Event #74: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-30-2025 00:42 UTC-8

Late Night Drama on the Devil's Table

Christian Zetzsche

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♣ All in
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
Alex Foxen	1,910,000 810,000	810,000

Jeffrey Whittinghill	665,000 240,000	240,000
Miltiadis Kyriakides	70,000 405,000	405,000
Phil Hellmuth	Busted

Tags: Alex Foxen Jeffrey Whittinghill Miltiadis Kyriakides Phil Hellmuth

06-30-2025 00:40 UTC-8

Davies Busts on the Last hand

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Tim Baker

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♦ All in
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
Roussos Koliakoudakis	1,800,000 500,000	500,000
Seth Davies	Busted

Tags: Roussos Koliakoudakis Seth Davies

06-30-2025 00:31 UTC-8

Another Monster Pot for Francort

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Adam Lamers

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
Javier Francort	4,150,000 1,750,000	1,750,000

Ray Attiyah	326,000 144,000	144,000
Joao Estanislau	Busted

Tags: Javier Francort Joao Estanislau Ray Attiyah

06-30-2025 00:26 UTC-8

Egide Rivers the Nuts; Promises to Take it Down

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Christian Zetzsche

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♦ All in
Loren Egide: 10♥10♦9♦9♠ All in
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
Loren Egide	747,000 357,000	357,000
Stefan Lehner	556,000 159,000	159,000

Michael Culyer	Busted

Tags: Loren Egide Michael Culyer Stefan Lehner

06-29-2025 23:42 UTC-8

No More Woofing from Wayne

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Adam Lamers

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Fernando Gutierrez raised to 40,000 from under the gun and Lawrence Wayne three-bet to 144,000 on his left. Thomas Taylor reraised the pot to over 500,000 and the action quickly folded back to Wayne who stuck in the last few chips in front of him.

Lawrence Wayne: Q♠Q♦J♣10♠ All in
Thomas Taylor: A♣A♦J♠8♥

The flop came J♥6♦5♣ and Taylor was still out front with his pair of aces. The 10♣ on the turn gave Wayne two pair but the 5♠ on the river gave Taylor the best two pair to eliminate the dog-barking Wayne from the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Taylor	1,435,000 235,000	235,000
Lawrence Wayne	Busted

Tags: Fernando Gutierrez Lawrence Wayne Thomas Taylor

06-29-2025 23:34 UTC-8

Perkusic Busts Cheung and Doubles Through Holdaiy

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Qibang Cheung was all-in for a short stack and looked up two ways, as Daniel Perkusic jammed over the top and was called by the larger stack belonging to Igor Holdaiy.

Qibang Cheung: A♥10♠8♥6♥ All in
Daniel Perkusic: A♠Q♣J♠10♥ All in
Igor Holdaiy: K♦Q♠9♥7♥

The A♣7♠3♠2♠7♣ board gave Perkusic an unbeatable flush on the turn and he notched up the elimination while also doubling through Holdaiy for 326,000 in the much larger side pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Holdaiy	1,750,000 284,000	284,000
Daniel Perkusic	790,000 625,000	625,000

Qibang Cheung	Busted

Tags: Daniel Perkusic Igor Holdaiy Qibang Cheung

06-29-2025 23:26 UTC-8

Beck Flushes Out on Rodriguez

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Adam Lamers

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Noel Rodriguez raised the pot to 56,000 in the cutoff and was called by Simon Lofberg on the button. Matthew Beck reraised the pot from the small blind and Rodriguez stuck in his stack of around 260,000. Lofberg got out of the way and the two hands were face up.

Noel Rodriguez: A♣A♦J♣5♥ All in
Matthew Beck: A♠A♥Q♥2♥

The flop came 9♠9♥5♣ and it appeared that the two players were going to chop the pot. However, the 10♥ and J♥ runout gave Beck the ace-high flush and Rodriguez was forced to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Beck	960,000 270,000	270,000
Simon Lofberg	700,000 98,000	98,000

Noel Rodriguez	Busted

Tags: Matthew Beck Noel Rodriguez Simon Lofberg

06-29-2025 23:20 UTC-8

Ludlow Flushed Away by Lehner

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Ben Ludlow was all-in with the A♦K♦J♥9♦ and up against Stefan Lehner, who held the A♣K♥J♣7♥.

The A♠5♥3♥Q♣ turn kept both with the identically strong hand but Lehner spiked the 2♥ on the river for a flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Lehner	715,000 350,000	350,000

Ben Ludlow	Busted

Tags: Ben Ludlow Stefan Lehner

06-29-2025 23:13 UTC-8

No Help for Monnette

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Adam Lamers

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Roussos Koliakoudakis raised it up on the button and John Monnette three-bet shoved all in for around 125,000 in the small blind. Koliakoudakis quickly called to put Monnette at risk.

John Monnette: K♣J♠J♥8♠ All in
Roussos Koliakoudakis: A♣K♥K♦9♣

The flop fell 9♦6♠3♥ which provided no real help to anyone, leaving Monnette searching for a jack. The 4♦ and A♥ runout bricked out and Monnette was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roussos Koliakoudakis	1,550,000 150,000	150,000
John Monnette	Busted

Tags: John Monnette Roussos Koliakoudakis

06-29-2025 23:10 UTC-8

Kempton Flops Best on Cloutier

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Adam Lamers

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Isaac Kempton raised it up from the hijack and Eric Cloutier reraised the pot out of the small blind. Kempton called and Cloutier stuck in his last 44,000 chips blind. The flop came J♦10♦6♣ and Kempton quickly called, stating it was a good flop for him.

Eric Cloutier: A♠A♥6♠5♦ All in
Isaac Kempton: Q♥J♣10♣9♦