Event #80: $800 Summer Celebration | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-04-2025 18:14 UTC-8

Rob Wazwaz Eliminated in 16th Place ($25,020)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 37 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

The chips went into the middle preflop and Rob Wazwaz had the best of it against current chip leader Wai Kit Lo for his last 12 big blinds.

Rob Wazwaz: A♠Q♥ All in
Wai Kit Lo: A♣9♦

Lo asked for a nine and received two of them on the 10♠9♠9♣ flop. The 2♥ turn left Wazwaz drawing dead to the 5♥ river.

"I ran really good in this tournament, I can't complain," Wazwaz exclaimed before leaving the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wai Kit Lo	65,800,000 10,800,000	10,800,000
Rob Wazwaz	Busted

Tags: Rob Wazwaz Wai Kit Lo

07-04-2025 18:54 UTC-8

Jihoon Kim Eliminated in 15th Place ($25,020)

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Jerome Solomon

Level 38 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Jihoon Kim was all in from early position with his final 2,500,000 chips. Quinterol Mallette was the first to call from the hijack.

Ionannis Panagopoulos in the small blind and Alexander Holmes in the big blind made calls as well.

The flop hit 4♦5♠Q♣. Mallette bet 3,000,000. Panagopoulos and Holmes folded.

Jihoon Kim: A♥2♥ All in
Quinterol Mallette: K♣5♣

Kim begged for an ace, but didn't get it from the turn and river of 4♣5♥, as Mallette finished with a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quinterol Mallette	22,800,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Jihoon Kim	Busted

Tags: Alexander Holmes Ionannis Panagopoulos Jihoon Kim Quinterol Mallette

07-04-2025 19:29 UTC-8

Yuan Zhi Qin Eliminated in 14th Place ($25,020)

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Sava Krink

Level 39 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

Yuan Zhi Qin moved all in from early position and was called by Marat Shafigullin in the cutoff.

Yuan Zhi Qin: Q♥J♥ All in
Marat Shafigullin: A♣Q♣

The board came 5♣3♠8♠3♣K♥, offering no help to Qin. Her run came to an end, while Shafigullin chipped up with the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marat Shafigullin	32,400,000 17,900,000	17,900,000
Yuan Zhi Qin	Busted

Tags: Marat Shafigullin Yuan Zhi Qin

07-04-2025 19:34 UTC-8

Tom Thomas Eliminated in 13th Place ($31,300)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 39 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

Wai Kit Lo checked the stack sizes of the other players behind and then raised to 3,200,000. The action folded all the way to Tom Thomas in the big blind, who had already a big portion invested via the big blind and big blind ante. With few chips behind and the prospect of shortest player at the table, he moved all-in for little more than the opening raise and Lo called.

Tom Thomas: J♦9♣ All in
Wai Kit Lo: A♣6♣

Neither player connected with the 8♦7♥2♣Q♣3♦ board and the ace was enough for Lo to notch up another knockout, sending Thomas to the rail in 13th place for $31,300.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wai Kit Lo	72,300,000 6,500,000	6,500,000
Tom Thomas	Busted

Tags: Tom Thomas Wai Kit Lo

07-04-2025 19:40 UTC-8

David Hirst Eliminated in 12th Place ($31,300)

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Sava Krink

Level 39 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

David Hirst was just moved from the other table and needed to pay the big blind, so he had just 1,400,000 behind after paying the big blind and ante. Action folded to Marat Shafigullin, who raised to 3,500,000. Everyone got out of the way, leaving the decision to Hirst, who went all in for his last 3,000,000.

David Hirst: K♥J♦ All in
Marat Shafigullin: Q♥Q♠

Shafigullin was ahead, and the flop gave him a set as it showed Q♣9♦2♣. Hirst was hoping for a turnaround on the turn, but the 9♠ turn sealed the deal for Hirst, sending him to the rail and eliminating one more player for Shafigullin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marat Shafigullin	37,000,000 4,600,000	4,600,000
David Hirst	Busted

Tags: David Hirst Marat Shafigullin

07-04-2025 19:54 UTC-8

Alexander Holmes Eliminated in 11th Place ($39,470)

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Jerome Solomon

Level 39 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

Alexander Holmes moved all in from the hijack, and Ryo Kotake called him from the big blind.

Alexander Holmes: K♠10♠ All in
Ryo Kotake: A♦7♦

Holmes took the early lead, but the full runout of 7♣5♥10♣2♣7♠ gave Kotake three sevens, which ended Holmes’ tournament run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryo Kotake	38,000,000 25,800,000	25,800,000
Alexander Holmes	Busted

Tags: Alexander Holmes Ryo Kotake

07-04-2025 21:18 UTC-8

Tanith Rothman Eliminated in 10th Place ($39,420)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 40 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

Tanith Rothman went through the blinds and saw her stack decimated to only 3,600,000 when she was then on the button.

Wai Kit Lo raised to 4,000,000 in the cutoff and Rothman called all-in, Marat Shafigullin defended the big blind. On the Q♦10♠5♦ flop, Shafigullin check-called for 4,000,000 before they checked down the 9♦ turn and A♣ river.

Shafigullin mucked his 5♣4♥ after Lo exposed Q♥8♥ for a pair of queens, and the 3♥3♦ of Rothman were no good either. She departed in tenth place on her second final table of the 2025 WSOP and takes home $39,420 for her efforts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wai Kit Lo	74,200,000 22,000,000	22,000,000
Marat Shafigullin	28,500,000 9,400,000	9,400,000
Tanith Rothman	Busted

Tags: Marat Shafigullin Tanith Rothman Wai Kit Lo

07-04-2025 21:27 UTC-8

Quinterol Mallette Eliminated in 9th Place ($50,161)

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Sava Krink

Level 40 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

Action folded to Quinterol Mallette on the button, who jammed all in for his last 7,100,000. Yansong Kou in the big blind made the call, leading to a showdown.

Quinterol Mallette: Q♥Q♠ All in
Yansong Kou: A♠9♥

Kou was hoping for an ace, but the board ran out 7♣6♥5♣8♣8♠, giving her a straight, a small addition to her stack, and sending Mallette to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yansong Kou	24,000,000 5,200,000	5,200,000
Quinterol Mallette	Busted

Tags: Quinterol Mallette Yansong Kou

07-04-2025 21:33 UTC-8

Marat Shafigullin Eliminated in 8th Place ($64,250)

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Sava Krink

Level 40 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

Marat Shafigullin kicked off the action with a cutoff-raise to about 27,000,000, leaving himself just 100,000 behind. Everyone folded to Wai Kit Lo in the big blind, who went all in without hesitation. Shafigullin called, leading to a showdown.

Marat Shafigullin: A♥J♥ All in
Wai Kit Lo: A♠K♦

The 6♣3♦6♥ flop left room for a possible chop, but the 4♣ turn and the A♣ river didn't help Shafigullin. He was sent to the rail while Lo improved his position as chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wai Kit Lo	97,000,000 22,800,000	22,800,000
Marat Shafigullin	Busted

Tags: Marat Shafigullin Wai Kit Lo

07-04-2025 21:48 UTC-8

Lo and Stoeber Trade Three-bets

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Jerome Solomon

Level 41 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante

Wai Kit Lo and Jonathan Stoeber, the two chip holders at the final table, traded all-in three-bets as they dance for table dominance.

Playing seven-handed, Lo raised from middle position to 5,000,000. Stoeber, two seats away in the cutoff, pounced, going all in with 35,000,000.

Lo quickly threw in his hand.

A couple hands later, it was Lo's turn to return the fire.

Stoeber raised under the gun to 5,000,000. When play folded around to Lo in the small blind, he took extra time before announcing all in and flipping forward a single chip off his massive stack.

Stoeber didn't hesitate to throw in his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wai Kit Lo	111,600,000 14,600,000	14,600,000
Jonathan Stoeber	41,000,000 2,600,000	2,600,000

Tags: Jonathan Stoeber Wai Kit Lo