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

07-14-2025 18:12 UTC-8

Eldar Outpips Balfagon

Myles Phago

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

Alon Eldar raised from the cutoff to 1,000,000 and found a call from Mariano Balfagon in the big blind.

The flop came 5♥7♦A♦ and both players checked to see the 5♣ come on the turn. Balfagon bet out for 1,000,000, and Eldar called. The river brought the 3♥ and Balfagon bet 2,000,000 this time, which Eldar snap-called and tabled A♣9♠, which outpipped Balfagon's A♥8♥ to send him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alon Eldar	20,700,000 100,000	100,000
Mariano Balfagon	16,500,000 3,900,000	3,900,000

Tags: Alon Eldar Mariano Balfagon

07-14-2025 18:06 UTC-8

Queens Hold for Yu

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Barry Russell

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

Carlos Caldas announced all in from the cutoff, Lei Yu in the small blind who was covered by Caldas called, and the big blind foldded.

Lei Yu:Q♣Q♥ All in
Carlos Caldas: A♦9♥

The board ran out K♥6♦J♣4♠3♦, and Yu doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lei Yu	8,500,000 5,000,000	5,000,000

Carlos Caldas	3,900,000 7,400,000	7,400,000

Tags: Carlos Caldas Lei Yu

07-14-2025 18:02 UTC-8

Balfagon Blessed With Aces

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Roxanne Johnson

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

In a blind on blind situation, Mariano Balfagon raised from the small blind to 1,000,000, and Wesley Fei called from the big blind. The flop came out with 5♣2♥7♦, and Balfagon bet out 1,000,000 and received a call from Fei.

Both players checked the turn K♠, and the river K♦, and Balfagon slammed down A♣A♥ for the win as Fei mucked and stated, "I lost the minimum."

Player	Chips	Progress
Mariano Balfagon	20,400,000 4,100,000	4,100,000

Wesley Fei	13,300,000 6,200,000	6,200,000

Tags: Mariano Balfagon Wesley Fei

Level: 35

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 500,000

07-14-2025 17:02 UTC-8

Turner Turns Up On The Leader Board in Event #95 $800 No-Limit Hold'em

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Chuck Sklar

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

https://twitter.com/WSOP/status/1944909449258524908

07-14-2025 16:45 UTC-8

Dinner Time

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Stewart Morrison

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

The remaining ten players are heading for a 60-minute dinner break.

Play is expected to resume at 6:45 p.m. local time.

07-14-2025 16:43 UTC-8

Choi Scoops a Pot

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Jon Turner raised to 800,000 from the hijack position, and Kevin Choi called from the big blind. The flop arrived with 4♥Q♣A♦, and Choi checked, while Turner bet out 400,000. Choi was taking his time due to the next pay jump, but moved all in for 2,500,000 and Turner folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Turner	13,925,000 9,175,000	9,175,000

Kevin Choi	5,500,000 2,600,000	2,600,000

07-14-2025 16:43 UTC-8

Andolhe Doubles Through Fei

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Myles Phago

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Wesley Fei raised to 400,000 from under the gun, and action folded to Gustavo Andolhe in the big blind, who took his time and then moved all-in for 2,350,000. Fei snap-called.

Gustavo Andolhe: A♥9♣ All in
Wesley Fei: Q♥7♥

The board ran out 2♦2♣A♠9♠9♦, and Andolhe was pushed the pot for a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wesley Fei	7,100,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Gustavo Andolhe	4,800,000 2,100,000	2,100,000

Tags: Gustavo Andolhe Wesley Fei

07-14-2025 16:31 UTC-8

Final Table Bubble

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Stewart Morrison

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

With the tournament now on the final table bubble, the action has slowed to a crawl.

Here is a look at the updated chip counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mariano Balfagon	24,500,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Jon Turner	23,100,000 6,900,000	6,900,000

Alon Eldar	20,600,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Nan Chen	17,000,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Carlos Caldas	11,300,000 3,800,000	3,800,000
Wesley Fei	9,400,000 3,250,000	3,250,000
Lei Yu	3,500,000 750,000	750,000

Kevin Choi	2,900,000 2,900,000	2,900,000
Gustavo Andolhe	2,700,000 1,550,000	1,550,000
Andrew Ahn	490,000 7,210,000	7,210,000

Level: 34

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 400,000