2025 World Series of Poker
On a board of K♣5♠3♦7♣9♦, Roberto Damelian in the big blind check-called two barrels against the cutoff aggressor Bawoo Yun. The final bet was worth 25,000 and Yun tabled the A♥K♥ as the winning hand.
Players were already heads-up on the 10♣7♠8♠ flop and Shamica Lamar was all in and at risk against Richard Bassing.
Shamica Lamar: 8♦8♣
Richard Bassing: 10♥10♠
Both had flopped trips but, Bassing was ahead with the tens.
The 9♥ river brought in a straight draw, and Lamar was stood from the table and calling for a “jack.”
The 6♣ river was also good for Lamar as there was a straight on the board and the players chopped, saving Lamar from elimination.
In late position, Matthew Franklin went all-in for 25,000, and Nicholas Rigby called from the cutoff, putting Franklin's tournament life on the line and leading to a showdown.
Matthew Franklin: K♠Q♥
Nicholas Rigby: A♥10♦
Rigby was ahead on the flop 4♠8♦10♣. But on the turn K♥, Franklin improved to a pair, thus taking the lead. The river 9♠ secured Franklin a double up.
Hooman Nikzad opened up the action with a raise to 4,000 under the gun, receiving calls from Kingsley Leung and Sam Rayburn, both of whom were on his direct left. Maxwell Schrack then three-bet to 15,000 from the cutoff, and all three called, going "Texas heads-up" to a flop.
The J♣10♣7♠ flop checked through, bringing in the 7♣ on the turn. Here, Leung bet out for 30,000 and took it down without any resistance.
Aaron Barone opened to 4,000 with K♥K♣ in late position and got Matthew Franklin to call with K♦Q♥ and Nicholas Rigby in the small blind with 8♣5♦ to see the flop.
The flop dropped A♠Q♠4♦. With action passed to him, Barone bet 5,000 and pushes everyone else out of the pot.
Jon Pardy is, as usual, keeping his table chatty and rambunctious, but nothing beats the story tablemate Graham Cowan had to tell.
"I played with this guy for nine hours on Day 1. Tell your story," Matthew Bode said to Cowan.
"I arrived in Vegas a week ago. I'm sitting at the poker table and I get pocket aces, and then I had a heart attack at the table. And then they were cracked. The guy made a straight on the river. So I go back to my room and they have to call the doctor," Cowan said, laughing off the ordeal.
"This was a week ago. Five days ago," Bode added.
"That's crazy," Pardy yelled out in disbelief.
Franciso Fernandez raised in the cutoff to 4,500 and it was called by Sebastian Medina in the big blind.
The flop came 8♠5♠4♣ and they checked to see a 2♥ on the turn. Medina led out for 5,000 and Fernandez called.
A 4♥ hit the river and Medina sent 18,000 in the middle. Fernandez snap-called and Medina tabled Q♣7♦. Fernandez revealed 9♣9♦ and he added the chips to his stack.
Patrick Stacey opened to 4,000 from under the gun, Louis Pito called from the cutoff and Jeffrey Sabean defended from the big blind.
The 7♠10♣A♠ flop was checked to the 8♦ turn.
Sabean bet 4,000 and saw both players fold, handing him the pot.