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

07-10-2025 16:26 UTC-8

Garza Goes Home

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 16:24 UTC-8

[Removed:555] Wins Massive Flip Against Foxen

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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 16:18 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 16:15 UTC-8

Simao Leaves Wasserson Short

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Brett Slezak

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

Action picked up on the turn with the board reading K♣Q♣2♦9♦. Eric Wasserson checked from the big blind to Joao Simao in the hijack who bet 175,000, a little under the size of the pot. After using three time banks, Wasserson put in the call.

On the 3♦ river, Wasserson checked for a third time to Simao who did the same after a small tank.

"Ten-high," announced Wasserson, but Simao wanted to see it.

Eric Wasserson: 10♣5♣
Joao Simao: A♣K♦

Wasserson had a missed flush draw against the top pair, top kicker of Simao who took a sizeable pot off of Wasserson to leave him short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Simao	2,200,000 555,000	555,000

Eric Wasserson	225,000 340,000	340,000

Tags: Eric Wasserson Joao Simao

07-10-2025 16:13 UTC-8

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Chuck Sklar

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

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Level: 15

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

07-10-2025 15:43 UTC-8

Break (full)

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Liam Gannon

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

The players have gone on their second 15-minute break of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	3,075,000 360,000	360,000

Christopher Nguyen	3,045,000 830,000	830,000

Viktor Ustimov	2,925,000 275,000	275,000
Masashi Oya	2,415,000 730,000	730,000

Sam Soverel	2,355,000 380,000	380,000

Dale Roesel	2,240,000 440,000	440,000
Pavel Plesuv	2,150,000 791,000	791,000

Shoichiro Hamada	1,930,000 190,000	190,000
Jack Roser	1,920,000 290,000	290,000
Kyle Julius	1,910,000 850,000	850,000

Albert Daher	1,830,000 315,000	315,000
Vladimir Minko	1,820,000 280,000	280,000
Fahredin Mustafov	1,775,000 75,000	75,000
Kristen Foxen	1,675,000 400,000	400,000

Joao Simao	1,645,000 155,000	155,000

Martin Zamani	1,610,000 220,000	220,000

Michael Macchia	1,570,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Andrew Pacheco	1,560,000 20,000	20,000
Jason Wong	1,510,000 210,000	210,000
Philip Sternheimer	1,485,000 970,000	970,000

Jun Obara	1,445,000 700,000	700,000
Brek Schutten	1,440,000 805,000	805,000

Leonard Maue	1,400,000 100,000	100,000
Michael Jozoff	1,400,000 285,000	285,000
Vinny Lingham	1,395,000 1,025,000	1,025,000

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07-10-2025 15:40 UTC-8

Roesel Picks One Off

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Jacob Wilson

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

Action was picked up on a board of K♣6♣A♠10♥5♥. Leonard Maue, in the big blind, bet out for around 150,000 into the middle. Dale Roesel didn't take long before putting in the call, showing nothing but a missed flush draw with Q♣8♣. However, incredibly, Maue had a worse hand, with 9♣2♣ for a missed flush draw also, meaning Roesel's queen-high was good.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dale Roesel	1,800,000 85,000	85,000
Leonard Maue	1,500,000 450,000	450,000

Tags: Dale Roesel Leonard Maue

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 15:27 UTC-8

Another Double for [Removed:555]

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Brett Slezak

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

[Removed:554] was all-in for his final 545,000 from the button, at risk against the covering stack of Sam Soverel in the small blind, who was holding his "lucky hand".

[Removed:554]: A♠10♣ All in
Sam Soverel: K♣Q♣

[Removed:555] was the slight favorite as the 7♣6♠6♦ flop changed nothing. However, the A♦ landed on the turn to leave Soverel drawing dead to the 10♥ river as [Removed:555] improved to two pair to secure the full double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Soverel	1,975,000 595,000	595,000

[Removed:554]	1,140,000 620,000	620,000

Tags: Sam Soverel