Event #84: $1,000 No-Limit Holdem Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-05-2025 17:49 UTC-8

Li Left Out After Losing the Flip

Joseph Berg

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

Hieu Ngo raised to 80,000 from an early position, Bing Li then went all in and was at risk from the cutoff for 675,000. The rest of the table folded, and Ngo made the call.

Bing Li: A♥Q♣ All in
Hieu Ngo: 10♣10♥

The board ran out 6♠5♥2♦9♠2♣, ending Li's impressive run in Event #84.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hieu Ngo	2,100,000 1,120,000	1,120,000
Bing Li	Busted

Tags: Bing Li Hieu Ngo

07-05-2025 17:43 UTC-8

Aces Boost Bendavid into Chip Lead

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Jacob Wilson

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

Bosco Li open-shoved for 300,000 from early position. Mimoun Bendavid took one look at his cards and slid forward a huge stack of chips, good for around 800,000, and enough to put any other player at the table all in. Nobody wanted to take the risk, and it was a good thing that they didn't.

Bosco Li: A♠10♠ All in
Mimoun Bendavid: A♥A♦

Li had little hope, and couldn't hit anything on the 5♣8♠8♥9♥9♣. The additional chips extended Bendavid's chip lead over the table, as well as giving him the tournament's biggest stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mimoun Bendavid	1,800,000 1,190,000	1,190,000
Bosco Li	Busted

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07-05-2025 17:30 UTC-8

Bakovic Joins the Rail

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

Alen Bakovic open-shoved on the button for his last 150,000 and after some thinking, Eric Wu made the call in the big blind for the following showdown:

Alen Bakovic: A♠J♦ All in
Eric Wu: 3♠6♠

Bakovic had the best starting hand, but the dealer fanned a board 8♥6♣2♠3♦6♦ to give trips to Wu, and Bakovic went to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Wu	630,000 270,000	270,000
Alen Bakovic	Busted

Tags: Alen Bakovic Eric Wu

07-05-2025 17:24 UTC-8

Cioffi Makes Pay Jump at Dombrowski's Expense

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Jacob Wilson

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

Action was picked up on a flop of 3♣2♣K♦ with just two players still holding cards. Hieu Ngo had bet 15,000 into a pot of 450,000 when checked to. Despite this not being a valid bet size, it was enough to put Christopher Dombrowski all in, who had exactly that much behind.

He was deep in the tank due to the fact that he was on a $700 pay jump bubble, and after some time another player called the clock, and the floor came over. Despite being offered a further 30 seconds, and being one elimination away from a pay jump, he made the call pretty much instantly.

Christopher Dombrowski: A♦6♠ All in
Hieu Ngo: K♠Q♥

Dombrowski didn't improve on the 4♠10♣ runout, sending him home. Just seconds later, shouts of "Payout!" were heard one table over, as Paul Cioffi had been eliminated. He was all smiles, wishing luck to his tablemates, and celebrated a little more when he realised that he'd made the pay jump, thanks to Dombrowski's quick call.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hieu Ngo	980,000 310,000	310,000
Christopher Dombrowski	Busted

Paul Cioffi	Busted

Tags: Christopher Dombrowski Hieu Ngo Paul Cioffi

07-05-2025 17:19 UTC-8

Vassallo Runs Into Rockets

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Joseph Berg

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Santiago Maglio raised to 60,000 from under the gun. Mickael Vassallo then went all in and was at risk for roughly 800,000 from the small blind, and Maglio quickly made the call and showed Vassallo the bad news.

Mickael Vassallo: K♠Q♠ All in
Santiago Maglio: A♥A♦

The board ran out 6♦4♥5♦J♦K♥, sending Vassallo to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Santiago Maglio	1,700,000 780,000	780,000
Mickael Vassallo	Busted

Tags: Mickael Vassallo Santiago Maglio

07-05-2025 17:00 UTC-8

Clock Called on Curcio

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Jacob Wilson

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Gaetano Dimaria open-shoved his action in the cutoff, with the count standing at 150,000. On his direct left, Joseph Curcio was given a decision as he went into the tank. On a pay jump, another player called clock, and the floor headed over. Curcio decided against waiting the full 30 seconds, and called relatively quickly.

Joseph Curcio: A♠2♥ All in
Gaetano Dimaria: A♦J♦

Curcio was drawing even thinner on the K♦6♣3♦ flop, as he was downgraded to just two outs. The 6♠ brought chop outs, but the 8♠ river was no good, as he bubbled the pay jump.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gaetano Dimaria	350,000 155,000	155,000
Joseph Curcio	Busted

Tags: Gaetano Dimaria Joseph Curcio

07-05-2025 16:50 UTC-8

Dimatteo Eliminates Vassallo

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Joseph Berg

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Mickael Vassallo went all in and was at risk for 115,000 from middle position. Jonathan Dimatteo was in the big blind and made the call, telling Vassallo "I only looked at 1". Which wasn't good news for Vassallo.

Mickael Vassallo: Q♥8♥ All in
Jonathan Dimatteo: A♣5♠

The board ran out 4♥4♣10♠2♦6♣, ending Vassallo's impressive run in Event 84.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Dimatteo	915,000 750,000	750,000
Mickael Vassallo	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Dimatteo Mickael Vassallo

07-05-2025 16:43 UTC-8

Sim Super Short Stacked

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Jacob Wilson

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Yuhang Chen opened the bidding with a huge raise to 250,000. He left just 10,000 behind. Jaekyung Sim was two doors down, in the cutoff, and with his proximity to a pay jump, he went deep into the tank. The clock was called, and after around 15 seconds he called, leaving just 20,000 behind. Every other player folded.

The dealer put out a flop of 5♥Q♥A♣ and Yuhang Chen put his final 10,000 into the middle. Sim called.

Yuhang Chen: A♦K♥ All in
Jaekyung Sim: 10♦10♠

The 8♥6♦ runout gave Chen the double, and left Sim with just 10,000 chips. He managed to spin it up to 60,000, making the pay jump, before being eliminated.