Event #88: $50,000 High Roller | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-11-2025 22:28 UTC-8

Alexandre Reard Eliminated in 2nd Place ($1,791,267)

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Brett Slezak

Level 29 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Khoi Le Nguyen raised from the button, and Alexandre Reard called all in for 1,100,000.

Alexandre Reard: 8♦5♠ All in
Khoi Le Nguyen: Q♥3♠

Reard was behind the queen-high of Nguyen but held live cards. The 9♥7♣4♦ gave Reard a gutshot and the 10♦ turn improved him to an open-ender. However, the 4♠ bricked off on the river as queen-high held for Nguyen who eliminated Reard to take down the title.

Player	Chips	Progress
Khoi Le Nguyen	75,600,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Alexandre Reard	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Reard Khoi Le Nguyen

07-11-2025 21:49 UTC-8

Sergio Aido Eliminated in 3rd Place ($1,242,660)

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Stewart Morrison

Level 28 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Khoi Le Nguyen moved all in from the small blind, covering Sergio Aido's stack of roughly 6,000,000. Aido used two time extensions before deciding to call, putting his tournament life at risk.

Sergio Aido: K♠2♥ All in
Khoi Le Nguyen: A♣9♣

The flop Q♥Q♣10♣ only served to improve Nguyen to a flush draw. The turn 7♥ didn't change anything, and although Aido improved to two pair on the K♣ river, Nguyen had also improved to a flush, eliminating Aido.

Player	Chips	Progress
Khoi Le Nguyen	51,200,000 10,200,000	10,200,000
Sergio Aido	Busted

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07-11-2025 21:16 UTC-8

Jun Obara Eliminated in 4th Place ($879,939)

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Brett Slezak

Level 28 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Khoi Le Nguyen jammed the small blind covering and Jun Obara quickly called from the big blind for his final 5,800,000.

Jun Obara: A♠7♥ All in
Khoi Le Nguyen: K♠10♣

Obara was the slight favorite to double until the 10♦9♣4♣ flop paired Nguyen's ten. The 8♥ turn gave Obara an open-ender, but the Q♠ completed the board as Obara was left with ace-high, and he exited in fourth with a smile on his face, with an additional $879,939 consolation prize.

Player	Chips	Progress
Khoi Le Nguyen	23,400,000 4,500,000	4,500,000
Jun Obara	Busted

Tags: Jun Obara Khoi Le Nguyen

07-11-2025 20:57 UTC-8

Vinny Lingham Eliminated in 5th Place ($636,279)

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Brett Slezak

Level 27 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Alexandre Reard jammed from the small blind covering and Vinny Lingham snapped it off for 4,100,000 from the big blind.

Vinny Lingham: A♥9♠ All in
Alexandre Reard: K♥8♠

Lingham was ahead with ace-high but Reard held live cards, which he was able to pair on the Q♣J♦8♥ flop. Nothing changed on the board-pairing J♥ turn before the 5♥ ended Lingham's great run in fifth place, as he takes home $636,279 for his efforts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Reard	37,400,000 5,800,000	5,800,000

Vinny Lingham	Busted

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07-11-2025 20:44 UTC-8

Fahredin Mustafov Eliminated in 6th Place ($470,036)

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Brett Slezak

Level 27 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Fahredin Mustafov raised to 3,000,000 with 1,800,000 behind from the cutoff. In the big blind, Khoi Le Nguyen jammed and Mustafov called off his 4,800,000 stack.

Fahredin Mustafov: A♣10♦ All in
Khoi Le Nguyen: A♠Q♥

Mustafov needed some help to survive as his ace was dominated. He found no such help on the A♥9♥5♥ flop as both players paired their ace but Nguyen also picked up a flush draw. The board ran out 4♦4♠ as Mustafov could improve no further, and Nguyen's kicker played to eliminate Mustafov in sixth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Khoi Le Nguyen	20,400,000 11,300,000	11,300,000
Fahredin Mustafov	Busted

Tags: Fahredin Mustafov Khoi Le Nguyen

07-11-2025 19:30 UTC-8

Martin Zamani Eliminated in 7th Place ($354,901)

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Brett Slezak

Level 26 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Martin Zamani open-jammed 6,350,000 from middle position. It folded to Vinny Lingham in the small blind who burned through four time banks before he announced a call as the slightly covering stack, and the cards hit their backs.

Martin Zamani: K♠Q♥ All in
Vinny Lingham: A♦Q♦

Zamani needed some help to survive as the J♣10♦7♦ flop gave Zamani an open-ender but Lingham picked up a flush draw. Neither player would improve on the 3♣3♠ runout as Lingham's ace-high was good enough to eliminate Zamani in seventh.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vinny Lingham	14,100,000 8,200,000	8,200,000
Martin Zamani	Busted

Tags: Martin Zamani Vinny Lingham

07-11-2025 19:20 UTC-8

Matthew Wantman Eliminated in 8th Place ($274,023)

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Stewart Morrison

Level 26 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Fahredin Mustafov opened to 800,000 under the gun, which was met by a three-bet all in by Matthew Wantman, roughly 3,700,000. Mustafov made the call to put Wantman at risk.

Matthew Wantman: A♣J♠ All in
Fahredin Mustafov: 6♥6♦

The board ran out clean for Mustafov, coming down 10♦3♥7♣3♦Q♦, sending Wantman to the exit in 8th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fahredin Mustafov	16,650,000 6,550,000	6,550,000
Matthew Wantman	Busted

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07-11-2025 19:02 UTC-8

Sam Soverel Eliminated in 9th Place ($216,467)

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Brett Slezak

Level 26 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Fahredin Mustafov opened the cutoff to 800,000 before Sam Soverel jammed for 3,675,000 from the big blind and Mustafov snapped it off.

Sam Soverel: J♥J♦ All in
Fahredin Mustafov: Q♦Q♣

Soverel was in rough shape against the dominating pair of Mustafov as the K♥7♦6♣ flop offered no help to either opponent. The board ran out K♣10♠ as Mustafov's queens held on to eliminate Soverel as the first casualty of the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fahredin Mustafov	10,100,000 3,500,000	3,500,000
Sam Soverel	Busted

Tags: Fahredin Mustafov Sam Soverel

07-11-2025 15:49 UTC-8

Christopher Nguyen Eliminated in 10th Place ($175,048)

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Stewart Morrison

Level 23 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Having lost a big all in the previous hand, Christopher Nguyen immediately got back on the horse, putting in a raise to 400,000 from the hijack. Alexandre Reard, the player who won the previous hand versus Nguyen, put in a three-bet to 875,000 from the button.

Action folded back to Nguyen, who took a moment before moving all in for 2,825,000. Reard called immediately and showed Nguyen the bad news.

Christopher Nguyen: J♥10♠ All in
Alexandre Reard: A♠A♦

The flop saw Reard flop a set for the second consecutive hand, as the dealer put out A♣4♥7♠.

It was all over for Nyugen on the 10♦ turn, Reard's lead now unassailable. The mandatory river provided the K♣, but Nguyen had already gathered his things and headed towards the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Reard	7,575,000 2,925,000	2,925,000

Christopher Nguyen	Busted

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07-11-2025 15:19 UTC-8

Leonard Maue Eliminated in 11th place ($175,04)

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Stewart Morrison

Level 23 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Sam Soverel started the action with a raise to 400,000 on the button, before Leonard Maue committed the remainder of his stack into the middle from the big blind. Soverel asked for a count of the stack, calculated to be 1,750,000, and he then elected to call.

Leonard Maue: K♠Q♦ All in
Sam Soverel: Q♥J♥

It was a promising situation for Maeu, looking for a double-up.

The 6♠9♦8♦ gave Soverel hope, as it provided him with a straight draw.

The turn 6♦ kept the state of affairs as they were, but the river 10♥ saw Soverel take the lead at the last moment, hitting his straight and eliminating Maeu in 11th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Soverel	5,500,000 1,525,000	1,525,000

Leonard Maue	Busted

Tags: Leonard Maue Sam Soverel