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

07-14-2025 15:30 UTC-8

Mariyan Stoychev Eliminated in 18th Place ($11,189)

Stewart Morrison

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Mariano Balfagon raised to 1,900,000 from the small blind, before Mariyan Stoychev responded by moving all in for roughly 4,000,000 from the big blind.

Balfagon made the call, and the cards were turned over.

Mariyan Stoychev: J♥J♣ All in
Mariano Balfagon: Q♥9♥

It was a bad start for Stoychev, as the flop came out queen-high.

There was no comeback to be had, as the turn and river bricked out, sending Stoychev to the rail in 18th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mariano Balfagon	17,600,000 7,700,000	7,700,000

Mariyan Stoychev	Busted

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07-14-2025 15:22 UTC-8

Haixia Zhang Eliminated in 19th Place ($11,189)

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Haixia Zhang moved all in from under the gun for her last 2,700,000, and Mariano Balfagon also announced all in to isolate from early position. Everyone else moved out of the way.

Haixia Zhang: A♦10♠ All in
Mariano Balfagon: A♠Q♦

The board ran out with 6♥6♠3♣8♦K♣, and the kicker of Balfagon would play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mariano Balfagon	9,900,000 600,000	600,000

Haixia Zhang	Busted

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07-14-2025 15:21 UTC-8

Jessica Richards Eliminated in 20th Place ($11,189)

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Myles Phago

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Jessica Richards moved all-in from early position for 1,300,000, and action folded to Fabio Sousa in the big blind who snap called.

Jessica Richards: A♦5♥ All in
Fabio Sousa: A♥Q♥

No help for Richards on the 4♥3♦10♥K♣4♠ runout, and she was sent to the rail in 20th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabio Sousa	3,100,000 800,000	800,000
Jessica Richards	Busted

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07-14-2025 15:21 UTC-8

Ryan Law Eliminated in 21st Place ($11,189)

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Myles Phago

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Ryan Law raised from middle position to 425,000, and action folded to Nan Chen in the small blind who three-bet to 1,400,000. Law then moved all-in for 5,200,000, and Chen snap called.

Ryan Law: J♦J♣ All in
Nan Chen: A♣K♣

The flop of A♠9♠K♠ was not a nice one for Law, and he was drawing very thin to stay alive. The 6♦ on the turn did not help and nor did the 10♦ river, and he was sent to the rail in 21st spot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nan Chen	11,700,000 4,300,000	4,300,000
Ryan Law	Busted

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Level: 32

Blinds: 100,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

07-14-2025 15:10 UTC-8

Kristofer Kneale Eliminated in 22nd Place ($11,189)

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Stewart Morrison

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Jon Turner kicked the action off with a raise to 400,000 in the cutoff. Directly to his left, Kristofer Kneale three-bet all in for 2,800,000. The action returned to Turner, who made the call, putting Kneale at risk.

Kristofer Kneale: A♦5♦ All in
Jon Turner: J♦J♣

Kneale paired his five on the 7♣7♦5♣ flop, but received no further help on the 8♦ turn or the 9♣ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Turner	12,600,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Kristofer Kneale	Busted

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07-14-2025 15:08 UTC-8

Sebastian Crema Eliminated in 23rd Place ($11,189)

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Barry Russell

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Sebastian Crema raised in early position to 400,000, Carlos Caldas called in the big blind.

The flop came 10♣2♦5♣, and Herrero fired out a bet of 650,000, Caldas thought for a few moments, and announced all in. Crema who was covered by Caldas snap-called.

Sebastian Crema: A♠10♦ All in
Carlos Caldas: K♣8♣

Crema was elimnated when the J♣ hit the turn, and the dealer dealt the 7♦ on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Caldas	8,500,000 3,200,000	3,200,000
Sebastian Crema	Busted

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07-14-2025 15:06 UTC-8

Ian Simpson Eliminated in 24th Place ($9,021)

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Ian Simpson was knocked out with the following two hands:

On the first hand, Simpson moved all in from the button for 4,000,000 into the smaller stacks, and Danny Gonzales called from the small blind.

Danny Gonzales: A♠J♦ All in
Ian Simpson: 10♥9♥

The board ran out with 7♦K♦2♠Q♣6♦, and ace high was good for Gonzales, leaving Simpson crippled with 400,000 behind.

On the second hand, Ian Simpson called all in from the cutoff for his last 400,000 after Jon Turner had raised to 400,000 from under the gun. Andrew Ahn called the raise from the big blind.

The board ran out with 6♠2♦2♣5♠8♣, and both players had checked it down. Turner put out a bet of 400,000 on the river, and Ahn folded.

Ian Simpson: A♥9♦ All in
Jon Turner: Q♣Q♥

Turner scooped the pot and the win with two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Turner	9,600,000 2,450,000	2,450,000

Danny Gonzales	5,100,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Andrew Ahn	4,600,000 300,000	300,000
Ian Simpson	Busted

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07-14-2025 15:00 UTC-8

Three Table Redraw (full)

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Myles Phago

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

With 24 players remaining, there has now been a full table redraw as follows:

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
638	1	Sebastian Crema	Canada	12,700,000	64
638	2	Carlos Matos	Dominican Republic	2,700,000	14
638	3	Nan Chen	United States	7,400,000	37
638	4	Alon Eldar	Israel	8,000,000	40
638	5	Fabio Sousa	Portugal	2,300,000	12
638	6	Ryan Law	United States	6,350,000	32
638	7	Carlos Caldas	United States	5,300,000	27
638	8	Jessica Richards	United States	1,600,000	8

639	1	Dara O'Kearney	Ireland	4,000,000	20
639	2	Carlos Perez	Spain	1,525,000	8
639	3	Ian Simpson	United Kingdom	1,625,000	8
639	4	Danny Gonzales	United States	2,900,000	15
639	5	Yang Li	China	2,800,000	14
639	6	Andrew Ahn	United States	4,300,000	22
639	7	Jon Turner	United States	7,150,000	36
639	8	Kristofer Kneale	United States	4,100,000	21

640	1	Kevin Choi	United Kingdom	4,000,000	20
640	2	Gustavo Andolhe	Brazil	3,550,000	18
640	3	Haixia Zhang	United States	2,300,000	12
640	4	Mariano Balfagon	Argentina	10,500,000	53
640	5	Mariyan Stoychev	Bulgaria	3,500,000	18
640	6	Wesley Fei	China	8,400,000	42
640	7	Benjamin Nguyen	United States	2,000,000	10
640	8	Lei Yu	China	4,500,000	23

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Crema	12,700,000 11,210,000	11,210,000
Mariano Balfagon	10,500,000 6,050,000	6,050,000

Wesley Fei	8,400,000 3,200,000	3,200,000
Alon Eldar	8,000,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Nan Chen	7,400,000 1,430,000	1,430,000
Jon Turner	7,150,000 3,150,000	3,150,000

Ryan Law	6,350,000 4,447,000	4,447,000
Carlos Caldas	5,300,000 500,000	500,000
Lei Yu	4,500,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Andrew Ahn	4,300,000 2,280,000	2,280,000
Kristofer Kneale	4,100,000 3,610,000	3,610,000
Dara O'Kearney	4,000,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Kevin Choi	4,000,000 401,500	401,500
Gustavo Andolhe	3,550,000 950,000	950,000
Mariyan Stoychev	3,500,000 1,896,000	1,896,000
Danny Gonzales	2,900,000 650,000	650,000

Yang Li	2,800,000 2,275,000	2,275,000
Carlos Matos	2,700,000 1,140,000	1,140,000
Fabio Sousa	2,300,000 380,000	380,000
Haixia Zhang	2,300,000 1,030,000	1,030,000

Benjamin Nguyen	2,000,000 860,000	860,000
Ian Simpson	1,625,000 1,875,000	1,875,000

Jessica Richards	1,600,000 496,000	496,000
Carlos Perez	1,525,000 175,000	175,000