Event #59: $1,000 Battle of the Ages Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

Jun 23, 2025

Maruo Scores a Double

Gabrielle Barredo

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Ignacio Sagra opened for 20,000 in cutoff and got called by Junhyoung Ki on the button. Small blind player Tasuku Maruo went beyond by going all-in for 86,000. Sagra was mulling over his actions and looked at Ki who seemed like he was going to make the call. Sagra folded and, sure enough, Ki made the call taking the players to showdown.

Tasuku Maruo: K♥Q♥ All in
Junhyoung Ki: K♣10♠

Maruo was ahead. The flop paired the board with J♠3♥J♦. Nothing changed with the runout of 7♠9♥ doubling Maruo up and leaving Ki with only 7,000 behind.

Tags: Ignacio Sagra Junhyoung Ki Tasuku Maruo

Jun 23, 2025

Trips All Around

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Jacob Wilson

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Stephen Ma opened with a min-raise from the hijack, before Karle Wilson then shoved on his direct left, for 92,000 total. After the blinds got out of the way, Ma made the call.

Stephen Ma: Q♣10♣ All in
Karle Wilson: K♦Q♦

Both players made trips on the 3♦7♣Q♥Q♠5♦ runout, but it was Wilson who would prevail, with a better kicker.

Tags: Karle Wilson Stephen Ma

Level: 19

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Jun 23, 2025

Karpov's Blind All-in Falls Short of a Double Up

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Sergii Karpov under the gun went blind all-in for 32,000 even before the dealer finished shuffling the next hand. He covered his cards as the dealer dealt, seemingly praying for an ace. He then started to advise everyone to fold.

But Matheus Grazziotin in hijack went all-in taking both of them to showdown. Karpov peeled his cards one by one building excitement.

Sergii Karpov: K♦J♥ All in
Matheus Grazziotin: A♥4♥

Karpov was pretty happy with his hole cards despite being behind Grazziotin's ace-high. But he prepared his exit as the dealer fanned out the board showing 7♣10♦5♠2♠Q♣. Grazziotin graciously bid Karpov good luck as the latter left the table.

Tags: Sergii Karpov Matheus Grazziotin

Jun 23, 2025

Flush for Garcia

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Jose Garcia was at risk for a remaining stack around 75,000 and was facing Junhyoung Ki who had made the call.

Jose Garcia: A♠8♠ All in
Junhyoung Ki: K♥7♥

Garcia had the dominating hand and managed to find a board 5♠6♦6♠7♠Q♣ to double up with a flush.

Tags: Jose Garcia Junhyoung Ki

Jun 23, 2025

Hsu Holds On

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Stewart Morrison

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Action folded to the table big stack, Marco Guibert, in the hijack, who moved all in, covering all three players still to act. The button and the small blind folded, but Kai Hsu called straight away.

Kai Hsu: A♣4♠ All in
Marco Guibert: K♥J♣

The deck was kind to Hsu as the board ran out 10♦3♦3♠4♥3♣, giving him the full double up.

Tags: Marco Guibert Kai Hsu

Jun 23, 2025

Avila Outflopped

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Jacob Wilson

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Following an open to 20,000 from Kane Kalas, Alexander Avila shoved for 42,000 on the button. Kengo Sakurai made the call from the small blind, as did Kalas. On a flop of 4♥Q♥4♦ Sakurai check-folded to a bet of 25,000.

Alexander Avila: A♣K♣ All in
Kane Kalas: K♥Q♣

Kalas had got there on the flop, to leave Avila in rough shape. He couldn't find an ace on the 10♥3♥ runout and was sent to the payout desk.

Tags: Alexander Avila Kane Kalas Kengo Sakurai

Jun 23, 2025

Fornito Leaves Hsu Short Stack

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Kai Hsu raised to 20,000 and Nicholas Fornito shoved on the button for 81,000. Hsu eventually called:

Nicholas Fornito: K♣Q♦ All in
Kai Hsu: A♥10♠

Hsu first found a flop 9♠6♥10♣ to give him a pair of tens, but Fornito hit a J♥ turn for the straight and doubled up after the 3♠ completed the board.