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

06-30-2025 00:06 UTC-8

Riess vs Weiss

Tim Baker

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

On a flop of 10♦9♥4♥, Dennis Weiss had shoved for around 600,000 from the small blind over a bet of 190,000 from Ryan Riess. Riess, who was seated in the hijack, had around 250,000 behind. After getting the clock called on him by another player, Riess made the call.

Ryan Riess: K♦K♥J♠8♥ All in
Dennis Weiss: K♣J♣10♥9♠

Riess had an overpair and a flush draw against the top two pair of Weiss. The 4♠ turn and 4♣ river counterfeited Weiss, and Riess doubled up with his Cowboys.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Riess	1,070,000 730,000	730,000

Dennis Weiss	224,000 386,000	386,000

Tags: Dennis Weiss Ryan Riess

06-30-2025 00:07 UTC-8

Maheshwary Gets a Welcomed Double Up

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Adam Lamers

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

It was a three-way limped pot going to a flop of K♦J♣8♠ and Igor Holdaiy tossed in a bet of 50,000 in early position. Jorryt van Hoof called on the button and Shrey Maheshwary came along from the big blind.

The turn was the 6♣ which turned out to be the action card. Maheshwary started with a check and Holdaiy bet the pot of 270,000. Van Hoof called and Maheshwary check-raised all in for 545,000. That barely opened the door for Holdaiy to reshove all in and Van Hoof was forced to fold.

Maheshwary turned over K♣8♦4♣2♣ for two pair and a flush draw while Holdaiy just had A♣J♥7♣2♠ for a pair and the best flush draw. The river was the 8♥ and Maheshwary improved to a full house and vaulted up the leaderboard late on Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shrey Maheshwary	1,610,000 997,000	997,000
Igor Holdaiy	1,130,000 220,000	220,000
Jorryt van Hoof	745,000 355,000	355,000

Tags: Shrey Maheshwary Jorryt van Hoof Igor Holdaiy

06-30-2025 00:16 UTC-8

Vu Gets One Foot Out the Door

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Adam Lamers

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

Bernard Vu raised the pot to 70,000 in middle position and Michael Zulker called from the small blind. The flop came A♣4♦2♣ and Zulker checked to Vu who jammed all in for his last 170,000. Zulker gave it some thought and eventually made the call.

Bernard Vu: K♠Q♠J♥7♥ All in
Michael Zulker: A♠K♣10♦5♠

Vu was bluffing with just king-high and started to pack his bags. The 7♠ on the turn gave Zulker the best flush draw as well and Vu started to walk away thinking that he was drawing dead. However, the Q♥ on the river gave Vu two pair and he had to be called back to the table after scoring a miraculous double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Zulker	1,088,000 462,000	462,000
Bernard Vu	520,000 274,000	274,000

Tags: Bernard Vu Michael Zulker

06-30-2025 00:22 UTC-8

Estanislau Gets Kempton to Fold the River

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Tim Baker

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

Joao Estanislau made it 70,000 to go from early position with only Isaac Kempton calling from the big blind.

Kempton check-called a bet of 115,000 from Estanislau on the Q♦A♣6♠ flop.

Both players checked the 8♣ turn for the 4♣ to roll off on the river. Kempton checked, but Estanislau bet 400,000. Kempton quickly folded and forfeited the pot to Estanislau.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Kempton	1,250,000 630,000	630,000
Alex Livingston	1,000,000 447,000	447,000

Joao Estanislau	950,000 146,000	146,000
Mike Gorodinsky	720,000 295,000	295,000

Ray Attiyah	470,000 116,000	116,000

Tags: Isaac Kempton Joao Estanislau

06-30-2025 00:25 UTC-8

Final Four Hands

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Tim Baker

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.

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

06-30-2025 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 00:40 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 00:42 UTC-8

Late Night Drama on the Devil's Table

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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.