Event #94: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-13-2025 12:27 UTC-8

Wantman Sets the Trap

Stewart Morrison

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Yaniv Peretz raised from the cutoff to 5,000, receiving calls from the player on the button and Matthew Wantman in the big blind.

All three players checked on both the 4♥3♥A♦ flop and the 9♠ turn.

The dealer then burned and produced the K♠ river, and Wantman checked for a third time. Peretz chose to bet this time, doing so for 5,500. This saw the button player fold, but Wantman opted to check-raise to 24,500.

Peretz took a minute, but chose to call, receiving bad news when Wantman turned over K♣4♣ for a rivered two pair. Peretz didn't show his hand, returning it to the dealer face down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Wantman	179,000 39,000	39,000

Yaniv Peretz	63,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Matthew Wantman Yaniv Peretz

07-13-2025 12:28 UTC-8

Konakchiev Puts on His Cape

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Erick Torres

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

This hand was picked up on the flop with approximately 30,000 in the middle. Valentino Konakchiev check-raised to 29,000 on the board that read 6♥6♦3♦. Todd Ivens responded with a three-bet to 49,000. Konakchiev took some time, but ultimately decided on a call.

The 5♣ turn saw Konakchiev check. Ivens wasted little time as he ripped his stack in for 162,000. Konakchiev went into the tank for a few minutes until the clock was called. Konakchiev mustered up a call as his 30-second timer wound down to go to a showdown at risk for 132,500.

Valentino Konakchiev: 4♦4♠ All in
Todd Ivens: A♦K♣

Konakchiev took a stand with his wired fours and was correctly ahead of Ivens.

The 10♣ river did not change that as Konakchiev secured the double to the dismay of Ivens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valentino Konakchiev	297,000 98,000	98,000

Todd Ivens	24,000 101,000	101,000

Tags: Todd Ivens Valentino Konakchiev

07-13-2025 12:32 UTC-8

Maue Catches Sheils Speeding

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

With two players seeing a board of A♣9♣K♣J♥8♣ and around 100,000 in the middle, Leonard Maue checked from the small blind and Brandon Sheils bet 50,000 from the cutoff. Maue called after taking a minute to weigh his options.

Sheils had A♥Q♥ for just top pair. Maue tabled 9♠9♦ for a set which was good at showdown despite four clubs being on the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonard Maue	220,000 89,000	89,000
Brandon Sheils	158,000 87,000	87,000

Tags: Brandon Sheils Leonard Maue

07-13-2025 12:36 UTC-8

First Eliminations of Day 2

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Yenhan Chen	Busted

Noel Rodriguez	Busted

Agustin Coelli	Busted
Amir Mirrasouli	Busted
David Gonzalez	Busted
Kyle Julius	Busted

Hiroyuki Noda	Busted
Mark Egbert	Busted
Cary Katz	Busted

Ignacio Moron	Busted
Victor Chong	Busted
Julian Milliard	Busted
Brandon Wilson	Busted
Isiah Ditoto	Busted
Igor Picone	Busted
Paul Volpe	Busted

Ehsan Amiri	Busted
Todd Ivens	Busted
Venkat Chivukula	Busted
Daniel Lee	Busted
Lei Yu	Busted

Taylor Paur	Busted

Breno Drumond	Busted
Juan Duenas	Busted
Cedric Schwaederle	Busted

07-13-2025 12:40 UTC-8

Peretz Doubles Through Wantman

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Stewart Morrison

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The action was joined as Yaniv Peretz and Matthew Wantman were battling in a three-bet pot.

With 25,000 in the middle, and a flop showing 4♥7♥K♦, Wantman checked from the cutoff, and Peretz put out a bet of 8,000. Wantman check-raised to 21,000, before Peretz moved all in for roughly 40,000. Wantman snap-called and the cards were turned over.

Yaniv Peretz: K♠K♥ All in
Matthew Wantman: Q♥10♥

There was no fifth heart for Wantman on the 8♠ turn or the 4♣ river, and Peretz earned a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Wantman	115,000 64,000	64,000

Yaniv Peretz	105,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Matthew Wantman Yaniv Peretz

07-13-2025 12:41 UTC-8

Metalidi Knocks Out Niederreiter and Leaves Sheils with Scraps

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Erick Torres

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

A big hand took place when Fabian Niederreiter opened under the gun and faced a re-raise to 18,000 from Artem Metalidi. Richard Sheils woke up with a hand in the big blind and opted to raise to a total of 120,000. Niederreiter shipped his final 75,000 to be at risk. Metalidi surveyed the situation and took some time before he also made the call to be at risk for 113,500.

Fabian Niederreiter: A♦K♦ All in
Artem Metalidi: Q♣Q♥ All in
Richard Sheils: A♠K♣

Metalidi enjoyed a healthy lead over Niederreiter and Sheils, who held the same hand versus his pocket queens.

The runout offered no prospects of an upset as it came J♠2♥J♥9♠5♣ to knockout Niederreiter as Metalidi scooped a big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artem Metalidi	289,000 193,000	193,000
Richard Sheils	42,000 97,000	97,000

Fabian Niederreiter	Busted

Tags: Artem Metalidi Fabian Niederreiter Richard Sheils

07-13-2025 12:47 UTC-8

[Removed:565] Chipping Up

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Stewart Morrison

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The action was joined with a 6♠3♣2♥ flop already on the felt, and 14,500 chips in the middle.

Brian Luo, in the big blind, was facing off against hijack player [Removed:564].

Luo started with a check, but when [Removed:565] placed a bet of 10,500, Luo check-raised to 25,000. [Removed:565] called before both players checked the A♣ turn.

The river 10♥ saw Luo check again, but [Removed:565] opted to bet, putting out 32,500.

Luo took his time considering what to do, but eventually decided he believed [Removed:565] and returned his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:564]	326,500 81,500	81,500
Brian Luo	209,000 128,500	128,500

Tags: Brian Luo

07-13-2025 12:48 UTC-8

Zhou takes from Hellmuth

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Quan Zhou opened to 6,000 from the button and Phil Hellmuth called from the small blind.

The flop came 7♠5♥A♦ and Hellmuth check-called a 5,000 continuation-bet from Zhou.

Both players checked the 5♠ turn and 2♦ river. Hellmuth had king-high with K♥Q♠ while Zhou had a pair of sevens with K♦7♦ to win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniyal Gheba	325,000 300,500	300,500
Matthew Haynes	234,000 25,000	25,000
Quan Zhou	131,000 26,000	26,000
Henry Lu	60,000 60,000	60,000
Phil Hellmuth	55,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Phil Hellmuth Quan Zhou

07-13-2025 12:52 UTC-8

More Level 11 Entries

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Bin Duan	60,000 60,000	60,000
Abdelhakim Zoufri	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jon Turner	60,000 60,000	60,000

Francisco Benitez	60,000 60,000	60,000
Chijen Chu	60,000 60,000	60,000
Luke Schwartz	60,000 60,000	60,000

07-13-2025 12:54 UTC-8

Oganyan Holds to Double

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Stewart Morrison

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Jimmy Guerrero raised to 5,500 from the hijack, and was met with an immediate three-bet from Aram Oganyan on the button. Oganyan made it 16,500, to which Guerrero four-bet all in, covering Oganyan's stack of 110,000.

Oganyan called, and the cards were revealed.

Aram Oganyan: 9♠9♣ All in
Jimmy Guerrero: A♥K♣

The board ran out favorably for Oganyan, coming down 10♣4♥5♥6♦10♥, giving him a full double.