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

Jul 04, 2025

Not a Chop, Holmes Rivers a Straight

Gabrielle Barredo

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Mikolaj Zawadzki opened to 325,000 in cutoff. Nan Zhang, checked how much Zawadzki and big blind Alexander Holmes had behind, then shoved all in for around 2,000,000 from the small blind. Holmes shoved all in right after pushing Zawadzki out of the pot.

Alexander Holmes: A♦9♦ All in
Nan Zhang: A♠6♠

The board ran 7♥5♠J♥10♥8♣. Mistakenly, Zhang thought it was a chop, but the dealer informed him that Holmes caught a straight on the river.

Tags: Alexander Holmes Mikolaj Zawadzki Nan Zhang

Jul 04, 2025

Hayashi Loses Three-Man Race

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Jerome Solomon

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Joe Warling was at risk with a preflop all in from the big blind, as was Yuhi Hayashi under the gun. Samuel Taylor joined the party from middle position with the biggest stack.

Joe Warling: 9♦9♥ All in
Yuhi Hayashi: A♦K♠ All in
Samuel Taylor: 8♣8♦

The runout of J♠4♣9♣10♣5♥ excited Warling, thanks to the window card giving him a set. That was good enough for the main point.

Taylor took the rest of Hayashi's chips in the side pot.

Tags: Joe Warling Samuel Taylor Yuhi Hayashi

Jul 04, 2025

Panagopoulos Rivers a Straight

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Sava Krink

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Action folded around to Ionannis Panagopoulos in the small blind, and he raised to 350,000. Eduardo Recarte made the call from the big blind to see a flop.

The dealer spread 9♣8♣2♥, and Panagopoulos continued for 250,000. Recarte called to take it to the 5♦ turn.

This time, Panagopoulos checked, and Recarte took the lead with a bet of 375,000. Panagopoulos called.

Both players checked the 7♦ river, and Panagopoulos revealed 6♣5♣ for a straight. That was enough to earn him the pot, as Recarte mucked without showing.

Tags: Eduardo Recarte Ionannis Panagopoulos

Jul 04, 2025

Double Knockout for Keating

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Nick Vazquez

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Kenneth O’Donnell moved all in from the hijack. Kyle Keating then moved all in from the cutoff, and Yousif Mirjan called all in from the button.

Yousif Mirjan: 2♠2♦ All in
Kenneth O’Donnell: Q♥10♠ All in
Kyle Keating: 9♦9♥

The flop of K♠10♥8♣ put O'Donnell in the lead, but the 9♣ turn gave the lead back to Keating. The 8♥ hit the river, and Keating scored the double knockout with his full house.

Tags: Yousif Mirjan Kyle Keating Kenneth O’Donnell

Jul 04, 2025

Stefanski Busts Hong

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Nick Vazquez

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

David Stefanski went all in from under the gun. The only action he got was a call from Hyunil Hong, who had fewer chips.

Hyunil Hong: A♥J♦ All in
David Stefanski: A♠K♠

The board came out K♣8♦6♣J♣K♦, so Stefanski's trip kings busted Hong from the tournament.

Tags: David Stefanski Hyunil Hong

Jul 04, 2025

Pilot Lands Double

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Jerome Solomon

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Shawn Pilot went all in from the small blind on a flop of 5♥10♠7♣. Kenneth O’Donnell, seated to his immediate left, made the call.

Shawn Pilot: 10♥4♥ All in
Kenneth O’Donnell: K♠7♠

The turn and river A♦6♠ didn't give O'Donnell anything to top Pilot's pair of tens, and he lost more than half of his stack.

Tags: Kenneth O’Donnell Shawn Pilot

Jul 04, 2025

Zawadzki Finds the Ace to Score Double Knockout

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Sava Krink

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Lazar Bartha kicked off the action with a raise to 600,000 from late position, leaving just 205,000 behind. Mikolaj Zawadzki made the call on the button, but the hand was far from over, Michael Sampognaro in the big blind moved all in for 1,205,000.

Bartha quickly called off the rest of his stack, and after getting the count confirmed, Zawadzki threw in the chips as well, setting up a three-way showdown.

Lazar Bartha: J♠J♥ All in
Michael Sampognaro: 10♥10♦ All in
Mikolaj Zawadzki: A♥J♣

Zawadzki was slightly behind, but hit the A♠4♣Q♣ flop to take the lead. Neither the 3♦ turn nor the K♥ river changed anything, and Zawadzki held on to eliminate both opponents in one swoop. The massive pot secured him a place near the top of the chip counts.

Tags: Lazar Bartha Michael Sampognaro Mikolaj Zawadzki

Jul 04, 2025

Clayton wins Huge Pot

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Jerome Solomon

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Dinesh Singham bet 200,000 on a board of 2♥5♣5♠9♣. Richard Clayton raised from the button to 1,200,000.

Singham went into the tank and came out swinging, reraising all in with more than two million chips. Clayton called.

Dinesh Singham: 7♦7♣ All in
Richard Clayton: A♥5♥

The river K♦ couldn't get Singham past Clayton's trip fives, and he was done for the tournament.

Tags: Dinesh Singham Richard Clayton

Level: 29

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

Jul 04, 2025

Espinal Runs into Aces

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Nick Vazquez

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Victor Espinal opened from under the gun to 250,000. Luther Tran made it 650,000 on the button. Espinal then went all in, and Tran snap-called.

Victor Espinal: A♠J♠ All in
Luther Tran: A♣A♦

The flop was 5♥5♦2♣, the turn J♣ gave Espinal a little hope, but it was not to be as the 9♦ fell on the river and he was knocked out of the tournament.

Tags: Luther Tran Victor Espinal