Event #13: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-02-2025 14:56 UTC-8

"I Gamble, I Gamble"

Barry Russell

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was picked up as the under the gun player Stavros Petychakis was all in against Kelvine Vu in the big blind on a flop of 9♠10♣Q♠.

Stavros Petychakis: K♠10♠ All in
Kelvine Vu: J♠7♣

No luck for Vu as the board ran out 5♣ on the turn and the 6♦ on the river.

Petychakis's middle pair held and he took this 100,000 chip pot. Vu visibly annoyed at the run out as he slammed his chips chanting "I gamble, I gamble"

Player	Chips	Progress
Stavros Petychakis	100,000 100,000	100,000
Kelvine Vu	63,000 63,000	63,000

Tags: Kelvine Vu Stavros Petychakis

06-02-2025 14:56 UTC-8

Angel Modica

72,000 100,000

Table 431Seat 2

06-02-2025 14:57 UTC-8

Reis' Stack on the Rise

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Nick Becker

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Rafael Reis won his first bracelet in this very event two years ago at the 2023 WSOP. He's off to a good start and is in search of another deep run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafael Reis	65,500 39,200	39,200

Tags: Rafael Reis

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

06-02-2025 15:13 UTC-8

Kuo Building a Stack

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Nick Becker

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Kitty Kuo was seen dragging in a sizable pot after having knocked out one of her opponents.

With her cards face up at showdown, she held pocket kings on a board that read 2♣9♦3♦3♣7♦.

She now sits with more than double starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kitty Kuo	62,500 62,500	62,500

Tags: Kitty Kuo

06-02-2025 15:33 UTC-8

Zherebchenko Takes From Yau

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Nick Becker

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ethan Yau raised to 2,500 from under the gun and Mykhailo Zherebchenko defended in the big blind.

The flop came 7♣Q♦5♥ and action went check-check, bringing the 3♥ turn. Zherebchenko led out for 2,000 and Yau called.

On the 8♦ river, Zherebchenko moved all in for about 18,500 and Yau quickly gave up his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ethan Yau	122,000 122,000	122,000

Mykhailo Zherebchenko	29,300 29,300	29,300

Tags: Ethan Yau Mykhailo Zherebchenko

06-02-2025 15:34 UTC-8

Gavin-Mather Is All In

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Barry Russell

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Lexy Gavin-Mather announced "all in" for 13,500 from the cutoff, Jiandong Xu called in the big blind.

Lexy Gavin-Mather: A♦Q♣ All in
Jiandong Xu: A♠4♦

Gavin-Mather flopped very well on 10♦K♠Q♦ and Xu with a gutshot to chop this pot could not find it as the board ran out 7♣ on the turn and the 6♥ on the river.