Event #91: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day 2 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #91: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 2
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Chip Counts
Chip Counts
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
What started off as 1,384 entries into Event #91: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, has now become just 10 now that the second day of competition has come to a close.
The remaining competitors, who will be returning tomorrow for the third and final day of PLO, and will battle it out for a huge top score of $280,214, which is the pinnacle of a prize pool that ended up totalling $1,837,260
Found at the top of the leaderboard is Kasparas Klezys, who has bagged up a whopping 6,900,000 chips. Not far behind is Jonathan Hanner (4,670,000), with Jose Nadal (4,585,000) completing the podium. Tony Sinishtaj is also well within the mix as they bagged up 3,720,000 chips at day’s end.
End of Day 2 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kasparas Klezys | Lithuania | 6,900,000 | 115 |
| 2 | Jonathan Hanner | United States | 4,670,000 | 77 |
| 3 | Jose Nadal | Mexico | 4,585,000 | 76 |
| 4 | Tony Sinishtaj | United States | 3,720,000 | 62 |
| 5 | Jonathan Bomba | Argentina | 3,705,000 | 61 |
| 6 | Nacho Barbero | Argentina | 3,070,000 | 51 |
| 7 | Paul Gunness | United States | 3,025,000 | 50 |
| 8 | Andrew Ostapchenko | United States | 2,635,000 | 43 |
| 9 | George Abdallah | Lebanon | 1,295,000 | 21 |
| 10 | Darryll Fish | United States | 1,210,000 | 20 |
A $20,685 payday is guaranteed for those returning tomorrow, however all eyes will be on the upcoming pay jumps that increase with each elimination.
Only 103 players ended up returning for Day 2, with the prolonged bubble already having burst late into the night on Day 1. With an average stack of just over 40 big blinds at the start of the day, one would have expected eliminations to be few and far between to start off the day, however they came thick and fast as chips started flying right from the jump. That number quickly became 50, then 60 as Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel, five-time bracelet winner Robert Mizrachi, Ben Yu, who is just one behind, and Nebraska Poker Legend Bob Slezak all headed home shortly into the day.
Bustouts didn’t stop there, however, with 25k fantasy players Allan Le, Joshua Mccully, Sean Troha and David Coleman all hitting the showers early on. Renji Mao and Josh Reichard made it close to the last day, but busted out in 22nd and 25th respectively.
With only 1 WSOP victor remaining in the field, everyone else will be looking to pick up their maiden WSOP bracelet, none more so than Andrew Ostapchenko. The California native has surpassed a ridiculous $5,000,000 in career earnings with this score, and also holds the WSOP Record for most consecutive cashes in the Main Event, as he made the money eight times in a row between 2015 and 2023. Fresh off the back of yet another Main Event cash in this year’s edition, will he finally be able to add the elusive bracelet to is already extremely impressive portfolio?
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $280,214 |
| 2 | $186,732 |
| 3 | $130,264 |
| 4 | $92,234 |
| 5 | $66,300 |
| 6 | $48,395 |
| 7 | $35,879 |
| 8-9 | $27,024 |
| 10 | $20,685 |
Players will return tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. to the Horseshoe Event Center. Play will end with a winner, meaning that a victor will be crowned during Day 3 no matter what. Will Nacho Barbero double his bracelet tally, or will we see a new name on the winners’ list?
Stay tuned as PokerNews brings you all of the action and more throughout the entirety of Day 3, beginning with the shuffle up and deal, and ending with the bracelet being awarded.
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,900,000 | |
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4,670,000 | |
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4,585,000 | |
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3,720,000 | |
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3,705,000 | |
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3,070,000 | |
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3,025,000 | |
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2,635,000 | |
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1,295,000 | |
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1,210,000 | |
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Players have bagged up as the scheduled ten levels of Day 2 have been played out. Stay tuned as PokerNews brings you a full recap of the days action.
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Action was picked up as Andrew Ostapchenko was all-in against Paul Gunness on a flop of 3♠J♣A♣.
Andrew Ostapchenko: A♥J♠9♦6♥ 
Paul Gunness: A♦K♠Q♠7♦
Ostapchenko's two pair held as the board ran out 3♣2♥, and he doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,800,000
1,350,000
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1,350,000 |
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1,960,000
210,000
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210,000 |
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Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Anik Ajmera raised from under the gun to 175,000, Darryll Fish three-bet on the button to 550,000, Ajmera, with only 200,000 behind, made the call.
Anik Ajmera: J♠J♥7♣5♠
Darryll Fish: A♥K♦10♣7♥
The board ran out K♥4♣10♦2♥6♣, giving Fish two pair to eliminate Ajmera from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,500,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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Busted |
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Shrey Maheshwary opened the action with a pot-sized raise to 175,000. Jose Nadal was his only caller in the big blind. On the 6♦2♥J♣ flop, Nadal instantly put Maheshwary all in for his remaining 420,000. He made the call.
Shrey Maheshwary: Q♣Q♥9♦9♠
Jose Nadal: J♥6♠4♠3♥
Nadal had flopped top two, and could only be beaten by runner-runner or a set. The 7♠ turn left Maheshwary drawing even slimmer, and the 3♦ river confirmed his elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,400,000
1,300,000
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1,300,000 |
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Busted |
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 603 | 1 | Shrey Maheshwary | India | 770,000 | 15 |
| 603 | 2 | Tony Sinishtaj | United States | 3,600,000 | 72 |
| 603 | 3 | Jonathan Hanner | United States | 4,900,000 | 98 |
| 603 | 4 | Nacho Barbero | Argentina | 2,100,000 | 42 |
| 603 | 5 | Jose Nadal | Mexico | 4,100,000 | 82 |
| 603 | 6 | George Abdallah | Lebanon | 1,600,000 | 32 |
| 604 | 1 | Paul Gunness | United States | 4,150,000 | 83 |
| 604 | 2 | Andrew Ostapchenko | United States | 1,750,000 | 35 |
| 604 | 3 | Anik Ajmera | India | 950000 | 19 |
| 604 | 4 | Kasparas Klezys | Lithuania | 5,600,000 | 112 |
| 604 | 5 | Darryll Fish | United States | 1,600,000 | 32 |
| 604 | 6 | Jonathan Bomba | Argentina | 3,175,000 | 63 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,600,000 | |
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4,900,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
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4,150,000 | |
|
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4,100,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
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3,600,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
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3,175,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
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2,100,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
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|
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|
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1,750,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
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1,600,000
140,000
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140,000 |
|
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1,600,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
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950,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
770,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Paul Gunness raised to 175,000 in the cutoff before Kasparas Klezys three-bet to 575,000 in the small blind. Jianqiang Yu stuck in his last big blind, and Gunness got out of the way.
Jianqiang Yu: K♦9♠5♠2♦
Kasparas Klezys: A♠A♦10♠6♦
Yu could not connect for more than a pair on the 4♥5♦J♦Q♠4♠ runout, leaving Klezys in front to score the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,600,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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4,150,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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Busted | |
