Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-11-2025 23:11 UTC-8

Putz Wins the Preflop Battle

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Christopher Putz started the action with a raise to 32,000 and Taylor Wilson three-bet next to him to 78,000. It folded back to Putz who thought about his move and shoved for around 570,000 more. Wilson looked at his stack and quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Putz	670,000 295,000	295,000
Taylor Wilson	620,000 509,000	509,000

Tags: Taylor Wilson Christopher Putz

07-11-2025 23:14 UTC-8

Dong Doubles Through Adeniya

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Myles Phago

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Rayane Mokhtar raised to 32,000 from middle position only for Ning Dong to three-bet to 80,000 from the button. Martins Adeniya in the small blind then four-bet to 205,000. Mokhtar got out of the way and Dong five-bet all in for 320,000. Adeniya snap called.

Ning Dong: A♠K♠ All in
Martins Adeniya: A♦Q♦

No queen or miracle straight for Adeniya on the 5♣9♠9♣4♦J♥ runout and Dong was pushed the pot for a full double up and more.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ning Dong	720,000 680,000	680,000
Rayane Mokhtar	530,000 375,000	375,000
Martins Adeniya	435,000 289,500	289,500

Tags: Martins Adeniya Ning Dong Rayane Mokhtar

07-11-2025 23:17 UTC-8

Andrade Out

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Pingfeng Wu opened to 35,000 in middle position and got a three-bet all-in from Gabriel Andrade for 125,000. Pablo Almeida, on the button, announced all-in himself, pushing everyone else out of the pot, including Wu.

Gabriel Andrade: 10♥10♦ All in
Pablo Almeida: K♣K♥

The board ran 2♦3♥Q♠9♠9♦ maintaining Almeida's lead with his kings sending Andrade to the rails on the last level of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pablo Almeida	491,000 308,000	308,000
Gabriel Andrade	Busted

Tags: Gabriel Andrade Pablo Almeida Pingfeng Wu

07-11-2025 23:23 UTC-8

Wilson Scores an Elimination

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Maxime Taldir

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

James Gilbert opened to 32,000 from the hijack. Rikiya Jinbo on the button three-bet all in for 272,000, then Simon Wilson in the big blind asked for the count and jammed, prompting Gilbert to fold.

Rikiya Jinbo: A♦K♣ All in
Simon Wilson: J♠J♣

Jinbo lost the flip on 2♣2♦3♠6♣8♠ and was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Wilson	850,000 766,000	766,000
James Gilbert	290,000 260,500	260,500
Rikiya Jinbo	Busted

Tags: James Gilbert Rikiya Jinbo Simon Wilson

07-11-2025 23:24 UTC-8

Del Pino Dominates and Eliminates

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Cesar Del Pino opened with a 32,000 bet and got an all-in shove from Daniel Lee for around 155,000. Del Pino called.

Daniel Lee: A♥10♦ All in
Cesar Del Pino: A♣K♦

Del Pino had Lee dominated and was in the lead. The board ran Q♥J♦9♥3♥3♠ and with nothing to help him improve, Lee's run ended and was pointed to head to the payout counter.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cesar Del Pino	550,000 550,000	550,000
Daniel Lee	Busted

Tags: Cesar Del Pino Daniel Lee

07-11-2025 23:26 UTC-8

Keating Finds a Double Up on Kitai

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Davidi Kitai raised to 35,000 and it folded to Alex Keating who shoved for 367,000. Kitai tanked for some time and eventually tossed a chip for the call:

Alex Keating: A♦Q♥ All in
Davidi Kitai: A♣10♣

Keating stayed ahead as the board showed 7♦K♣K♦8♥6♥ to double his stack as the day approaches to its end.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Keating	750,000 305,000	305,000

Davidi Kitai	550,000 590,000	590,000

Tags: Alex Keating Davidi Kitai

07-11-2025 23:27 UTC-8

Daniel Negreanu Says No Shame in Calling Clock at 2025 WSOP | PokerNews Podcast #906

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Chad Holloway

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

In the 906th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz are back at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to discuss the latest news and highlights from the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP), including Daniel Negreanu suggesting that poker players shouldn't hesitate to call the clock on other slow-acting players.

Other stories include Will Kassouf being back in the poker spotlight, for better or worse, as well as how the PokerNews Podcast crew did in the 2025 WSOP Main Event. Hint: Kyna, who is now representing Tilted Compass, did an interview with Jeff Platt while Chad got pulled up on the PokerGO live stream. They also highlight Shaun Deeb capturing his seventh bracelet and setting himself up to win POY, Nick Ahmadi taking down the PokerNews Deepstack Championship, PokerGO founder Cary Katz claiming his first bracelet, and Chris Moneymaker winning another Moneymaker Tour title.

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07-11-2025 23:35 UTC-8

Wasilowski Doubles Through Richards

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Maxime Taldir

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Cezary Wasilowski jammed for 167,000 from middle position. John Richards in the hijack three-bet all in for 380,000 and made all the other players fold.

Cezary Wasilowski: A♥7♥ All in
John Richards: A♣K♠

Wasilowski hit a pair on 7♣4♦8♠J♥Q♥ to double up just before the end of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cezary Wasilowski	374,000 106,000	106,000
John Richards	213,000 58,500	58,500

Tags: Cezary Wasilowski John Richards

07-11-2025 23:38 UTC-8

Last Three Hands

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Maxime Taldir

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

The tournament director stopped the clocked and asked the dealers to deal three more hands to end the day.

07-11-2025 23:43 UTC-8

Prosic Doubles Through Pacha

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Myles Phago

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Joaquin Pacha raised from early position to 32,000, and action folded around to Bradey Prosic in middle position, who three-bet all in for 150,000.

The action folded back around to Pacha, who thought for a while and made the call.

Bradey Prosic: K♣Q♣ All in
Joaquin Pacha: K♦10♥

The flop of 6♠7♦5♦ was a safe one for Prosic, but it did create chop possibilities. The K♥ came on the turn and gave both players top pair. The river bricked out with the 2♦, and Prosic was shipped the pot for a double up and more.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joaquin Pacha	1,850,000 1,704,000	1,704,000
Bradey Prosic	340,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Bradey Prosic Joaquin Pacha