Event #78: $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-02-2025 12:47 UTC-7

Vemulapalli Can't Cool Down

Jacob Wilson

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Prasad Vemulapalli opened up the action from the hijack, as he raised it up to 28,000. Bryan Ho ripped for 220,000 after peeling his cards in the big blind, and Vemulapalli made the call, as the two battled it out in "El Clásico."

Bryan Ho: Q♣Q♥ All in
Prasad Vemulapalli: A♦K♠

The flop kept equities almost even, as 7♦4♦6♦ gave Vemulapalli a whole host of new outs. He hit one on the 3♦ turn, leaving his opponent drawing to a single out for a chop. A player at the table did call for it, but the 10♥ river didn't help, as the remaining players all commented on just how well Vemulapalli was running.

"Running purer than angel dust," one added, as Vemulapalli nears the 200 big blind mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Prasad Vemulapalli	2,300,000 758,000	758,000

Bryan Ho	Busted

Tags: Bryan Ho Prasad Vemulapalli

07-02-2025 12:40 UTC-7

Collins Collects from Dvosis

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Laura Fryer

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Todd Collins limped from the hijack and Gennadiy Dvosis called from the small blind. Robert Champion defended the big blind and the players went three-ways to the flop.

It was checked around on the 9♣10♦Q♥ flop to see the 10♣ turn.

Dvosis bet 17,000 and only Collins called.

The 6♦ came on the river and Dvosis bet 27,000. Collins raised to 75,000 and Dvosis took some time before finding a call.

Collins showed K♦J♥ for a straight which he had made on the flop, Dvosis mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Collins	1,100,000 405,000	405,000
Gennadiy Dvosis	358,000 105,000	105,000
Robert Champion	229,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: Gennadiy Dvosis Robert Champion Todd Collins

07-02-2025 12:34 UTC-7

McMichael's Ace is the Real McCoy

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Jerome Solomon

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Benjamin McCoy shoved all in from middle position, drawing folds all around until Walter McMichael made the call from the small blind.

Benjamin McCoy: A♥J♣ All in
Walter McMichael: A♣K♣

McMichael's king kicker was the determining factor in a runout of 7♦2♠10♣6♠3♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Walter McMichael	536,000 327,000	327,000
Benjamin McCoy	Busted

Tags: Benjamin McCoy Walter McMichael

07-02-2025 12:32 UTC-7

Some More Early Day Eliminations

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Laura Fryer

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Homi Syodia	Busted
Wesley Haviland	Busted
Jiyang Gan	Busted
Benjamin McCoy	Busted
Vitor Bengozi	Busted
Andrew Fleming	Busted
Pei Li	Busted

Toko Luu	Busted
Jack Drapier	Busted
Andres Rey	Busted
Timothy Chung	Busted
Christopher Paolino	Busted
Thomas Bolton	Busted
Bryan Veach	Busted
Mark Parsonage	Busted
Carlos Barrera	Busted
Kenna James	Busted
Derek Crooks	Busted
Christopher Goggin	Busted
Connor Henderson	Busted
Darrin Oremba	Busted
Marius Rosnic	Busted
Joseph Bowers	Busted
Peter Walsworth	Busted
Jingwei Qi	Busted

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07-02-2025 12:26 UTC-7

Nutted on the Flop

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Jacob Wilson

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Christian Cheng found himself a nice spot, as he picked up a suited connector on the button, and shoved for 52,000. Christopher Dupuy was in the big blind, and mulled over his decision before deciding that he was getting the right odds, as he made the call.

Christian Cheng: J♠10♠ All in
Christopher Dupuy: 6♠5♦

It was Cheng who had the odds with him, however they flipped on the 4♠3♣2♣ flop, as Dupuy hit the nuts, leaving his opponent drawing to the most unlikely of chops. Cheng's two pair on the 3♦J♦ runout meant nothing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Dupuy	230,000
Christian Cheng	Busted

Tags: Christian Cheng Christopher Dupuy

07-02-2025 12:25 UTC-7

Li Takes from Tachibana

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Derik Li opened for 25,000 in late position and got called by Travis Tachibana in the big blind. They saw a flop of 6♠Q♣8♦ and both players checked all the way through the turn 3♠ and river 10♣.

Li bet 18,000 after a check from Tachibana. Tachibana picked up the chips for a call but hesitated putting it in the middle. Finally, he called, then mucked his hand after seeing Li table A♣10♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Travis Tachibana	310,000 50,000	50,000
Derik Li	205,000 76,000	76,000

Tags: Derik Li Travis Tachibana

07-02-2025 12:19 UTC-7

Rowland Three Bets for the Win

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Kevin Rowland under the gun opened for 26,000 and got Wiktor Pretczynski in cutoff, and Thomas Watson in the big blind to call.

All three saw a flop of 4♥2♥2♠. Rowland continued with a 21,000 bet after a check. Pretczynski raised to 66,000, pushing Watson out of the pot. Keeping control, Rowland three-bet to 195,000.

Pretczynski took one second before making the fold and surrendering the pot to Rowland.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wiktor Pretczynski	720,000 61,000	61,000
Kevin Rowland	650,000 501,000	501,000
Thomas Watson	270,000 156,000	156,000

Tags: Kevin Rowland Thomas Watson Wiktor Pretczynski

07-02-2025 12:19 UTC-7

"I Had to Show That Bluff," Buckner up to No Good

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Steven Buckner defended the big blind after David Ruizdelportal raised to 24,000 from under the gun. The flop arrived with K♦10♦Q♠ and both players checked.

On the turn 7♣, Buckner threw out 22,000, and Ruizdelportal folded.

Buckner tossed over 5♣3♣ and stated, "I had to show that bluff."

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Buckner	620,000 70,000	70,000
David Ruiz del Portal	290,000 66,000	66,000

Tags: David Ruizdelportal Steven Buckner

07-02-2025 12:16 UTC-7

Zektser Not Scared of Clubs

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Jacob Wilson

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action was picked up with two players at the river of a board reading Q♣3♦5♣10♣K♦ with Igor Zektser and Thanh Duong still with cards in their hands. 120,000 chips were in the middle, and Zektser checked his action over to Duong, who made a sizeable all-in, which would put Zektser at risk should he make the call.

Zektser flicked in a 25,000 denomination chip to signify that he had indeed put himself at risk, with A♦J♣ for Broadway. He made the correct decision, as Duong's A♥7♥ was of course no good, and Zektser got a big double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thanh Ha Duong	904,000 153,000	153,000
Igor Zektser	402,000 133,000	133,000

Tags: Igor Zektser Thanh Duong

07-02-2025 12:12 UTC-7

Leonsantiago Stacks Up Jumalon

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Laura Fryer

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Lucas Jumalon opened from the cutoff and faced a jam for 95,000 from Orlando Leonsantiago in the small blind. Julamon called and the players went heads-up to the runout.

Orlando Leonsantiago: A♥K♠ All in
Lucas Jumalon: Q♦J♦

Leonsantiago was looking to hold and the A♣10♦9♣ flop kept him ahead, but it also gave Jumalon a straight draw.

The K♦ turn put Jumalon ahead, and there was no way for Leonsantiago to come back on the 2♠ river.