Event #74: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
Day 2 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #74: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$8,128,200
Total Entries
874
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
375
Players Left
56
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Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
After another 10 levels on Day 2, the action has wrapped up here at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas, in Event #74: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship with just 56 players advancing through to the penultimate day. Coming into the day as the chip leader was Javier Francort, who had a roller coaster of a day, but managed once again to bag the overall lead with a stack of 4,060,000.
A whopping $8,128,200 prize pool was recorded for this event, and the winner will be taking home a seven-figure payday of $1,394,579 from the 2025 World Series of Poker.
Francort remained near the top of the leaderboard in the early parts of the day but started to slip during the middle portion. However, a late-night heater on the heels of a couple of eliminations, including Kyle Ho and Joao Estanislau, led to Francort sitting at the top for the second straight night. Francort took the gamble approach when he eliminated Ho with a rivered flush and then flopped a set to end Estanislau's night slightly early.
While the Dutchman has yet to reach a WSOP final table in his career, he knows how to close the deal in the four-card game with five titles to his name and three of them coming at the recent Irish Poker Open. A strong finish in this event could mark Francort's largest-ever recorded score in his young career and possibly even outdo his total career earnings of over $220,000.
Many big names and familiar faces will be standing in his way, and they also have their sights set on WSOP glory and a gold bracelet. Some other big stacks looking up on the leaderboard include Quan Zhou (2,410,000) as the only player over two million chips and Alex Foxen (1,910,000) in third place. Thomas Taylor (1,645,000) already has two runner-up finishes this summer and will be hoping to take it one step further to capture his first WSOP title.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javier Francort | Netherlands | 4,060,000 | 162 |
| 2 | Quan Zhou | China | 2,410,000 | 96 |
| 3 | Alex Foxen | United States | 1,910,000 | 76 |
| 4 | Simeon Tsonev | Bulgaria | 1,850,000 | 74 |
| 5 | Roussos Koliakoudakis | Greece | 1,835,000 | 73 |
| 6 | David Paredes | United States | 1,700,000 | 68 |
| 7 | Thomas Taylor | Canada | 1,645,000 | 66 |
| 8 | Brandon Crawford | United States | 1,590,000 | 64 |
| 9 | Isaac Kempton | United States | 1,475,000 | 59 |
| 10 | Dominykas Karmazinas | Lithuania | 1,465,000 | 59 |
Day 2 Action
There were just shy of 300 players who returned to their seats on Day 2, and late registration was still open for an additional two levels. Many big names entered the field in those two hours with Phil Ivey and Phil Hellmuth both making an appearance and quickly spinning up a stack. The field grew to an impressive 874 entries when late registration closed, which meant 132 places would be paid.
As the bubble approached, the pace of play nearly came to a halt, and the tournament staff were forced to go hand-for-hand still five players off the money. A couple of the short stacks were quickly eliminated, which led to Edgar Varas wagering all of his chips with pocket aces and the nut flush draw on the stone bubble. Unfortunately for him, Michael Rocco was sitting with two pair and a straight draw. A clean runout for Rocco spelled the end for Varas, and the remaining players were guaranteed a profitable day at the felt.
It was a mad rush to the payout desk after that, as many of the short stacks couldn't wait to say the infamous word "Pot" in the coming hours. Both Ivey and Hellmuth were looking poised to make a deep run at another bracelet, but saw their hopes dashed in the last level of the night. Some other notables to hit the rail in the money were Benny Glaser, Bryn Kenney, and Seth Davies.
The action is scheduled to resume at 1 p.m. PDT on June 30, with another 10 levels on the docket or when the field is down to just five players. The blinds will resume on Level 21 at 10,000/25,000 and a 25,000 big blind ante, with a 60-minute dinner break scheduled for the end of level 26. Each player has locked up at least $25,918 for their efforts thus far, but the pay jumps will start to become increasingly significant as Day 3 continues.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be back on the floor to bring you all of the live updates en route to the final table in this marquee event.
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,060,000
90,000
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90,000 |
|
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2,410,000
1,320,000
|
1,320,000 |
|
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1,910,000 | |
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1,850,000
916,000
|
916,000 |
|
1,835,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
1,700,000
1,120,000
|
1,120,000 |
|
1,645,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
1,590,000
940,000
|
940,000 |
|
1,475,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
1,465,000
1,032,000
|
1,032,000 |
|
1,465,000
1,001,000
|
1,001,000 |
|
1,455,000
775,000
|
775,000 |
|
1,380,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
1,360,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
1,330,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
1,270,000
385,000
|
385,000 |
|
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|
1,270,000
182,000
|
182,000 |
|
1,255,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
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|
1,100,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
1,050,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
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|
1,020,000
830,000
|
830,000 |
|
995,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
|
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|
985,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
875,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
865,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
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Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Play has stopped for the night with 56 players remaining. Stay tuned for chip counts, and a full recap of the day's action.
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Phil Hellmuth was eliminated by Alex Foxen and left the tournament area rambling while the action carried on for table 666. The devil's number would bring another dramatic showdown during which Jeffrey Whittinghill and Miltiadis Kyriakides got it in after the 10♠10♦7♠ flop with nearly even stack sizes.
Jeffrey Whittinghill: A♠A♥Q♠3♣ 
Miltiadis Kyriakides: 10♣7♣3♥2♠
Whittinghill was in very rough shape in the final hand of the night and found no help on the 8♥ turn. However, the river brought the A♣ and Kyriakides shot out of his chair in disgust, mentioning the one word poker players from Greece tend to say after taking a huge bad beat.
Both stacks were counted and Whittinghill doubled for 298,000 before the T-1,000 chips were raced off. Kyriakides lost that chip race, too, and was left with a mere 70,000 for Day 3.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,910,000
810,000
|
810,000 |
|
|
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665,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
70,000
405,000
|
405,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
From middle position, Roussos Koliakoudakis bet 150,000 on a flop of 8♠9♠A♦, with Seth Davies calling from the cutoff.
The 3♥ appeared on the turn and Koliakoudakis jammed for Davies' remaining 450,000. Davies thought for a few moments before making the call.
Seth Davies: A♣8♣6♦4♦
Roussos Koliakoudakis: A♠J♠J♣5♥
Davies was ahead with two pair against the top pair and flush draw of Koliakoudakis. The 4♠ came on the river to give Koliakoudakis the flush, and Davies was out on the last hand of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,800,000
500,000
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500,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Javier Francort raised to 70,000 in middle position and was called by Ray Attiyah on the button and Joao Estanislau in the small blind.
The flop came A♦K♥4♠ and Francort continued with a bet of 100,000. Attiyah was in the tank before the clock was called and he finally realized that the action was on him. Attiyah called and Estanislau check-raised to 400,000. Francort reraised the pot which got Attiyah to fold and Estanislau called off his stack of just over 1,000,000.
Francort turned over K♠K♦J♠J♣ for a set of kings which was in the lead. The turn and river bricked out for Estanislau who saw his stack disappear in one of the last hands of the night to the tournament chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,150,000
1,750,000
|
1,750,000 |
|
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326,000
144,000
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144,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Michael Culyer was all-in with a short stack of 34,000 on the 8♣7♥4♦ and Loren Egide also got it in for a lot more, both of which were looked up by Stefan Lehner. Egide called over the PokerNews live reporting team and promised he would take down the tournament if he were to win this hand.
Michael Culyer: A♠9♥8♠6♦
Loren Egide: 10♥10♦9♦9♠
Stefan Lehner: A♦10♠6♥5♦
Lehner had flopped the nut straight but would not hold up on the 5♥ turn and J♥ runout, as Egide improved to the jack-high straight. He then asked for a fine bottle of wine, but there was no waiter in the almost empty Horseshoe Event Center past 1 a.m. local time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
747,000
357,000
|
357,000 |
|
556,000
159,000
|
159,000 |
|
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Busted | |
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The floor have announced that there will be four more hands before the remaining palyers bag up their chips for the night.
