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

07-11-2025 13:50 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Zamani	11,700,000 800,000	800,000
Khoi Le Nguyen	5,800,000 500,000	500,000
Sergio Aido	5,650,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Philip Sternheimer	4,250,000 500,000	500,000

Vinny Lingham	3,700,000 425,000	425,000
Fahredin Mustafov	3,200,000 1,125,000	1,125,000

Nguyen Applies Big Stack Pressure

Stewart Morrison

Level 22 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Christopher Nguyen opened in middle position to 300,000 and was met with a three-bet by Sam Soverel to 950,000 in the cutoff.

Action folded back to Nguyen, who used one time bank before four-betting to 2,000,000.

Soverel was quick to fold, and Nguyen added to his chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Nguyen	12,175,000 1,325,000	1,325,000

Sam Soverel	4,950,000 950,000	950,000

Tags: Christopher Nguyen Sam Soverel

07-11-2025 13:41 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Nguyen	10,850,000 405,000	405,000

Sam Soverel	5,900,000

Jun Obara	5,300,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Manuel Fritz	5,080,000
Leonard Maue	4,500,000 250,000	250,000
Matthew Wantman	3,775,000 1,205,000	1,205,000

Alexandre Reard	2,075,000 325,000	325,000

Small One for Aido

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Brett Slezak

Level 22 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Martin Zamani raised to 425,000 from the small blind and Sergio Aido defended his big blind.

The A♣10♥8♦ flop checked through to the K♠ turn which saw Zamani lead for 400,000 and Aido called.

The 3♦ river also checked through as Zamani announced Qx3x before Aido showed A♥2♥ for the winner with top pair.

"I had a good bluffing hand," explained Zamani, "But was I really gonna to say 'three million' against Aido?"

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Zamani	12,500,000
Sergio Aido	7,450,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Tags: Martin Zamani Sergio Aido

07-11-2025 13:31 UTC-8

Cards Are Back in the Air

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Stewart Morrison

Level 22 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

The players have taken their seats, and play has resumed.

07-11-2025 13:25 UTC-8

Short Break

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Stewart Morrison

Level 22 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

The tournament has taken a short, unscheduled break while there is an announcement on the main stage.

Play should resume within 5 minutes.

Level: 22

Blinds: 75,000/150,000

Ante: 150,000

07-11-2025 13:16 UTC-8

Maue Finds the Call

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Stewart Morrison

Level 21 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Leonard Maue started the action with a raise to 240,000 from under the gun. Both Manuel Fritz and Sam Soverel made the call, from the cutoff and button, respectively.

All three players checked on the 9♣Q♠7♥ flop. Maue checked again on the 8♣ turn, prompting Fritz to put out a bet of 425,000. Soverel folded, but Maue called.

The dealer then provided the 5♦ river, which Maue checked again. Fritz put out another bet of 900,000, which put Maue into the blender. After taking some time to rethink the action, Maue decided to make the call.

Fritz tabled A♠10♠ for just ace-high, and Maue showed A♣A♥, earning him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Soverel	5,900,000 430,000	430,000

Manuel Fritz	5,080,000 2,220,000	2,220,000
Leonard Maue	4,250,000 1,530,000	1,530,000

Tags: Leonard Maue Manuel Fritz Sam Soverel

07-11-2025 13:05 UTC-8

Kassouf Gets It In With Aces

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Milko van Winden

Level 21 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

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Tags: Will Kassouf

07-11-2025 12:58 UTC-8

Masashi Oya Eliminated in 14th Place ($144,985)

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Brett Slezak

Level 21 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Khoi Le Nguyen opened to 240,000 from early position before Masashi Oya jammed for 1,700,000 from the button, and Nguyen quickly called.

Masashi Oya: 4♥4♦ All in
Khoi Le Nguyen: A♠Q♦

It was a coinflip scenario until the Q♣8♥3♦ flop vaulted Nguyen into the lead. Nothing changed on the 5♣J♣ runout as Nguyen held on the eliminate Oya in 14th.