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

07-04-2025 22:25 UTC-8

Manole Doubles Through Kim

Christian Zetzsche

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

Dohyeok Kim opened the action with a raise to 80,000 and Mihai Manole three-bet to 235,000 in the next seat. It folded back to Kim and he called to then check the J♦7♠3♥ flop. Manole bet 175,000 and then faced the check-shove of his table neighbour to call all in for 705,000 total.

Mihai Manole: K♦K♥ All in
Dohyeok Kim: Q♥J♣

The A♠ turn and 8♦ river were no threat for Manole and he doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mihai Manole	1,980,000 1,435,000	1,435,000
Dohyeok Kim	1,500,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Dohyeok Kim Mihai Manole

07-04-2025 22:26 UTC-8

Khavin Flushed out the Queens

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Roxanne Johnson

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

Filipp Khavin raised from middle position to 80,000, Nicholas Verderamo called from late position, and Michel Molenaar three-bet squeezed to 360,000. Khavin immediately moved all in for 580,000, Verderamo folded, and Molenaar called with the bigger stack.

Filipp Khavin: 10♦10♥ All in
Michel Molenaar: Q♥Q♠

The board came out monotone with Q♦7♦6♦4♦K♠, and Khavin enjoyed the flush with an influx of chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Verderamo	1,250,000 440,000	440,000
Filipp Khavin	1,120,000 390,000	390,000
Michel Molenaar	800,000 650,000	650,000

Tags: Filipp Khavin Michel Molenaar Nicholas Verderamo

07-04-2025 22:32 UTC-8

Ilani Hits the River

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Erick Torres

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

Ran Ilani bet 60,000 into a pot with roughly 200,000 in the pot already on the flop of 3♠K♥4♣ from early position. Jefferson Guerrero called from the button to send them to a turn.

Ilani and Guerrero checked the 3♦ turn to see the 9♦ river. Ilani bet 140,000 on the river, which was called by Guerrero.

Ilani showed J♥9♥ for a rivered pair of nines. Guerrero mucked his hand without showing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ran Ilani	1,970,000 70,000	70,000
Jefferson Guerrero	745,000 940,000	940,000

Tags: Jefferson Guerrero Ran Ilani

07-04-2025 22:32 UTC-8

Verderamo Jams Into Purice

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Christian Zetzsche

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

On the heads-up turn of A♣9♠7♦Q♥, Nicholas Verderamo checked and Tudor Purice bet 130,000 from under the gun. Once it was back on Verderamo, he pushed all in with the covering stack and Purice folded.

The updated counts of the table can be found below.

Player	Chips	Progress
Breno Drumond	3,595,000 1,895,000	1,895,000

Simon Lindell	1,750,000 140,000	140,000
Nicholas Verderamo	1,540,000 290,000	290,000
Justin Zaki	1,525,000
Filipp Khavin	1,225,000 105,000	105,000
Michel Molenaar	1,050,000 250,000	250,000
Cary Katz	850,000 45,000	45,000

Tudor Purice	405,000 740,000	740,000

Tags: Nicholas Verderamo Tudor Purice

07-04-2025 22:32 UTC-8

Lehner Loves The Ladies

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Myles Phago

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

Stefan Lehner raised to 80,000 from under the gun, and action folded around to [Removed:548], who made the call from the big blind.

The flop came 7♦6♦6♥, [Removed:549] checked, and Lehner continued for 65,000. [Removed:549] decided to check-raise to 180,000, and Lehner called. The turn brought the 3♦ and [Removed:549] bet out for 140,000. Lehner called.

The K♠ dropped on the river, and both players checked. [Removed:549] tabled 7♠4♠ but was crushed by Lehner's Q♦Q♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Lehner	1,450,000 755,000	755,000

[Removed:548]	395,000 285,000	285,000

Tags: Stefan Lehner

07-04-2025 22:40 UTC-8

Kolev Beats Finkelberg; Loses to Ilani

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Boris Kolev raised to 80,000 from under the gun and Roberto Finkelberg called in the next seat, the rest of the table folded.

On the A♦Q♦J♦ flop and K♥ turn, neither player invested any further chips. Kolev bet the Q♣ river and won the pot.

Ran Ilani then limped the small blind into his big blind and Kolev raised to 135,000, Ilani called.

"Never believe me, eh?" Kolev grinned. They checked down the K♣8♦6♦5♥2♦ board and Ilani won the pot with Q♥J♦ as Kolev admitted "I had one of those too.”

Player	Chips	Progress
Ran Ilani	2,165,000 195,000	195,000
Boris Kolev	1,040,000 605,000	605,000

Roberto Finkelberg	510,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Boris Kolev Ran Ilani Roberto Finkelberg

07-04-2025 22:45 UTC-8

Sinishtaj Pushes Belea Off on River

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Erick Torres

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

Stefan Lehner opened the hand from early position by raising to 80,000. The table folded to Razvan Belea in the big blind, who chose to call and see a flop.

Belea checked the K♥8♣K♦ flop, which led to a bet of 50,000 from Lehner. Belea called to send them to a turn.

Both players checked through the 4♦ turn.

The J♣ peeled on the river. Belea checked before Lehner put out a large bet of 320,000. Belea folded to end the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Lehner	1,830,000 380,000	380,000

Razvan Belea	1,480,000 220,000	220,000
[Removed:548]	600,000 205,000	205,000

Tags: Razvan Belea Stefan Lehner

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 22:51 UTC-8

Two Pair for Baek

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Roxanne Johnson

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

Christian Nilles raised to 90,000, Demetrius Campbell called from the button, and Jaehoon Baek called from the big blind. The flop came out with 7♦A♣10♣ and all the players checked.

On the turn Q♣, everyone checked again.

The river 9♠ caused Baek to place a bet of 100,000, Nilles called, and Campbell folded.

Baek showed Q♥10♥ for two pair, and Nilles mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Demetrius Campbell	2,600,000 400,000	400,000
Jaehoon Baek	1,400,000 825,000	825,000
Christian Nilles	530,000 530,000	530,000

Tags: Christian Nilles Demetrius Campbell Jaehoon Baek

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.