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

07-04-2025 23:42 UTC-8

Brzeski Wins Without Showdown

Erick Torres

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

Razvan Belea raised to 100,000 under the gun. Pawel Brzeski called from the hijack to create a heads-up pot heading to a flop.

Brzeski checked the Q♣K♦4♣ flop, and Belea opted to bet 210,000. Brzeski called.

The 5♠ turn was checked by both players, which brought the J♣ river. Brzeski chose to fire 425,000, and Belea folded to award the pot to Brzeski.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pawel Brzeski	4,950,000 70,000	70,000

Razvan Belea	2,400,000 1,125,000	1,125,000

Tags: Pawel Brzeski Razvan Belea

07-04-2025 23:45 UTC-8

Lehner Exerting Max Pressure

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Roxanne Johnson

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

In a blind-on-blind battle, Nicholas Verderamo limped in from the small blind, and Stefan Lehner checked his option from the big blind. The flop arrived with 4♥Q♦K♠, and Verderamo checked, while Lehner bet out 60,000. Verderamo called.

On the turn K♣, Verderamo checked again, and Lehner bet out 275,000. Verderamo called.

The river 6♠ saw Verderamo check again to the aggressor, who moved all in for effective 720,000.

Verderamo took a considerable amount of time to decide and ultimately folded to save his tournament life for another battle.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Lehner	3,000,000 1,610,000	1,610,000

Nicholas Verderamo	725,000 605,000	605,000

Tags: Nicholas Verderamo Stefan Lehner

07-04-2025 23:46 UTC-8

Nimer Cracks Aces to Survive

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Boris Kolev raised to 100,000 from an early position and Jefferson Guerrero called in the cutoff. Ahmed Nimer in the big blind glanced over at the stack of Kolev and also called as they headed to the three-way flop of Q♥6♠3♠. Nimer open-jammed his short stack and Kolev called with the covering stack, Guerrero folded.

Ahmed Nimer: Q♠8♠ All in
Boris Kolev: A♦A♥

Nimer's top pair and flush draw had plenty of equity and improved with the 8♥ turn, the 10♥ river secured his double for 565,000 to leave Kolev short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ahmed Nimer	1,505,000 900,000	900,000
Jefferson Guerrero	1,220,000 20,000	20,000
Boris Kolev	305,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Ahmed Nimer Boris Kolev Jefferson Guerrero

07-04-2025 23:52 UTC-8

Brzeski Continues to Surge

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Erick Torres

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

Pawel Brzeski opened to 100,000 from the button, and was called in the big blind by Michael Jozoff.

Jozoff checked the K♦2♠3♠ flop before Brzeski slid out 80,000. Jozoff responded with a raise to 275,000, and Brzeski responded with a call.

The 9♥ river saw Jozoff continue his aggression with a bet of 425,000. Brzeski came along with a call.

Jozoff slowed down with a check on the 5♥ river, and Brzeski chose to put out a bet of 1,300,000. Jozoff quickly folded to end the hand as Brzeski continues a hot start after the redraw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pawel Brzeski	5,120,000 170,000	170,000

Michael Jozoff	2,400,000 680,000	680,000

Tags: Michael Jozoff Pawel Brzeski

07-04-2025 23:57 UTC-8

Finkelberg Takes Some from Hasson

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Myles Phago

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

In a blind versus blind battle, Roberto Finkelberg limped in the small blind only for Gary Hasson to raise to 175,000. Finkelberg thought for a while and debated his options, then opted to flat call.

The flop came 8♣6♠Q♣. Finkelberg checked, and Hasson continued for 100,000. Finkelberg called.

The turn brought the 7♣ and not without too much deliberation, Finkelberg stacked up his chips, slid them out, and announced he was all in for approximately 420,000. This sent Hasson deep into the tank for a few minutes, and he finally released his hand, and the pot was pushed to Finkelberg with no showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Hasson	1,900,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Roberto Finkelberg	1,100,000

Tags: Gary Hasson Roberto Finkelberg

07-05-2025 00:00 UTC-8

Lindell Takes it on the River

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Roxanne Johnson

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

Vitor Dzivielevski raised to 100,000 from early position, and Simon Lindell called from the big blind. The flop came out with 2♠J♣2♣ and Lindell checked, while Dzivielevski bet out 75,000.

On the turn 7♦, both players checked.

The river 10♣ had Lindell take action with a bet of 225,000, which was enough to get Dzivielevski to concede.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vitor Dzivielevski	2,300,000 450,000	450,000

Simon Lindell	2,290,000 340,000	340,000

Tags: Simon Lindell Vitor Dzivielevski

07-05-2025 00:09 UTC-8

Perez Gets a Shove Through

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Breno Drumond went on a streak of winning several smaller pots and he then called a raise to 100,000 by Michael Jozoff, Roger Perez also called in the big blind. On the K♦6♦2♣ flop, it checked to Drumond and his bet of 100,000 was called only by Drumond.

After the 5♦ turn, Perez check-called another 295,000 and then jammed the 8♣ river. Drumond went into the tank for a short while without asking for an exact count and folded the K♣Q♠ face-up.

"Good fold," [Removed:548] said.

"Would you fold pocket kings, disregarding the preflop action?" Jozoff asked Drumond thereafter.

Player	Chips	Progress
Breno Drumond	3,600,000 245,000	245,000

Michael Jozoff	2,375,000 25,000	25,000
Roger Perez	1,700,000 1,065,000	1,065,000

Tags: Breno Drumond Michael Jozoff Roger Perez

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

07-05-2025 00:16 UTC-8

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

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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 00:20 UTC-8

Zaki Doubles Through Lehner

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Stefan Lehner raised the button into two shorter stacks and made it 150,000 to go. Justin Zaki jammed from the big blind for 335,000 and Lehner called.

Justin Zaki: A♥4♥ All in
Stefan Lehner: 2♥2♠

The 7♦7♥5♥ flop was a big sweat and Zaki grimaced "too many outs, man". He improved with the 4♣ turn and the 9♣ river confirmed Zaki's double during the final minutes of the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Lehner	1,650,000 1,350,000	1,350,000

Justin Zaki	745,000 205,000	205,000

Tags: Stefan Lehner Justin Zaki