Event #96: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

Jul 14, 2025

Mehamed Doubles Without Seeing a Turn

Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Xiaochuan Zhang raised to 25,000 from the cutoff with Alan Mehamed calling from the small blind. Scott Seiver three-bet to 100,000 from the big blind, which was called by both of his opponents.

Mehamed checked the 10♥A♥Q♥ flop, and Seiver chose to check behind. Zhang fired 140,000 into the middle, prompting Mehamed to jam for 204,000 total. Seiver announced "fold," and after a few moments of thinking, Zhang also folded. Mehamed was able to almost double-up without seeing a turn.

Tags: Alan Mehamed Scott Seiver Xiaochuan Zhang

Jul 14, 2025

Some Updated Chip Counts After Break

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Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

These chip counts have been taken directly from the WSOP+ app.

Level: 17

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Jul 14, 2025

Break Time

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Jacob Wilson

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Players head to a second 15-minute break of the day. Action will resume at 5:45 p.m. local time.

Jul 14, 2025

Burkett Scores Double KO

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Jacob Wilson

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

On a flop of 4♠5♦9♠ Corey Wright announced "pot," from the small blind, putting out 48,000. Samuel Burkett flatted the bet from the hijack, before Kyle Knecht went all in for 206,000 on the button. Wright went deep into the tank, and after about three minutes another player at the table called the clock. On a $300 pay jump, he ended up calling all in for 114,000 before the clock even started. Burkett snapped it off.

Corey Wright: K♦10♣4♣4♦ All in
Kyle Knecht: K♠Q♥10♠10♦ All in
Samuel Burkett: A♠6♠3♣3♥

The Q♠ turn fired Burkett into the lead. Knecht was dead despite holding the second nuts, and only a board pairing would save Wright. The 6♥ river meant that Knecht made the pay jump, as he had Wright covered, and Burkett would scoop the whole pot.

Tags: Corey Wright Kyle Knecht Samuel Burkett

Jul 14, 2025

Plante Asks for Help

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Stian Usterud made it 28,000 from the cutoff and Santiago Plante called from the button. Zachary Reinbold squeezed to 110,000 out of the big blind, which Usterud and Plante called.

The dealer revealed a flop of 5♦4♣2♠ and Reinbold led out for 45,000. Usterud instantly folded, but Plante went into the tank. After thinking for quite some time, Plante folded while revealing A♣J♠9♣8♠ and asked the table, "Help me guys, what should I do?".

While Reinbold was pulling in the chips, Daniel Zack began to give Plante some free coaching on what the correct play was with his hand.

Tags: Daniel Zack Santiago Plante Stian Usterud Zachary Reinbold

Jul 14, 2025

More Players to Hit the Rail

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Jul 14, 2025

Mehamed Steals the Pot from Seiver

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Alan Mehamed limped from the cutoff before Scott Seiver raised to 36,000 from the button. After the blinds folded, Mehamed made the call.

Both players checked the K♦4♦K♠ flop to see the 2♣ roll off on the turn. Mehamed checked, and Seiver fired a delayed continuation-bet of 30,000. Mehamed immediately check-raised to 75,000, which was enough to get Seiver to fold.

Tags: Alan Mehamed Scott Seiver

Jul 14, 2025

Straight Over Set

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Jacob Wilson

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Chun Li threw out a pot-sized bet of 140,000 from the big blind on a board reading Q♦3♥J♦K♣, leaving just 15,000 behind. John Riordan in the cutoff put him all in, and he made the call. "Straight?" asked Riordan.

Chun Li: Q♥10♣9♦2♦ All in
John Riordan: J♠J♣7♣7♥

The 9♥ river sealed the double for Li.

Tags: Chun Li John Riordan

Jul 14, 2025

Matakis Shoves on Tung

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Cameron Tung raised to 20,000 under the gun and only Ian Matakis called from the big blind.

Matakis check-called a bet of 30,000 from Tung on the J♠3♣K♦ flop.

The 7♠ turn got a second check from Matakis, and a second bet by Tung, this time for 105,000. Matakis check-jammed for Tung's remaining 250,000. Tung went into the tank for around a minute before folding and surrendering the pot to Matakis.

Tags: Cameron Tung Ian Matakis