Event #11: $10,000 Mystery Bounty Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-01-2025 12:07 UTC-8

Lichentin Takes One from Lonis

Nick Vazquez

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Table 73 is a fun one that includes Masato Yokosawa, Nick Schulmann and Jesse Lonis. In this hand Lonis opened from middle position to 800 and David Lichentin three-bet on the button to 2500. Lonis stuck around and the two saw a flop.

Both players checked the 6♥2♥2♦ flop. The turn brought the A♣ and Lonis checked. Lichentin bet 3000, and then faced a raise to 8,900 from Lonis. Lichentin threw in the extra 5900 to match the bet.

The river came the 9♥ and Lonis thought for a moment. He ultimately decided to check, and Lichentin checked back. Lonis mucked his hand and Lichentin dragged the pot without having to show his holding.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Lichentin	71,000
Jesse Lonis	48,000 48,000	48,000

Tags: David Lichentin Jesse Lonis Masato Yokosawa Nick Schulmann

06-01-2025 12:10 UTC-8

Barbero Admits Defeat on the Turn

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Jacob Wilson

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Nacho Barbero called an under the gun raise to 600 from the hijack, before getting three-bet by Masafumi Fukata on the button. Both Barbero and the under the gun player made the call.

The flop of 4♦7♠8♦ checked through, and the K♠ on the turn brought in a delayed continuation-bet from Fukata, after he was checked to for a second time. Barbero got tricky and threw out a check-raise to 10,500. After a minute of thinking through his options Fukata then three-bet to 20,000, and Barbero promptly mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Masafumi Fukata	95,000 95,000	95,000
Nacho Barbero	24,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Nacho Barbero Masafumi Fukata

06-01-2025 12:29 UTC-8

Trevidy's River Bet Gets Fold from Kornuth

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Nick Vazquez

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Richard Scardina limped from under the gun, and Ewen Trevidy raised to 600 next to act. That was met with a three-bet from Chance Kornuth in middle position to 2,000. Scardina folded, but Trevidy called.

The flop came 10♥10♠6♥ and when action checked to him, Kornuth continued for 2,500. Trevidy made the call.

The K♥ fell on the turn, and Trevidy once again checked. This time, Kornuth bet 8,500. Trevidy stuck around again with a call.

The river came with the 7♥ and Trevidy didn't check this time. He decided to lead out for 17,000. Kornuth released his hand, and Trevidy won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ewen Trevidy	73,000 73,000	73,000
Chance Kornuth	53,000 53,000	53,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth Ewen Trevidy Richard Scardina

06-01-2025 12:59 UTC-8

The Mouth Is Back (and Feeling Good!)

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

https://twitter.com/themouthmatusow/status/1929281072921010216

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Matusow	60,000 60,000	60,000

06-01-2025 13:47 UTC-8

Destefano Wins with Ace High

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Nick Vazquez

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Joe Cada raised on the button to 1,500. Joshua Thomas called from the small blind and Dylan Destefano came along from the big blind.

The three saw a flop of Q♣7♠5♦ and the action checked to Cada, who bet 1,700. Thomas folded, but Destefano called.

The K♥ fell on the turn and Destefano checked again. Cada kept betting, this time for 4,000. Destefano called once again.

On the Q♠ river, both players checked. Destefano showed A♦J♣ and Cada mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Thomas	169,000 169,000	169,000
Dylan Destefano	63,500 63,500	63,500
Joe Cada	62,100 62,100	62,100

Tags: Dylan Destefano Joe Cada Joshua Thomas

06-01-2025 13:50 UTC-8

Kornuth Gets Flushed out of the Mystery Bounty

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Jacob Wilson

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Three players arrived at the river, as the board read 4♣9♣J♣7♠2♥. First to act Chance Kornuth checked, and Taylor Black bet out for 12,000 into a pot of 15,000. Richard Scardina asked for a count before letting go of his cards, and after over a minute of thinking, Kornuth stacked up his chips and pushed them forward, announcing “all in” for 38,000.

Black practically beat him into the pot, as he chucked in a singular chip and almost guiltily flipped over A♣7♣, showing he flopped the stone cold nuts, and kept them to the river.

Kornuth, forced to show his cards, revealed that he too had flopped a flush, however his 6♣5♣ was no match.

One player at the table remarked that Black must have “sat up in his chair” when he saw the flop, and another said “and he almost fell out of it when he saw him shove!]

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor Black	113,000 113,000	113,000
Chance Kornuth	Busted

Tags: Chance Kornuth Taylor Black

06-01-2025 13:53 UTC-8

Bluff Magic Woman: Pisarenko Shows Santana Shown an Eight

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Connor Richards

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

In a heads-up pot, Fares Santana had bet 22,000 from the cutoff with the board reading 9♥2♦7♠ and Maksim Pisarenko raised all in from early position with a stack of 59,700.

Santana went deep into the tank, counting out the amount needed to call and looking at the board. Table mate Yuri Dzivielevski called the clock and Santana folded, leading Pisarenko to table the 8♦ as he raked in the pot and said "pocket eights."

"I don't think you had pocket eights," said Santana.

"Pocket nines," Pisarenko said with a grin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fares Santana	90,000 90,000	90,000
Maksim Pisarenko	85,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Fares Santana Maksim Pisarenko Santana Shown Yuri Dzivielevski

06-01-2025 15:05 UTC-8

Shaun’s Deeb Stack Takes a Big Hit

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Jacob Wilson

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action was picked up preflop, as Shaun Deeb had three-bet on the button to a size of 6,000. Zhen Chen, who had raised from the cutoff, four-bet to a size of 14,500. Deeb didn’t take long before moving all in for 56,000 effective, and he knew his fate before any cards were tabled, as Chen flicked a chip in instantly.

Zhen Chen A♣A♥ All in
Shaun Deeb A♦Q♦

Deeb had a sliver of hope on the turn, as the dealer had put out 8♣7♣10♠J♦ however the king he needed didn’t show up, as the dealer paired the board with the 10♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhen Chen	115,000 115,000	115,000
Shaun Deeb	95,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Shaun Deeb Zhen Chen

06-01-2025 15:13 UTC-8

Barbero Fires Three Barrels

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Nick Vazquez

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

There has hardly been a moment of silence at table 80 with Mike Matusow and Nacho Barbero chatting constantly.

Barbero opened this pot to 1,600, and was met with a call from Adrien Favre from the small blind and Chao Duan in the big.

The three players saw a flop of A♥J♦6♣. Both blinds checked and Barbero bet 2,000, Favre called and Duan got out of the way.

On the 10♦ turn, Barbero continued to bet and listen to, this time 5,500, all while Matusow kept his story going. Favre once again check-called.

The 4♥ completed the board and Favre checked. Barbero bet 21,400, leaving himself just 1,000 behind. Favre folded, and Barbero scooped up a much-needed pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chao Duan	230,000 230,000	230,000
Nacho Barbero	37,000 13,000	13,000

Adrien Favre	26,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Adrien Favre Chao Duan Nacho Barbero

06-01-2025 15:49 UTC-8

Riess Busts with Jacks Against Foxen

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Nick Vazquez

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Alex Foxen, who has reentered the event, raised to 2000 from middle position, Benedetto Bianco called from the hijack, Richard Green called from the small blind, and then action was on Ryan Riess. He put in a raise to 15,000. Foxen then moved all in. Bianco and Green folded, and Riess quickly called.

Ryan Riess: J♣J♦ All in
Alex Foxen: A♠Q♥

The board fanned out K♥2♣10♥J♠A♥. Riess set of jacks were no good against Foxen's straight, and the 2013 Main Event Champion was eliminated.