Lucas Cortijo open-shoved in cutoff and got called by Aditya Sushant on the button taking them to showdown.
Lucas Cortijo: K♦Q♣ 
Aditya Sushant: A♦5♥
Cortijo was in danger from the moment the window card was seen on the flop of A♠6♣J♠. The turn J♥ gave Sushant a two pair with the board and the river 5♦ fell with no consequence.
Cortijo was sent to the payout counter as Sushant scooped the pot.
One year you're the chip leader on Day 1b of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, the next you're barely making it past "shuffle up and deal."
That's George Dolofan's story after going from first to first out the door. The Floridian was a quick elimination from the 2025 edition of poker's World Championship event, 12 months after bagging the biggest stack in the same flight.
Jorge Dominguez was down to a dwindling stack when he went all-in for his final 315,000. The table folded to the big blind of Kevin Rowland, who reluctantly called to send them to a showdown with Dominguez at risk.
Jorge Dominguez: 9♥4♥
Kevin Rowland: A♣10♣
Dominguez held the lead, and the flop did not introduce any scare cards as it came 8♠7♣2♣.
The Q♠ turn was clean and the Q♦ river resulted in a double for Dominguez.
Martijn Kiers opened to 350,000 under the gun. Action folded around to the big blind, Jason Li, who called to see a flop.
Both players saw 2♠A♠7♣. After a check, Kiers fired another 225,000 which Li called. The turn 8♦ was checked by both players.
On the river A♦, Li led out with a 500,000 bet which was enough to make Kiers fold.
Jesse Duddy went all in from early position. Joseph Bartholdi rejammed two to his left. Everyone else folded.
Jesse Duddy: K♦10♥
Joseph Bartholdi: A♣Q♠
Duddy called for ace on the flop, even though it would help his opponent. Another player at the table said that they were both going to hit, and he was right as the flop came A♠K♣6♠. The 10♣ turn improved Duddy to two pair, and the 5♥ river gave him the double up, and left Bartholdi very short.
Kevin Rowland went all in from the button for roughly 1,600,000. Action folded to John Vanarnam in the small blind, who went in for roughly 800,000 and was at risk.
John Vanarnam: 8♥8♦
Kevin Rowland: A♣2♥
The board ran out 10♦Q♥2♠A♥10♥, sending Vanarnam to the payout desk.
The top chip counts after the break, according to the WSOP+ app.
Level: 30
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 160,000
The remaining 37 players are on their first 15-minute break.
After action was checked to him on a three-way hand, Pablo Valdes, in cutoff, bet 450,000 on a flop of 3♠Q♣7♣ and a pot of around 800,000.
Lucas Cortijo called from the big blind, and Zhan Guo in late position decided to leave the players to go heads-up going to the turn.
Cortijo checked the 9♥ turn prompting Valdes to shove all-in for around 1,960,000. Cortijo asked for a count then mulled over his situation. He took a few seconds then finally made the call.
Pablo Valdes: A♦Q♦
Lucas Cortijo: K♠Q♠
The river 9♦ didn't change Valdes' lead. Valdes scooped the pot for a double up as Cortijo started counting his chips looking at how much he had behind.
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