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

Jul 10, 2025

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.

Tags: Barak Wisbrod Fabian Gumz Lou Garza

Jul 10, 2025

[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.

Tags: Alex Foxen

Jul 10, 2025

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.

Tags: Andrew Pacheco Paulius Vaitiekunas

Jul 10, 2025

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.

Tags: Eric Wasserson Joao Simao

Jul 10, 2025

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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

Jul 10, 2025

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.

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Jul 10, 2025

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.

Tags: Dale Roesel Leonard Maue

Jul 10, 2025

More Casualties

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Liam Gannon

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

Jul 10, 2025

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.

Tags: Sam Soverel