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

06-29-2025 23:30 UTC-8

Hage is Not Tilted Anymore

Christian Zetzsche

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

Samir Hage asked the dealer if he had put in his four thousand chips while his small blind was already 8,000.

"Here are my eight, and another eight," Hage said as he limped. Michael Wang in the big blind checked and the flop came J♠5♥3♦. Hage check-called for 30,000 and the 4♥ turn was checked. On the A♥ river, Hage bet 53,000 and Wang reluctantly called but mucked upon being shown the 9♣7♠6♠3♣.

"Now I am not tilted anymore," Hage said to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samir Hage	430,000 53,000	53,000
Michael Wang	390,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Michael Wang Samir Hage

06-29-2025 23:32 UTC-8

Yang Backs into a Boat to Survive

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Tim Baker

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

Kai Yang started the hand with a limp from the cutoff. Brandon Crawford made the 72,000 from the button, with Erik Nordstrand calling from the small blind, and Yang also calling.

Nordstrand led out for 248,000 on the 5♦10♥8♠ flop. Yang committed his last 141,000, and Crawford folded.

Kai Yang: Q♦Q♠10♠2♦ All in
Erik Nordstrand: K♣J♥9♥7♣

Nordstrand flopped a straight against the overpair of Yang. The 8♣ turn meant only a queen or eight on the river would save Yang. The 8♥ appeared on the river to give Yang a boat, eights full for queens, keeping him in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Crawford	950,000 630,000	630,000
Erik Nordstrand	680,000 63,000	63,000
Kai Yang	530,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Brandon Crawford Erik Nordstrand Kai Yang

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

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

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 23:45 UTC-8

Marques Makes the Dangler Work

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Adam Lamers

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

The action folded around to Pedro Marques and Fernando Gutierrez in the blinds who quickly got all of their chips in the middle after a couple of raises. Marques was the player at risk in the small blind for 155,000 and needed some help.

Pedro Marques: Q♠J♦10♦3♠ All in
Fernando Gutierrez: A♦K♥Q♦J♠

The flop came 5♦2♥2♣ which connected with neither of the players. The 3♥ on the turn paired up for Marques and that was all he needed when the 5♣ completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fernando Gutierrez	424,000 426,000	426,000
Pedro Marques	326,000 76,000	76,000

Tags: Pedro Marques Fernando Gutierrez

06-29-2025 23:46 UTC-8

Hellmuth Looking Likely to Make Day 3

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Tim Baker

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

Brandon Crawford limped in from middle position before Phil Hellmuth announced pot and raised it to 90,000 from the cutoff. Crawford was the only caller.

After the dealer put out a flop of A♠K♠2♦, Crawford knuckled the action over to Hellmuth. Hellmuth wasted no time in betting the pot again, prompting a quick fold from Crawford.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hellmuth	650,000 419,000	419,000

Brandon Crawford	650,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Brandon Crawford Phil Hellmuth

06-29-2025 23:50 UTC-8

Riess Cracks the Aces of Paredes

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Tim Baker

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

Ryan Riess was all-in preflop for his last 160,000 with David Paredes trying to send him home.

Ryan Riess: A♣10♦8♣7♦ All in
David Paredes: A♠A♥Q♥5♦

Riess needed to come from behind and crack the aces of Paredes if he was to have a chance of making Day 3.

The flop came down J♣Q♣8♠, giving Riess a lot of outs to win. The 8♦ was one of those outs as Riess improved to trip eights to take the lead. A clean 4♦ arrived on the river, and Riess doubled up through Paredes.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Paredes	580,000 215,000	215,000
Ryan Riess	340,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: David Paredes Ryan Riess

06-29-2025 23:53 UTC-8

Wang Gets a Shove Through

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Jorryt van Hoof opened to 50,000 and was called by Igor Holdaiy, Michael Wang in the big blind came along as well. Following a flop of 9♥6♠3♥, Wang led for 90,000 and van Hoof reluctantly folded. Holdaiy had other plans and called but then faced the shove by Wang for 239,000 on the J♦ turn.

He didn't ask for an exact count and folded after a few seconds of consideration, allowing Wang to chip up without showdown in the final level of the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Holdaiy	1,350,000 400,000	400,000
Jorryt van Hoof	1,100,000 25,000	25,000
Michael Wang	580,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Igor Holdaiy Jorryt van Hoof Michael Wang

06-29-2025 23:57 UTC-8

Whittinghill Doubles Through Kyriakides

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Christian Zetzsche

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

In a duel small blind versus button, Jeffrey Whittinghill was the player at risk for 201,000 against Miltiadis Kyriakides.

Jeffrey Whittinghill: A♠K♣10♣8♠ All in
Miltiadis Kyriakides: A♥K♥Q♠3♥

Kyriakides pulled into the lead with the 3♠3♦2♠ flop but the 10♠ turn gave Whittinghill the flush. Needing to pair up for a full house, Kyriakides missed the 6♣ on the river and had to forfeit a portion of his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Miltiadis Kyriakides	475,000 283,000	283,000
Jeffrey Whittinghill	425,000 74,000	74,000

Tags: Jeffrey Whittinghill Miltiadis Kyriakides