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

07-03-2025 16:41 UTC-8

Tsang on the Rise

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

2-7 Triple Draw

Anson Tsang and Dario Sammartino were heads-up to the second draw. Both players asked for one card, and Tsang led out from the big blind with a bet.

Sammartino called on the button, and drew one card after Tsang stood pat. After taking another look at his hand, Tsang sent out a bet. Sammartino quickly folded, and Tsang added to his growing stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anson Tsang	345,000 143,000	143,000

Dario Sammartino	292,000 98,000	98,000

Tags: Anson Tsang Dario Sammartino

07-03-2025 15:39 UTC-8

Kupin Takes Out Couden

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Josh Noy

Level 14

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000/16,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion 8,000-16,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 4,000/6,000 Ante, 2,000/4,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Joey Couden moved all in from under the gun for his last 14,000, with Qiang Xu raising to 30,000 in the cutoff. Aaron Kupin made the call in the big blind, and both players checked the 6♣5♥8♠ flop.

Another pair of checks followed the Q♦ turn, and Kupin fired 20,000 after the 4♣ river.

Xu made the call, and Kupin tabled K♣K♦3♦2♦ for a straight. That was good for the side pot, while Couden showed A♣J♦9♣5♦ and wished the table good luck on his way to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Kupin	433,000 64,000	64,000
Qiang Xu	304,000 46,000	46,000

Joey Couden	Busted

Tags: Aaron Kupin Joey Couden Qiang Xu

07-03-2025 15:09 UTC-8

Livingston Spikes the River to Bust Kessler

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Brett Slezak

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000/12,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion 6,000-12,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 3,000/4,500 Ante, 1,500/3,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Allen Kessler limped the cutoff before Alex Livingston potted to 12,000 in the small blind. Joao Vieira called in the big blind before Kessler limp-repotted to 48,000. Livingston called and Vieira folded.

On the 8♥5♠2♣ flop, Livingston led all-in for 13,500 and Kessler called with, somehow, the exact same stack.

Allen Kessler: K♠K♦9♠8♠ All in
Alex Livingston: A♣J♠10♠5♣ All in

"What are you doing?" Kessler reprimanded Livingston after seeing the ace-jack-ten-five double suited.

Livingston replied, "Raising a good PLO hand."

The 2♥ turn counterfeited many of Livingston's two pair outs before the A♠ fell on the river to give Livingston the winner as Kessler exited the tournament area dumbfounded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	158,000 74,000	74,000

Alex Livingston	138,000 36,500	36,500

Allen Kessler	Busted

Tags: Alex Livingston Allen Kessler Joao Vieira

07-03-2025 14:58 UTC-8

Volpe Doubles Through Wilkinson

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Josh Noy

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000/12,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion 6,000-12,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 3,000/4,500 Ante, 1,500/3,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Paul Volpe was all in from the small blind for 166,000, at risk against Alexander Wilkinson in the big blind.

Paul Volpe: K♥K♦ All in
Alexander Wilkinson: A♣Q♦

Volpe's pocket kings were never challenged on the 3♠5♦10♥J♥8♣ runout, collecting the full double-up through Wilkinson.

At nearby tables, Denis Strebkov, Roland Israelashvili, and Jerry Wong all hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Volpe	342,000 147,000	147,000

Alexander Wilkinson	64,000 90,000	90,000

Denis Strebkov	Busted

Roland Israelashvili	Busted

Jerry Wong	Busted

Tags: Alexander Wilkinson Paul Volpe

07-03-2025 14:50 UTC-8

Nakai Calls Off Incorrectly to Fall to Turner

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Brett Slezak

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000/12,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion 6,000-12,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 3,000/4,500 Ante, 1,500/3,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Jon Turner opened from the hijack and was called by Ryuta Nakai in the cutoff.

On the 10♦9♥7♦ flop, Turner check-called a bet of 18,000 from Nakai.

Turner then led on the 6♠ turn for 46,000 and Nakai called.

Turner was undeterred by the flush-completing 5♦ river as he jammed as the covering stack. Nakai, with 107,000 behind, would go deep into the tank as the clock was called after almost four minutes. He eventually decided to flick in the call for his tournament life.

Ryuta Nakai: 10♣9♣ All in
Jon Turner: 8♠7♠

Turner turned the straight and Nakai could not get away from top two pair as he hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Turner	450,000 32,500	32,500

Ryuta Nakai	Busted

Tags: Jon Turner Ryuta Nakai

07-03-2025 14:24 UTC-8

Kupin Scores Big Double

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Josh Noy

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000/12,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion 6,000-12,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 3,000/4,500 Ante, 1,500/3,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Aaron Kupin raised to 7,000 on the button, with Ioannis Konstas defending his big blind.

Both players checked through the 4♥3♣4♠ flop, with Konstas sliding out an overbet of 35,000 on the 5♣ turn.

Kupin made the call, and Konstas announced all in on the A♠ river. Kupin snapped it off, and both hands were turned up.

Aaron Kupin: A♣A♦ All in
Ioannis Konstas: J♥7♠

Kupin found a full house on the river, catching Konstas bluffing to earn the full double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Kupin	388,000 84,500	84,500
Ioannis Konstas	195,000 158,000	158,000

Tags: Aaron Kupin Ioannis Konstas

07-03-2025 14:20 UTC-8

Not Like That! as Kabrhel Falls to Fujimoto

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Brett Slezak

Level 12

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000/10,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion 5,000-10,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000/2,500 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Martin Kabrhel potted to 8,500 from under the gun before Koji Fujimoto repotted to 29,000 from the cutoff, and Kabrhel called.

Kabrhel checked the Q♥7♠4♦ flop, Fujimoto bet, and Kabrhel called all-in for his final 9,500.

Martin Kabrhel: A♣Q♦10♣3♦ All in
Koji Fujimoto: A♥Q♣J♠8♥

Both were playing their ace-queen as a chop was the current status. Nothing changed on the 6♦ turn as Kabrhel begged, "Ten-ball! Three-ball!"

The J♣ river completed the board as Kabrhel softly lamented, "Not like that-ball," and Fujimoto made two pair to eliminate Kabrhel from the tournament.

Kabrhel was gracious in his exit, thanking the floorman, "You are one of the best tournament director at WSOP...which is not very hard to do."

"I didn't even want to play this stupid tournament with these stupid games."

Player	Chips	Progress
Koji Fujimoto	103,000 46,000	46,000
Martin Kabrhel	Busted

Tags: Koji Fujimoto Martin Kabrhel

07-03-2025 13:32 UTC-8

Prize Pool Confirmed

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Josh Noy

Level 12

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000/10,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion 5,000-10,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000/2,500 Blinds

The field of 195 entries has been confirmed, creating a prize pool of $1,813,500.

The top 30 spots will earn at least $20,103, while the champion will take home the WSOP bracelet along with $422,421.

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$422,421	7	$51,385
2	$277,960	8-9	$39,966
3	$187,724	10-11	$32,057
4	$130,211	12-17	$26,543
5	$92,829	18-24	$22,711
6	$68,071	25-30	$20,103

07-03-2025 12:58 UTC-8

Kabrhel Enters; Chaos Ensues

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Brett Slezak

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000/8,000, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 4,000 Completion 4,000-8,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 2,000/3,000 Ante, 1,000/2,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Martin Kabrhel registered this tournament but waited until the No-Limit Hold'em round to take his seat, and he was sat between the small blind and the button, and had to sit out a hand.

"I came here to play the great Texas Hold'em and I only get five hands? This is ridiculous!"

Kabrhel received his first hand and was unaccustomed to the large symbols on the cards used for mixed games, utilized to help with visibility in the Stud games.

"Why are these cards so big? The symbols are crazy," Kabrhel continued, "Who made these cards?"

After a few folds, Kabrhel was sat in the small blind. Fabrizio Gonzalez opened the cutoff to 5,000 and Anson Tsang called on the button. In the small blind, Kabrhel announced "All-in, 17 million!" as he jammed for 55,000, and everyone folded.

The various media workers surrounded the table much to the dismay of Kabrhel, who complained, "No recording please sir, too small of buy-in for this. Where is your media pass?"

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Kabrhel	65,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Anson Tsang Fabrizio Gonzalez Martin Kabrhel

07-03-2025 12:18 UTC-8

Shoreman Shows Aces, Folds to Wells

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Josh Noy

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000/8,000, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 4,000 Completion 4,000-8,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 2,000/3,000 Ante, 1,000/2,000 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

Action was heads-up to the 6♠K♦2♥ flop, with Jon Shoreman leading out with a bet from the small blind. Robert Wells raised in the big blind, and the call was made.

Shoreman led out again on the K♥ turn, and Wells slid in a call. The 2♠ river saw Shoreman slow down with a check, producing a bet from Wells.

Shoreman took a moment before turning over A♣A♥ as he folded. Wells flashed a king before raking in the pot.