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

07-14-2025 18:33 UTC-8

Tran Cracks Motte's Aces to Survive

Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

JC Tran made it roughly 35,000 under the gun with Samuel Burkett calling on the button. Fabien Motte squeezed to 166,000 from the big blind blind, and only Tran called.

Motte jammed for Tran's remaining 118,000 when he saw the flop of 3♦8♠2♠, and Tran quickly called.

JC Tran: K♥Q♠J♥9♠ All in
Fabien Motte: A♣A♦Q♣3♠

Motte had aces, against the flush draw of Tran. The A♠ turn gave Tran his flush, and he just needed to fade a board-pairing river to double-up. The J♠ river was safe for Tran, and he doubled his stack with a flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabien Motte	1,015,000 135,000	135,000
Samuel Burkett	580,000 180,000	180,000
JC Tran	550,000 335,000	335,000

Tags: Fabien Motte JC Tran Samuel Burkett

07-14-2025 18:35 UTC-8

No Leeway From Ladines

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Jacob Wilson

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action was picked up on a flop of 7♠2♣8♣ with 114,000 in the middle. Joshua Ladines was under the gun and checked his option over to Sonny Lee on his direct left. Lee then announced "pot," which, after some time, got a call from Ladines, who then potted himself on the 10♥ turn for 342,000. Lee shoved for 381,000, and Ladines put in the chips.

Sonny Lee: J♦J♠8♠8♥ All in
Joshua Ladines: 10♣9♠7♦6♣

Ladines had turned the goods, with a flush redraw to boot. The Q♠ river changed nothing, meaning that Lee's set wasn't enough to keep him in contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Ladines	1,789,000 540,000	540,000

Sonny Lee	Busted

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07-14-2025 18:38 UTC-8

A Few to Bust Before Dinner

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jaspal Brar	Busted

Nicholas Petitti	Busted
Mesbah Guerfi	Busted
Robert Nehorayan	Busted

David Shaw	Busted

07-14-2025 18:42 UTC-8

Albrinck Leapfrogs Rafael

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Jacob Wilson

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Brad Albrinck opened from the cutoff, as he potted it to 42000. Sean Rafael repotted to 138,000 from the small blind, and Albrinck put in the call.

On a flop of 10♠9♦8♠ Rafael checked it over to Albrinck, who then announced "pot" for the second time. Rafael folded, as Albrinck's chip count went above his own.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Albrinck	1,270,000 695,000	695,000

Sean Rafael	1,200,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Brad Albrinck Sean Rafael

07-14-2025 18:45 UTC-8

Dinner Break

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at 8:45 p.m. When action resumes, the blinds will be 10,000/15,000 with a big blind ante of 15,000.

07-14-2025 19:03 UTC-8

ICYMI: Michael Mizrachi Wins FOURTH $50,000 Poker Players Championship

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Lyle Bateman

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

“I probably played better than the last three I won. Everything went my way this tournament. I was always at the top of the leaderboard, never really got short, and probably played my best overall.”

That's what Michael Mizrachi had to say after he cruised to victory in Event #66: $50,000 Poker Players Championship.

Already sharing the record for most $50,000 Poker Players Championship victories with Brian Rast, Mizrachi now stands alone after capturing his historic fourth title on Saturday at the 2025 World Series of Poker. "The Grinder" conquered the 107-entry field, earning $1,331,322 from the $5,162,750 prize pool and further cementing his legacy as the event's most dominant force.

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07-14-2025 19:23 UTC-8

Gus Hansen Involved in One of the Rarest Poker Hands You'll See at the 2025 WSOP

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Lyle Bateman

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

PokerNews' Brad Whitehouse captured a hand on Saturday that might end up being the rarest we'll see all summer at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP). At the very least, the rarest chop pot.

Gus Hansen and Dzmitry Urbanovich battled for a hefty pot on Day 2 in Event #23: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship with 35 out of 127 players remaining. The pot ended in a chop, but it left future Poker Hall of Famer Nick Schulman in awe.

"I've never seen that before," Schulman, who has seen nearly everything at the poker table, was overheard saying as he glanced at the tabled cards. "Wow, that's an amazing one."

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Level: 19

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

07-14-2025 19:47 UTC-8

Some Big Stacks After Dinner

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Tim Baker

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

These chip counts are taken directly from the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zachary Schwartz	2,835,000 35,000	35,000
Chino Rheem	2,550,000 650,000	650,000
Richard Gryko	2,340,000 590,000	590,000

Alex Foxen	2,000,000 500,000	500,000

Joshua Ladines	1,950,000 161,000	161,000

Zachary Reinbold	1,930,000 830,000	830,000
Ryan Leng	1,415,000 480,000	480,000

Yasheel Doddanavar	1,195,000 453,000	453,000
Hai Chu	1,100,000 100,000	100,000
JC Tran	1,095,000 695,000	695,000

Eduards Rakuss	1,070,000 532,000	532,000
Alfred Karlsson	1,030,000 130,000	130,000
Anik Ajmera	1,030,000 310,000	310,000
Alan Mehamed	1,005,000 105,000	105,000
Stian Usterud	980,000 172,000	172,000
Cuba Levenberry	955,000 694,000	694,000
Daniel Zack	940,000 140,000	140,000

Jorryt van Hoof	930,000 155,000	155,000
Stefan Ivanov	905,000 395,000	395,000
Daniel Fuhs	860,000 512,000	512,000

Tarun Goyal	860,000 130,000	130,000

Robert Fenner	850,000 300,000	300,000
Zarvan Tumboli	845,000 450,000	450,000

07-14-2025 19:59 UTC-8

Rafael Goes Full Throttle

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Jacob Wilson

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Brad Albrinck potted to 55,000 on the button, before Sean Rafael repotted to 175,000 from the big blind. Albrinck didn't take too long before putting in the call.

On a flop of 10♠2♥5♣ Rafael continued with another pot-sized bet, which was enough to see him take it down.