Event #86: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-10-2025 18:21 UTC-8

De Lima Scoops the Pot

Roxanne Johnson

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Carlos De Lima raised from the cutoff to 150,000, Igor Zektser called from the button, and Vivian Saliba called from the big blind. The flop came out with 10♦A♦3♣, and everyone checked.

On the turn 5♥, Saliba and De Lima checked, and Zektser used his position to bet 300,000; only De Lima called.

The river A♠ had both players check again. De Lima tabled A♥9♠4♠4♦ for trip aces, and Zektser mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos De Lima	5,700,000 300,000	300,000
Igor Zektser	950,000 985,000	985,000

Vivian Saliba	240,000 445,000	445,000

Tags: Carlos De Lima Igor Zektser Vivian Saliba

07-10-2025 18:19 UTC-8

Modans Cuts Nabavi's Stack in Half

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Davis Modans limped under the gun. Seyed Nabavi raised to 150,000 and got called by Joseph Brumpacheco on the button and David Munce in the small blind. When action went back to him, Modans re-raised to 700,000. Nabavi called making Brumpacheco and Munce fold.

The flop came A♠J♦8♠. Modans kept the heat with 1,400,000 bet. Nabavi, unfazed, called. On the turn 7♥, Modans shoved all-in for 860,000 and Nabavi snap-called.

Davis Modans: A♥A♣9♣3♣ All in
Seyed Nabavi: K♠Q♥Q♠9♦

Modans flopped a set against Nabavi's pocket queens. The river 7♦ secured Modans double up by improving his hand to a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Davis Modans	6,420,000 3,460,000	3,460,000
David Munce	3,180,000 100,000	100,000
Seyed Nabavi	3,160,000 3,215,000	3,215,000
Joseph Brumpacheco	1,200,000 230,000	230,000

Tags: David Munce Davis Modans Joseph Brumpacheco Seyed Nabavi

07-10-2025 18:07 UTC-8

Stojic Loses to De Lima

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The flop read Q♠8♣K♠ in a heads-up pot when Djordje Stojic checked to Carlos De Lima who sent 300,000 in the middle. Stojic shoved for not much more and De Lima snap-called:

Djordje Stojic: A♠J♣10♣10♦ All in
Carlos De Lima: K♣J♦8♦3♥

De Lima had hit two pair and Stjic couldn't improve on the 6♣ turn and 9♠ river to be eliminated from the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos De Lima	5,400,000 220,000	220,000
Djordje Stojic	Busted

Tags: De Lima Djordje Stojic

07-10-2025 17:59 UTC-8

Tuominen Busts Parsons in Cruel Fashion

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

In a heads-up hand with a pot containing already 995,000 , the flop showed K♣Q♠K♥ and Jake Parsons checked to Eemil Tuominen. The latter thought about his move and announced pot. Parsons snap-called all in for a stack worth 980,000:

Jake Parsons: Q♣Q♦7♠6♦ All in
Eemil Tuominen: A♣A♦3♦2♦

Parsons had hit queens full but a A♥ landed on the turn to give a better boat to Tuominen, who took Parsons' bounty fter the 5♦ completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eemil Tuominen	5,500,000 1,245,000	1,245,000
Jake Parsons	Busted

Tags: Eemil Tuominen Jake Parsons

07-10-2025 17:59 UTC-8

Early Post Dinner Bust Outs

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Myles Phago

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Christos Argyriadis	Busted
James Tian	Busted
Jake Parsons	Busted
Adnan Yahya	Busted
Alan Engel	Busted

Michael Moncek	Busted

Aharon Tsveniashvili	Busted
Davin Anderson	Busted
Adrian Santos	Busted
Yi Li	Busted
Stanislav Barshak	Busted

Tristen Barnes	Busted

07-10-2025 17:55 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts at Dinner Break (full)

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Myles Phago

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

These are the latest chip counts at the dinner break as per the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seyed Nabavi	6,375,000 3,525,000	3,525,000
Carlos De Lima	5,180,000 5,087,000	5,087,000
Andrew Yee	4,570,000 920,000	920,000
Jack Moore	4,370,000 680,000	680,000
Nelson Chelini	4,315,000 1,115,000	1,115,000
Sergio Torres	4,270,000 3,050,000	3,050,000
Eemil Tuominen	4,255,000 2,774,000	2,774,000
Quan Tran	4,220,000 2,020,000	2,020,000

Vincent Moscati	4,135,000 335,000	335,000
Valentin Zapata	3,735,000 2,968,000	2,968,000
Daniel Willis	3,600,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Nick Guagenti	3,580,000 370,000	370,000

Paul Fisher	3,380,000 2,330,000	2,330,000
Jose Ramos	3,250,000 1,920,000	1,920,000
Nick Marchington	3,240,000 640,000	640,000
Gregory Wish	3,225,000 1,526,000	1,526,000
Matthew Barnett	3,200,000
Jonathan Wisbey	3,145,000 2,578,000	2,578,000
David Munce	3,080,000 1,680,000	1,680,000
Richard Harroch	3,000,000 2,682,000	2,682,000
Davis Modans	2,960,000 965,000	965,000
Lawrence Brandt	2,945,000 1,245,000	1,245,000

Gregory Fournier	2,880,000 25,000	25,000
Moonho Seo	2,830,000 1,330,000	1,330,000
Michael McNicholas	2,830,000 490,000	490,000

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Level: 25

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

07-10-2025 17:30 UTC-8

The SCOTUS Lawyer Who Won $50m Playing Poker—And Got Indicted

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Lyle Bateman

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

For two decades, Tom Goldstein was at the top of the legal world. He argued more cases before the United States Supreme Court than almost any private attorney and founded SCOTUSblog, a legal blog that quickly became the go-to source for Supreme Court analysis. He lectured at Stanford University and Harvard University and regularly appeared on national news programs.

But Goldstein had another life. When he wasn’t arguing before Supreme Court justices, Goldstein was flying to Hollywood or Hong Kong and winning or losing millions in ultra-high-stakes poker matches. He played heads-up against California businessmen and foreign gamblers, at one point allegedly winning over $50 million in just a few sessions.

Goldstein’s luck turned in January 2025 when the US Department of Justice a federal grand jury initiated a 22-count indictment accusing the attorney of failing to report millions in poker winnings and diverting law firm funds to pay his personal poker debts.

In a new PokerNews video essay, we take a look at the life of Tom Goldstein and the high-stakes poker game that led to his federal indictment.

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07-10-2025 17:23 UTC-8

Player Bluffs 150 Big Blind Pot into Full House Deep into WSOP Main Event

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Calum Grant

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

What. Just. Happened?

That’s what everyone at the WSOP Main Event feature table must’ve been asking after witnessing the biggest pot of the tournament so far in what was an absolutely wild hand that’s destined for future WSOP highlight reels.

Jeremy Kottler, an American player with over $2.5 million in live earnings, pulled the trigger on an audacious king-high bluff on Day 5 of poker's World Championship. Unfortunately for him, Yuchen Chen was holding fives full of jacks and made the call for his tournament life after spending some time in the tank.

The 4.55 million chip pot (152 big blinds) shipped Chen’s way, leaving the table and everyone else stunned. This is one hand you’ll want to read again and again.

Read the wild hand here

07-10-2025 17:21 UTC-8

ICYMI: Michael Mizrachi Wins FOURTH $50,000 Poker Players Championship

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Lyle Bateman

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

“I probably played better than the last three I won. Everything went my way this tournament. I was always at the top of the leaderboard, never really got short, and probably played my best overall.”

That's what Michael Mizrachi had to say after he cruised to victory in Event #66: $50,000 Poker Players Championship.

Already sharing the record for most $50,000 Poker Players Championship victories with Brian Rast, Mizrachi now stands alone after capturing his historic fourth title on Saturday at the 2025 World Series of Poker. "The Grinder" conquered the 107-entry field, earning $1,331,322 from the $5,162,750 prize pool and further cementing his legacy as the event's most dominant force.

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