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

Jun 30, 2025

Kupin Turns Rast Dead

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.

Tags: Aaron Kupin Brian Rast

Jun 30, 2025

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

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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

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!"

Tags: Daniel Negreanu James Obst

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

Jun 30, 2025

Break Time

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Connor Richards

Level 20

No-Limit Hold’em: 6,000/12,000, 18,000 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 8,000/16,000, 24,000 Ante

The remaining 19 players have been sent on another 15-minute break.

Jun 30, 2025

Eslami Chops to Stay Alive

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Connor Richards

Level 20

No-Limit Hold’em: 6,000/12,000, 18,000 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 8,000/16,000, 24,000 Ante

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

Ali Eslami raised to 25,000 on the button and Bariscan Betil called in the small blind.

The flop of 7♠6♦A♠ checked through and Betil bet on the 2♦ turn. Eslami raised pot to 180,000 and Betil re-raised all in to put Eslami at risk.

Ali Eslami: A♥9♠4♥3♣ All in
Bariscan Betil: A♦Q♣5♥3♠

The J♠ river completed the board and the two players chopped the pot as Eslami stayed alive.

Tags: Ali Eslami Bariscan Betil

Jun 30, 2025

Rast Sets Up Babins for the KO

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Brett Slezak

Level 20

No-Limit Hold’em: 6,000/12,000, 18,000 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 8,000/16,000, 24,000 Ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Jacob Babins raised to 30,000 from the small blind before Brian Rast three-bet to 105,000 from the big blind, and Babins called.

On the J♦10♦7♠ flop, Babins led all-in for just under 300,000 and Rast called.

Jacob Babins: Q♠J♠ All in
Brian Rast: 10♥10♣

Babins flopped top pair but was in rough shape against the middle set of Rast. Babins picked up a flush draw on the 5♠ turn but the 8♣ completed the board as he was sent to the exit at the hands of the Hall of Famer.

Tags: Brian Rast Jacob Babins

Jun 30, 2025

Miki Falls to Betil

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Brett Slezak

Level 20

No-Limit Hold’em: 6,000/12,000, 18,000 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 8,000/16,000, 24,000 Ante

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

Bariscan Betil from the small blind and Yosuke Miki from under the gun were tangled in a hand with the flop reading A♦J♥4♥. A series of raises resulted in Miki being all-in for just under 400,000, which includes the preflop bets.

Yosuke Miki: A♥K♥Q♠10♦ All in
Bariscan Betil: A♠Q♥J♦2♥

Miki had top pair, the nut flush draw, and a wrap against the top two and lesser flush draw of Betil. The board ran out 5♣8♠ as Miki could not connect and the rest of his stack was shipped over to Betil.

At another table, Barry Greenstein was eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Bariscan Betil Yosuke Miki

Jun 30, 2025

Jansen Triples; Le Gone

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Liam Gannon

Level 20

No-Limit Hold’em: 6,000/12,000, 18,000 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 8,000/16,000, 24,000 Ante

Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Bradley Jansen raised to 42,000 from the hijack and Allan Le raised all in for 99,000 from the cutoff. In the big blind Daniel Negreanu called and Jansen called for 96,000 total to put himself at risk.

On the first draw, Negreanu drew two while Jansen drew one and Le drew one behind him.

The second draw saw Negreanu draw two, Jansen Draw one, and Le stood pat.

Negreanu drew one on the final draw and Jansen contemplated for a bit before tossing one card out of his hand and Le stood pat.

Bradley Jansen: 8x5x3x2x Xx All in
Allan Le: 9x8x5x4x2x All in
Daniel Negreanu: 7x5x3x2x Xx

The final draw saw Negreanu peel a 10x first, ensuring that Le would survive with his nine-eight and Jansen peeled a 7x to give him eight-seven. Jansen scooped the main while Le was left with just 6,000 after the hand.

Le put in that 6,000 in the following hand in the hijac while Hye Park raised to 26,000 from the cutoff and Barry Greenstein called in the big blind.

Everyone drew two and Greenstein check-folded to a 20,000 bet from Park.

On the second draw, Le drew two and Park drew one.

The final draw saw both players draw one.

Allan Le: 6x5x4x3x Xx All in
Hye Park: 9x6x3x2x

Park peeled a 7x to give him nine-seven and Le only could muster an Ax to leave him with an ace-six. The WSOP bracelet winner wished his table mates luck as he exited the tournament.

Tags: Allan Le Barry Greenstein Bradley Jansen Daniel Negreanu Hye Park

Jun 30, 2025

FML Schwartz

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Connor Richards

Level 20

No-Limit Hold’em: 6,000/12,000, 18,000 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 8,000/16,000, 24,000 Ante

No-Limit Five Card Draw

Jake Schwartz had just finished huffing Denis Strebkov's green bottle of Thai herbal inhalant — "I love this shit!" — before he raised to 110,000 in the hijack with just 1,000 behind and Hiroyuki Noda called on the button. Schwartz drew one and Noda drew two.

Schwartz checked after the draw and Noda bet 1,000. Schwartz went deep into the tank as two players were at risk at the next table with a pay jump looming. After both players survived, Schwartz called and announced two pair.

Schwartz proceeded to turn over AxAxQx7x5x, realizing that he had accidentally pitched his other five. His aces and fives wouldn't have been good anyway, though, as Noda made a better two pair with AxAxQxQxJx.

"That would be so tilting," Schwartz said. "I mean, it's still tilting."

Tags: Hiroyuki Noda Jake Schwartz

Jun 30, 2025

Park Leads With Number Three

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Brett Slezak

Level 20

No-Limit Hold’em: 6,000/12,000, 18,000 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 Ante
NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 8,000/16,000, 24,000 Ante

Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

James Obst opened to 27,000 from under the gun and was called by Daniel Negreanu in the hijack and Hye Park in the big blind.

Park took two, Obst took one, and Negreanu took two. It checked to Obst who bet 70,000, Negreanu folded, and Park called.

Both took one on the second draw and Park check-called a bet of 155,000 from Obst.

Park still needed a card but Obst patted behind. Park took some time before he decided to lead for 370,000 and Obst quickly called. Park tabled 7x6x5x3x2x for number three to drag a huge one off Obst.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Hye Park James Obst