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

07-02-2025 13:50 UTC-8

Todd's Patience Pays

Jerome Solomon

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Alex Todd shoved all in and Rudy Cervantes was deciding whether he should make the call for all of his remaining 300,000 chips.

The board read K♠3♠Q♦4♦J♠, with Todd firing the big bet from the hijack. Cervantes had led the betting until the river.

Cervantes made the call and got the bad news. Todd, who claimed he had gone a full two hours without winning a hand, showed 8♠6♠, hitting the flush on the river.

On his way out, Cervantes flashed K♦10♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Todd	1,258,000 323,000	323,000
Rudy Cervantes	Busted

Tags: Alex Todd Rudy Cervantes

07-02-2025 13:52 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Waheed Feda	1,900,000 1,577,000	1,577,000
Leonardo Rizzo	1,285,000 185,000	185,000
Luke Tatum	1,200,000 860,000	860,000
Salvatore Giannola	650,000 485,000	485,000
Justin Barnes	400,000 133,000	133,000
Trevor Lewis	360,000 1,000	1,000
Claudiu-Mihai Burlacu	320,000 320,000	320,000
Andrea Sager	280,000 25,000	25,000
Anthony Denove	260,000 57,000	57,000

Nathan Thrush	260,000 58,000	58,000
Gyeongyeong Lee	245,000 62,000	62,000

Silverman Doubles Through Hill

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Laura Fryer

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Stephen Silverman open-jammed for around 110,000 and got a single call from Thomas Hill in the big blind, who had him covered.

Stephen Silverman: Q♠8♣ All in
Thomas Hill: J♠7♦

Hill saw a seven on the 5♠7♥4♥ flop, but Silverman picked up a queen on the Q♦ turn.

The A♠ river didn't change anything and Silverman survived.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Silverman	280,000 181,000	181,000
Thomas Hill	155,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: Stephen Silverman Thomas Hill

07-02-2025 14:03 UTC-8

Gini Grants Himself His Three Wishes

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Jacob Wilson

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Paulo Gini found himself in late position with just over four big blinds, as he shoved for his remaining 84,000. Justin Turner looked at his cards in the big blind, shrugged, and called.

Paulo Gini: 3♥3♦ All in
Justin Turner: K♣10♠

"Uh oh," said Gini as he saw a king in the window, but the full flop proved that a Gini always does things in threes, as he flopped a set on 3♠Q♦K♥. Turner's backdoor draws didn't come in on the 8♦4♣ runout, as his adversary stayed alive in the Deepstack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Turner	245,000 79,000	79,000
Paulo Gini	198,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Justin Turner Paulo Gini

07-02-2025 14:05 UTC-8

Tatum Forces a Fold

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Heads up and in middle position, Luke Tatum bet 30,000 on a flop of Q♠J♦J♠ and a pot of around 130,000. Jianqiang Yu decided to stay on to see the next card with a call.

The turn 8♦ and Tatum continued the pressure with 100,000 which was enough to push Yu out of the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Tatum	1,150,000 50,000	50,000
Jianqiang Yu	810,000 580,000	580,000

Tags: Jianqiang Yu Luke Tatum

07-02-2025 14:07 UTC-8

Chris Moneymaker Eliminated Early from 2025 WSOP Main Event

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Will Shillibier

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Chris Moneymaker’s Main Event run has come to an early end, for this year at least, after a dramatic full-house-over-full-house clash on Day 1a.

Moneymaker got involved in a deep river spot and ultimately made the call, but ran straight into a cooler. It's a tough exit for the 2003 WSOP Main Event champion.

Want the full hand breakdown and a look at his Main Event history? Click here for the full story.

07-02-2025 14:12 UTC-8

Tedla's River Bet Takes the Pot

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

After action was checked to him in a heads-up match, Berkeley Yuan fired 55,000 into a pot of 100,000 on a flop of 6♣3♠7♦. Meraf Tedla called to see the turn.

The dealer peeled the turn 4♣ and both players checked. On the river 3♥, Tedla took the initiative and shot out 150,000 making Yuan stare at him a bit. Yuan gave up his hand after a few seconds and the pot to Tedla.

Player	Chips	Progress
Meraf Tedla	1,170,000 912,000	912,000
Berkeley Yuan	450,000 202,000	202,000

Tags: Berkeley Yuan Meraf Tedla

07-02-2025 14:13 UTC-8

Rios Makes Impressive Call

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Jerome Solomon

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Dorian Rios and Ben Miller engaged in one of the wildest hands of the tournament thus far.

Rios, on the button, raised to 200,000 preflop. Miller called.

The flop hit 10♦5♦3♣, drawing a 225,000-chip bet from Rios, and another call from Miller.

The 5♠ fell on the turn, and Rios again fired, this time 340,000. Miller came over the top, all in, with more than a million chips in his stack.

Rios went into the tank for some time before flipping in a chip to call and slamming down J♠10♠ for a pair of tens. Miller showed 8♦8♣.

The 2♠ river meant nothing, leading to a jubilant Rios celebration as the dealer counted out the 802,000 chips Miller had to match from Rios' all-in call.

"Don't bluff me, don't ever bluff me," he exclaimed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dorian Rios	2,464,000 2,464,000	2,464,000
Ben Miller	434,000 232,000	232,000

Tags: Ben Miller Dorian Rios

07-02-2025 14:13 UTC-8

And Then There Was One

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Jacob Wilson

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Of all 49 Daily Deepstack Leaderboard Qualifiers, just one remains in the $600 event, and that player is Tanner Martinelli. He is currently sitting above an average stack, and will be looking to ride even further into the money through the use of his earned entry.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tanner Martinelli	855,000 381,000	381,000

Tags: Tanner Martinelli

07-02-2025 14:14 UTC-8

Silverman Sent Down the Hill

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Laura Fryer

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Play was already three-handed with two players all in. Stephen Silverman was under the gun and at risk with around 100,000 remaining and Thomas Hill was all in from middle position for around 153,000. Lukas Misteli was in late position and covered both players stacks.

Stephen Silverman: A♠J♠ All in
Thomas Hill: A♥Q♥ All in
Lukas Misteli: K♥K♦

Hill flopped well on the Q♦6♥7♥ board, and the Q♠ turn only improved him further.

Hill saw the near triple up after the 10♣ river was placed, and Misteli took the side pot, leaving Silverman eliminated from the tournament.