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

06-29-2025 21:26 UTC-8

Franco Keeps the Dream Alive

Tim Baker

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

Joao Estanislau made it 42,000 from middle position. Sonny Franco called for his last few chips from the big blind and the cards were revealed.

Sonny Franco: K♦K♣4♦2♣ All in
Joao Estanislau: K♥10♠10♥8♦

Franco managed to flop a flush on the 3♣Q♣4♣ flop. The 10♣ turn gave Estanislau some outs, but the 9♦ river wasn't one of them, and Franco earned the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Estanislau	500,000 80,000	80,000
Sonny Franco	25,000 166,000	166,000

Tags: Joao Estanislau Sonny Franco

06-29-2025 21:29 UTC-8

Fishman Celebrates With a Boat

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Adam Lamers

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

On a flop of 7♥4♦2♦, Erik Cajelais and Ken Fishman got all of their chips in the middle with Cajelais at risk for just under 100,000.

Erik Cajelais: 10♠10♦8♦6♣ All in
Ken Fishman: K♦9♥4♥4♣

Fishman flopped a set of fours but Cajelais took the lead on the 5♠ turn with a straight. However, the tides turned again on the 7♦ river which gave Fishman a full house as he celebrated with his fists in the air.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ken Fishman	785,000 240,000	240,000
Erik Cajelais	Busted

Tags: Erik Cajelais Ken Fishman

06-29-2025 21:31 UTC-8

Zhou Lets Ivey Pick

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Adam Lamers

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

Quan Zhou opened to 30,000 from under the gun and Phil Ivey defended from the big blind. The flop came A♠K♥6♥ and Ivey check-called a bet of 43,000 from Zhou.

The 8♠ landed on the turn and Ivey checked again. Zhou eyed up Ivey's stack and then made a pot-sized bet of 161,000. Ivey went into the tank for a couple of minutes before finally releasing his cards.

Zhou showed the A♦ and then let Ivey pick two more cards for his eyes which happened to be the K♠2♠ for a minimum of two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Zhou	808,000 22,000	22,000

Phil Ivey	302,000 47,000	47,000

Tags: Quan Zhou Phil Ivey

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 21:45 UTC-8

Robins' Set Eliminates Sharma

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Tim Baker

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

R Robins raised to 30,000 from the hijack, and only Nishant Sharma called from the big blind.

Upon seeing the 10♥8♠4♦ flop, Sharma jammed for 78,000, and Robins instantly called.

Nishant Sharma: A♦10♦7♦2♣ All in
R Robins: A♠8♦8♥3♠

Sharma was in rough shape against the set of Robins. The K♠ turn and 6♦ river kept Robins ahead, and Sharma was out of the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
R Robins	400,000 148,000	148,000
Nishant Sharma	Busted

Tags: Nishant Sharma R Robins

06-29-2025 21:46 UTC-8

Hoenig Pushes Frank Off

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Adam Lamers

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

Ryan Hoenig raised to 42,000 in middle position and Christopher Frank called from the cutoff. They went heads-up to a flop of 9♠8♠2♣ and Hoenig continued with a bet of 40,000 which Frank called.

The turn was the 3♠ and both players checked to the 7♣ on the river. Hoenig tossed in a bet of 127,000 and Frank decided to fold but was left shaking his head after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Hoenig	1,150,000 50,000	50,000

Christopher Frank	725,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Christopher Frank Ryan Hoenig

06-29-2025 21:47 UTC-8

Wilhelm Can "Start Playing Poker Now"

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Christian Zetzsche

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

In a preflop all-in, Sascha Wilhelm was at risk for 186,000 with the A♦K♥Q♥6♦ and up against the Q♣J♦10♦8♣ of Miltiadis Kyriakides.

On the 7♣2♣2♦ flop, Wilhelm gasped an "uh oh" but held thanks to the A♠ turn and J♠ river.

"Now I can start playing poker," the German jokingly exclaimed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Miltiadis Kyriakides	573,000 112,000	112,000
Sascha Wilhelm	385,000 247,000	247,000

Tags: Miltiadis Kyriakides Sascha Wilhelm

06-29-2025 21:49 UTC-8

Lady Luck

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Stewart Morrison

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

When action folded to Stephen Chidwick in the cutoff, he elected to limp in. The player in the small blind did the same before seeing Kurtis Tinfow, in the big blind, raise to 48,000. Chidwick called, but the small blind got out of the way.

Tinfow continued for 120,000 on the Q♣5♠4♥ flop, and again, Chidwick called.

The 4♣ turn didn't slow the action as Tinfow moved all in for 94,000; a bet which Chidwick snap-called.

Kurtis Tinfow: A♠A♥Q♥J♠ All in
Stephen Chidwick: J♣8♣7♠4♠

Chidwick had turned trips, which had Tinfow in bad shape. However, the river Q♦ came to his rescue, improving him to better trips than Chidwick.

Tinfow sat back down in his seat as the dealer pushed the pot his way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	975,000 17,000	17,000

Kurtis Tinfow	570,000 124,000	124,000

Tags: Kurtis Tinfow Stephen Chidwick

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 22:07 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Adam Lamers

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Seth Davies	1,465,000 176,000	176,000

Roussos Koliakoudakis	1,410,000 758,000	758,000
Michael Rocco	1,390,000 60,000	60,000

Isaac Kempton	1,180,000 370,000	370,000
Thomas Taylor	1,160,000 519,000	519,000
Jorryt van Hoof	1,070,000 310,000	310,000
Alex Foxen	1,060,000 265,000	265,000

Robert Mizrachi	750,000 62,000	62,000

John Holley	630,000 120,000	120,000
Stephen Chidwick	607,000 368,000	368,000

Stefan Lehner	540,000 8,000	8,000

Ben Lamb	500,000 117,000	117,000

Michael Wang	430,000 118,000	118,000

Alex Livingston	425,000 128,000	128,000

Erik Seidel	370,000 143,000	143,000

Kyle Ho	365,000 145,000	145,000
Scott Bohlman	360,000 89,000	89,000

Phil Hellmuth	340,000 55,000	55,000

Pedro Marques	300,000 247,000	247,000
Felipe Ramos	300,000 25,000	25,000

John Monnette	195,000 65,000	65,000

Ryan Riess	90,000 216,000	216,000