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

06-30-2025 16:18 UTC-7

Kay Versus Ray in a Joshua Battle

Liam Gannon

Level 15

No-Limit Hold’em: 2,000/4,000, 6,000 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 3,000/5,000, 8,000 Ante

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

Action was picked up on the flop in a hand between Joshua Kay in the cutoff and Joshua Ray in the big blind.

The flop read 8♠4♠J♣ and Ray moved all in for 38,000 and Kay called to put Ray at risk.

Joshua Ray: 7♦4♥4♦3♥ All in
Joshua Kay: A♠A♥9♣7♠

Ray had flopped bottom set while Kay had flopped the nut flush draw and a gutter. The turn 10♣ gave Kay the straight and left Ray looking to improve his hand with a board pair, or to make a low and survive. The river Q♦ changed nothing and Kay raked in the pot while Ray was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Kay	265,000 22,000	22,000
Joshua Ray	Busted

Tags: Joshua Kay Joshua Ray

06-30-2025 16:11 UTC-7

Negreanu Scores a Knockout with Aces

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Connor Richards

Level 15

No-Limit Hold’em: 2,000/4,000, 6,000 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 3,000/5,000, 8,000 Ante

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

Daniel Negreanu was in the middle of recounting a big hand to his phone when another big hand emerged, kicking off with Jacob Babins raising to 8,000 in the cutoff.

"Gotta go!" Negreanu said as he dropped the selfie stick and announced "pot" to 30,000. Jean Kabbaj then flatted in the big blind as Babins got out of the way.

"Are you going high or middle?" Kabbaj asked Negreanu.

"Yeah, I'm going middle!" Negreanu replied sarcastically.

The flop landed 8♥8♠9♣ and Kabbaj checked. Negreanu bet pot for 76,000 and Kabbaj called. Kabbaj then led all in for 51,000 on the 3♦ turn and Negreanu called.

Jean Kabbaj: A♥J♠7♥2♥ All in
Daniel Negreanu: A♣A♠K♠6♥

Negreanu was ahead with aces and stayed that way for an elimination as the Q♠ river landed to confirm Kabbaj's elimination.

Negreanu then picked his selfie stick back up and went back to recounting the previous hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	700,000 180,000	180,000

Jacob Babins	100,000 10,000	10,000
Jean Kabbaj	Busted

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Jacob Babins Jean Kabbaj

06-30-2025 16:01 UTC-7

Wang Falls To Wells

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Liam Gannon

Level 15

No-Limit Hold’em: 2,000/4,000, 6,000 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 3,000/5,000, 8,000 Ante

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Robert Wells raised to 12,000 from the cutoff and on the button Song Wang three-bet to 37,000. Wells moved all in for 151,000 effective and Wang called to put himself at risk.

Wells stood pat while Wang drew one.

Song Wang: XxXxXxXxXx All in
Robert Wells: 9x8x6x5x4x

Wang mucked his hand while Wells' nine was good for the pot and he eliminated Wang from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Wells	364,000 326,000	326,000

Song Wang	Busted

Tags: Robert Wells Song Wang

06-30-2025 15:59 UTC-7

Harmetz Plays the Wrong Game; Rakuss Benefits

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Brett Slezak

Level 15

No-Limit Hold’em: 2,000/4,000, 6,000 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 3,000/5,000, 8,000 Ante

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Eduards Rakuss opened to 11,000 from under the gun before Daniel Harmetz three-bet to 34,000 from the cutoff, and Rakuss called.

Both players drew one as Rakuss checked it over to Harmetz who checked back after some deliberation.

Eduards Rakuss: 9x8x4x3x2x
Daniel Harmetz: AxKxKx7x7x

Harmetz was under the impression that he was playing five card draw, and his two pair was no good against the nine of Rakuss who benefited from the mistake.

"At least you didn't value bet," one of his tablemates joked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eduards Rakuss	185,000 30,000	30,000
Daniel Harmetz	180,000 171,000	171,000

Tags: Daniel Harmetz Eduards Rakuss

06-30-2025 15:47 UTC-7

Bhargava Flipped Out by Madsen

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Connor Richards

Level 15

No-Limit Hold’em: 2,000/4,000, 6,000 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 3,000/5,000, 8,000 Ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Jeff Madsen raised to 9,000 in the cutoff and Sachin Bhargava three-bet to 28,000 in the cutoff. Madsen four-bet jammed and Bhargava called off with a stack of around 150,000.

Sachin Bhargava: A♣Q♥ All in
Jeff Madsen: 10♠10♦

Bhargava couldn't win the flip as the board ran out 8♥2♥4♦K♥10♣ to mark his elimination by the 2006 WSOP Player of the Year.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Madsen	400,000 102,000	102,000

Sachin Bhargava	Busted

Tags: Jeff Madsen Sachin Bhargava

06-30-2025 15:46 UTC-7

Negreanu Gets Paid with a Flush

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Brett Slezak

Level 15

No-Limit Hold’em: 2,000/4,000, 6,000 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 3,000/5,000, 8,000 Ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Daniel Negreanu opened the button and then called after Jean Kabbaj three-bet from the small blind.

On the A♥Q♠5♠ flop, Kabbaj continued for 30,000 and Negreanu called.

The 10♥ turn checked through to the 10♠ river which saw Kabbaj check again. Negreanu tossed out a bet of 55,000 and Kabbaj quickly called.

"Nut flush," announced Negreanu as he tabled A♠2♠ and Kabbaj mucked as Negreanu collected another pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	520,000 139,000	139,000

Jean Kabbaj	155,000 195,000	195,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Jean Kabbaj

06-30-2025 15:36 UTC-7

Rast Takes Out Stansbury on the Bubble

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Brett Slezak

Level 15

No-Limit Hold’em: 2,000/4,000, 6,000 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 3,000/5,000, 8,000 Ante

Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

James Stansbury opened the button to 11,000 before Brian Rast potted to 37,000 from the small blind. With the action back on Stansbury, he would take almost three minutes before he jammed for 60,000, and Rast called.

Both took one on the first draw.

Rast now stood pat Stansbury took one on the second and third draws.

James Stansbury: 7x5x4x2x All in
Brian Rast: 8x6x5x3x2x

Stansbury needed to improve to stay alive against Rast's eight. Unfortunately for him, he paired his four on the end and earned the title of bubble boy, as the remaining players are all in the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	245,000 65,000	65,000

James Stansbury	Busted

Tags: Brian Rast James Stansbury

06-30-2025 15:22 UTC-7

Hand-for-Hand

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Brett Slezak

Level 15

No-Limit Hold’em: 2,000/4,000, 6,000 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 3,000/5,000, 8,000 Ante

With 70 players remaining and 69 being in the money, play will continue hand-for-hand until another player is eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Ramos	Busted

06-30-2025 15:18 UTC-7

Chip Counts After Break (full)

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Liam Gannon

Level 15

No-Limit Hold’em: 2,000/4,000, 6,000 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 3,000/5,000, 8,000 Ante

These are full counts according to WSOP+.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julio Belluscio	753,000 212,000	212,000

James Obst	702,000 232,000	232,000

Christopher Vitch	694,000 61,000	61,000

Yong Wang	485,000 50,000	50,000
Shaun Deeb	473,000 102,000	102,000

Bariscan Betil	464,000 246,000	246,000
Jon Turner	443,000 42,000	42,000

Daniel Negreanu	381,000 193,000	193,000

Marco Johnson	376,000 271,000	271,000

Daniel Harmetz	351,000 40,000	40,000
Jean Kabbaj	350,000 170,000	170,000
Ofir Mor	331,000
Lok Chan	320,000 205,000	205,000

David "Bakes" Baker	315,000 29,000	29,000

Yosuke Miki	300,000
Rob Hollink	300,000 13,000	13,000

Jeff Madsen	298,000 46,000	46,000

Jake Schwartz	291,000 30,500	30,500
Paul Holder	275,000 131,000	131,000
Kazuhiro Shirasawa	268,000 204,000	204,000
Nitesh Rawtani	265,000 15,000	15,000
Denis Strebkov	256,000 14,000	14,000

Philip Sternheimer	252,000 104,000	104,000

Ray Fishman	251,000 91,500	91,500
Joshua Kay	243,000 208,000	208,000

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Level: 15

No-Limit Hold’em: 2,000/4,000, 6,000 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 3,000/5,000, 8,000 Ante