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

06-29-2025 15:30 UTC-8

Notable Stacks in the Field

Stewart Morrison

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Riess	480,000 90,000	90,000

Alex Foxen	460,000 70,000	70,000

Scott Bohlman	450,000 89,000	89,000

Stephen Chidwick	420,000 75,000	75,000

Erik Seidel	285,000 5,000	5,000

Bryn Kenney	240,000 75,000	75,000

Phil Hellmuth	229,000 109,000	109,000

Phil Ivey	180,000 17,000	17,000

Benny Glaser	170,000 110,000	110,000

Vivian Saliba	130,000 70,000	70,000

Shaun Deeb	65,000 35,000	35,000

Jared Bleznick	40,000 20,000	20,000

06-29-2025 15:34 UTC-8

Kabrhel Gets There...and Then Doesn't

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Adam Lamers

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The action folded to Martin Kabrhel in the small blind who raised the pot to 15,000, leaving 5,000 chips behind. Lior Abudi just called in the big blind and the dealer fanned the flop of 7♦5♣2♥. Kabrhel checked and Abudi made a bet, forcing Kabrhel to call off his last 5,000 chips.

Martin Kabrhel: A♣Q♦10♦2♦ All in
Lior Abudi: J♠6♣5♠4♥

The turn brought the 2♠ to give Kabrhel trip deuces as he shouted in excitement across the room and put his hands in the air. However, the 5♥ hit the river and Abudi made trip fives which forced Kabrhel to leave the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lior Abudi	60,000 16,500	16,500
Martin Kabrhel	Busted

Tags: Martin Kabrhel Lior Abudi

06-29-2025 15:35 UTC-8

Zampas Avoids Knockout By Lamb

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

With the turn showing Q♥J♣5♦3♥, Ben Lamb moved forward a tower of T-5,000 chips and Andreas Zampas got it in for his last 162,000 to create the following showdown.

Andreas Zampas: Q♦J♦9♥2♠ All in
Ben Lamb: K♥K♦10♦2♥

Lamb's wrap and flush draw along with the overpair had a lot of equity but the 8♦ river was not among his outs, as he forked over a large portion of his stack before their table broke shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Zampas	425,000 225,000	225,000
Ben Lamb	170,000 314,500	314,500

Tags: Andreas Zampas Ben Lamb

06-29-2025 15:36 UTC-8

Brannan's Flush is Good

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Tim Baker

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Frank Brannan made it 22,000 to go from the hijack with Hen Rosilio calling from the cutoff. Kasparas Klezys squeezed to 66,000, which only Brannan called.

Brannan knuckled the action over to Klezys on the 5♦A♥9♣ flop. Klezys bet 40,000, which Brannan called.

Both players checked the 5♣ turn and 8♣ river. Brannan tabled an ace-high flush with A♣Q♣10♠6♠ and Klezys mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Brannan	565,000 247,000	247,000

Roussos Koliakoudakis	405,000 158,000	158,000
Aksel Hansen	230,000 55,000	55,000
Kasparas Klezys	165,000 101,000	101,000

Hen Rosilio	155,000 35,500	35,500
Naor Slobodskoy	115,000 135,000	135,000
Allan Le	65,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Frank Brannan Hen Rosilio Kasparas Klezys

06-29-2025 15:48 UTC-8

Zhou Gets a Fold from Gutierrez

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Adam Lamers

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Fernando Gutierrez raised to 18,000 in middle position and was called by Quan Zhou and Shaun Deeb in the blinds. The flop came Q♥4♣2♥ and the blinds checked to Gutierrez who continued with a bet of 21,000. Zhou called and Deeb got out of the way.

The turn was the J♠ and both players checked to the 3♣ on the river. Zhou led out with a bet of 78,000 and Gutierrez went into the tank for over a minute before letting his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Zhou	440,000 35,000	35,000

Fernando Gutierrez	390,000 40,000	40,000
Shaun Deeb	45,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Shaun Deeb Quan Zhou Fernando Gutierrez

06-29-2025 15:50 UTC-8

McGowan Hits the Rail

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Tim Baker

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jonathan McGowan jammed his last 14,000 in from under the gun and five players made the call.

With McGowan all-in, the dealer spread out a flop of 5♦8♠9♣ and everyone checked to see the 10♣ hit the turn. After four checks, Funke bet 75,000 from the button. The rest of the players folded and the cards were flipped over.

Jonathan McGowan: A♦9♠5♥4♠ All in
Jason Funke :Q♣Q♥J♥5♠

Funke turned the nut straight, and McGowan needed a nine or five on the river to improve to a boat. The 2♠ landed on the river, and McGowan was out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Milgrom	410,000 410,000	410,000

Jarryd Godena	320,000 90,000	90,000
Kyle Ho	300,000 122,000	122,000
Mark Steinberg	280,000 94,000	94,000
Jason Funke	180,000 79,000	79,000
Phillip Mighall	140,000 76,000	76,000
Mathias Bayer	85,000 58,000	58,000
Jonathan Mcgowan	Busted

Tags: Jason Funke Jonathan McGowan

06-29-2025 15:52 UTC-8

Updated Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Rocco	1,001,000 241,000	241,000

Stephen Hubbard	725,000 613,000	613,000
Javier Francort	600,000 165,500	165,500

Matthew Beck	490,000 323,000	323,000
Simon Lofberg	450,000 135,000	135,000

Sascha Wilhelm	260,000 37,500	37,500

Calen McNeil	260,000 78,000	78,000

Kasparas Klezys	175,000 10,000	10,000

Kevin Allen	160,000 90,000	90,000
Artem Babakhanian	140,000 14,500	14,500
Ben Lamb	130,000 40,000	40,000

Bernard Vu	95,000 13,000	13,000
Kahle Burns	90,000 30,000	30,000

Elior Sion	80,000 31,500	31,500

06-29-2025 15:54 UTC-8

The Next Bunch to Bust

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Tim Baker

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantin Buecherl	Busted
Cliff Maloney	Busted
Pallas Aidinian	Busted
Matthew Mcewan	Busted
Ruslan Nazarenko	Busted
Dario Alioto	Busted

Allan Le	Busted

Ari Engel	Busted

Jeremy Ausmus	Busted

Anderson Ireland	Busted

Sergio Fernandez	Busted
Danny Wong	Busted

Jagdeep Singh	Busted
Jared Bleznick	Busted

Takashi Ogura	Busted
Joao Vieira	Busted

Joshua Pollock	Busted

Jesse Freeman	Busted
Stephen Wise	Busted
Andrew Ige	Busted
Nick Guagenti	Busted

Jake Schwartz	Busted
Kane Kalas	Busted
Zachary Hirst	Busted

06-29-2025 15:56 UTC-8

Chidwick Soaring, Zekster on Fumes

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Adam Lamers

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Stephen Chidwick raised to 18,000 in the hijack and was called by Bryn Kenney on the button and Igor Zektser in the big blind. The flop came Q♦6♥3♥ and Chidwick continued with a bet of 20,000. Kenney called and Zektser threw his cards away, leaving himself with just a few chips.

The turn was the 10♥ and Chidwick continued the story with a bet of 65,000. Kenney had enough and slung his cards into the muck, sending another pot to Chidwick.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	610,000 190,000	190,000

Bryn Kenney	230,000 10,000	10,000

Igor Zektser	15,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Stephen Chidwick Igor Zektser Bryn Kenney

06-29-2025 15:56 UTC-8

Running Straight Sees Zekster Survive

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Stewart Morrison

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action folded to Bryn Kenney, who limped in before Kurtis Tinfow raised to 20,000. Igor Zektser, in the small, called the 20,000, which accounted for all of his remaining chips. Kenney made the call, too, and the three players went to a flop, with Zekster at risk.

Kenney check-folded to a bet of 30,000 on the K♠5♦10♣ flop, and the two remaining players revealed their cards.

Igor Zektser: 7♠6♦5♠3♥ All in
Kurtis Tinfow: A♥K♣J♦8♦

Zekster was behind, but the turn 4♣ provided more outs, and when the river 3♠ improved him to a straight, the dealer pushed the triple up in his direction.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kurtis Tinfow	280,000 120,000	120,000
Bryn Kenney	220,000 10,000	10,000

Igor Zektser	70,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Bryn Kenney Igor Zektser Kurtis Tinfow