Rainer Kempe opened to 16,000 under the gun and got called by cutoff player Jamie Kingston to see a flop.
The dealer fanned out 7♣A♠K♥. Kempe continued with another 17,000. Kingston hung on to see another card.
On the turn 2♠, Kempe turned on the heat and made an overbet of 85,000. Unable to take the pressure, Kingston conceded the hand and the pot to Kempe
With 1,518 players remaining, we are 30 eliminations away from all players getting paid. Play has slowed quite drastically with the money bubble approaching rapidly.
Action was picked up with John De Klerk and Nirath Rean all-in with their hands tabled for a showdown.
John De Klerk: A♥4♥ 
Nirath Rean: 9♦9♣
The board ran 4♦5♦4♣ giving Klerk trips on the flop and making Rean visibly frustrated. The turn 8♣ and river J♦ didn't help Rean at all. Klerk scooped the pot as Rean shaking his head muttered to himself, "Crazy call."
These two heavy hitters are trying to build during the second half of Day 2.
Most poker players at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) agree that Nick Schulman is heading into the Poker Hall of Fame this summer and it’s getting harder to argue otherwise.
On Thursday, Schulman was awarded his seventh WSOP bracelet in the $10,000 2-7 Championship, the third time he's won that event, further cementing his legacy as one of the game’s all-time greats.
And that’s exactly why Schulman earns this week’s WSOP Performance of the Week honors.
Junqiang Lyu raised to 20,000 from early position, and action was folded around to Steven Jenkins in the big blind. He thought for a while and then pushed his remaining 82,000 into the middle. Lyu snap called.
Steven Jenkins: 7♦7♠
Junqiang Lyu: A♦Q♦
The board ran out 5♦J♦9♠6♦J♥ to make Lyu a flush and send Jenkins packing.
Anthony Hall raised to 18,000 from middle position, and was re-raised by Yung Hwang as next to act to 48,000.
Action folded to Anzhela Vasylenko in the big blind who went all-in for 192,000.
Both players deliberated and folded to the bet from Vasylenko.
Matthew Stout raised to 17,000 from early position and was called by Jeremy Becker in the big blind.
The flop landed 2♦6♣6♠. Becker check called a bet of 12,000 from Stout.
The turn was the A♠, this time Stout bet 27,000, which was good enough to get a fold from Becker. Stout has been amassing one of the largest stacks in the room as he continues to accumulate chips.
These are the latest chip leaders according to the latest WSOP+ app update.
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