2025 World Series of Poker

Ran Ilani limped on the button with about 18,500,000 and Yilong Wang moved all in from the big blind to put Ilani at risk. Ilani snap called and quickly saw that he was a big favorite to double up.

Ran Ilani: 9♦9♥ All in
Yilong Wang: 6♠6♣

The flop came 4♠10♦6♦ with Wang drilling a six to improve to a set, but Ilani still had outs with a nine or runner-runner for backdoor straight and flush draws.

The turn landed the 10♣ and only a nine would save Ilani but the river fell the K♥, ending his impressive tournament run.

Ran Ilani limped on the button and Yilong Wang checked in the big blind.

The flop came 4♦K♥9♦ and Wang check-called a bet of 1,600,000 from Ilani.

The 3♥ turn went check-check, bringing the 3♠ river. Wang led out with a big bet of 15,000,000, almost twice the size of the pot and Ilani quickly folded.

Yilong Wang raised to 3,600,000 on the button and Ran Ilani called in the big blind.

The flop came 10♣A♥3♦ and Ilani check-called a bet of 3,500,000 from Wang.

The turn landed the 6♠ and Ilani check-called again, this time for 7,200,000.

The river brought the Q♣ and Ilani checked for a third time. Wang fired out a bet of 12,000,000 and after taking some time to think through his decision, Ilani gave up his hand.

Yilong Wang limped on the button and Ran Ilani raised to 4,200,000. Wang made the call and the two of them checked it down to the river on a runout of A♣K♣A♦6♣K♥. Ilani turned over J♥J♦ and saw that he was counterfeited on the river when Wang tabled Q♥9♣.

The next hand, Ilani raised to 2,800,000 on the button and Wang called in the big blind. The flop came 8♠4♥3♠ and Wang check-raised to 15,000,000 over Ilani's bet of 5,000,000. Ilani thought for a brief moment before mucking his hand.

Still in the feeling out stage of their heads-up battle, Ran Ilani and Yilong Wang each thought they had an edge in a hand that could have mean the tournament.

It started with Ilani completing the big blind and Wang checking.

The flop hit 4♠6♣8♥, and both players checked.

Wang bet 2,600,000 chips on the turn of 7♠, and Ilani made the call.

Wang went all-in after the 3♥ landed on the river. Ilani tossed in a calling chip immediately.

Wang showed J♦5♣ and Ilani displayed 10♦5♠, with both of them having the five that was needed for a straight.

On the next hand, there was no preflop raise, and just a call on the turn by Ilani of Wang's 4,500,000 bet with the board showing [2hjs9cl7s].

Checks on the river card 9♥, allowed Wang to show J♣4♠ and take the pot with a pair of jacks.

Ren Lin open-shoved in the small blind for just under 13,000,000 and Ran Ilani snap called in the big blind with the covering stack.

Ren Lin: J♠10♣ All in
Ran Ilani: K♠J♦

Lin was dominated and Ilani pulled ahead further on the K♦10♠K♥ flop, improving to trip kings.

The 9♦ turn gave Lin a glimmer of hope with outs to a gutshot, but the 8♠ river was a brick and he was sent to the rail.

Ran Ilani limped in the small blind and Yilong Wang raised to 3,800,000 in the big blind. Ilani then moved all in to put Wang at risk, who quickly folded.

The next hand, Ilani open-shoved on the button, resulting in quick folds from both of his opponents.

The hand after that, Wang raised to 2,500,000 on the button and Ilani defended in the big blind. The flop came 4♦4♣7♠ and Ilani checked. Wang bet 1,500,000 while Ren Lin did some push-ups to get the blood pumping. Ilani then raised to 4,500,000, resulting in Wang surrendering his hand.

Ren Lin: 25,000,000

Yilong Wang raised to 2,000,000 on the button and Ran Ilani called in the big blind.

The flop came 10♥10♠5♣ and Ilani check-raised to 3,000,000 over Wangs bet of 1,000,000. Wang made the call.

The turn fell the 4♥ and Ilani continued with a bet of 3,100,000. Wang called again.

Ilani slowed down on the 7♣ river with a check and Wang fired out a bet of 8,000,000, prompting Ilani to give up his hand.

Ren Lin: 21,000,000

Ren Lin raised to 2,000,000 on the button and Ran Ilani three-bet to 6,500,000 in the small blind, forcing Lin to fold.

The next hand, Ilani raised to 2,000,000 on the button and Lin defended in the big blind. The flop came A♥K♥9♥ and Lin check-folded to a bet of 1,200,000 from Ilani.

The hand after that, Lin limped the small blind and Ilani checked in the big blind. The flop came 4♠9♠Q♦, Lin bet 1,000,000 and Ilani called.

On the A♥ turn, Lin sized up with a bet of 4,000,000 and Ilani called, bringing the 3♣river which went check-check. Lin showed 10♣7♦ for ten-high while Ilani tabled 9♣7♥ for a pair of nines to scoop the pot.

Ren Lin: 28,000,000

Ren Lin raised to 2,000,000 on the button and Ran Ilani three-bet jammed in the small blind to put himself at risk.

Lin asked for a count and the dealer confirmed that the bet was 26,800,000.

Lin then went into the tank, taking some time to think through his decision.

He eventually surrendered his hand and the pot was pushed Ilani's way.

Ren Lin: 38,000,000

Yilong Wang raised to 2,200,000 on the button and Ran Ilani called in the big blind.

The flop came A♣Q♣10♠ and Ilani check-called a bet of 1,500,000. The 10♦ turn and 3♣ river went check-check and Ilani tabled the winner with K♥3♦.

The next hand, Ren Lin raised to 2,200,000 on the button and Yilong Wang three-bet to 6,000,000 in the big blind.

Lin thought for a moment before tossing his cards into the muck.

Ren Lin: 27,000,000

In a matchup of blinds, Ren Lin was the early aggressor, raising to 2,000,000 before the flop and another 2,000,000 with the board reading 10♠6♥6♠A♥.

Yilong Wang was along for the ride, before taking over when the 4♥ hit on the river.

Wang bet 1,500,000 into a 5,000,000-chi pot. Lin folded.

Ren Lin: 29,000,000

After five straight hands in which the blinds folded to a minimum raise, Yuliyan Kolev pushed all in with 9,000,000 chips in the cutoff.

After some consideration, Ran Ilani made the call from the button. The others at the table folded.

Yuliyan Kolev: K♦J♥All in
Ran Ilani: 6♦6♠

Kolev had two overcards in the race but neither hit the board in a runout of A♣4♠10♣7♣2♦. Ilani's sixes held and he became the overall chip leader with only three players remaining.

Ren Lin raised to 1,600,000 under the gun and Ran Ilani three-bet to 5,800,000 in the small blind. Action folded back around to Lin who thought for a moment before tossing his cards into the muck.

The next hand, Ilani raised to 1,600,000 on the button and Lin defended in the big blind.

The flop of 9♥2♠8♠ checked through, as did the K♦️ turn. On the 8♦ river, Lin fired out a bet of 3,500,000 and Ilani folded.

Ren Lin: 32,500,000