Event #88: $50,000 High Roller Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-10-2025 16:47 UTC-8

Obara Sends Out Smidt

Brett Slezak

Level 15 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Viktor Ustimov opened the hijack to 60,000 and Tzai Wei Phua flatted in the cutoff before Omer Smidt jammed for 170,000 from the button. In the big blind, Jun Obara clicked it to 280,000 and the others folded.

Omer Smidt: 8♠8♦ All in
Jun Obara: 10♠10♥

Smidt was always in tough shape against the dominating pair of Obara. Nothing changed on the Q♥3♦2♦4♣6♣ runout as Obara held on for the elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jun Obara	1,775,000
Viktor Ustimov	1,225,000
Tzai Wei Phua	1,140,000
Omer Smidt	Busted

Tags: Jun Obara Omer Smidt Tzai Wei Phua Viktor Ustimov

07-10-2025 16:37 UTC-8

Recent Eliminations

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Liam Gannon

Level 15 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Winter	Busted
Eric Wasserson	Busted

Jason Wong	Busted
Marius Kudzmanas	Busted

07-10-2025 16:30 UTC-8

Wilson Improves Every Street

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Liam Gannon

Level 15 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Brandon Wilson moved all in for 430,000 in the cutoff and Khoi Le Nguyen called in the small blind while Barak Wisbrod called in the big blind for his last 190,000.

Barak Wisbrod: A♦J♥ All in
Brandon Wilson: A♥10♣ All in
Khoi Le Nguyen: 5♦5♣

The flop of K♠8♠7♥ kept Nguyen in the lead with his fives, but the turn A♠ put Wisbrod in front for the main and Wilson in front for the side. Wilson paired up his kicker on the river 10♠ and the aces up was good for Wilson to eliminate Wisbrod while doubling through Nguyen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Khoi Le Nguyen	1,675,000 845,000	845,000
Brandon Wilson	1,060,000 685,000	685,000
Barak Wisbrod	Busted

Tags: Barak Wisbrod Brandon Wilson Khoi Le Nguyen

07-10-2025 16:26 UTC-8

Garza Goes Home

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Jacob Wilson

Level 15 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Barak Wisbrod opened the action with a raise to 60,000 from the hijack. Lou Garza then three-bet to 235,000 leaving just 5,000 behind. Fabian Gumz contemplated his decision for some time, before folding. Wisbrod looked uncomfortable, but ended up putting Garza all in. Garza asked the table if it was reasonable to use his time banks, before deciding against it and calling.

Lou Garza: K♣Q♦ All in
Barak Wisbrod: A♦4♦

The board ran out 10♥8♣9♦A♣K♥ leaving Wisbrod to accumulate Garza's chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barak Wisbrod	1,175,000 300,000	300,000

Fabian Gumz	675,000 25,000	25,000
Lou Garza	Busted

Tags: Barak Wisbrod Fabian Gumz Lou Garza

07-10-2025 16:18 UTC-8

Vaitiekunas Falls To Pacheco

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Liam Gannon

Level 15 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Paulius Vaitiekunas raised to 60,000 from early position and in the small blind Andrew Pacheco three-bet to 200,000. Vaitiekunas raised to 450,000 and Pacheco moved all in for 980,000 effective and Vaitiekunas called.

Paulius Vaitiekunas: A♣K♥ All in
Andrew Pacheco: J♠J♦

The board ran out 3♣9♠10♠10♦2♣ and the jacks up was good for Pacheco to eliminate Vaitikunas from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Pacheco	2,675,000 75,000	75,000
Paulius Vaitiekunas	Busted

Tags: Andrew Pacheco Paulius Vaitiekunas

07-10-2025 15:32 UTC-8

More Casualties

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Liam Gannon

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuri Dzivielevski	Busted

Shannon Shorr	Busted

Mustapha Kanit	Busted

Kevin Rabichow	Busted

Nicholas Maimone	Busted

Clemen Deng	Busted
Ben Tollerene	Busted
Darren Elias	Busted

Michael Addamo	Busted

Lander Lijo	Busted

07-10-2025 15:19 UTC-8

Smith Takes Out Addamo

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Brett Slezak

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

Michael Addamo opened to 50,000 from under the gun before Dan Smith three-bet to 150,000 from the hijack. It folded back to Addamo who used two time banks before he announced all-in for 340,000 and Smith called.

Michael Addamo: A♥Q♠ All in
Dan Smith: 9♠9♣

It was a coinflip scenario as the J♦7♥6♠ flop kept Smith in the lead. Nothing changed on the 5♦4♠ runout as Addamo exited the area and Smith collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Smith	1,375,000 220,000	220,000

Michael Addamo	Busted

Tags: Dan Smith Michael Addamo

07-10-2025 15:17 UTC-8

Casino Royale Can't Save Kabrhel

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Jacob Wilson

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

Martin Kabrhel opened the action under the gun with a raise to 50,000, leaving just 5,000 behind. Shoichiro Hamada called from the small blind, and Jordan Glazer did the same from the big.

Hamada bet out for 50,000 on the 9♦4♦4♠ flop, prompting a fold from Glazer. Kabrhel asked how much, before saying "I would use these," referring to his two remaining time bank chips, "but I won't, to of respect to Phil [Ivey]." He then made the call, and announced that he had "Casino Royale."

Martin Kabrhel: A♣5♦ All in
Shoichiro Hamada: 9♥7♥

Hamada held, hitting two pair on the J♥7♦ runout to send Kabrhel to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shoichiro Hamada	1,740,000 539,980	539,980
Phil Ivey	475,000 175,000	175,000

Jordan Glazer	255,000 775,000	775,000
Martin Kabrhel	Busted

Tags: Jordan Glazer Martin Kabrhel Phil Ivey Shoichiro Hamada

07-10-2025 14:48 UTC-8

Soverel Unmucks his Cards

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Jacob Wilson

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

Action was picked up on the river, with Sam Soverel protesting that he had won the pot. The board read K♥J♠Q♣6♥5♣ and Chang Lee had A♣K♠ in front of him, as well as the pot that he had been awarded.

Soverel announced that he had king-queen, good for two pair, and that his cards had been incorrectly mucked. As the floor was on their way over, he pulled K♣Q♠ out of the muck, before explaining the situation. Lee claimed that due to having been awarded the pot, as well as the fact that his opponent's cards were mucked, he should have the pot.

Due to the all in nature of the pot, and the fact that Soverel's cards had already been face-up, it was decided that it would be him to drag in the pot. Lee left the table promptly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Soverel	2,570,000 340,000	340,000

Chang Lee	Busted

Tags: Chang Lee Sam Soverel

07-10-2025 14:30 UTC-8

Zaki Exits as Kudzmanas Triples

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Brett Slezak

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Justin Zaki moved all-in for 180,000 from under the gun. On the button, Brek Schutten reshoved covering, and Marius Kudzmanas called off his 210,000 stack from the small blind.

Justin Zaki: A♠J♥ All in
Marius Kudzmanas: K♦K♣ All in
Brek Schutten: A♦K♥

It was a huge preflop collision as the J♠10♠5♣ flop have Zaki a pair, Schutten a gutshot, while Kudzmanas was still ahead with kings. The board bricked out as it came 5♥4♦ as Kudzmanas held on to triple while Zaki was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Kudzmanas	640,000 340,000	340,000

Brek Schutten	635,000 250,000	250,000

Justin Zaki	Busted

Tags: Brek Schutten Justin Zaki Marius Kudzmanas