Event #84: $1,000 No-Limit Holdem
Day 2 Started
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #84: $1,000 No-Limit Holdem
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$1,648,240
Entries
1,873
Level
38
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Entries
281
Players Left
3
Players Left 1 / 1,873
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Welcome to Day 2 of Event #84: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em at the World Series of Poker (WSOP), taking place at the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.
A total of 1,873 players entered on Day 1, building an impressive $1,648,240 prize pool. The champion will walk away with $232,498 and the prestigious WSOP bracelet.
Day 2 is set to kick off at 2 p.m., with 281 players returning to the tables. Each has already locked up a minimum payout of $2,006, but with the stakes rising, the competition will be fierce.
Fresh off winning his seventh bracelet earlier this week, Shaun Deeb leads the field with 923,000 in chips. He is followed by Liao Yinghsiang with 530,000 and Jeffery Pugh with 510,000.
While a few fresh faces have cracked the top ten, the leaderboard also still includes seasoned pros like Santiago Plante, Konstantin Generalov, and Ramon Munoz.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 923,000 | 154 |
| 2 | Liao Yinghsiang | China | 530,000 | 88 |
| 3 | Jeffery Pugh | United States | 510,000 | 85 |
| 4 | Andrew Vanhoe | United States | 486,000 | 81 |
| 5 | Santiago Plante | Canada | 477,000 | 80 |
| 6 | Konstantin Generalov | Russian Federation | 476,000 | 79 |
| 7 | Muhammad Rahim | United States | 450,000 | 75 |
| 8 | Bosco Li | United Kingdom | 422,000 | 70 |
| 9 | Ramon Munoz | Spain | 417,000 | 70 |
| 10 | John Lewis | United States | 404,000 | 67 |
Other notable names who made it through to Day 2 include Harry Lodge (193,000), Jinlong Hu (182,000), Max Kruse (161,000), Alen Bakovic( (140,000), Christopher Dombrowski (133,000), Shai Zurr (116,000), Alan Sternberg (94,000), Scott Eskenazi (93,000), Timothy Faro (74,000), Kang Hyun Lee (54,000) and Vito Distefano (40,000).
A few players from the 25K Fantasy league have made it to Day 2: Chipleader Shaun Deeb, Uri Reichenstein (248,000), Lawrence Brandt (52,500) and Ben Yu (28,000).
Maki Kita bagged 97,000 in chips to advance to Day 2. Her husband, Atsuhito Kita, was eliminated in Level 13 on Day 1, but was all smiles on the rail as she secured her spot.
Action resumes at Level 16 with blinds of 3,000/6,000/6,000. With 30-minute levels, play will continue until a winner is crowned. There is a 15-minute break after every four levels. A dinner break is yet to be confirmed.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for regular updates on the action until the end of the tournament.
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Cards are in the air with 18 minutes remaining in Level 16 of Event #84: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em. Blinds are 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante.
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Andrew Vanhoe raised on the button to 18,000 and Bob Shao shoved in the small blind for a remaining stack around 40,000. Vanhoe quickly called.
Vanhoe had the dominating hand with A♠Q♣, while Shao held Q♥J♥, and the latter busted after the board brought 4♥6♦8♠4♣9♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
508,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Following an early position raise, Sihao Zhang three-bet shoved his stack, covering all remaining players with cards. Short stack Joseph Sergio thought about his decision from the big blind, and landed on a call.
Joseph Sergio: K♠8♦ 
Sihao Zhang: K♣Q♥
The 2♠9♠A♥3♠6♠ runout backdoored a flush for sergio, who almost quadrupled his stack in one hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
45,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
In one of the first hands Timothy Acker decided to go all in from the cutoff with 30,000 in chips. Only Thanhlong Nguyen called him from the button.
Timothy Acker: K♥9♥
Thanhlong Nguyen: 9♣9♦
The dealer revealed the board 10♦J♣3♠4♠Q♦. Acker managed to river a straight and scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
66,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
64,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Ranganath Kanchi raised to 12,000 from under the gun, David Lee went all in and was at risk for 11,000. Sayan Mondal then three-bet to 55,000, Kanchi folded and the players tabled their hands.
David Lee: K♣10♣
Sayan Mondal: Q♣Q♦
The Q♠8♣2♦ flop left Lee drawing thin. The turn K♥ sealed the deal, the meaningless 6♥ fell on the river, and Lee's impressive run came to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
292,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
240,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
Busted |
