2025 World Series of Poker

Event #52: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Holdem
Day: 2
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Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
86
Prize
$410,426
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,077,145
Total Entries
2,320
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
354
Players Left
29
Players Left 1 / 2,320
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Level: 25

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Piccioli Grows Stronger; Mao Eliminated

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Just after Ru Mao's recent double up, he got his chips all in and at risk against Bryan Piccioli preflop.

Ru Mao: AQ All in
Bryan Piccioli: AK

The flop favored Mao as it scrolled across 9JQ, the turn bricked the 4 but the 10 made Piccioli the nut straight, awarding him a pot worth well over a million.

Tags: Bryan PiccioliRu Mao

Schreck Kicks Nikzad Out

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Joseph Schreck
Joseph Schreck

Ashton Nikzad went preflop all in from the cutoff and got only one call in the big blind by Joseph Schreck.

Nikzad: A10 All in
Schreck: AJ

The dealer ran out the board 6QAQ8. Both players had two top pairs, but Schreck had the higher kicker.

Tags: Ashton NikzadJoseph Schreck

Mao Doubles Through Rossitto

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Matan Mesika raised to 80,000 and Michael Rossitto responded with a raise to 400,000. Ru Mao called for less and Mesika folded.

Ru Mao: 99 All in
Michael Rossitto: AQ

The board ran out a straight with the 75684 but Mao's nines were working for him to make a better straight.

Tags: Matan MesikaMichael RossittoRu Mao

Some More Recent Eliminations

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Gheba Sends Rendon to the Rail

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Players were already heads-up on the 224 flop and the pot stood at around 500,000.

Jose Rendon raised to 250,000 from the small blind and Daniyal Gheba raised to 400,000. Rendon took around two minutes before moving all in for his remaining 725,000 stack. Gheba called and covered, and the players flipped their cards.

Jose Rendon: A6All in
Daniyal Gheba: 88

Rendon was behind and he didn't pick anything up on the 2 turn or the J river. Gheba ended on a boat and Rendon was sent home with around 35 players remaining.

Tags: Daniyal GhebaJose Rendon

Some Updated Counts; Four Tables Remain

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Pair Over Pair Over Pair

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Zachary Hall opened the button to 80,000 and Antonios Poziadis went all in for 325,000 from the small blind. After eyeing the stack, Felipe Ramos called. Hall also called.

Heads up to a dry side pot, the board came Q54 and both players checked.

They both also checked the K and 2. Prompting everyone to table their hand.

Antonios Poziadis: 66 All in
Felipe Ramos: 88
Zachary Hall: 99

Hall collected the pot and couldn't help but say, "How do I win that there?".

Tags: Antonios PoziadisFelipe RamosZachary Hall

Piccioli Eliminates Cikinas

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Matas Cikinas
Matas Cikinas

Matas Cikinas moved all in from under the gun for his remaining 420,000 stack. Bryan Piccioli was the only caller and the player turned over the same hands.

Matas Cikinas: AK
Bryan Piccioli: AK

The players chopped the pot as there was no flush for either player on the board.

In the next hand, Daniyal Gheba opened from an early position to 80,000 and Piccioli moved all in. Action folded to Matas Cikinas, and he moved his stack in. Cikinas was covered by Piccoli.

Gheba got out of the way and the players turned over their hands.

Matas Cikinas: QQAll in
Bryan Piccioli: AQ

Cikinas was looking to hold but his luck ran out on the A42 flop.

He didn't improve on the 7 turn or K river and left Piccioli to pick up the chips.

Tags: Bryan PiccioliDaniyal GhebaMatas Cikinas

Belluscio Busts Achille

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Jacopo Achille his remaining stack was already in the middle of the table and got called by Julio Belluscio who was just counting his chips.

Achille KJ All in
Belluscio: AK

The dealer turned around the cards on the board which showed 42A62. Belluscio took all the chips and sent Achille home.

Tags: Jacopo AchilleJulio Belluscio