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

07-11-2025 19:21 UTC-8

Blockers Not Enough

Jacob Wilson

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Jianqiang Yu limped in from under the gun. Shrey Maheshwary and Jose Nadal did the same from the cutoff and button, respectively. Andrew Ostapchenko checked his option.

Four players saw a flop of 5♠9♥J♥ which checked over to Jose Nadal. He opted to bet out for 75,000, and only Ostapchenko got rid of his cards. The 3♣ turn checked through, bringing in the K♦ river. Yu checked, Maheshwary bet out for 200,000, and Nadal folded. Yu clearly had a tough decision, but he eventually landed on a call.

Maheshwary showed Q♠10♣5♣3♠ for the nut straight, and Yu showed QxQx for two blockers to said straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shrey Maheshwary	2,150,000 375,000	375,000
Jose Nadal	2,000,000 130,000	130,000
Jianqiang Yu	1,600,000 340,000	340,000
Rajendara Dhar	1,160,000 140,000	140,000
Andrew Ostapchenko	1,110,000 520,000	520,000

Tags: Andrew Ostapchenko Jianqiang Yu Jose Nadal Shrey Maheshwary

07-11-2025 19:27 UTC-8

Mao Loses Short Stack

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Josh Noy

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Shortly after losing with aces against aces, Renji Mao moved his last 110,000 into the middle. Mao immediately found protection from Tony Sinishtaj, who three-bet to 230,000. The rest of the table folded, leaving Mao at risk heads-up.

Renji Mao: K♠Q♠J♣4♦ All in
Tony Sinishtaj: A♠A♦6♣4♣

Mao smirked as he saw Sinishtaj catch a set on the 3♦7♠A♣ flop, improving to a full house on the 3♥ turn. The dealer completed the board with the 8♠ river, sending Mao to the rail in 21st place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Sinishtaj	2,280,000 80,000	80,000
Renji Mao	Busted

Jesse Rockowitz	Busted

Brett Elder	Busted

Tags: Renji Mao Tony Sinishtaj

07-11-2025 19:33 UTC-8

Kaiser Doubles Back to Back

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Barry Russell

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Kasparas Klezys raised in the cutoff to 85,000. Marius Kaiser three-bet to 280,000. Klezys called.

The flop came 10♠6♥5♣. Kaiser bet 180,000. Klezys raised to put Kaiser all-in for roughly 250,000 more and he called.

Marius Kaiser: A♣J♦5♦5♣ All in
Kasparas Klezys: A♠8♠8♣7♦

The board ran out 4♣A♥, and Kaiser doubled with a full house.

On the very next hand, action was picked up as Marius Kaiser was all-in against Nacho Barbero on a flop of 6♣5♣9♥.

Marius Kaiser: A♣A♥Q♦J♣ All in
Nacho Barbero: Q♣Q♥8♣5♥

The board ran 4♣10♣, and Kaiser doubled again but this time with a bigger flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	1,700,000 880,000	880,000

Marius Kaiser	1,600,000 1,080,000	1,080,000
Kasparas Klezys	1,200,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Tags: Kasparas Klezys Marius Kaiser Nacho Barbero

07-11-2025 19:35 UTC-8

Two Pair All Round

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Jacob Wilson

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Shrey Maheshwary opened the betting with a raise to 75,000 under the gun. Both Jose Nadal and Jianqiang Yu put in the call as they went off to a A♦K♣J♥ flop. Here, Yu checked, Maheshwary bet 60,000, and both other players called.

The 8♠ turn checked through, as did the 2♠ river. Yu showed Kx8x7x3x announcing, "Three pair!"

Maheshwary tabled AxJx for a better two pair as he was prepared to take the pot, but his eyes rolled as Nadal showed AxKx8x6x for what the dealer referred to as, "best two pair."

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Nadal	2,300,000 300,000	300,000
Shrey Maheshwary	2,000,000 150,000	150,000
Jianqiang Yu	1,100,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Jianqiang Yu Jose Nadal Shrey Maheshwary

Level: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

07-11-2025 19:40 UTC-8

Yu Gets Value from Nadal

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Josh Noy

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Jose Nadal checked the A♦9♣Q♦ flop in the big blind, and Jianqiang Yu slid out a bet of 50,000 in the cutoff. Nadal made the call, and the K♥ turn hit the felt. Another check from Nadal was followed by a bet of 75,000 from Yu.

Nadal called again, checking one last time on the 9♦ river. Yu took some time before betting 300,000. Nadal counted out the call and slid it into the middle, showing K♠J♠7♦4♦ for a flush.

Yu tabled Q♣Q♥J♥10♣ for a full house, taking down a sizeable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jianqiang Yu	1,930,000 830,000	830,000
Jose Nadal	750,000 1,550,000	1,550,000

Tags: Jianqiang Yu Jose Nadal

07-11-2025 19:48 UTC-8

Johnson Outdrawn

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Jacob Wilson

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

With 200,000 in the middle, Adam Johnson found himself all-in and at risk on a flop of K♥3♣9♣ after his shove was called by Anik Ajmera.

Adam Johnson: Q♠Q♣J♣8♦ All in
Anik Ajmera: 10♣10♥9♥9♠

Johnson had clubs and a gutshot, but was up against the set of Ajmera. The 7♥A♥ runout then improved him to a flush, meaning Johnson would just miss out on the three table redraw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anik Ajmera	2,400,000 950,000	950,000
Adam Johnson (CA)	Busted

Tags: Adam Johnson Anik Ajmera

07-11-2025 19:49 UTC-8

Watching a Doug Polk Video Leads to Penalty in WSOP Main Event

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Eliot Thomas

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Chih Fan has denied violating WSOP Rule 64 regarding approved electronic devices after receiving a one-round penalty for allegedly viewing a GTO chart at the table during Day 6 of the Main Event.

The Taiwanese player strongly denied the accusation at the time and has since released a statement saying he was watching “Doug Polk’s YouTube” during the hand in question. Despite the explanation, the ruling was upheld and the penalty enforced.

Liu Eliminated

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Barry Russell

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Paul Gunness raised to 100,000 from early position. Kurtis Ruhl called on the button. Yuhong Liu raised to 415,000 from the big blind and both Gunness and Ruhl called.

The flop came 8♦2♦K♠. and Liu announced an all-in for 360,000. Gunness raised the pot, and Ruhl folded.

Yuhong Liu: A♥Q♦Q♠J♥ All in
Paul Gunness: K♦Q♣9♦2♣

The board ran out 7♠7♦, and Liu was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Gunness	5,910,000 1,010,000	1,010,000
Kurtis Ruhl	2,100,000 525,000	525,000
Yuhong Liu	Busted

Tags: Kurtis Ruhl Paul Gunness Yuhong Liu

07-11-2025 19:55 UTC-8

Three Table Redraw (full)

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Jacob Wilson

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
602	1	Jonathan Hanner	United States	3,080,000	102
602	2	Darryll Fish	United States	670,000	22
602	3	Nicholas Petitti	United States	650,000	21
602	4	Kurtis Ruhl	Canada	2,050,000	68
602	5	Andrew Ostapchenko	United States	1,520,000	50
602	6	Marius Kaiser	Germany	900,000	30

603	1	Shrey Maheshwary	India	1,730,000	57
603	2	Anik Ajmera	India	2,200,000	73
603	3	Nacho Barbero	Argentina	1,600,000	53
603	4	Tony Sinishtaj	United States	2,340,000	78
603	5	Rajendara Dhar	United States	570,000	19
603	6	Jonathan Bomba	Argentina	1,650,000	55

604	1	Jose Nadal	Mexico	1,750,000	58
604	2	Paul Gunness	United States	5,800,000	193
604	3	Thomas Mosier	United States	1,950,000	65
604	4	George Abdallah	Lebanon	860,000	28
604	5	Kasparas Klezys	Lithuania	3,000,000	100
604	6	Jianqiang Yu	China	2,050,000	68

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Gunness	5,800,000 110,000	110,000
Jonathan Hanner	3,080,000 300,000	300,000
Kasparas Klezys	3,000,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Tony Sinishtaj	2,340,000 60,000	60,000
Anik Ajmera	2,200,000 200,000	200,000
Kurtis Ruhl	2,050,000 50,000	50,000
Jianqiang Yu	2,050,000 120,000	120,000
Thomas Mosier	1,950,000 1,740,000	1,740,000
Jose Nadal	1,750,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Shrey Maheshwary	1,730,000 270,000	270,000
Jonathan Bomba	1,650,000 150,000	150,000
Nacho Barbero	1,600,000 100,000	100,000

Andrew Ostapchenko	1,520,000 410,000	410,000

Marius Kaiser	900,000 700,000	700,000
George Abdallah	860,000 120,000	120,000
Darryll Fish	670,000 110,000	110,000
Nicholas Petitti	650,000 230,000	230,000
Rajendara Dhar	570,000 590,000	590,000