Event #90: $777 Lucky 7's Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

Jul 13, 2025

Phil Laak Loses With Aces

Jerome Solomon

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Phil Laak raised to 160,000 from under the gun preflop. Che Chun Chu, who was seated to Laak's right in the big blind, made the call.

By the time the hand reached the river, there was 900,000 chips in the pot with the board reading: 10♣6♠10♥8♠J♦.

Chu moved all in with 1,025,000. Laak quickly made the call, and as he pushed his chips forward, Chu showed his hand.

Phil Laak: A♦A♠
Che Chun Chu: 8♦8♥

Chu had turned a full house, eights over tens, to topple Laak's aces.

Tags: Che Chun Chu Phil Laak

Jul 13, 2025

Harbick Loses Race, Gets Knocked out

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Jerome Solomon

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Darin Harbick raised in the hijack. Balazs Muskovszky moved all in from the big blind with 1,400,000-plus in chips. Harbick made the all-in call with less.

Darin Harbick: A♥K♥ All in
Balazs Muskovszky: 9♥9♣

The race was on and Muskovszky ran away with it on the flop, hitting a set of nines on a runout of J♣8♠9♠6♣3♣ to end Harbick's tournament.

Tags: Balazs Muskovszky Darin Harbick

Jul 13, 2025

Pocket Rockets a Welcome Sight for Yue

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Joseph Berg

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Garen Zobian was all in and at risk from the button for roughly 1,100,000 and was up against David Yue.

Garen Zobian: A♦6♦ All in
David Yue: A♠A♥

The board ran out 7♠Q♠8♠K♥J♥, sending Zobian to the payout desk.

Tags: David Yue Garen Zobian

Jul 13, 2025

Level 26 Bust Outs

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Myles Phago

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

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Jul 13, 2025

Keisling Knocked Out

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Jerome Solomon

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Ashton Nikzad raised to 160,000 from under the gun, Marshal Keisling raised all in for 600,000 chips from the hijack. Nikzad called.

Marshal Keisling: A♥Q♥ All in
Ashton Nikzad: 9♣9♥

Keisling had outs, but was behind and stayed that way through a runout of 6♥6♣6♦K♦5♦, with Nikzad having flopped a full house to take the hand.

Tags: Ashton Nikzad Marshal Keisling

Level: 26

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

Jul 13, 2025

Break Time

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Myles Phago

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Players are now on a 15-minute break, and play will resume at 1:19 p.m. local time.

Jul 13, 2025

Cvetkovic Takes From Hunichen

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Joseph Berg

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Chris Hunichen raised to 120,000 from the button, Nenad Cvetkovic then went all in and was at risk for 660,000. Hunichen took some time before deciding on a call.

Nenad Cvetkovic: Q♠J♦ All in
Chris Hunichen: A♠5♦

The dealer ran out a board of 8♥4♣10♦9♠10♣, turning straight and securing a much-needed double up for Cvetkovic.

Tags: Chris Hunichen Nenad Cvetkovic

Jul 13, 2025

Kamei Gets Full Double

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Jerome Solomon

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Just after increasing his stack above a million for the first time, Luis Kamei went all in from the small blind with a three-bet of Martin Gavasci's raise to 120,000.

Gavasci thought about what to do for some time, then decided to call with a covering stack.

Luis Kamei: 8♠8♥ All in
Martin Gavasci: A♣Q♠

Gavasci missed everything on a runout of K♥J♥6♥5♣J♠, leaving Kamei's eights as the best hand and crippling Gavasci.