Event #83: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-05-2025 00:16 UTC-8

Boris Kolev Eliminated in 26th Place ($15,720)

Erick Torres

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Boris Kolev opened the hand with a raise from early position to 250,000 as he left only 75,000 behind. Michel Molenaar responded by going all-in for 850,000 from middle position. Jefferson Guerrero got into the mix when he also went all-in two seats over and had both covered to create a three-way showdown.

Boris Kolev: J♣J♦ All in
Michel Molenaar: A♥Q♥ All in
Jefferson Guerrero: A♣Q♣

Kolev held the edge with his pocket pair against two players with the same hand, but the flop did give them a couple of additional outs as it fanned out K♦10♣6♦.

The 7♥ turn was safe for Kolev, but the river gave him his jack at an untimely moment as it peeled the J♣ to give both Molenaar and Guerrero a straight.

Kolev was eliminated in 26th place for $15,720.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jefferson Guerrero	1,250,000 30,000	30,000
Michel Molenaar	1,010,000 410,000	410,000
Boris Kolev	Busted

Tags: Boris Kolev Jefferson Guerrero Michel Molenaar

07-05-2025 00:09 UTC-8

Abhishek Paul Eliminated in 27th Place ($13,090)

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Myles Phago

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Action was folded around to Vitor Dzivielevski in the small blind, who moved all-in on Abhishek Paul in the big blind, who already had half his remaining chips in the pot.

"Comon man!" exclaimed Paul as he peeked at his cards and then made the call.

Abhishek Paul: K♥5♠ All in
Vitor Dzivielevski: Q♠3♣

The dealer rolled out the 9♣4♣7♣ as the flop, which gave Dzivielevski more outs but then the 3♥ peeled off on the turn to send him into the lead and when the A♦ dropped on the river it helped neither player and Paul was sent to the rail in 27th spot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vitor Dzivielevski	2,900,000 600,000	600,000

Abhishek Paul	Busted

Tags: Abhishek Paul Vitor Dzivielevski

07-04-2025 23:14 UTC-8

McEwen Eliminates Kershaw

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Erick Torres

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The blinds duked it out when Preston McEwen put enough to put Andrew Kershaw all in. Kershaw called off his remaining stack, and the pair went to a showdown with Kershaw at risk.

Andrew Kershaw: A♣Q♦ All in
Preston McEwen: 5♥5♠

The flop did not help Kershaw as it came 7♥2♦8♥.

The A♠ was just what Kershaw was looking for, but the river was a disappointment for Kershaw as it came the 5♦ to give Mcewen a set.

Player	Chips	Progress
Preston McEwen	2,400,000 160,000	160,000
Andrew Kershaw	Busted

Tags: Andrew Kershaw Preston McEwen

07-04-2025 23:12 UTC-8

Paul Doubles; Belea Adds Chips

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Abhishek Paul was all in and at risk preflop for 300,000 with A♦A♣ and Jaehoon Baek aimed to score the knockout holding 7♦7♠. There was no upset on the A♥Q♠8♠10♦J♥ runout as Paul doubled with a set of aces.

One table over, Razvan Belea defended against Stefan Lehner out of the big blind and check-raised the Q♥7♠6♦ flop from 90,000 to 250,000 for Lehner to call. Belea bet the 6♣ turn for 325,000 and Lehner folded.

On the same table shortly after, Diego Emperador lost the remainder of his short stack to bring the field down to the last 28 hopefuls.

Player	Chips	Progress
Razvan Belea	2,750,000 75,000	75,000
Stefan Lehner	1,675,000 155,000	155,000

Jaehoon Baek	900,000 500,000	500,000
Abhishek Paul	700,000 240,000	240,000
Diego Emperador	Busted

Tags: Abhishek Paul Diego Emperador Jaehoon Baek Razvan Belea Stefan Lehner

07-04-2025 23:00 UTC-8

Nilles Eliminated by Campbell

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Demetrius Campbell raised to 80,000 from middle position, Christian Nilles moved all in from the button for 400,000, and Campbell made the call.

Christian Nilles: J♥J♠ All in
Demetrius Campbell: K♦Q♦

The board came out with K♣2♠10♦8♣Q♣, and Campbell had the best of it with two pair, and Nilles was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Demetrius Campbell	1,040,000 1,560,000	1,560,000
Christian Nilles	Busted

Tags: Christian Nilles Demetrius Campbell

07-04-2025 22:59 UTC-8

Kim Eliminated by Brzeski

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Dohyeok Kim was the next casualty in the penultimate level of the night when he jammed it in preflop with the J♣9♣. Table big stack Pawel Brzeski looked him up with the A♣Q♥ and remained ahead all the way on the Q♣6♥5♦4♥Q♦ board to reduce the field to the final 29 contenders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pawel Brzeski	5,050,000 2,550,000	2,550,000

Dohyeok Kim	Busted

Tags: Dohyeok Kim Pawel Brzeski

07-04-2025 22:53 UTC-8

Rodriguez and Purice Sent to the Rail

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Noel Rodriguez lost a flip with pocket sevens against the A♦J♥ of Razvan Belea and he was followed to the rail by Tudor Purice.

The raise of Purice to 300,000 left 10,000 chips behind and Justin Zaki called in the next seat. Cary katz then jammed for 755,000 in the small blind for Purice to call all in, Zaki also called with the covering stack.

Tudor Purice: A♣10♠ All in
Cary Katz: A♠Q♣ All in
Justin Zaki: 8♠8♣

"I need a ten, Hagiiiiii," Purice demanded. The 4♣3♥2♣ flop provided some split pot outs with Katz, who then took the lead on the Q♠ turn. The river was the 7♠ and Purice's elimination was confirmed, while Katz doubled through Zaki.

Player	Chips	Progress
Razvan Belea	2,675,000 1,195,000	1,195,000
Cary Katz	1,880,000 1,030,000	1,030,000

Justin Zaki	670,000 855,000	855,000
Tudor Purice	Busted
Noel Rodriguez	Busted

Tags: Cary Katz Justin Zaki Noel Rodriguez Razvan Belea Tudor Purice

07-04-2025 22:50 UTC-8

Lindell Outdraws Verderamo

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Myles Phago

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Nicholas Verderamo raised to 80,000 from middle position and faced a three-bet from Simon Lindell to 240,000 in late position. Verderamo called, and the players both checked the 4♣9♦10♠ flop as they did on the 3♥ turn.

The 7♦ revealed itself as the river, and yes, both players checked again. Verderamo tabled A♥Q♦ but Lindell flipped over A♣9♣ and was pushed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Lindell	2,100,000 350,000	350,000
Nicholas Verderamo	1,550,000 10,000	10,000
Tony Sinishtaj	Busted
Noel Rodriguez	Busted

Tudor Purice	Busted
Christian Nilles	Busted

Tags: Nicholas Verderamo Simon Lindell

07-04-2025 22:19 UTC-8

Kyosev Eliminated by Jozoff

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Michael Jozoff called a raise to 80,000 while on the button and Daniel Kyosev then pushed all in for around 420,000 in the small blind. The initial raiser folded and Jozoff called.

Daniel Kyosev: 8♦8♠ All in
Michael Jozoff: A♦J♥

The overcards of Jozoff struck right away on the J♠10♠5♥ flop and Kyosev failed to improve on the K♣3♠ runout to depart in 35th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Jozoff	3,520,000 1,135,000	1,135,000
Daniel Kyosev	Busted

Tags: Daniel Kyosev Michael Jozoff

07-04-2025 21:09 UTC-8

Guerrero Knocks Out Nguyen

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Erick Torres

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Boris Kolev opened with a raise to 60,000 from the button. Turbo Nguyen staged his chips and pushed all in for 265,000. Jefferson Guerrero asked how much Kolev had before he also jammed. Kolev got out of the way to set up a showdown between Nguyen and Guerrero, with Nguyen at risk.

Turbo Nguyen: A♠Q♣ All in
Jefferson Guerrero: 6♣6♠

The flop gave Nguyen additional outs as it came 4♣K♥J♠.

The turn shut down a lot of Nguyen's equity when the 6♥ rolled over to give Montejo a set.

The Q♦ river paired Nguyen, but it was not enough as Montejo eliminated Nguyen from the tournament.