2025 World Series of Poker
In a three-bet pot worth 9,000, Rafael Souza checked the 2♦Q♥7♦ flop from under the gun to his neighbor Oliver Theze. Theze bet 3,000, which Souza called.
The J♣ turn then checked through to the 4♥ river, where Souza led out for 3,500. Theze raised to 11,000, and Souza quickly called.
Theze tabled K♠K♦ for a pair of kings, and Souza swiftly added his cards to the muck.
Four players saw the dealer reveal a flop of 9♥10♦7♠. Timmy Tran bet out from the big blind and was by a raise to 8,000 by Clinton Branchen in the hijack. After two folds, Tran jammed for 32,000, which was instantly called by Branchen.
Timmy Tran: 7♦7♣
Clinton Branchen: 9♠9♣
Both players held a set, but unfortunately for Tran, his was the lowest one. There was no miracle one-outer on the K♦ turn or 4♣ river, and Tran headed for the nearest exit.
Big blind Gert Zumkehr check-raised Thomas Sotolotto's bet on the 6♠A♦6♦ flop to 6,000, and Sotolotto called from middle position. Zumkehr sized up to a massive 20,000 on the 8♥ turn, which Sotolotto also called.
Zumkehr shipped in his remaining 29,200 on the 2♣ river. Sotolotto snap-called, showing he had flopped a full house with A♣6♣.
Zumkehr had the final six in the deck in his hand, but his Q♥6♥ was not enough to win the pot as he was eliminated from the Main Event.
Cero Zuccarello in middle position moved all-in for 25,100 on a flop of 4♠5♥9♠ and was called by Aditya Prasetyo to his right.
Cero Zuccarello: 9♦9♣
Aditya Prasetyo: 4♦4♣
Both players flopped a set but Zuccarello had the best one. However things changed when Prasetyo hit quads with the 4♥Q♥ runout to eliminate Zuccarello.
Shortly before the break, Deividas Kvaselis and Ray Medlin manoeuvred their stacks into the middle preflop, in a pot that would see the victor scoop a six-figure pot.
Deividas Kvaselis: A♥K♥
Ray Medlin: Q♠Q♥
The 9♥4♣7♠ did little more than offer Kvaselis some backdoor opportunities. However, the door slammed shut on any potential help from running cards when the dealer revealed the 10♠ turn.
The dealer then burned and turned the 6♣, sealing Kvaselis' fate, and as the rest of the field headed for the dinner break, Kvaselis headed to the exit.
As recounted by the players at the table, Blake Borden opened and Ryan Feldman shoved for 7,000. Borden called to put him at risk.
Ryan Feldman: 10x10x
Blake Borden: AxAx
Feldman was drawing dead by the turn on the Ax3x5xQx5x runout while Borden had improved to aces full of fives to eliminate Feldman and win the hand.
Mehrdad Vahabi shoved for 4,200 from under the gun and received calls from Aaron Motoyama on the button and Michael Reisman in the big blind.
The flop came 2♠2♥4♥. Reisman bet 10,000 and Motoyama folded.
Mehrdad Vahabi: A♠9♣
Michael Reisman: 5♥5♠
Reisman's pocket fives were ahead but Vahabi made aces up on the A♥ turn and became a big favorite to triple up. The 7♥ river gave Reisman the best hand with a flush and Vahabi was sent to the rail.