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
q♥3♠
Prize
$2,686,913
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$11,970,000
Total Entries
252
Places Paid
38
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 Q♠5♠5♦ flop, it checked to Nguyen who bet 25,000. Chen called all-in for 5,000 and Kulev folded.

David Chen: A♠7♣ All in
Christopher Nguyen: 10♥8♠

Chen held through the J♠A♥ 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: J♦J♣ All in
Omer Smidt: A♥K♥

Things were looking grim for Chen on the K♦9♣3♣ 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 Q♠J♠4♠ flop checked through to the 10♣ turn which saw Rabichow jam for 190,000 and Chen snap-called.

Kevin Rabichow: J♦9♦ All in
David Chen: A♥A♣

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