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

07-04-2025 17:50 UTC-8

Some Chip Updates

Roxanne Johnson

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Sinishtaj	1,800,000 557,000	557,000
Vitor Dzivielevski	1,540,000 262,000	262,000

Stefan Lehner	720,000 445,000	445,000

[Removed:548]	660,000 551,000	551,000
Nicola Karl	442,000 32,000	32,000
Diego Emperador	340,000 40,000	40,000
Roger Perez	340,000 400,000	400,000
Jaehoon Baek	340,000 20,000	20,000
Javier Barral	290,000 207,000	207,000
Congya Zhang	220,000 230,000	230,000

07-04-2025 18:00 UTC-8

Lombardozzi's Aces Cracked by Mcewen

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Erick Torres

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Preston Mcewen opened the hand with a raise to 55,000 from early position. Leo Lombardozzi chose to raise it to 140,000 from the big blind.

This raise sent Mcewen into the tank, as he thought over his situation. Mcewen eventually opted to raise all-in for 675,000 total. Lombardozzi could not get the chips in quickly enough to send them to a showdown with Mcewen at risk.

Preston Mcewen: A♠Q♥ All in
Leo Lombardozzi: A♦A♣

Lombardozzi had the best starting hand in the game and had Mcewen on the ropes for piles of chips.

Mcewen was given some life when the flop came J♣Q♠8♠.

The turn was an ominous one as it came the 9♠ to give Mcewen flush outs as well as the remaining queens in the deck.

Lombardozzi's opportunity at building a huge stack was shattered when the 6♠ hit the river to save Mcewen and gash Lombardozzi.

Player	Chips	Progress
Preston McEwen	1,385,000 495,000	495,000
Leo Lombardozzi	379,000 881,000	881,000

Tags: Leo Lombardozzi Preston Mcewen

07-04-2025 18:05 UTC-8

Goasdoue Hits Straight to Stay Alive

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Myles Phago

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Alan Goasdoue raised to 40,000 from late position but then faced a three-bet from Pawel Brzeski on the button to 100,000. He countered with a cold four-bet jam all in for 270,000, which Brzeski snap called.

Alan Goasdoue: A♠J♠ All in
Pawel Brzeski: 9♦9♥

A tasty flop of 7♦10♦9♣ came for Brzeski, and it wasn't looking good for Goasdoue, but when the Q♣ came on the turn, it gave him additional outs. The dealer peeled off the 8♣ on the river to make Goasdoue a gutshot straight and keep him alive in the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pawel Brzeski	1,100,000 932,000	932,000

Alan Goasdoue	460,000 210,000	210,000

Tags: Alan Goasdoue Pawel Brzeski

07-04-2025 18:06 UTC-8

Quads Cracks Top Set in Epic Three-Way Pot in 2025 WSOP Main Event

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Eliot Thomas

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Poker's World Championship never disappoints when it comes to wild hands, and this year’s $10,000 Main Event is already living up to the reputation. From Aces over Kings just minutes into Day 1c to bracelet winner Faraz Jaka busting with seven-deuce, the action has been nonstop.

And if you were hoping for July 4th fireworks, look no further, because PokerNews reporter Stewart Morrison caught what might be one of the worst bad beats you'll see in this or any Main Event.

Another Round of Bust Outs

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Myles Phago

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Kunze	Busted
Paulo Villena Gini	Busted
Tomoyuki Yoshimiya	Busted
Frederic Delval	Busted
Tamer Kamel	Busted
Dustin Wills	Busted
Cheng-Jyun Yang	Busted
Graeme Newman	Busted
Casey Hatmaker	Busted
Victor Canaple	Busted

07-04-2025 18:09 UTC-8

Zhang on a Roll

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Stefan Lehner raised from the cutoff to 43,000, Yu Zhang made the call from the small blind, and Diego Emperador also came along to see the flop from the big blind. The flop came out with 5♣K♠Q♦ and both blinds checked to Lehner, who bet out 35,000. Only Zhang stayed for the turn.

The turn 6♥ saw both players check.

On the river J♦, Zhang took the lead and bet out 45,000, Lehner called, only to see the bad news.

Zhang turned over K♣J♣ for two pair, and Lehner mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yu Zhang	1,180,000 200,000	200,000
Stefan Lehner	610,000 110,000	110,000

Diego Emperador	420,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Diego Emperador Stefan Lehner Yu Zhang

07-04-2025 18:21 UTC-8

Perez Doubles Through Paul; Paul Gets Through Fan

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Erick Torres

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

There was roughly 250,000 already in the pot on the board of A♠7♦Q♠ between Abhishek Paul and Roger Perez. Perez jammed and was called by Paul to send them to a showdown.

Roger Perez: A♣10♥ All in
Abhishek Paul: 9♠6♠

Perez held the best hand with top pair, but Paul was drawing to spades for a flush.

The A♥ upgraded Perez to trips to eliminate some spade outs, and the K♦ river finished the hand in the favor of Perez.

The very next hand, Paul jammed for his final 35,000 from the small blind and was called by Ben Fan in the big blind.

Abhishek Paul: 10♠9♥ All in
Ben Fan: 6♣5♣

Paul managed to rebound with a double when the board ran out Q♥K♠Q♠8♠7♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Fan	1,560,000 1,010,000	1,010,000
Roger Perez	575,000 235,000	235,000
Abhishek Paul	90,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Abhishek Paul Ben Fan Roger Perez

07-04-2025 18:23 UTC-8

Nimer Eliminates Smith in Race

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Ahmed Nimer was in the cutoff and raised to 52,000, and Alexander Ja Smith moved all in from the small blind for 251,000. Nimer made a quick call.

Alexander Ja Smith: A♥Q♦ All in
Ahmed Nimer: J♦J♥

The dealer fanned out K♣3♥10♠K♠10♣, and Nimer's two pair was good for the win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ahmed Nimer	810,000 600,000	600,000
Alexander Ja Smith	Busted

Tags: Ahmed Nimer Alexander Ja Smith

07-04-2025 18:27 UTC-8

Zhang Holds to Double Against Keating

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Erick Torres

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Alex Keating raised from early position to 45,000. The table folded to Congya Zhang in the cutoff, who opted to go all in for her final 155,000. Keating gave it some thought before he decided on a call to put Zhang at risk.

Congya Zhang: A♣7♣ All in
Alex Keating: K♥J♠

Zhang held the slight edge preflop with ace high, and the flop did not compromise that as it came 4♥6♦6♥.

The 3♥ gave Zhang unnecessary outs to a straight with the leading hand, and the A♠ on the river punctuated the hand in Zhang's favor to award the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Keating	1,300,000 650,000	650,000

Congya Zhang	360,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Alex Keating Congya Zhang

07-04-2025 18:36 UTC-8

WSOP Rules in Chip Dumping Controversy; Shiina Okamoto Makes Poker History | PokerNews Podcast #904

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Chad Holloway

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

In the 904th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz are joined by Grosvenor Poker Pro Jamie Nixon at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to talk about the latest from the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP). That includes the WSOP's controversial decision regarding the alleged Millionaire Maker chip dumping between Jesse Yaginuma and James Carroll, which may or may not include lifetime bans. It's a lively debate that examines the situation from multiple angles, including the likely involvement of the Nevada Gaming Commission.

They then take a look at a controversial hand posted by Lexy Gavin-Mather where a dealer error that may have brought a much-needed seven out of the muck had the poker world talking. From there, the trio highlight the historic win by Shiina Okamoto, who successfully defended her Ladies Event title after finishing runner-up three years ago. She also had to put up with Phil Hellmuth Jr., for better or worse, as the crew debated. That wasn't the only historic win, as Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi won the prestigious $50,000 Poker Players Championship for an unbelievable fourth time. Toss in the first gold bracelet won by Darren Elias, and there were some big winners to be celebrated.

Jamie Nixon then talks about Grosvenor Poker and the upcoming Goliath in Coventry, how his buddy is running a daily bracket of funny poker names, and then Chad explains why there's a giant cutout of Espan Jorstad's head on the set (Hint: it came from the recent GTOWizard party).

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