2025 World Series of Poker

Hats off to Chino,

Both played their hearts out!

Congrats Bro on 3rd

Never seen the poker room this empty

Chino #FTW

You got this bro!

Guagenti

C'mon chino! Take down your first!

Count Update

The players are nearly even as the level reaches its final 10 minutes

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Guagenti Gets More Back

Chino Rheem: XXXX / 4♦2♦2♣8♠ folded
on sixth street
Nick Guagenti: XXXX / 10♣8♣J♦A♦

Guagenti completed and Rheem called.

Guagenti led on fourth. Rheem check-called on fifth.

Rheem checked on sixth as Guagenti quickly fired again. Rheem conceded as Guagenti closes the gap further.

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Rheem Doesn’t Take the Bait

Chino Rheem: 3♥XX / 3♣4♦7♥5♣ / XX

Nick Guagenti: A♥J♦ / A♠10♦2♠9♥ / A♦

Guagenti completed and Rheem called. Guagenti led on fourth and Rheem called.

Fifth, sixth, and seventh all checked through as Guagenti tabled three aces for the winner as Rheem could only muster a pair of threes.

"F*cking bet, Chino!" complained Guagenti.

"You gotta bet your own hand my friend," replied Rheem.

"I am breathless by how good you are playing," joked Guagenti. "Do they serve oxygen here?"

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Count Update

Seventh street is yet to have been reached during heads-up play as the players pass around limped pots.

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Heads up! Get your 3rd

Nick!

Guagenti Bests Rheem Twice

Chino Rheem: XXXX / 5♥3♣2♠A♦ / XX

Nick Guagenti: 9♥7♣K♣ / A♠8♦9♣9♠

Nick Guagenti and Chino Rheem called. Rheem called a bet on fourth street before fifth street checked through. Guagenti check-called a bet on sixth street with seventh street checking through to showdown.

"Aces," announced Rheem but Guagenti tabled an eight from his downcards for eights and nines.

Chino Rheem: XXXX / 4♥A♣3♠J♣/ XX

Nick Guagenti: A♠3♦8♠ / A♥9♣6♦4♠

Qiang Xu: XXXX / A♦10X- folded on fourth street

It was a limped pot to fifth street, where Rheem ber. Guagenti called before Qiang Xu folded. Guagenti check-called on fifth street, with Rheem doing the same on sixth street. Once again, seventh street checked through to showdown.

Guagenti had just a pair of aces, which was enough as Rheem mucked.

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Guagenti Continues His Rise

Nick Guagenti: Q♥Q♣ / 3♣3♠4♣10♥
Qiang Xu: XXXX / A♦10♦8♣9♦ / XX

Xu completed and Guagenti defended his bring-in. Guagenti led on fourth with open fours.

Guagenti led again on fifth, Xu raised, and Guagenti called. Guagenti check-called on sixth and seventh checked through. Guagenti's two pair, queens and threes, were the winner.

The next hand was picked up fourth street three ways.

Chino Rheem: XXXX / 3♦2♥4♣6♣- folded on sixth street
Nick Guagenti: XXXX / 5♥10♣10♦A♣ / XX

Qiang Xu: XXXX / 7♣8♦K♠J♦ / XX folded on seventh street

Xu bet on fourth and both opponents called. Guagenti led on fifth and both called.

Guagenti led again on sixth and only Xu called. Xu folded to a bet on seventh as Guagenti scooped a sizeable one without showdown.

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Xu Widens the Gap

Chino Rheem: XXXX / J♠2♥10♥5♥ / XX - folded seventh street
Qiang Xu: XXXX / 8♣10♠4♣5♠ / XX

Chino Rheem completed. Qiang Xu raised and Rheem called.

Rheem check-called bets from fourth to sixth street before folding to a bet on seventh street.

Chino Rheem: XXXX / 8♥10♦10♠ - folded fifth street
Qiang Xu: XXXX / J♥5♥J♠

A few hands later, Xu completed and Rheem called. Rheem called a bet on fourth but folded to a bet on fifth after Xu had open jacks.

A few hands later, Xu

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Take it down Chino!

Let’s go CHINO!

More for Rheem

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Chino Rheem: K♣J♥9♦ / Q♥9♠2♠2♥

Qiang Xu: XXXX / 3♦5♥K♦5♣ / XX

Rheem completed and Xu defended his bring-in.

Rheem led on fourth. Xu check-called on fifth.

Xu led on sixth after making open fives and Rheem called. Xu checked on seventh and Rheem bet, which Xu sigh-called. Rheem announced his two pair, nines and twos, which were good to drag another pot.