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

07-04-2025 10:28 UTC-8

Hail to the Victor

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Jerome Solomon

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Zakarya Hail moved all in with more than a million chips on a full board that read: 4♣3♣5♦J♠6♠.

Lirui Zhang, who had 390,000 chips, took a long time deciding whether to call or fold. He eventually made the call.

Hail showed K♣7♣ for a straight he hit with the gutshot on the river. Zhang had A♣K♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zakarya Hail	2,200,000 1,475,000	1,475,000
Lirui Zhang	Busted

Tags: Lirui Zhang Zakarya Hail

07-04-2025 10:28 UTC-8

An Early Day for Lim

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action was picked up with Nicolas Schnoz calling Christian Lim's all-in for around 600,000 from the big blind, putting himself at risk.

Nicolas Schnoz: 6♠6♥ All in
Christian Lim: A♣4♣

The flop came 9♠10♣7♦ making Schnoz a favorite with additional outs to improve. Lim needed an ace to drop to shift the advantage to his favor, but the runout went 4♦8♥ securing Schnoz's double up.

In the following hand, with only 70,000 left, Lim open-shoved from the small blind and got called by the big blind, Fabio Muhr.

Christian Lim: A♥6♠ All in
Fabio Muhr: K♠8♣

Lim was in the lead this time, but the board ran 3♥10♠7♣J♠K♣ giving Muhr a pair on the river. Hardly warming up his seat, Lim left the tournament for an early day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Schnoz	1,180,000 720,000	720,000
Fabio Muhr	950,000 105,000	105,000
Christian Lim	Busted

Tags: Christian Lim Fabio Muhr Nicolas Schnoz

07-04-2025 10:26 UTC-8

Vasylenko Gets Value with Jacks Against Song

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Sava Krink

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Shuo Song opened the action from late position and found a caller in Anzhela Vasylenko on the button.

The flop came 5♥J♥5♠, and both players opted to check. On the 8♠ turn, Song checked again, and Vasylenko took the initiative with a bet of 110,000. Song made the call.

The river brought the 4♦, and Song checked for a third time. Vasylenko paused to consider her options before checking behind.

Song revealed A♥9♦ for just ace high, but Vasylenko’s Q♠J♦ gave her top pair and the winning hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anzhela Vasylenko	1,500,000 440,000	440,000
Shuo Song	450,000 305,000	305,000

Tags: Anzhela Vasylenko Shuo Song

07-04-2025 10:25 UTC-8

Bugaj Busts Kodinov

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Nick Vazquez

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Andre Joo opened for a raise to 100,000 in the hijack. Damian Bugaj moved all in next to act, before Atanas Kodinov called for his few remaining chips on the button. Joo folded, so Bugaj and Kodinov went heads up in this all-in confrontation.

Atanas Kodinov: J♥8♥ All in
Damian Bugaj: K♦J♦

The board came out K♣6♠3♥7♠Q♠, so Bugaj's pair of kings won him the pot and eliminated Kodinov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damian Bugaj	825,000 275,000	275,000
Andre Joo	650,000 195,000	195,000
Atanas Kodinov	Busted

Tags: Damian Bugaj Atanas Kodinov Andre Joo

07-04-2025 10:19 UTC-8

Sande Bags Two

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Jerome Solomon

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Stephen Sandoval shoved all in from middle position with 275,000 chips. Leonard Sande, on the button, went all in over the top. Jean Trejo, who was in the big blind, went in with the smallest stack of the three.

Jean Trejo: K♠K♣ All in
Stephen Sandoval: A♦7♥ All in
Leonard Sande: A♠9♠

The runout ended with two knockouts as 8♦4♣J♦Q♦10♠ delivered a straight for Sande.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonard Sande	1,000,000 615,000	615,000
Stephen Sandoval	Busted
Jean Trejo	Busted

Tags: Jean Trejo Leonard Sande Stephen Sandoval

07-04-2025 10:14 UTC-8

First Bust Outs of the Day

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Sava Krink

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Baptiste Ozenne	Busted
Christian Lim	Busted
Arun Rajasekharaiah	Busted
Stephen Sandoval	Busted
Jean Trejo	Busted
Robert George	Busted
Makoto Osa	Busted
David Diaz	Busted

Hyun Lee	Busted
John Dever Jr	Busted
Dalton Smith	Busted
Alexander Kartveli	Busted
Masanori Izu	Busted
Lara Eisenberg	Busted

Michael Partipilo	Busted
Amir Atabaki	Busted
Frank Cucchiara	Busted
Samuel Roussy-Majeau	Busted
James Hisey	Busted
Louis Seguin	Busted
Brad Brown	Busted
Stephen Foutty	Busted
Darren Abdullah	Busted
Marcos Skerl	Busted
Joseph Anthony	Busted

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07-04-2025 10:12 UTC-8

Chaura Gets Full Double Through Oremba with Nines

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Sava Krink

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Darrin Oremba opened from the cutoff, making it 105,000 to go. Action folded around to Basel Chaura in the big blind, who responded by jamming his last 515,000 chips into the middle. Oremba went into the tank but eventually made the call, taking the hand to a showdown.

Basel Chaura: 9♥9♠ All in
Darrin Oremba: A♠9♦

The 10♥7♦8♥ flop gave both players some hope of a chop, but the 3♣ turn and 4♠ river didn’t change a thing. Chaura’s pocket nines held strong, earning him a full double and keeping his tournament hopes alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darrin Oremba	1,800,000 675,000	675,000

Basel Chaura	1,090,000 535,000	535,000

Tags: Basel Chaura Darrin Oremba

07-04-2025 10:11 UTC-8

Bensad-Scorsone Among Early Casualities

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Nick Vazquez

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Zakarya Hail went all in from the small blind as a stack covering Baptiste Bensadi-Scorsone, who made the call.

Baptiste Bensadi-Scorsone: J♥9♦ All in
Zakarya Hail: A♠8♠

The flop was an interesting A♥10♥4♥, giving Bensadi-Scorsone a flush draw. He got more outs on the 8♦ turn, but the river 4♣ meant that he bricked out and was eliminated from the tournament.