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

06-29-2025 22:13 UTC-8

Francort Doubles Through Marji With a Boat

Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Javier Francort made it 42,000 from the cutoff before Melad Marji three-bet to 138,000 from the small blind. Francort called.

Marji bet 24,000 on the K♦Q♣K♥ flop, and Francort made the call.

The 2♦ landed on the turn, and Marji jammed for Francort's remaining 55,000. Francort instantly called.

Javier Francort: K♣Q♠J♠8♦ All in
Melad Marji: A♦K♠9♥8♥

Francort had a boat, and only an ace on the river would end his tournament. The 3♠ river was clean for Francort, and he doubled up at the expense of Marji.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tolga Demirel	1,640,000 130,000	130,000
Michael Rocco	1,480,000 90,000	90,000

Sean Rafael	600,000 336,000	336,000
Ben Lamb	495,000 5,000	5,000

Kai Yang	490,000 89,000	89,000
Melad Marji	400,000 226,000	226,000

Tags: Javier Francort Melad Marji

06-29-2025 21:59 UTC-8

Hubbard, Kuney & Harrison All Bust vs Liu

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The biggest pot of the tournament just occurred on Table #668.

On a flop of 3♥9♣4♦, Stephen Hubbard, Michael Kuney, and Robert Harrison got all of their chips into the middle with Zhengpeng Liu being the player with the covering stack trying to bust all three.

Michael Kuney: A♥7♣6♣5♣ All in
Robert Harrison: 6♠5♠4♥2♦ All in
Stephen Hubbard: 5♥4♣3♦2♣ All in
Zhengpeng Liu: K♥9♠9♦8♦

Liu had the nuts right now with top set, and was against three wraps from his opponents. The Q♠ on the turn was good for Liu, as no one picked up any backdoor draws. The K♦ landed on the river, which meant Liu's set of nines won him a pot of over two million and sent three players home.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhengpeng Liu	2,310,000 1,534,000	1,534,000
Stephen Hubbard	Busted
Michael Kuney	Busted
Robert Harrison	Busted

Tags: Michael Kuney Robert Harrison Stephen Hubbard Zhengpeng Liu

06-29-2025 21:38 UTC-8

Franco Survives; Estanislau Chips Up Despite Loss

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Joao Estanislau raised to 42,000 and Eric Cloutier called. Sonny Franco then called all-in for 35,000 on the button before Andrew Ostapchenko bumped it up to 215,000 in the small blind. Estanislau called and Cloutier folded, while Franco was already at risk.

The flop came Q♠J♣7♠ and Ostapchenko checkec, Estanislau jammed for 247,000 and Ostapchenko reluctantly folded.

Sonny Franco: A♠J♥10♣2♠ All in
Joao Estanislau: 10♠8♣7♣5♠

The 10♥ turn and 9♠ river gave Franco the superior flush to win the side pot, Estanislau raked in the larger side pot to chip up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Estanislau	615,000 115,000	115,000
Eric Cloutier	320,000 64,000	64,000
Andrew Ostapchenko	243,000 15,000	15,000

Sonny Franco	164,000 139,000	139,000

Tags: Andrew Ostapchenko Eric Cloutier Joao Estanislau Sonny Franco

06-29-2025 21:04 UTC-8

Rocco Makes Varas the Bubble Boy of the Tournament

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Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

With around 225,000 in the middle already, Michael Rocco and Edgar Varas saw the dealer put out a flop of 6♠Q♠8♣. Varas' final 16,000 got into the middle with Rocco trying to bust him.

Edgar Varas: A♠A♦10♠8♦ All in
Michael Rocco: Q♦8♠7♣5♦

Varas had aces and a flush draw against the top two pair of Rocco.

The 5♣ turn meant Varas was one card away from elimination. The 7♦ fell on the river, and Varas was the bubble boy for the tournament. The pot was pushed to Rocco, and the remaining 132 were in the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Rocco	1,450,000 303,000	303,000

Edgar Varas	Busted

Tags: Edgar Varas Michael Rocco

06-29-2025 20:26 UTC-8

Tsang Survives on the Bubble

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Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Anson Tsang checked from the big blind on a flop of 3♥7♣Q♣, and Joao Estanislau bet 85,000 from under the gun. Tsang check-jammed for 267,000, which Estanislau called.

Anson Tsang: A♣9♦8♣2♦ All in
Joao Estanislau: 10♣9♣4♥3♠

Tsang managed to stay alive by hitting nut flush on the river, as the rest of the board came 5♥4♣. The tournament remained two from the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anson Tsang	625,000 303,000	303,000

Joao Estanislau	420,000 41,000	41,000

Tags: Anson Tsang Joao Estanislau

06-29-2025 20:22 UTC-8

ICYMI: Michael Mizrachi Wins FOURTH $50,000 Poker Players Championship

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Will Shillibier

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

“I probably played better than the last three I won. Everything went my way this tournament. I was always at the top of the leaderboard, never really got short, and probably played my best overall.”

That's what Michael Mizrachi had to say after he cruised to victory in Event #66: $50,000 Poker Players Championship.

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.

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06-29-2025 20:20 UTC-8

Two Flopped Boats

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Stewart Morrison

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Mike Gorodinsky started the action with a limp in the cutoff, prompting the button and Venkat Chivukula, in the small blind, to do the same. The big blind player checked, and the four went to a flop.

Action checked around to the button on the 7♣K♥K♣ flop, who bet 20,000. Chivukula called, the big blind folded, but Gorodinsky executed a check-raise to 65,000. The player on the button folded, but Chivukula called once again.

Chivukula checked for a second time on the A♦ flop, but Gorodinsky wasn't done betting, pushing out a bet of 55,000, which Chivukula called.

The river 3♦ slowed the action down, with both players checking, aware of the bubble waiting to burst. Chivukula turned over Q♦7♥7♦6♣ for a flopped full house, but was given the bad news when Gorodinsky showed he had flopped a bigger full house with K♠10♥9♦7♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Gorodinsky	415,000 81,000	81,000

Venkat Chivukula	325,000 154,000	154,000

Tags: Mike Gorodinsky Venkat Chivukula

06-29-2025 18:21 UTC-8

Aces Help Pham Win a Crucial Pot

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Alan Pham made it 28,000 to go from early position and only Benoit Galland called out of the small blind.

Galland check-called a bet of 11,000 from Pham on the 8♠J♣J♦ flop.

Both players were happy to check down the K♠ turn and 2♣ river. Pham showed A♣A♦7♦6♠ for a pair of aces, prompting Galland to muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Frank	620,000 120,000	120,000

Ryan Hoenig	600,000 90,000	90,000

Brant Hale	375,000 145,000	145,000
Pavel Izotov	345,000 345,000	345,000
Alan Pham	170,000 110,000	110,000
Benoit Galland	145,000 73,000	73,000
Paul Radcliffe	120,000 100,000	100,000
Rafael Rodriguez	36,000 84,000	84,000

Tags: Alan Pham Benoit Galland

06-29-2025 17:47 UTC-8

Zhou Cracks the Aces of Seo

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

With roughly 250,000 in the pot preflop Moonho Seo and Quan Zhou saw the dealer put out a flop of 8♦7♣9♥. Seo jammed for his last 140,000 from the small blind, and Zhou snap called.

Moonho Seo: A♦A♥4♠3♠ All in
Quan Zhou: Q♦J♣10♥7♦

Seo had aces, but was almost drawing dead against the flopped straight of Zhou. The 10♣ turn and 5♥ river wasn't the runout Seo needed, and all of his chips were sent over to Zhou.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorryt van Hoof	900,000 125,000	125,000
Quan Zhou	750,000 218,000	218,000

Manuel Fischer	540,000 251,000	251,000
Phil Ivey	500,000 317,000	317,000

Erik Cajelais	200,000 250,000	250,000

Moonho Seo	Busted

Tags: Moonho Seo Quan Zhou

06-29-2025 17:08 UTC-8

Abudi Hits the Rail

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Stewart Morrison

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Lior Abudi raised to 26,000 from the hijack, small blind Donald Maloney called, and the big blind came along too.

Maloney led out for 10,000 on the K♥9♦2♠ flop, which got rid of the big blind player. Abudi only had 10,000 left and made the call, putting himself at risk.

Lior Abudi: A♣Q♦6♦3♥ All in
Donald Maloney: K♠J♠8♦7♦