Event #91: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-11-2025 15:11 UTC-8

Yu Sends Troha Home

Jacob Wilson

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Sean Troha opened up the action to 35,000 on the button. Big blind Jianqiang Yu reraised it to 110,000, and Troha called, leaving himself just 23,000 behind. Yu then put Troha all in on a flop of 3♦9♣3♥ and Troha waited, made the pay jump, then called.

Sean Troha: A♥K♣J♣6♣ All in
Jianqiang Yu: K♠K♥10♦2♠

Troha needed an ace or running clubs to stay alive. The Q♠ turn removed any possibility of a flush, but he now had outs to a gutshot. The 6♦ river bricked, and Yu carried on adding to his already huge stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jianqiang Yu	1,900,000 30,000	30,000
Sean Troha	Busted

Tags: Jianqiang Yu Sean Troha

07-11-2025 15:07 UTC-8

Yu Crack's Cavanaugh's Aces

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Josh Noy

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

James Cavanaugh led out for 75,000 from the big blind after the K♠6♥A♠ flop. Jianqiang Yu announced a raise in the cutoff, betting enough to put his opponent all in.

"I have top set and a straight draw, I guess I'm putting it in," said Cavanaugh as he made the call.

James Cavanaugh: A♣A♦J♦10♥ All in
Jianqiang Yu: K♣K♦8♠2♠

Cavanaugh was in front after both players flopped a set, but the 3♠ turn gave Yu a flush. Cavanaugh could not improve on the J♠ river, ending his tournament run as Yu added to his growing stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jianqiang Yu	1,870,000 760,000	760,000
James Cavanaugh	Busted

Tags: James Cavanaugh Jianqiang Yu

07-11-2025 14:31 UTC-8

Recent Eliminations

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Barry Russell

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Coleman	Busted

Ryan Johnson	Busted
Jonathan Stoeber	Busted

Bin Weng	Busted
Daniel Sindelar	Busted
James Vecchio	Busted
Luis Zedan	Busted

Tim Vanloo	Busted
Ari Oxman	Busted
Clayton Bates	Busted
Rodrigo Portaleoni	Busted
Allan Le	Busted

Qiang Xu	Busted

Khaled Mahmoud	Busted
Paul Clotar	Busted
Frederic Normand	Busted

07-11-2025 14:26 UTC-8

Super Set for Sinishtaj

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Jacob Wilson

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Roel Van Gestel opened up the action on the button with a raise to 20,000. Tony Sinishtaj flatted from the small blind, and Jonathan Stoeber potted to 80,000 from the big. Roel van Gestel called, before Sinistaj limp-potted it to 320,000. Stoebel called all in, Van Gestel did not.

Roel van Gestel: K♣K♠Q♠9♠ All in
Tony Sinishtaj: A♥J♥J♦4♦

Van Gestel had the lead with kings, but it was pretty quickly shut down as the 9♦J♠6♣ flop gave his opponent top set. Van Gestel couldn't improve on the 4♥3♣ runout, sending him home.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Sinishtaj	1,745,000 395,000	395,000
Roel van Gestel	410,000 166,000	166,000
Jonathan Stoeber	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Stoeber Roel van Gestel Tony Sinishtaj

07-11-2025 13:40 UTC-8

Gunness Takes one Down

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Jacob Wilson

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Tim Vanloo opened to 25,000 from the cutoff, and Paul Gunness made the call from the small blind, bringing in the 9♠6♥Q♦ flop. Gunness checked, and Vanloo continued for 30,000. Gunness put in the call.

The 3♥ turn checked through, allowing Gunness to lead out for 130,000 when the 7♦ peeled off on the river. Vanloo didn't take long to muck his cards, and was seen exiting the tournament area shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Gunness	1,950,000 910,000	910,000
Tim Vanloo	Busted

Tags: Tim Vanloo Paul Gunness

07-11-2025 13:22 UTC-8

Recent Busts

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Barry Russell

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Seidel	Busted

Benjaman Chen	Busted
Jacob Daniels	Busted
Vadim Zakharyan	Busted
Kevin Fleck	Busted
Sterling Lopez	Busted
Sonny Franco	Busted
Bruno Benveniste	Busted
Ben Yu	Busted

Lok Chan	Busted

Noah Boeken	Busted
David Wang	Busted
Leif Force	Busted

Andrei Mitsiuk	Busted
Joshua Mccully	Busted
Eric Fields	Busted
Gerald Fu	Busted
Joseph Curcio	Busted
Greg Levine	Busted
Shlomi Elimeleh	Busted
Felix Martel	Busted
Bradley Butcher	Busted
Stian Usterud	Busted

07-11-2025 12:25 UTC-8

Brutal River for Zakharyan

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Barry Russell

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action was picked up as Vadim Zakharyan was all in against Ari Oxman.

Vadim Zakharyan: K♣K♠10♠2♦ All in
Ari Oxman: A♦J♦9♦3♥

The board ran out 5♣2♣7♥6♥, and at this point, Oxman asked the dealer for a four to give him a wheel, but he binked the A♣ on the river for a bigger pair instead.

Oxman said, "That works too," and Zakharyan was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Oxman	460,000 130,000	130,000
Vadim Zakharyan	Busted

Tags: Ari Oxman Vadim Zakharyan

07-11-2025 12:21 UTC-8

Boeken Falls to Mao

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Jacob Wilson

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Noah Boeken got it all in, dominated, and at risk against the covering stack of Renji Mao preflop as the two headed off to a runout.

Noah Boeken: K♣Q♣9♦8♠ All in
Renji Mao: K♦K♠3♠3♣

The 8♥A♠5♠ gave Boeken a little hope, but it was short-lived as the 6♠ turn completed Mao's flush and had him drawing dead, meaning he hit inconsequential trips on the 8♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renji Mao	760,000 461,000	461,000

Noah Boeken	Busted

Tags: Noah Boeken Renji Mao

07-11-2025 11:58 UTC-8

Shlomi Elimeleh-nated

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Barry Russell

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

There was roughly 145,000 in the pot on a board of 2♣A♥8♦6♣. Nacho Barbero, in the cutoff, bet 143,000 when checked to, and Shlomi Elimeleh called under the gun.

Barbero moved all in on the 3♣ river, prompting Elimeleh to go deep into the tank. He asked the dealer for a count of the pot, and after receiving confirmation, he pushed his remaining 45,000 chips into the middle.

Barbero tabled the ace-high flush with A♣K♠Q♠9♣, Elimeleh tabled A♠8♠5♦4♦ for an inadequate straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	1,900,000 518,000	518,000

Rajendara Dhar	670,000 420,000	420,000
Dario Alioto	385,000 25,000	25,000

David Wang	225,000 18,000	18,000
Eric Fields	122,000 426,000	426,000
Shlomi Elimeleh	Busted

Tags: Nacho Barbero Shlomi Elimeleh

07-11-2025 11:47 UTC-8

Zeng Cracks Aces to Double

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Jacob Wilson

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Yian Zeng opened up the action with a raise under the gun before Vitalijs Zavorotnijs, on his left, three-bet to 45,000. Zeng stuck in the call, leading the two to a flop. The dealer put out J♦8♠2♠, prompting Zeng to take the lead and pot it for 105,000. Zavorotnijs raised to put Zeng all in for not much more, and Zeng made the call.

Yian Zeng: 10♣10♠9♠9♦ All in
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs: A♣A♦10♦7♦

Zavorotnijs was in the lead with pocket aces, but Zeng could still improve to a set, straight or flush. The 4♣ turn changed nothing, then the 7♥ river completed the straight for Zeng who came out on top with the nuts. Zavorotnijs busted out shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yian Zeng	347,000 169,000	169,000
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs	Busted

Tags: Vitalijs Zavorotnijs Yian Zeng