Event #95: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-14-2025 19:05 UTC-8

Kevin Choi Eliminated in 7th Place ($38,328)

Barry Russell

Level 37 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Kevin Choi annoucned all in from the cutoff for roughly 800,000, Mariano Balfagon called in the small blind, and Jon Turner called in the big blind.

Action checked to the river as the board ran out A♦9♣5♥7♦9♦, Balfagon decided to lead on the river for roughly 2,000,000, Turner snap-folded.

Balfagon tabled three of a kind with J♥9♥, Choi tabled K♥7♥ and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Turner	22,600,000 3,200,000	3,200,000

Mariano Balfagon	21,500,000 4,100,000	4,100,000

Kevin Choi	Busted

Tags: Jon Turner Kevin Choi Mariano Balfagon

07-14-2025 19:04 UTC-8

Choi Left on Fumes

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Myles Phago

Level 37 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Action folded around to Andrew Ahn, who moved all-in from the small blind for 7,005,000, and this sent Kevin Choi, who was in the big blind, into the tank and he eventually made the call.

Andrew Ahn: K♣Q♥ All in
Kevin Choi: A♠5♥

The flop came 2♠Q♣7♣ to send Ahn into the lead, and when the 9♥ peeled off on the turn Choi needed to hit an ace to send Ahn packing. The 8♣ brick came on the river to send the pot to Ahn and leave Choi with a bowl of rice on just over a small blind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Ahn	15,800,000 9,700,000	9,700,000
Kevin Choi	450,000 7,550,000	7,550,000

Tags: Andrew Ahn Kevin Choi

07-14-2025 18:53 UTC-8

Lei Yu Eliminated in 8th Place ($29,364)

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 37 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Lei Yu moved all in from the hijack position for 4,050,000, and Alon Eldar three-bet to 10,000,000 from the cutoff; everyone else departed, and the cards were on their backs.

Lei Yu: K♥J♥ All in
Alon Eldar: A♠A♣

The board was 3♥K♦4♦8♠5♣. An over pair, aces, was the best hand, and Yu left with a smile.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alon Eldar	24,500,000 3,800,000	3,800,000
Lei Yu	Busted

Tags: Alon Eldar Lei Yu

Level: 37

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 800,000

07-14-2025 18:49 UTC-8

Choi Doubles

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Barry Russell

Level 36 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Kevin Choi announced all in from the cutoff for 3,750,000, Mariano Balfagon called in the big blind.

Kevin Choi: A♦Q♣ All in
Mariano Balfagon: J♠J♦

The board ran out 9♠9♦4♦7♣, and the A♣ appeared on the river, and saved Choi from elimination. Choi is now playing 8,000,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mariano Balfagon	25,600,000 4,400,000	4,400,000

Kevin Choi	8,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Tags: Kevin Choi Mariano Balfagon

07-14-2025 18:37 UTC-8

Gustavo Andolhe Eliminated in 9th Place ($22,722)

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 36 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Gustavo Andolhe moved all in from the button for 3,500,000, and Mariano Balfagon moved all in from the small blind with his massive stack. The big blind folded, and Andolhe's tournament life was on the line.

Gustavo Andolhe: A♥6♣ All in
Mariano Balfagon: K♦10♣

The board ran out as 2♦7♠Q♥K♣K♥, and a set of kings was the winning hand for Balfagon.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mariano Balfagon	30,000,000 4,000,000	4,000,000

Gustavo Andolhe	Busted

Tags: Gustavo Andolhe Mariano Balfagon

07-14-2025 18:30 UTC-8

Balfagon Takes the Chip Lead

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Barry Russell

Level 36 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Mariano Balfagon raised in early position to 1,300,000, Jon Turner on his direct left three-bet to 3,500,000, Balfagon called.

Balfagon checked when the flop came 8♣J♥5♣, Turner bet 3,000,000, Balfagon called.

Both players checked on the 8♠, and Balfagon decided to lead on the 5♦ for 5,000,000, Turner snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mariano Balfagon	26,000,000 8,100,000	8,100,000

Jon Turner	25,800,000 13,000,000	13,000,000

Tags: Jon Turner Mariano Balfagon

Level: 36

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 600,000

07-14-2025 18:17 UTC-8

Unofficial Final Table Redraw (full)

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Myles Phago

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

With the players now down to nine remaining, they have all redrawn for their seats at the unofficial final table as follows:

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Gustavo Andolhe	Brazil	5,100,000	10
2	Mariano Balfagon	Argentina	17,900,000	36
3	Jon Turner	United States	12,800,000	26
4	Nan Chen	United States	17,400,000	35
5	Wesley Fei	China	18,000,000	36
6	Andrew Ahn	United States	6,100,000	12
7	Kevin Choi	United Kingdom	5,000,000	10
8	Lei Yu	China	7,200,000	14
9	Alon Eldar	Israel	20,700,000	41

Player	Chips	Progress
Alon Eldar	20,700,000 100,000	100,000
Wesley Fei	18,000,000 4,700,000	4,700,000
Mariano Balfagon	17,900,000 2,500,000	2,500,000

Nan Chen	17,400,000 400,000	400,000
Jon Turner	12,800,000 18,950,000	18,950,000

Lei Yu	7,200,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Andrew Ahn	6,100,000 5,610,000	5,610,000
Gustavo Andolhe	5,100,000 300,000	300,000
Kevin Choi	5,000,000 500,000	500,000

07-14-2025 18:13 UTC-8

Carlos Caldas Eliminated in 10th Place ($17,761)

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Jon Turner raised enough to put all of the stacks behind him to the test for all of their chips in the cutoff, and Carlos Caldas called with 3,005,000 from the button, and the race was imminent.

Carlos Caldas: K♣10♥ All in
Jon Turner: J♥9♥

The board came down with 5♦9♠J♦3♣6♣, and two pair was solid for the win and the final table bubble bursting.