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

07-10-2025 16:24 UTC-8

[Removed:555] Wins Massive Flip Against Foxen

Brett Slezak

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

[Removed:554] was all-in preflop for 855,000 from middle position, at risk against the covering stack of Alex Foxen in the big blind.

[Removed:554]: A♠Q♥ All in
Alex Foxen: J♥J♦

It was a coinflip with massive implications as the A♣10♦9♠ flop paired [Removed:555] as he vaulted into the lead. Nothing changed on the 10♠7♠ runout as [Removed:555] held on to win a huge pot off Foxen.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:554]	1,755,000 665,000	665,000
Alex Foxen	475,000 850,000	850,000

Tags: Alex Foxen

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 16:29 UTC-8

Poker Vlogging Pioneers Brad Owen & Andrew Neeme Bust Day 5 of WSOP Main Event

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Calum Grant

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

Andrew Neeme and Brad Owen, two of poker’s most influential vloggers and co-owners of The Lodge Card Club, saw their impressive 2025 World Series of Poker Main Event runs come to an end on Day 5.

The popular content creators were among the final 522 players still in contention for the $10 million top prize, but both were eliminated within a few spots of each other. Neeme exited in 382nd place, followed shortly by Owen in 373rd. Each earned a $40,000 payday for their efforts.

For Neeme, a WSOP Circuit ring winner, it marked his second Main Event cash following a deep run to 164th place ($58,500) in 2023. Owen, meanwhile, celebrated his first-ever WSOP Main Event cash.

Read the bust out hands here

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 16:33 UTC-8

Jozoff Five-Bet Bluff Shoves

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Brett Slezak

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

Brek Schutten opened from early position before Michael Jozoff three-bet from middle position. It folded back around to Schutten who put in a four-bet to 525,000.

With the action back of Jozoff, he elected to jam for a little over 1,500,000 as the slightly smaller stack. After a long tank, Schutten let it go as Jozoff windmilled A♦Q♣ into the middle.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Jozoff	2,125,000 725,000	725,000
Brek Schutten	1,050,000 390,000	390,000

Tags: Brek Schutten Michael Jozoff

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 16:44 UTC-8

Smidt Chips Down; Kulev Chips Up

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Jacob Wilson

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

Action was picked up on the turn, with the board reading A♦8♣9♣10♦. Big blind Omer Smidt checked over to Martin Zamani in the cutoff, who then put 300,000 into a pot of 450,000. After some thinking, Smidt made the call. "What card do you need?" asked Zamani, as the 3♥ peeled off. When checked to, Zamani put Smidt all in for his last 185,000. Smidt used two time bank chips before making the fold.

The very next hand, David Chen opened to 60,000 from early position. On his direct left, Alex Kulev three-bet to 150,000, prompting Martin Zamani to put in a cold four-bet to 505,000 from the hijack. Chen used a time bank before folding, and Kulev asked Zamani "roughly how much did you start the hand with?" After receiving the answer, he shoved, putting Zamani at risk. Zamani ended up folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Kulev	3,400,000 2,307,000	2,307,000

Martin Zamani	1,800,000 190,000	190,000

David Chen	600,000 230,000	230,000
Omer Smidt	185,000 815,000	815,000

Tags: Alex Kulev David Chen Martin Zamani Omer Smidt

07-10-2025 16:47 UTC-8

Obara Sends Out Smidt

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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 16:50 UTC-8

Foxen Doubles Through Reard

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Brett Slezak

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

Alexandre Reard opened to 60,000 from middle position before Alex Foxen raised to 290,000 from the hijack with 5,000 behind. Reard raised and Foxen called off the final chip.

Alex Foxen: A♥5♥ All in
Alexandre Reard: K♣J♣

Foxen was the slight favorite as the 7♦2♠2♦ flop hit the felt. Reard could not find a pair on the 2♥10♣ runout as Foxen's ace-high held on for the double.