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

07-05-2025 17:30 UTC-8

Bakovic Joins the Rail

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 17:23 UTC-8

Latest Bustouts

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

Player	Chips	Progress
John Colich	Busted
John Capitano	Busted
Jonathan Dimatteo	Busted
Mickael Vassallo	Busted
Julien Zanatta	Busted
Yuhang Chen	Busted
Paul Cioffi	Busted
Christopher Dombrowski	Busted

Haiyang Yang	Busted
Maury Barrett	Busted
Kuppuraj Mohan	Busted
Patrick Popowski	Busted
Faizah Ami	Busted

Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

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 17:15 UTC-8

Robinson Chipping Up on Bakovic

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

Ricky Robinson open-shoved for 400,000 with A♥K♥ and it folded to Alen Bakovic in the big blind who tanked for some time before making the call with 5♣5♠ for a flip.

The board 3♦K♦10♥8♥6♠ gave the winning hand to Robinson with a pair of kings and the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ricky Robinson	850,000 553,000	553,000
Alen Bakovic	120,000 560,000	560,000

Tags: Ricky Robinson Alen Bakovic

07-05-2025 17:04 UTC-8

Downes Doubles through Dever

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

Catherine Dever opened and Shawn Puri called before Scott Downes shoved for 215,000. It came back to Dever who reshoved and Puri let it go:

Scott Downes: Q♦Q♠ All in
Catherine Dever: 10♠10♦

Downes didn't find any bad surprise on a board 4♥A♠6♥9♣8♠ to take down the pot and the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Puri	1,220,000 270,000	270,000
Catherine Dever	530,000 110,000	110,000
Scott Downes	520,000 320,000	320,000

Tags: Catherine Dever Scott Downes Shawn Puri

07-05-2025 17:03 UTC-8

Zizka For the Win

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

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

Kyle Hughes opened under the gun to 100,000. Haiyang Yang from the middle position decided to move all in for 260,000. Zdenek Zizka in the big blind called all in with a smaller stack. Hughes decided to call.

Zdenek Zizka : 10♥10♣ All in
Haiyang Yang: 6♥6♣ All in
Kyle Hughes: 6♦6♠

Hughes couldn't believe his eyes when Yang flipped his cards.

The dealer revealed the board: 8♣4♣Q♥5♥5♦

Eventually, it was Zizka who took the pot with his pocket tens and another pair on the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zdenek Zizka	800,000 721,000	721,000

Kyle Hughes	225,000 769,000	769,000
Haiyang Yang	60,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Haiyang Yang Kyle Hughes Zdenek Zizka

07-05-2025 17:02 UTC-8

Maglio Picks Off Chen for a Key Pot

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Joseph Berg

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

Santiago Maglio raised to 50,000 from middle position and was called by Yuhang Chen in the big blind.

The players saw a 7♠J♣2♣ flop. Chen checked, Maglio bet 35,000, and Chen called.

The turn card was the 10♣. Chen decided to lead out for 50,000, which Maglio called.

The river was the 4♣, Chen now wagered 200,000. After taking some time, Maglio made the call, and his A♣Q♣ was superior to Chen's K♥Q♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Santiago Maglio	920,000 787,000	787,000
Yuhang Chen	220,000 360,000	360,000

Tags: Yuhang Chen 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