Event #76: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-30-2025 22:05 UTC-8

"What the F***?!" Negreanu CAN'T BELIEVE His Hand is Beat

Connor Richards

Level 21

No-Limit Hold’em: 8,000/16,000, 24,000 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 10,000/20,000, 30,000 Ante

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

James Obst raised in the small blind and Daniel Negreanu defended in the big blind. Obst drew two and Negreanu drew one.

Obst checked after the draw and Negreanu checked back as he showed his highest card with a jack. Obst then turned over 10x9x6x4x2x and it was good to win the pot.

"What the f***?!" Negreanu said. "How does that lose? I was being nice by not value betting!"

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	880,000 43,000	43,000

Daniel Negreanu	820,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu James Obst

06-30-2025 22:12 UTC-8

Kupin Turns Rast Dead

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Liam Gannon

Level 21

No-Limit Hold’em: 8,000/16,000, 24,000 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 10,000/20,000, 30,000 Ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Action was picked up on the flop in a sizable pot that had initially seen Aaron Kupin open the action in the hijack and Brian Rast three-bet in the cutoff which Kupin called.

The flop rolled out 8♥7♠3♦ and Kupin checked over to Rast who bet 83,000. Kupin responded by raising to 200,000 and Rast called.

On the turn 9♦, Kupin bet 180,000 and Rast went into the tank before declaring he was all in for 529,000. Kupin immediately slammed his chips into the middle to call.

Brian Rast: A♣A♦ All in
Aaron Kupin: 6♥5♥

Kupin had turned a nine-high straight, leaving Rast's aces drawing dead to win before the inconsequential 10♥ rolled off on the river. Kupin's stack grew immensely while Rast exited the tournament just shy of the tournament redraw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Kupin	2,860,000 919,000	919,000

Brian Rast	Busted

Tags: Aaron Kupin Brian Rast

06-30-2025 22:18 UTC-8

Final Three Table Redraw (full)

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Liam Gannon

Level 21

No-Limit Hold’em: 8,000/16,000, 24,000 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 10,000/20,000, 30,000 Ante

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count
665	1	Daniel Negreanu	820,000
665	2	Bariscan Betil	1,900,000
665	3	Denis Strebkov	650,000
665	4	Rob Hollink	220,000
665	5	Bradley Jansen	250,000
665	6	Ofir Mor	480,000

664	1	Hye Park	900,000
664	2	Yong Wang	310,000
664	3	Paul Holder	200,000
664	4	Steve Billirakis	540,000
664	5	Robert Mclaughlin	1,000,000
664	6	Aaron Kupin	2,860,000

663	1	Jeff Madsen	1,100,000
663	2	Marco Johnson	1,125,000
663	3	James Obst	880,000
663	4	Christopher Vitch	1,050,000
663	5	Ali Eslami	230,000
663	6	Hiroyuki Noda	720,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Kupin	2,860,000

Bariscan Betil	1,900,000 50,000	50,000
Marco Johnson	1,125,000 19,000	19,000

Jeff Madsen	1,100,000 60,000	60,000

Christopher Vitch	1,050,000 89,000	89,000

Robert Mclaughlin	1,000,000 31,000	31,000
Hye Park	900,000 490,000	490,000
James Obst	880,000

Daniel Negreanu	820,000

Hiroyuki Noda	720,000 108,000	108,000
Denis Strebkov	650,000 104,000	104,000

Steve Billirakis	540,000 90,000	90,000

Ofir Mor	480,000 132,000	132,000
Yong Wang	310,000 49,000	49,000
Bradley Jansen	250,000 31,000	31,000

Ali Eslami	230,000 200,000	200,000

Rob Hollink	220,000 100,000	100,000

Paul Holder	200,000 40,000	40,000

06-30-2025 22:19 UTC-8

Johnson Takes From Vitch

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Brett Slezak

Level 21

No-Limit Hold’em: 8,000/16,000, 24,000 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 10,000/20,000, 30,000 Ante

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Marco Johnson opened the cutoff to 50,000 before Christopher Vitch three-bet to 170,000 from the small blind, and Johnson called.

Both players drew one card.

Vitch then led for 90,000. Johnson weighed his options for a while before he elected to just call. Vitch announced a ten-eight before Johnson tabled 8x7x6x4x2x for the winner as he collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Johnson	1,450,000 325,000	325,000

Christopher Vitch	750,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Christopher Vitch Marco Johnson

06-30-2025 22:24 UTC-8

Betil Snows Negreanu

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Connor Richards

Level 21

No-Limit Hold’em: 8,000/16,000, 24,000 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 10,000/20,000, 30,000 Ante

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Bariscan Betil raised from under the gun and Daniel Negreanu called in the big blind. Negreanu stood pat and Betil drew one.

Betil bet 150,000 after the draw and told Negreanu "I'll show you no matter what." Negreanu folded and Betil rolled over 9x9x7x7x for a stone bluff.

"Full snowy!" Negreanu reacted, revealing that he folded 10x8x6x4x2x.

"I broke a full house for you," laughed Betil.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bariscan Betil	2,000,000 100,000	100,000
Daniel Negreanu	750,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Bariscan Betil Daniel Negreanu

06-30-2025 22:25 UTC-8

Ali Eslami Eliminated in 18th Place ($8,553)

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Liam Gannon

Level 21

No-Limit Hold’em: 8,000/16,000, 24,000 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 10,000/20,000, 30,000 Ante

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Christopher Vitch raised to 45,000 on the button and Ali Eslami moved all in for 215,000 and Vitch called.

Both players drew one.

Ali Eslami: 10x5x4x3x Xx All in
Christopher Vitch: 6x5x3x2x

Vitch peeled over his card to reveal a Jx, leaving Eslami needing to make his ten to survive. Eslami peeled a 4x which paired him and the WSOP bracelet winner was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Vitch	965,000 215,000	215,000

Ali Eslami	Busted

Tags: Ali Eslami Christopher Vitch

06-30-2025 22:31 UTC-8

Bradley Jansen Eliminated in 16th Place ($10,415)

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Connor Richards

Level 21

No-Limit Hold’em: 8,000/16,000, 24,000 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 10,000/20,000, 30,000 Ante

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

Bradley Jansen raised pot from under the gun and Daniel Negreanu reraised to 96,000 in the cutoff. Rob Hollink then four-bet jammed a stack of 334,000 in the big blind and Jansen called off with less as Negreanu also called.

Bradley Jansen: K♦K♠6♥3♦ All in
Rob Hollink: A♦A♥6♠3♠ All in
Daniel Negreanu: A♣J♠7♣2♦

The board ran out 4♣6♦6♣J♥A♠ as Hollink improved to aces full for the high and Negrenau made the best low to chop up Jansen in 16th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	1,000,000 250,000	250,000

Rob Hollink	470,000 250,000	250,000

Bradley Jansen	Busted

Tags: Bradley Jansen Daniel Negreanu Rob Hollink

06-30-2025 22:50 UTC-8

Madsen Takes Half Of Obst's Stack

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Liam Gannon

Level 21

No-Limit Hold’em: 8,000/16,000, 24,000 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 10,000/20,000, 30,000 Ante

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

James Obst raised to 36,000 from under the gun and Jeff Madsen raised to 118,000 from the small blind.

The flop rolled out 7♣4♥9♦ and Madsen potted, prompting Obst to move all in for 778,000 and Madsen called.

James Obst: A♣7♠4♣2♥ All in
Jeff Madsen: A♥K♠K♦2♦

Obst's two pair was good on the flop, but that changed on the K♣ turn. The river 5♣ gave both players the nut low, while Madsen's set of kings scooped the high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Madsen	1,510,000 410,000	410,000

James Obst	389,000 491,000	491,000

Tags: James Obst Jeff Madsen

06-30-2025 22:59 UTC-8

Billirakis Makes Kings Full of Twos Back-to-Back

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Brett Slezak

Level 21

No-Limit Hold’em: 8,000/16,000, 24,000 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 10,000/20,000, 30,000 Ante

No-Limit Five Card Draw

Action picked up post-draw in a hand between Hye Park from the big blind and Steve Billirakis from the cutoff.

Park had led with a bet before Billirakis raised to 480,000, leaving himself just a few chips behind, and Park eventually called. Billirakis tabled K♥K♦K♣2♦2♣ for kings full, after having drawn three for a near double.

The very next hand, Billirakis raised from the hijack and Park called in the small blind.

After the draw, Park led for 35,000, Billirakis raised to 225,000, and Park called. In unbelievable fashion, Billirakis tabled K♥K♦K♣2♠2♦ for kings full of twos yet again.

Both times, Billirakis had drawn three and made the exact same hand, with the same action, and the same result.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Billirakis	1,550,000 1,010,000	1,010,000

Hye Park	1,100,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Hye Park Steve Billirakis

06-30-2025 23:20 UTC-8

Denis Strebkov Eliminated in 14th Place ($10,415)

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Brett Slezak

Level 22

No-Limit Hold’em: 10,000/20,000, 30,000 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 12,000/24,000, 36,000 Ante

Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Denis Strebkov from the big blind and Daniel Negreanu from the button were tangled in a pot as Strebkov was all-in for his final 335,000 to create a pot of over 900,000 once Negreanu called.

On the final draw, Strebkov stood pat while Negreanu took one.

Denis Strebkov: 8x7x5x4x2x All in
Daniel Negreanu: 7x4x3x2x

Strebkov needed to fade Negreanu's wheel draw to survive, which he could not do as Negreanu peeled an 8x on the end to make a better eight-seven, and Strebkov's run came to an end iin 14th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	1,710,000 710,000	710,000

Denis Strebkov	Busted

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Denis Strebkov