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

07-10-2025 17:35 UTC-8

Mustafov Jams On Oya

Liam Gannon

Level 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Fahredin Mustafov raised to 85,000 in the cutoff and in the big blind, Masashi Oya raised to 375,000 which Mustafov called.

On the flop of Q♦3♦J♣, Oya continued for 275,000 and Mustafov called.

Oya sized up to 500,000 on the turn and just before Mustafov was about to use a time extension, he jammed all in for 2,425,000 effective.

This action had Oya sit back and sigh in his chair before mucking his hand, ceding a healthy pot to Mustafov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fahredin Mustafov	3,125,000 1,350,000	1,350,000
Masashi Oya	1,925,000 1,075,000	1,075,000

Tags: Fahredin Mustafov Masashi Oya

07-10-2025 17:55 UTC-8

Zamani Continues to Apply Pressure Near Bubble

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Jacob Wilson

Level 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Christopher Nguyen opened the action with a raise to 80,000 under the gun, and Alex Kulev called from the cutoff. Martin Zamani, following a series of blind opens, just called, as he wasn't given the opportunity to repeat his MO. Alex Foxen came along too, as he defended his big blind.

The flop came down J♥J♦5♦ and action checked all the way to Zamani. He opted to bet out for 140,000, and received three folds. When folding, Kulev showed the Q♣. Zamani showed the 8♦

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Zamani	3,900,000 625,000	625,000

Alex Kulev	3,345,000 155,000	155,000

Christopher Nguyen	2,940,000 105,000	105,000

Alex Foxen	350,000 315,000	315,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Alex Kulev Christopher Nguyen Martin Zamani

07-10-2025 17:57 UTC-8

Lonis Outflips Simao for the Double

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Brett Slezak

Level 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Joao Simao opened to 90,000 from early position before Jesse Lonis jammed for 415,000 from the hijack, and Simao called.

Jesse Lonis: 9♦9♣ All in
Joao Simao: A♦K♥

It was a flip as Lonis stayed ahead on the 10♥7♥2♦ flop. The J♣ turn gave Simao additional outs but the 10♠ paired the board on the river as Lonis held on to secure the full double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Simao	2,150,000 50,000	50,000

Jesse Lonis	930,000 385,000	385,000

Tags: Jesse Lonis Joao Simao

07-10-2025 18:00 UTC-8

Dinner Break (full)

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Brett Slezak

Level 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The final 43 players are going on a 60-minute dinner break with play set to resume at 8:01 p.m.

Play resumes in Level 17 with blinds of 25,000/50,000 and an average stack of 1,760,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Zamani	3,900,000

Kyle Julius	3,460,000 210,000	210,000

Alex Kulev	3,250,000 95,000	95,000

Shaun Deeb	3,110,000 150,000	150,000

Andrew Pacheco	2,950,000 75,000	75,000
Fahredin Mustafov	2,930,000 195,000	195,000
Sam Soverel	2,925,000 575,000	575,000

Pavel Plesuv	2,850,000 700,000	700,000

Christopher Nguyen	2,700,000 240,000	240,000

Punnat Punsri	2,540,000 1,515,000	1,515,000

Michael Macchia	2,490,000 920,000	920,000
Leonard Maue	2,395,000 995,000	995,000
Matthew Wantman	2,360,000 1,710,000	1,710,000

Joao Simao	2,255,000 105,000	105,000

Masashi Oya	2,170,000 245,000	245,000

Michael Jozoff	2,125,000 765,000	765,000
Shoichiro Hamada	1,930,000
Vladimir Minko	1,840,000 165,000	165,000
Joe Cada	1,800,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Jun Obara	1,735,000 40,000	40,000
Khoi Le Nguyen	1,565,000 110,000	110,000
Ryan Feldman	1,560,000 320,000	320,000
Philip Sternheimer	1,520,000 35,000	35,000

Mathew Frankland	1,500,000
Alexandre Reard	1,480,000 605,000	605,000

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07-10-2025 19:13 UTC-8

Smith Chops to Almost Triple

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Jacob Wilson

Level 17 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Punnat Punsri opened the action with a raise to 100,000 from the hijack. Dan Smith called all in for his remaining 30,000 in the cutoff, and Manuel Fritz defended his big blind.

On a flop of A♣5♣9♥ Fritz checked over to Punsri, who opted to bet just 50,000. Fritz check-raised to 175,000, and Punsri folded.

Dan Smith: A♥2♦ All in
Manuel Fritz: A♦4♦

The A♠7♥ runout meant that the two chopped the pot, and Smith saw what was possibly the start of a slow spin-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Punnat Punsri	2,400,000 140,000	140,000

Manuel Fritz	750,000 120,000	120,000
Dan Smith	80,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Dan Smith Manuel Fritz Punnat Punsri

07-10-2025 19:18 UTC-8

Merry Christmas Mr. Deeb

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Brett Slezak

Level 17 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Shaun Deeb opened from the cutoff and Jack Roser defended his big blind.

On the J♠6♣3♣ flop, Roser led all-in for 750,000, more than a 2.5x overbet, and Deeb called after a small tank.

Jack Roser: 5♦5♣ All in
Shaun Deeb: J♣7♥

Roser decided to go with his fives but he ran into the top pair of Deeb who made the correct call. Nothing changed on the 10♥9♠ runout as Roser fell the hands of Deeb.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	3,875,000 765,000	765,000

Jack Roser	Busted

Tags: Jack Roser Shaun Deeb

07-10-2025 19:20 UTC-8

Ace-High Good For Nguyen

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Liam Gannon

Level 17 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Christopher Ngyuen raised to 100,000 from under the gun and Alex Kulev three-bet to 350,000 in the cutoff which saw only Nguyen call.

The flop rolled out 4♣2♦9♥ and Nguyen check-called a bet of 270,000 from Kulev.

On the turn 6♥, Nguyen checked over to Kulev who sized up to 540,000 and Nguyen called.

Both players checked the 4♦ river and Nguyen turned over A♥Q♥ for ace-high. Kulev nodded and tossed his hand into the muck while Nguyen neared four million chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Nguyen	3,980,000 1,280,000	1,280,000

Alex Kulev	2,065,000 1,185,000	1,185,000

Tags: Alex Kulev Christopher Ngyuen

07-10-2025 19:20 UTC-8

Dan Smith Just Misses Out on Money

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Jacob Wilson

Level 17 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Dan Smith open-shoved for 80,000 under the gun. Shaun Deeb on his direct left raised to 185,000, and Punnat Punsri defended his big blind. Deeb continued for 105,000 on a flop of 6♦K♠A♥ and Punsri folded.

Dan Smith: Q♥8♦ All in
Shaun Deeb: A♣5♣

Deeb scooped both the main and side pots on the 10♥4♦ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	4,350,000 475,000	475,000

Punnat Punsri	2,150,000 250,000	250,000

Dan Smith	Busted

Tags: Dan Smith Punnat Punsri Shaun Deeb

07-10-2025 19:37 UTC-8

[Removed:555] and Fuchs Eliminated On The Money Bubble

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Liam Gannon

Level 17 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

This all occurred on the first hand of the hand for hand process.

After losing most of his stack, [Removed:554] moved all in from the hijack for 5,000 which saw Fahredin Mustafov raise to 125,000 and Ryan Feldman on the button, Michael Macchia in the small blind, and Vladimir Minko in the big blind all called.

Everyone checked the flop of 4♣10♣6♦ over to the 7♠ turn where Macchia bet 250,000 and only Minko called.

On the river A♣ Macchia bet 500,000 and Minko tossed his hand into the muck.

[Removed:554]: A♥K♣ All in
Michael Macchia: 4♠4♦

Macchia's set of fours was good for the pot to eliminate [Removed:555] from the tournament.

At another table during the same hand, Tom Fuchs moved all in from the small blind and Jovan Kenjic called in the big blind.

Tom Fuchs: A♦J♠ All in
Jovan Kenjic: K♦K♣

The board ran out Q♣7♥3♥6♣10♥ and the kings held up for Kenjic to take down the pot while Fuchs became the official bubble boy along with Staver.

All of the remaining 38 players are guaranteed a minimum cash for their efforts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fahredin Mustafov	2,840,000 90,000	90,000
Ryan Feldman	2,650,000 1,090,000	1,090,000
Michael Macchia	2,450,000 800,000	800,000
Vladimir Minko	2,000,000 300,000	300,000
Jovan Kenjic	1,875,000 580,000	580,000
[Removed:554]	Busted
Tom Fuchs	Busted

Tags: Fahredin Mustafov Jovan Kenjic Michael Macchia Ryan Feldman Tom Fuchs Vladimir Minko

07-10-2025 19:46 UTC-8

Double KO as Nguyen Takes Out Foxen and Chen

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Brett Slezak

Level 17 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Sam Soverel opened from middle position before Alex Foxen jammed for 220,000 from the cutoff. Christopher Nguyen flatted on the button before David Chen rejammed for a little over 700,000 from the big blind. Soverel folded and Nguyen called to put two players at risk.

Alex Foxen: A♠9♠ All in
David Chen: J♥J♦ All in
Christopher Nguyen: K♥K♦

Nguyen woke up with the goods at the perfect time as the 10♥4♥3♥ flop improved him to the best flush draw. Nothing changed on the 6♣ turn before the 7♥ river improved Nguyen to a flush, and both Foxen and Chen were sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Nguyen	5,300,000 1,320,000	1,320,000

Sam Soverel	4,900,000 250,000	250,000

Alex Foxen	Busted

David Chen	Busted

Tags: Alex Foxen Christopher Nguyen David Chen Sam Soverel