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

07-04-2025 16:20 UTC-8

Horst Stretched for the Race

Roxanne Johnson

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

For the past hour, Duncan Horst has been jumping out of his chair to stretch, claiming he is prepping for his race.

Ramon Pessoa raised from the cutoff to 24,000, and Horst, on the button, moved all in for 276,000 as he sang, "Come Sail Away." Demetrius Campbell four-bet all in from the big blind with the superior stack. Pessoa folded, and Horst had his race.

Duncan Horst: 7♦7♣ All in
Demetrius Campbell: A♦J♦

Campbell stated, "Oh no, I forgot you stretched for this".

The board came out with 5♠3♣9♠K♦5♦, and Horst's sevens won the pot with two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Duncan Horst	570,000 140,000	140,000
Ramon Pessoa	465,000 5,000	5,000
Demetrius Campbell	280,000 221,000	221,000

Tags: Demetrius Campbell Duncan Horst Ramon Pessoa

07-04-2025 16:22 UTC-8

Some More Recent Eliminations

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Myles Phago

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kohei Ikeda	Busted
Huabao Chen	Busted
Thomas Mccormick	Busted
Kevin Kent	Busted
Ryan Dodd	Busted
Gregoire Boissenot	Busted
Danny Wong	Busted

07-04-2025 16:24 UTC-8

Purice Covers Chen By a Single Chip

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Erick Torres

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The hand began when Tudor Purice raised to 29,000 from the cutoff. He faced some opposition when Huabao Chen opted to raise to 85,000 from the big blind. Purice gave it some thought before he called to send them to a flop.

The flop came 10♣6♥8♠ before Chen fired 86,000. Purice chose to raise to 220,000, and Chen jammed for 466,000. Purice called to send them to a showdown.

Huabao Chen: A♦J♥ All in
Tudor Purice: 9♦9♠

Purice was ahead after the flop, and the 9♥ eliminated several of Chen's outs, but Chen was still alive with a straight draw. The J♦ river was not the out he needed. When the dealer counted out the chips it, it turned out Purice just barely had Chen covered by a single 1,000 chip with a total of 467,000 to eliminate Chen from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tudor Purice	933,000 233,000	233,000
Huabao Chen	Busted

Tags: Huabao Chen Tudor Purice

07-04-2025 16:25 UTC-8

Some Chip Updates

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Verderamo	1,860,000 1,433,000	1,433,000
Alex Livingston	540,000 412,000	412,000

Jacopo Achille	375,000 213,000	213,000
Jason Pritchard	275,000 138,000	138,000
Joseph Drory	215,000 13,000	13,000
Mariano Balfagon	162,000 24,000	24,000

Roman Korenev	145,000 3,000	3,000

Javier Barral	83,000 243,000	243,000

07-04-2025 16:32 UTC-8

Lucky River for Manole

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Erick Torres

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Mihai Manole jammed from the button for 174,000 and was called in the next seat over from the small blind Phuong Nguyen.

Mihai Manole: A♠8♣ All in
Phuong Nguyen: A♦J♣

The flop was favorable to Nguyen as it came 6♠Q♥4♦.

The 4♣ turn presented some chop outs, but the river was a lucky one for Manole as it came the 8♦ to give Manole the full double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mihai Manole	372,000 68,000	68,000
Phuong Nguyen	255,000 255,000	255,000

Tags: Mihai Manole Phuong Nguyen

07-04-2025 16:32 UTC-8

Fal Eliminated by Canaple

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Nikolai Fal moved all in from middle position, and Roman Hrabec made the call from the button. Victor Canaple three-bet squeezed all in for 308,000 from the big blind, and Hrabec folded,

Nikolai Fal: A♠9♦ All in
Victor Canaple: 6♠6♣

The board was J♥3♠7♠5♠7♥, and two pair was good for the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Hrabec	489,000 246,000	246,000

Victor Canaple	435,000 105,000	105,000
Nikolai Fal	Busted

Tags: Nikolai Fal Roman Hrabec Victor Canaple

07-04-2025 16:33 UTC-8

Break Time

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Erick Torres

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Players are now on a 15-minute break. Play will resume at the 8,000/16,000 level.

07-04-2025 16:33 UTC-8

Hrabec Eliminates Oberlieben

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Roman Hrabec raised to 24,000 from the cutoff, and Ken Oberlieben three-bet all in for 226,000, and Hrabec made the call.

Ken Oberlieben: A♠4♠ All in
Roman Hrabec: 9♦9♣

The board was K♣Q♣8♣5♥3♥, and Hrabec's pair of nines would scoop the pot and knockout Oberlieben.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Hrabec	690,000 201,000	201,000

Ken Oberlieben	Busted

Tags: Ken Oberlieben Roman Hrabec

Level: 20

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

07-04-2025 16:49 UTC-8

Top Chip Counts Following Break

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Erick Torres

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

The top ten chip counts according to the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Daniels	1,450,000 1,055,000	1,055,000

Gary Hasson	1,310,000 430,000	430,000
Vitor Dzivielevski	1,278,000 744,000	744,000

Leo Lombardozzi	1,260,000 210,000	210,000
Tony Sinishtaj	1,243,000 432,000	432,000
Tudor Purice	1,211,000 278,000	278,000
Nicholas Verderamo	1,145,000 715,000	715,000
Razvan Belea	1,140,000 320,000	320,000
Breno Drumond	1,111,000 166,000	166,000

Michael Jozoff	1,092,000 719,000	719,000