2025 World Series of Poker
Only Alejandro Jauregui and Sorin Cristea were still with cards as action got to the river, with the board reading J♠8♦3♣7♥7♠. Jauregui bet big, choosing a sizing of 30,000 into the 33,000 in the middle.
Cristea deliberated for a while over his decision, before eventually flicking in a single chip to represent a call. Jauregui showed 8♥8♣ for a full house. Cristea mucked.
Action folded around to Hassan Fares in the small blind who open-jammed for 142,000. Lucas Greenwood was in the big blind and took some time, before picking up a stack of chips to make the call, putting himself at risk for his remaining ~83,000.
Lucas Greenwood: Q♥Q♦
Hassan Fares: K♦K♣
The A♠2♣5♥ flop didn't help Greenwood, and he stood from the table as the 10♣ came on the turn.
Greenwood was eliminated after the 7♣ river was placed, stacking up Fares.
Jacques Ortega raised in middle position to 2,500 and action folded to Marijan Rankic in the big blind. Rankic responded with a three-bet to 11,000, and in unusual circumstances, this is where the hand ended.
After Rankic had put the chips out for his three-bet, the dealer instinctively pulled in his cards, adding them to the pile of already mucked cards.
The pot was heads-up, but only one player had cards.
The floor was called, and they ruled that Ortega would win the pot, as the last player with an active hand. Rankic, though, would receive some leniency given the circumstances, and was only forced to pay the 2,500 initial raise.
There were no complaints at the table with regard to the ruling.
Rankic advised it was pocket queens that had been pulled into the muck. "Queens?" asked Ortega, "I had ace-king".
"Maybe it was good for me then", responded Rankic, with both players having avoided the inevitable coin flip.
The flop read Q♦J♦4♠ in a three-bet pot when Scott Sanders check-called Yu Zhang for 4,500.
The 7♣ hit the turn and Sanders didn't take long to check-call again, this time for 11,000.
The Q♥ paired the board on the river and Sanders checked. Zhang decided to bet 36,000 and after some thinking, Sanders called but only to muck when he saw J♥J♠ in Zhang's hand for a full house.
Chin Wei Lim raised to 2,200 from early position and found calls from Joao Biancolini in middle position, Kazuya Watanabe in late position, and Brad Brown in the big blind.
The flop came 3♦J♦3♥, and it was checked to Lim, who continued for 4,000. Brown was the only caller. The turn brought the 7♥, and Brown checked to Lim, who bet 15,000 now. Brown folded, and Lim's aggression won him the pot uncontested.
Brian Carraher raised to 2,000 on the button and Shane Rose three-bet to 8,000 in the small blind. Carraher called and the dealer fanned the flop of Q♥Q♣3♠. Rose continued with a bet of 4,000 and Carraher called.
The turn was the K♠ and both players checked to the 8♥ on the river. Rose tossed in a bet of 10,000 and Carraher flicked in a chip to call. Rose flipped over 7♥6♥ for complete air while Carraher held 9♥9♦ to claim the pot.
Raymond Moscoe limp-raised to 6,200 and was called by Brendan Buckner on the button and Johnny Chan in the big blind. On the K♣9♥9♦ flop, Chan check-folded when Moscoe jammed for 15,000 and Buckner called.
Raymond Moscoe: A♦K♠
Brendan Buckner: K♥J♥
Moscoe was well ahead but had to settle on the 10♠ turn and 9♠ river runout.
Hussni Alkhuzai started the action from the button by raising to 2,100 and got a three-bet from big blind Ryuta Nakai to 8,000. Alkhuzai called.
The flop dropped 6♦10♠2♣ which both players checked. Nakai led out with a 6,000 bet on the turn K♥ sending Alkhuzai to the tank. After a few seconds, he called.
On the river 3♦, Nakai fired 21,100 and Alkjuzai snap- called. Nakai turned over K♠K♦ for a set, visibly upsetting Alkhuzai, who threw his hand in the muck pile.