2025 World Series of Poker
Rania Nasreddine raised to 200,000 from middle position, before Benjamin Leblond raised to 575,000 from the cutoff. The action folded back to Nasreddine, who made the call.
The dealer spread a 5♦6♠8♥ flop, and when Nasreddine checked, Leblond slid in a tower of chips, enough to put his opponent all in.
Nasreddine wasted little time in returning her cards to the dealer, and Leblond added more chips to his big stack.
On a pot of 500,000 and a flop of K♥9♦8♥, Julian Bonorris fired 175,000 in the pot after Michael Abreu passed action to him in the big blind. Abreu called to see the next card.
The turn 4♣ dropped, and both players checked through the river 6♦. Abreu tabled 8♠6♠ which was good enough to take the pot.
In the previous level, Josh Arieh raised to 160,000 from early position and only Jimmy Setna called from the big blind.
Setna check-called a bet of 110,000 from Arieh on the 5♠9♦9♠ flop.
The turn came the 8♠ and Setna led out for 330,000, which Arieh called.
When the 4♦ rolled off on the river, Setna bet 1,200,000. Arieh went into the tank for a while before eventually making the call.
Setna showed a flush with K♠3♠, and Arieh was forced to muck his cards.
Not long after this hand, Arieh was seen exiting the tournament area as he has been eliminated.
Paul Fehlig open-shoved for around 365,000 and got one caller in the big blind, Jaegeol Cho, taking them to showdown.
Paul Fehlig: Q♣9♥
Jaegeol Cho: A♦2♠
Cho was leading with his ace-high until the river on a board of K♦5♥6♠J♣Q♥. Fehlig caught a pair on the river, putting him ahead and giving him the pot to stay longer in the tournament.
Aditya Sushant moved all in for 725,000 from late position, and Jason Wheeler moved all in as well for 1,750,000, and everyone else folded.
Aditya Sushant: Q♥Q♠
Jason Wheeler: A♥Q♣
The board came out with 5♦7♦7♠2♥9♠ and two pair was enough for Sushant to win the pot.
Upeshka De Silva raised from the button to 175,000, and Michael Linton moved all in from the small blind for 430,000. De Silva called, and it was off to the board.
Michael Linton: K♥9♠
Upeshka De Silva: A♥J♦
The board was 7♦5♣K♠2♣Q♥, and a pair of kings was good to keep Linton in the game.
Level: 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
John Maida limped in from early position, encouraging Kenneth Kim to do the same from the button, before the small blind player joined in too. The player in the big blind checked, and they went four ways to a flop.
The dealer spread a monotone A♠3♠J♠ flop, and when the blinds checked, Maida opted to bet 175,000. Kim made the call, but the other two players folded.
The 2♠ turn was then added to the board, prompting Maida to check. Kim took over the betting lead with a wager of 175,000, and Maida folded straight away.
As the pot was being pushed in the direction of Kim, Maida let him know that he didn't like seeing all those spades.
Ryan Belz open-shoved all in for 450,000 under the gun and got called by the player to his immediate left, Jiawei Mao. Action folded around, leaving the two players to head to a showdown.
Ryan Belz: Q♥10♦
Jiawei Mao: A♠9♣
Mao was ahead with ace-high and just needed to keep it this way for a chance to eliminate Belz. The board ran 5♦2♥10♥3♣Q♠ with Belz spiking a pair at the river to score a double and continue his tournament run.