Event #82: $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

Jul 03, 2025

Konstas Doubles Through Ausmus with the Robbi

Brett Slezak

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 15,000/30,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion 15,000-30,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000/8,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Jeremy Ausmus opened the cutoff to 18,000 and Ioannis Konstas defended his big blind.

On the Q♥J♣4♠ flop, Ausmus continued for 15,000 before Konstas check-raised to 52,000, and Ausmus called.

Konstas then checked the K♠ turn. Ausmus bet 40,000 and Konstas called.

On the 7♦ river, Konstas checked once more to Ausmus who announced he was all in as the covering stack and Konstas snapped it off for 156,000.

Ioannis Konstas: J♠4♣ All in
Jeremy Ausmus: A♥A♦

Konstas flopped two pair to crack the aces of Ausmus and got full value as he secured the double while earning some dubious looks from his table.

Tags: Ioannis Konstas Jeremy Ausmus

Jul 03, 2025

Sean Troha Eliminated on the Stone Bubble

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Brett Slezak

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 15,000/30,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion 15,000-30,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000/8,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Sean Troha: 9♥2♦ / Q♠3♦K♥9♠ / Xx All in
Todd Brunson: Q♥Q♣ / A♦7♠5♥4♥ / Xx
Brian Yoon: XxXx / 5♣Q♦ - folded on fourth street

Troha was forced all-in for 3,000 with his ante. Brunson completed and Yoon defended his bring-in. Yoon folded to a bet on fourth.

Brunson was well ahead with queens. Troha paired his nine on sixth before Brunson peeled the 4♣ on seventh to make two pair. Troha needed a king or nine to survive as all the queens were dead. Unfortunately for him, he peeled the 2♠ to make a lesser two pair and he was eliminated on the stone bubble.

Tags: Sean Troha Brian Yoon Todd Brunson

Jul 03, 2025

"I'm Not Folding This Hand"

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Josh Noy

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 15,000/30,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion 15,000-30,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000/8,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

John Racener: A♥8♠ / A♠4♥A♦J♥ / 9♣
James Obst: 6♥3♠ / A♣10♣9♠7♣ / 9♦

John Racener completed with his ace before James Obst raised with an ace of his own.

"I'm not folding this hand," Racener told the table, sticking in the last of his stack.

The hand appeared headed for a chop before Obst caught two high cards while Racener made trips. Obst picked up a low draw on sixth, but bricked on seventh as Racener gained the full double-up.

Tags: James Obst John Racener

Jul 03, 2025

Ausmus Shows Obst the Nuts

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Brett Slezak

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 12,000/24,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion 12,000-24,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000/6,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

James Obst from the hijack, Jeremy Ausmus from the cutoff, and Alexander Wilkinson from the button were tangled in a pot.

On the K♥9♥3♠ flop, Obst led for 19,000 and only Ausmus called.

Obst then checked the 9♣ turn. Ausmus bet 60,000 and Obst called.

On the 2♦ river, Obst checked for a final time to Ausmus who assembled a bet of 120,000 and Obst called fairly quick. Ausmus tabled K♠K♣Q♥9♠ for the nut full house to scoop a huge one.

Tags: Alexander Wilkinson James Obst Jeremy Ausmus

Jul 03, 2025

Wasserson Makes Quads and Gets Snap-Called

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Brett Slezak

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 12,000/24,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion 12,000-24,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000/6,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Action picked up in a hand between Eric Wasserson from the hijack and Tyler Phillips from the small blind with 94,000 in the middle on the turn with the board reading A♠10♦7♥10♣. Phillips check-called a bet of 55,000 from Wasserson.

On the 9♠ river, Phillips checked once more to Wasserson who inquired about the size of the 204,000 pot before he put out a bet of 180,000 and Phillips snap-called.

Eric Wasserson: Q♠10♠10♥2♠
Tyler Phillips: A♥K♣J♥8♦

Wasserson showed his quads as Phillips revealed that he made a straight, and a massive pot was awarded to Wasserson.

Tags: Eric Wasserson Tyler Phillips

Jul 03, 2025

Gupta Takes Out Volpe

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Josh Noy

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 12,000/24,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion 12,000-24,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000/6,000 Blinds

Razz

Paul Volpe: 8x3x/ 7xJxJxQx / Qx All in
Ashish Gupta: 7x4x / AxAxKxQx / 9x

Paul Volpe completed and called a raise from Ashish Gupta. Volpe led out against Gupta's pair of aces on fourth street, and the call was made.

Another bet from Volpe followed on fifth, and Gupta called again. Volpe then put the rest of his stack in on sixth, finding a quick call from Gupta.

The hands were tabled, and Gupta made a queen-nine on seventh street. Volpe flipped over his final card, pairing up to hit the rail short of the money.

Tags: Ashish Gupta Paul Volpe

Jul 03, 2025

Selbst Gets Value

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Josh Noy

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 12,000/24,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion 12,000-24,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000/6,000 Blinds

Razz

Vanessa Selbst: 6x4x3x / Ax2xJx5x
Kahle Burns: XxXx / 2x7xQx4x / Xx

Kahle Burns fired a bet on fourth street, with Vanessa Selbst making the call. Action then flipped on fifth, with Selbst leading and Burns calling.

Selbst checked sixth street before raising Burns' bet. The call was made to seventh, where Selbst led out one last time.

Burns tossed in the call, and Selbst turned over her wheel to take down the pot.

Tags: Kahle Burns Vanessa Selbst

Jul 03, 2025

Ruben Quarters Kay

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Josh Noy

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 12,000/24,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion 12,000-24,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000/6,000 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo

Brad Ruben raised from under the gun, and Joshua Kay made the call on the button. Ruben led out with a bet on the [3dc5cQd] flop, with Kay calling to see the J♦ turn.

Both players checked through to the 8♣ river, where Ruben fired again. Kay made the call, and the hands were turned up.

Ruben showed A♣8♠8♦4♦ for trip aces with an ace-four low, while Kay could only claim a quarter after tabling A♠J♠6♣4♥ for the same low.

Tags: Brad Ruben Joshua Kay

Jul 03, 2025

Phillips Makes a Flush to Eliminate Becker and Take from Xu

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Brett Slezak

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 12,000/24,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion 12,000-24,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000/6,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Tyler Phillips: XxXx / 5♦8♥A♥10♥ / Xx
Daniel Becker: XxXx / 9♦9♣8♠A♣ / Xx
Qiang Xu: XxXx / 10♠6♠2♣7♥ / Xx

Action picked up on fourth as a series of raises resulted in Becker being all-in with an already bloated pot with side action pending.

Xu was the aggressor the whole way, leading on fourth, fifth, and sixth as he was to the left of Becker's paired high board.

On seventh, Xu led for a final time, Phillips raised, and Xu reluctantly called.

"Flush," Phillips announced as he tabled K♣J♥5♥ in the hole. Becker had already gotten out of his seat once he heard the raise come from Phillips as he showed K♦J♦9♠ in the hole as he had three nines on fourth but could not fill up. Xu had K♠K♥7♦ in the hole for two pair, as he lost a huge one to Phillips.

Tags: Daniel Becker Qiang Xu Tyler Phillips

Jul 03, 2025

Mueller Misses Against Brunson

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Josh Noy

Level 15

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000/20,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion 10,000-20,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000/5,000 Blinds

Razz

Greg Mueller: 6x5x / 4xQx10x9x / Qx All in
Todd Brunson: 8x7x / 6x9xJx2x / Kx

Todd Brunson completed before Greg Mueller took raising chips from his short stack and tossed them into the middle. Brunson called to see fourth street and led out with a bet.

Mueller called that bet, plus the next one on fifth street before committing the last of his stack on sixth.

The cards were turned up, with Brunson showing his made nine-eight. Mueller was drawing live, but caught a queen on the end to end his tournament run.

Tags: Greg Mueller Todd Brunson