2025 World Series of Poker
Niall Costigan raised to 100,000 from middle position and was called by Jesse Kertland in the big blind.
The dealer fanned a 8♠5♥6♦ flop, Kertland checked, Costigan bet 90,000, and Kertland called.
Action checked through on the 6♣ turn card.
The river was the 3♠, Kertland checked for a third time, and Costigan bet 200,000. Kertland made the call, and Costigan tabled Q♦8♣, which was good for the winning hand.
Kande Dembele raised from early position to 105,000 and found calls from Konstantin Aleksandrov in middle position and Migle Kriksciunaite in the big blind.
The flop came K♣2♣Q♣, Kriksciunaite and Dembele checked to Aleksandrov, who bet out for 230,000. Kriksciunaite folded, and Dembele called.
The turn brought the J♥, and Dembele checked again to Aleksandrov, who quickly bet out for 750,000. Dembele went into the tank for a short while and then announced that he was all-in. Aleksandrov snap-called, and it was he who was at risk.
Konstantin Aleksandrov: J♣9♣
Kande Dembele: 6♣7♣
The irrelevant 5♥ came on the river, and the flopped flush was good for Aleksandrov, whose stack was counted and matched by Dembele to the tune of 1,650,000, leaving Dembele just a bowl of rice to play with. He departed soon after.
Ricardo Nakamura raised to 85,000 on the button. Dianlei Zhang moved all in for 455,000 chips in the small blind.
Nakamura thought about it for more than a minute before making the call.
Dianlei Zhang: 4♦4♠
Ricardo Nakamura: A♥8♦
The runout didn't change the race and the board ran K♦J♣K♠5♣6♠, giving Zhang the win with fours and a double-up to stay in the tournament.
Andrew Peragallo was all in and at risk from early position for roughly 300,000 and was up against Andrea Klein on the button.
Andrew Peragallo: 10♠4♠
Andrea Klein: A♠K♥
The board ran out A♣2♥9♦Q♣10♥ sending Peragallo to the payout desk.
Level: 24
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
David Levine opened the action with a raise to 85,000 from middle position, and Thanh Ha Duong responded with a three-bet to 235,000 on the button. Levine didn’t waste much time before moving all in for just over 1,000,000, and Duong snap-called.
David Levine: K♥Q♠
Thanh Ha Duong: A♣A♥
Levine was in bad shape against Duong’s pocket rockets, and things only got worse from there. The board ran out 3♠A♦2♣Q♦A♠, giving Duong quad aces and sealing Levine’s fate. With that, Duong raked in the decent pot.
Action folded to Joe Serock in the small blind, who raised to 130,000. Kuowei Kao then went all in, having Serock covered for roughly 1,000,000 effective.
Joe Serock: J♣J♥
Kuowei Kao: Q♠Q♥
The dealer ran out a board of 8♣9♦8♦2♥2♣, sending Serock to the payout desk.
John Padilla went all-in under the gun for 500,000 chips on a flop of 4♣A♣K♥. Gerard Brady made the call from the big blind.
John Padilla: A♠J♠
Gerard Brady: A♥4♠
Padilla was behind and the turn and river of A♦9♠ didn't catch him up, giving Brady a full house, and he was knocked out.