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

07-04-2025 22:56 UTC-8

Finkelberg Doubles Through Kershaw

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Andrew Kershaw raised to 80,000 and reluctantly called the shove by Roberto Finkelberg for 340,000 total.

Roberto Finkelberg: A♣A♠ All in
Andrew Kershaw: A♦9♦

There was no upset on the 8♥6♥2♠A♥K♥ board and Finkelberg doubled to pull Kershaw into the danger zone.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Finkelberg	780,000 270,000	270,000
Andrew Kershaw	630,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Andrew Kershaw Roberto Finkelberg

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

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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 23:05 UTC-8

Guerrero Hangs in There Against Jozoff

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Erick Torres

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

Michael Jozoff raised to 110,000 from the small blind and was called by Jefferson Guerrero in the big blind.

Jozoff continued for 60,000 on the10♠4♥10♦ flop, and was called once again by Guerrero.

The 7♥ turn was met with a bet of 150,000 from Jozoff, and Guerrero came along with a call.

Both players checked the 8♠ river.

Jozoff showed Q♣5♥ and Guerrero revealed K♥9♦ to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Jozoff	3,200,000 320,000	320,000
Jefferson Guerrero	1,200,000 455,000	455,000

Tags: Jefferson Guerrero Michael Jozoff

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 23:14 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 23:14 UTC-8

Katz Gets the Muck

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Roxanne Johnson

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

Michel Molenaar raised to 80,000 from the cutoff, Cary Katz called from the button, and Filipp Khavin called from the small blind. The flop came out with K♥7♥6♥ and all the players checked.

On the K♦ turn, and Khavin took a stab and bet out 100,000, Molenaar folded, and Katz made the call.

On the A♠ river, Khavin checked and Katz threw out 150,000 and received a call.

Katz turned over Q♥10♥ for the flush, and Khavin mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cary Katz	2,708,000 828,000	828,000

Filipp Khavin	850,000 375,000	375,000
Michel Molenaar	575,000 475,000	475,000

Tags: Cary Katz Filipp Khavin Michel Molenaar

07-04-2025 23:16 UTC-8

Redraw of the Final Three Tables (full)

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Christian Zetzsche

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

There are only three minutes left in the level and the blinds will go up shortly after the action for the final three tables has resumed.

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
408	1	Mihai Manole	Romania	2,200,000	55
408	2	Simon Lindell	Sweden	1,950,000	49
408	3	Jaehoon Baek	South Korea	1,400,000	35
408	4	Vitor Dzivielevski	Brazil	1,850,000	46
408	5	Abhishek Paul	Canada	630,000	16
408	6	Cary Katz	United States	2,700,000	68
408	7	Roberto Finkelberg	United States	1,100,000	28
408	8	Gary Hasson	Belgium	2,900,000	73
408	9	Yu Zhang	China	1,100,000	28

409	1	Nicholas Verderamo	United States	1,330,000	33
409	2	Stefan Lehner	Austria	1,390,000	35
409	3	Ahmed Nimer	United States	605,000	15
409	4	Justin Zaki	United States	540,000	14
409	5	Boris Kolev	Bulgaria	705,000	18
409	6	Preston McEwen	United States	2,330,000	58
409	7	Michel Molenaar	Netherlands	600,000	15
409	8	Demetrius Campbell	United States	1,440,000	36
409	9	Jefferson Guerrero	Colombia	1,240,000	31

410	1	Roger Perez	Spain	635,000	16
410	2	Filipp Khavin	United States	700,000	18
410	3	Pawel Brzeski	Poland	5,020,000	126
410	4	[Removed:548]	Austria	750,000	19
410	5	Michael Jozoff	United States	3,080,000	77
410	6	Breno Drumond	Brazil	3,355,000	84
410	7	Razvan Belea	Romania	3,525,000	88
410	8	Ran Ilani	Israel	2,140,000	54
410	9	Ben Fan	China	700,000	18

Player	Chips	Progress
Pawel Brzeski	5,020,000 30,000	30,000

Razvan Belea	3,525,000 775,000	775,000
Breno Drumond	3,355,000 240,000	240,000

Michael Jozoff	3,080,000 120,000	120,000
Gary Hasson	2,900,000 2,690,000	2,690,000
Cary Katz	2,700,000 8,000	8,000

Preston McEwen	2,330,000 70,000	70,000
Mihai Manole	2,200,000 220,000	220,000
Ran Ilani	2,140,000 25,000	25,000
Simon Lindell	1,950,000 150,000	150,000
Vitor Dzivielevski	1,850,000 510,000	510,000

Demetrius Campbell	1,440,000 400,000	400,000
Jaehoon Baek	1,400,000 500,000	500,000
Stefan Lehner	1,390,000 285,000	285,000

Nicholas Verderamo	1,330,000 220,000	220,000
Jefferson Guerrero	1,240,000 40,000	40,000
Roberto Finkelberg	1,100,000 320,000	320,000
Yu Zhang	1,100,000 120,000	120,000
[Removed:548]	750,000 150,000	150,000
Boris Kolev	705,000 335,000	335,000

Filipp Khavin	700,000 150,000	150,000
Ben Fan	700,000 425,000	425,000
Roger Perez	635,000 185,000	185,000
Abhishek Paul	630,000 70,000	70,000
Ahmed Nimer	605,000 315,000	315,000

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Level: 25

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

07-04-2025 23:34 UTC-8

Baek Is Back in Action

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Yu Zhang raised to 100,000 in the cutoff and Jaehoon Baek defended his big blind to a flop of J♣10♠2♣. The check by Baek led to a continuation-bet worth 75,000 and Zhang then faced a check-raise to 205,000 shortly after. Two minutes of consideration later, Zhang sent his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jaehoon Baek	1,475,000 75,000	75,000
Yu Zhang	825,000 275,000	275,000

Tags: Jaehoon Baek Yu Zhang