2025 World Series of Poker
The open raise by Mikhail Prokopchuk was called by Arsenii Karmatckii in the cutoff and they headed to the Q♠J♠4♣9♦ turn on which Prokopchuk bet 375,000 from under the gun. Karmatckii gave it some consideration and then raised to 1,100,000 to force out his opponent.
On the final hand before the break, Wagner Wysotchanski raised from under the gun and called when Theo Tran moved all in for 1,550,000 from middle position.
Theo Tran: J♠J♥
Wagner Wysotchanski: A♦J♣
Wysotchanski picked up a Broadway draw on the K♦Q♥K♣ flop, but Tran's pair remained best after the 6♥ turn and 2♠ river.
Then over at Table #626, Mark Shutley and Bogdan Chornyy got into a big all-in preflop showdown. Shutley had raised to 175,000 from under the gun and quickly called when Bogdan Chornyy jammed for around 2,000,000 from the cutoff.
Bogdan Chornyy: 8x8x
Mark Shutley: Q♦Q♥
Chornyy failed to find his two-outer and departed after the 10♥6♣5♠A♠5♣ runout.
Kyle Grupp raised to 160,000 with J♣10♦ from early position, and only Stefan Nemetz called out of the big blind with 5♣2♣.
Nemetz checked the 2♠A♠2♦ flop, and Grupp bet 120,000. Nemetz announced a raise, and Grupp immediately let go of his cards.
Daehyung Lee opened to 160,000 from under the gun before Gregor Sverko three-bet to 560,000 from the next seat over. Lee came back over the top as the bigger stack and Sverko called off his stack of around 3,500,000.
Gregor Sverko: K♥K♦
Daehyung Lee: A♥A♣
Lee held out to bust Sverko as the board ran out with the J♥9♥5♣4♦6♠ runout.
Todd Birmingham raised to 175,000 in the hijack and Steven Alper on the button pushed all-in for 670,000.
The initial raiser asked for an exact count and then checked his own stack, sighing "maybe now is the time that I am dominated" before he called.
Steven Alper: A♦K♦
Todd Birmingham: A♠10♥
The kicker indeed played for Alper on the 9♠6♥5♥A♣K♥ board as he doubled with aces and kings.
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya opened to 160,000 from the hijack before Mikhail Prokopchuk made it 360,000 from the button. Jason Cooper four-bet jammed for around 1,000,000, forcing out Skhulukhiya. Prokopchuk snap-called.
Jason Cooper: A♠K♣
Mikhail Prokopchuk: A♦A♥
Cooper's Big Slick couldn't leapfrog the aces and he departed after the 8♥6♣4♥6♥J♣ runout.
On the next deal, Skhulukhiya moved all-in for 760,000 and picked up the blinds and ante after the table folded.
Holding K♦Q♣, Nazar Buhaiov raised to 160,000 from under the gun. Hans Bosman called from the hijack with 8♣7♣, and Michael Mizrachi defended his big blind holding A♥4♥
Three players saw the flop come down 5♦5♠J♣ and everyone checked for the 4♠ to fall on the turn. Mizrachi led out for 130,000, which was enough to get both of his opponents to fold.
Jordan Dumas has become the next victim of the rise of Alaska's number one on the all-time money list as Adam Hendrix is now nearing
Jordan Dumas: K♦J♠
Adam Hendrix: A♣K♥
The A♥7♣2♣ flop left Dumas in dire shape and the 6♠ turn confirmed his elimination prior to the now meaningless 5♠ river.
In a heads-up pot on a board of 7♦2♠K♠, Kenny Hallaert checked in the big blind and Richard Freitas bet 100,000 on the button. Hallaert check-raised to 350,000 and Freitas called.
Hallaert then bet 650,000 on the 5♦ turn and Freitas called. The 7♠ river completed the board and Hallaert bet 1,100,000. Freitas called, only to muck as Hallaert showed K♦Q♣ for a pair of kings to win the pot.