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

Jul 05, 2025

Jonathan Stoeber Eliminated in 4th Place ($186,650)

Sava Krink

Level 43 : Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

Wai Kit Lo applied pressure once again, shoving all in from the button and putting both blinds at risk. Jonathan Stoeber didn’t have much left and made the call from the small blind, while Giuseppe Zarbo folded the big blind, sending the hand to a showdown.

Jonathan Stoeber: A♦2♣ All in
Wai Kit Lo: K♦6♦

Lo took the lead on the 6♠8♦Q♥ flop with a pair of sixes. The 7♣ turn changed nothing, and the K♥ river gave Lo two pair to lock it up, eliminating Stoeber and further boosting his chip lead.

Tags: Giuseppe Zarbo Jonathan Stoeber Wai Kit Lo

Jul 05, 2025

Ciaran Duffy Eliminated in 5th Place ($141,3500)

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Jerome Solomon

Level 43 : Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

Giuseppe Zarbo went all in under the gun. Ciaran Duffy made the call from the big blind with 15,000,000 chips.

Ciaran Duffy: A♣9♣ All in
Giuseppe Zarbo: A♠A♥

The runout 2♠K♠8♥J♠6♣ didn't crack Zarbo's aces.

Tags: Ciaran Duffy Giuseppe Zarbo

Jul 04, 2025

Yansong Kou Eliminated in 6th Place ($107,850)

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Jerome Solomon

Level 43 : Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

Yansong Kou went all in under the gun with her last 17,000,000 chips.

Giuseppe Zarbo made the call from the big blind with a covering stack

Yansong Kou: A♠K♠ All in
Giuseppe Zarbo: 4♣3♦

Kou was hit hard by the turn in a runout of J♣9♠6♣4♠J♥ that gave Zarbo a pair of fours and sent her home.

Tags: Giuseppe Zarbo Yansong Kou

Jul 04, 2025

Updated Chip Counts After Break

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Level 43 : Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

Level: 43

Blinds: 2,000,000/4,000,000

Ante: 4,000,000

Jul 04, 2025

Break Time

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Level 42 : Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

The remaining six players were sent on a 15-minute break.

Jul 04, 2025

Zarbo Take Chunk From Stoeber

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Jerome Solomon

Level 42 : Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Jonathan Stoeber raised to 30,000,000 from the hijack, and Giuseppe Zarbo quickly went all in for less in the cutoff.

Giuseppe Zarbo: A♠K♠ All in
Jonathan Stoeber: A♦Q♣

Zarbo jumped out of his seat and leapt for joy when a king showed in the window of a runout 5♠9♣K♣J♥4♦ that gave him a significant swing in chips.

Tags: Giuseppe Zarbo Jonathan Stoeber

Jul 04, 2025

Ionannis Panagopoulos Eliminated in 7th Place ($82,920)

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Level 42 : Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Everyone folded to Ionannis Panagopoulos on the button, and he moved all in for 15,600,000. Wai Kit Lo made the call from the small blind, and the cards were tabled.

Ionannis Panagopoulos: A♦K♠ All in
Wai Kit Lo: A♣2♠

Lo's rail was calling for a deuce, and the flop delivered with 3♠2♦5♣. Just to be sure, the 2♥ landed on the turn, giving Lo trips and leaving Panagopoulos with very few outs. The 7♣ on the river sealed it, sending Panagopoulos to the rail and keeping Lo at the top of the chip counts.

Tags: Ionannis Panagopoulos Wai Kit Lo

Jul 04, 2025

Panagopoulos Stays In With Double-up

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Jerome Solomon

Level 42 : Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Ionannis Panagopoulos went all in from the cutoff with 9,300,000 chips. Jonathan Stoeber called from the big blind.

Ionannis Panagopoulos: A♠2♠ All in
Jonathan Stoeber: J♠7♣

Panagopoulos stayed ahead with ace-high on the flop and turned a flush on the runout of 10♠K♥8♠Q♠5♦ to pick up a huge double.

Tags: Jonathan Stoeber Ionannis Panagopoulos

Jul 04, 2025

Kou Flops Quads to Stay Alive

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Level 42 : Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Action folded to Yansong Kou on the button, and she moved all in for her last 6,200,000. Wai Kit Lo called without hesitation from the big blind.

Yansong Kou: 9♥9♦ All in
Wai Kit Lo: Q♦2♥

Not only did Kou find one nine, she flopped quads as the board ran out 6♦9♠9♣8♠J♦. The miracle flop secured her a double-up and gave her new life in the tournament.

Tags: Wai Kit Lo Yansong Kou