With 270,000 in the pot Joshua Ladines checked from the small blind on the flop of 3♠2♦8♠, and Zachary Reinbold bet the pot from under the gun. Ladines jammed for Reinbold's remaining 230,000, causing Reinbold to cheers everyone at the table, before calling for is tournament life.
Reinbold was slightly ahead with the better flush draw and overcards, despite Ladines holding a pair of sixes. The 10♣ turn gave Ladines a few extra outs, and the 4♣ river improved Ladines to the nut straight. Reinbold headed to the rail, and Ladines increased his stack to around 4,000,000.
With the clock paused as 10 minutes remain in Day 2, it has been announced that two more hands will be played out before players bag up for the evening.
Frank Brannan got his last 400,000 into the middle from the small blind, with Jeremy Ausmus being the player trying to end his night early from the button.
Frank Brannan: A♠K♦J♥7♠
Jeremy Ausmus: A♥K♥Q♣3♠
The flop came down A♣Q♦9♥ to put Ausmus firmly in the lead with top two pair. The 7♣ turn gave Brannan a few more outs, but the 3♥ river wasn't one of them, and Brannan was out of the event in 23rd place.
At another table, Alfred Karlsson was eliminated from the tournament.
The penultimate day of Event #96: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Six-Handed at the 2025 World Series of Poker has wrapped up, with 21 players set to return tomorrow to battle for the $471,170 top prize and the coveted WSOP bracelet inside the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.
After ten 60-minute levels, Brad Albrinck bagged the biggest stack with 5,140,000 and is the only player to cross the five-million chip mark. Albrinck got a huge double-up shortly after the dinner break, by betting every street and then jamming the river against Robert Fenner. After a long tank, Fenner called and lost the pot to Albrinck’s full house. Still chasing his first WSOP bracelet, Albrinck now finds himself in prime position to change that tomorrow.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Brad Albrinck
United States
5,140,000
129
2
Ryan Leng
United States
4,135,000
103
3
Joshua Ladines
United States
3,795,000
95
4
Richard Gryko
United Kingdom
3,060,000
77
5
Fahredin Mustafov
Bulgaria
2,800,000
70
6
Zachary Schwartz
United States
2,565,000
64
7
Zarvan Tumboli
India
2,500,000
63
8
Joe Serock
United States
2,395,000
60
9
Alan Mehamed
France
2,165,000
54
10
Eemil Tuominen
Finland
2,145,000
54
Ryan Leng
Second on the leaderboard when play resumes is Ryan Leng with 4,135,000, and is the only other player returning with over 100 big blinds. Rounding out the podium positions is Day 1 chip leader Joshua Ladines, who ended with 3,795,000. Ladines rivered a miracle straight to bust Zachary Reinbold on one of the final hands of the night, which helped secure his place near the top of the chip counts when play wrapped up.
The day began with 198 four-card enthusiasts returning from a field of 1,088. The first goal for everyone on Day 2 was to reach the final 164 players and lock up at least a min-cash. Early in the day’s second level, hand-for-hand play began, with the next player to bust being the last to leave empty-handed.
Tara Dunn
Unfortunately for Canada’s Tara Dunn, she earned the unwanted title of bubble girl for this event after getting it all in on the turn against Jorryt van Hoof. Dunn had almost half the deck to hit on the river to stay alive, but a blank was delivered. Van Hoof’s pocket aces held to win the pot and guaranteed the remaining 164 players would walk away with at least $6,005.
The eliminations came quickly after the bubble burst. Among those who exited were Phil Hellmuth, Danny Wong, the 2023 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event champion Max Neugebauer, Anthony Zinno, and mixed game specialist Xixiang Luo. Also busting today was three-time bracelet winner Nick Guagenti, whose flopped top two pair ended up second best to the rivered flush of Garik Tamasian.
JC Tran
Still in contention for the bracelet and coming back for Day 3 are Richard Gryko (3,060,000), the 2024 WSOP Main Event final tablist Joe Serock (2,395,000), and three-time bracelet winner and 2023 Player of the Year Daniel Zack (1,555,000). Joining them will be six-time bracelet winner Jeremy Ausmus (1,500,000), Chino Rheem (865,000), and JC Tran (290,000), who sits at the bottom of the chip counts and has the most work to do when cards get back in the air tomorrow.
The final day of this three-day affair kicks off at 1 p.m. local time on Tuesday, July 15, with players returning to blinds of 20,000/40,000 and a big blind ante of 40,000. Everyone coming back has secured at least $20,616 for their efforts, but eyes will be on the $471,170 top prize from the $2,904,960 prize pool and the coveted gold bracelet that awaits the winner.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
$471,170
8–9
$43,538
2
$314,056
10–11
$33,311
3
$216,539
12–17
$25,961
4
$151,802
18–21
$20,616
5
$108,231
6
$78,504
7
$57,945
Be sure to tune back into PokerNews tomorrow for all the latest updates, chip counts, eliminations, and drama direct from the final day of this Pot-Limit Omaha tournament.
