2025 World Series of Poker

Event #88: $50,000 High Roller
Day: 2
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Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q3
Prize
$2,686,913
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$11,970,000
Total Entries
252
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
136
Players Left
17
Players Left 1 / 252

Chen on a Heater

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Christopher Nguyen opened the cutoff to 50,000 and was called by David Chen in the small blind and Alex Kulev in the big blind.

On the Q55 flop, it checked to Nguyen who bet 25,000. Chen called all-in for 5,000 and Kulev folded.

David Chen: A7 All in
Christopher Nguyen: 108

Chen held through the JA runout to double his short stack.

Two hands later, Omer Smidt opened to 55,000 from early position before Chen three-bet to 180,000 from the cutoff with 5,000 back, Smidt called before the rest went in on the flop.

David Chen: JJ All in
Omer Smidt: AK

Things were looking grim for Chen on the K93 flop. The 10 turn gave him a gutshot before the Q river gave Chen the straight to double again.

The very next hand, Chen opened the hijack to 50,000 and Kevin Rabichow called in the big blind off a short stack.

The QJ4 flop checked through to the 10 turn which saw Rabichow jam for 190,000 and Chen snap-called.

Kevin Rabichow: J9 All in
David Chen: AA

Rabichow had a pair and an open-ender but was behind the aces of Chen who held through the board-pairing Q river to eliminate Rabichow.

Chen has gone from 55,000 to 680,000 in the span of four hands.

Tags: Alex KulevChristopher NguyenDavid ChenKevin RabichowOmer Smidt