2025 World Series of Poker
There were roughly 38,000 chips in the pot on 3♣K♣10♠5♠2♠, Artur Martirosian who was in early position bet 40,000 on the river which was enough to put Luiz Hota Neto all for his tournament life.
After a few moments, Neto, who was on the button, picked up his cards and flicked them into the middle, tabling A♣10♣ for a pair and the nut flush draw. Martirosian slowly put his cards into the muck and picked up this 127 big blind pot.
Jerry Lim was in the small blind and checked the 3♣10♥10♠7♥ turn over to Alessandro Pagliuso in the early position. Pagliuso bet 3,700, Angela Defoe called on the button, and Lim called as well.
The 8♠ turn saw Pagliuso size up to 11,000. Defoe tossed in a quick call, and Lim check-called after some serious thought. Pagliuso showed 7♠7♦ for a full house, leaving Defoe's 10♣9♥ and Lim's A♣10♦ in the dust.
James Vaupel and Aaron Steury were heads-up on a flop of 4♦10♣9♥ when Vaupel got his last 26,300 in the middle from the big blind and Steury put him at risk in early position.
James Vaupel: A♠10♦
Aaron Steury: 10♠9♠
Vaupel had top pair, but Steury had the lead with two pair to leave Vaupel in danger of elimination. The turn, though, was the A♦ and a collective gasp arose from the table as Vaupel spiked a higher two pair.
The river was the 4♥ and Vaupel doubled up.
Jeffrey Tench limped from under the gun, and Lam Loi called from early position. David Frutchey called from middle position, as did Alan Skriel from the cutoff and Michael Krescanko Jr called on the button. Kevin Gimble also defended the big blind.
The K♥6♦10♠ flop saw action check around to Michael Krescanko Jr, who bet 1,500 on the button. Only Frutchey made the call from the big blind.
The 9♥ turn was checked by both to the 7♦ river.
Frutchey bet 3,500 and took the pot after Krescanko Jr folded.
Rotem Fartook raised to 900 on the button and was called by Dimitri Vorbe in the small blind and David "Bakes" Baker in the big blind.
It was checked to Fartook, who bet 1,300 on the 5♥J♣9♥ flop. Both Vorbe and Baker called.
Action checked through on the 4♦ turn and Vorbe checked again to Baker, who bet 3,200 on the 6♣ river.
Fartook called, Vorbe folded, and Baker showed Q♠J♠ for a pair of jacks. Fartook couldn't beat it and mucked — awarding the pot to Baker
With around 12,000 in the pot on a flop of A♥8♠K♦, Mauricio Pais bet 3,000 from the small blind and Callum Roque called in middle position.
Pais checked the 8♣ turn and Roque bet 8,000. Pais called and checked again on the Q♥ river. Roque then moved all in and Pais snap-called for 13,400.
Roque could only show 6♥5♥ for a bluff, while Pais had K♣K♠ for a full house to win the pot and double up.
Arnaud Fabre raised in the hijack, Randy Barry called on the button, Andrew Murphy in the small blind called, and Rosalie Petit completed in the big blind.
Fabre fired out a bet of 1,600 when the flop came 3♠A♠4♣. Barry called, Murphy folded, and Petit raised to 5,000. Fabre folded, and Barry made the call.
Petit led on the turn for 6,000, and the river for 20,000 as the board ran out 10♠K♣. Barry unfazed by the signs of strength coming from Petit calmly called.
Petit tabled Q♠5♦ for a stone bluff, and Barry tabled A♦10♣ for two pair.
Nicholas Rigby under the gun, Matthew Levine on the button and Shawn Daniels in the big blind checked a board of K♦10♣10♥5♠, but after Daniels checked the 6♥ river, Rigby bet 12,000.
Levine went into the tank and called, while Daniels folded. Rigby looked around him and and mucked his cards, so Levine didn't have to reveal his hand to scoop the pot.
John Esposito was eliminated from this table a few minutes later.