Zhou conceded the pot.