2025 World Series of Poker
Level: 34
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
Braxton Dunaway opened from the hijack to 1,000,000 and Muhamet Perati three-bet to 3,000,000 from the cutoff. When it got back to Dunaway, he called.
Dunaway checked the 5♥A♥J♣ flop and called a bet of 1,600,000 from Perati to see the Q♥ turn, which checked through.
A 6♠ landed on the river and Dunaway tapped the table once again, only to be faced with a bet of 3,000,000 from Perati. Dunaway didn't want to put any more chips into the pot, which meant Perati raked it in and grew his stack to over 50,000,000.
Sergio Veloso raised to 1,000,000 with the K♣J♥ and Daehyung Lee three-bet to 2,500,000 on the button holding the A♣5♣. Luka Bojovic in the small blind folded the J♠J♣ and so did Richard Freitas with the 6♦6♣ in the big blind. Veloso folded, too, and the pot was sent to Lee.
On the first hand back from break, Giovanni Pupo moved all in for 5,050,000 in middle position and Adam Hendrix called on the button. Murilo Milhomem then reshoved for 8,150,000 in the small blind and Hendrix snap-called to put both opponents at risk.
Giovanni Pupo: K♠J♣
Murilo Milhomem: A♠K♣
Adam Hendrix: K♥K♦
"We need an ace. Ace. Ace. Ace," Milhomem chanted as he ran over to his rail. Hendrix stood up from his seat and rested his head on the chair in anticipation as the flop came J♠10♥5♣, keeping him in the lead with his kings but giving Pupo a pair and Milhomem a straight draw.
"No queen, jack, or ace," Hendrix said, and the 6♣ fell on the turn. The river was the 6♦ and Hendrix scooped the pot to score the double knockout, sending Pupo and Milhomem to the rail in 32nd and 31st place, respectively.
Richard Freitas min-raised with the Q♠10♠ on the button and he then faced a three-bet to 3,600,000 by Tony Gregg in the big blind, the latter of which had A♥A♦. The call of Freitas led to the A♣9♥5♦ flop on which Gregg continued for 1,800,000 with the top set. No further shenanigans followed as Freitas folded.
In the first hand back from break, Daniel Iachan K♠Q♥ raised under the gun to 1,000,000, prompting a call from Michael Mizrachi 8♥4♥ in the big blind. Both players checked the board 5♥8♣4♣2♠2♦ to the river. Mizrachi bet 1,000,000 with his two pair, prompting a fold from Iachan.
In the very next hand, Lautaro Guerra opened in middle position. Action folded to Iachan in the big blind, and he three-bet to 3,500,000. Guerra made the call.
Iachan bet 1,500,000 on the K♣5♠3♠ flop and was called.
Both players checked the 8♦ turn.
On the Q♦ river, Iachan took his time before betting 3,200,000, and Guerra quickly made the call. Iachan tabled Q♠Q♣ for a rivered set, and Guerra's A♠A♣ found the muck.
Kenny Hallaert raised to 1,100,000 under the gun with 8♣6♣ and Adam Hendrix called on the button holding 2♠2♣.
Both players checked the J♣6♠3♦ flop. Hallaert also checked the A♣ turn and Hendrix bet 2,200,000. Hallaert called with a pair and flush draw.
The river, though, was the 2♦ as Hendrix improved to a set. He bet 7,700,000, but Hallaert gave up his hand this time.
Joey Padron just won three hands in a row to revive his Main Event.
First, Nazar Buhaiov opened the cutoff and Padron shoved from the big blind for 2,400,000. Buhaiov called.
Joey Padron: 10♥10♣
Nazar Buhaiov: K♣9♠
Padron never had to sweat as he made a set on the 10♦A♦3♣ flop and then rivered a boat with the 5♣A♥ runout to double up.
He then shoved the next hand from the small blind and the one after from the button, earning folds both times to bring his stack to almost 8,000,000.
Maksim Pisarenko J♥J♣ kicked things off in middle position, and Jarod Minghini 10♦5♦ in the big blind called.
Minghini checked the A♣8♦4♦ flop, and Pisarenko continued for 650,000, which Minghini called.
The same play occurred on the 3♥ turn, as Minghini check-called the 775,000 bet of Pisarenko.
Both players checked the 4♣ river, and Pisarenko's jacks was strong enough to take the pot.