Event #16: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-03-2025 13:33 UTC-7

Danihel Scores Double Knockout

Erick Torres

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

A three-way all-in pot took place between Eric Danihel, Salem Habash, and Gene Quinn. Danihel had both at risk on the flop of 7♥5♠7♠.

Salem Habash: Q♥J♥J♦8♠ All in
Gene Quinn: K♦K♥7♦10♥ All in
Eric Danihel: K♣K♠Q♠4♦

The A♦ turn kept Quinn's trip sevens in the lead, but the 9♠ river improved Danihel to a flush, knocking out both Habash and Quinn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Danihel	130,000 24,200	24,200
Salem Habash	Busted
Gene Quinn	Busted

Tags: Eric Danihel Gene Quinn Salem Habash

06-03-2025 13:31 UTC-7

Leading Chip Stacks

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John Avelino

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Jordan	128,000 128,000	128,000
Kenneth Baime	120,000 120,000	120,000
Eric Danihel	105,800 105,800	105,800
Josh Arieh	105,000 5,700	5,700

Ayed Shweihat	100,000 100,000	100,000
Raymond Henson	86,000 86,000	86,000

Tags: Ayed Shweihat David Jordan Josh Arieh Kenneth Baime Raymond Henson

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

06-03-2025 13:16 UTC-7

Maclellan busts Newlin with Top Set

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Erick Torres

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Martin Newlin was all in and at risk against Klye Maclellan preflop.

Martin Newlin: Q♣Q♥5♦A♥ All in
Klye Maclellan: K♥K♦Q♠J♠

Maclellan held the early lead and improved to a set on the runout 10♠3♣K♣5♠2♣ eliminating Newlin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Klye Maclellan	54,000 54,000	54,000
Martin Newlin	Busted

Tags: Klye Maclellan Martin Newlin

06-03-2025 13:10 UTC-7

Arieh Chipping Up

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John Avelino

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Thai Cao and Josh Arieh were in the blinds, and Sean Balfour limped in from the button for 600 and they were three ways to a flop.

The flop came 4♥3♠5♠ and Arieh led out for 2,000. Balfour called and Cao folded.

A 9♥ hit the turn, and both players checked.

The K♣ hit the river, and Arieh bet out for 10,000. Balfour called.

Arieh revealed K♠6♠4♣2♥ for a flopped straight, and Balfour pitched his cards in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	99,300 99,300	99,300

Thai Cao	14,500 14,500	14,500
Sean Balfour	14,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Josh Arieh Sean Balfour Thai Cao

06-03-2025 12:58 UTC-7

Lim Holds Flush Over Flush Against Stroke

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Erick Torres

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A showdown between Shawn Stroke and Christine Lim occured with Lim risking it all against Stroke on the runout of 7♦3♦K♣4♦2♣.

Christine Lim: A♠A♦10♦7♣ All in
Shawn Stroke: J♣9♦8♣6♦

Lim showed a nut flush which edged out Stroke's nine-high flush to rake in the pot and chip up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Stroke	134,000 134,000	134,000
Christine Lim	49,000 49,000	49,000

Tags: Christine Lim Shawn Stroke

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

06-03-2025 12:49 UTC-7

Konikov Finds a Double

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Erick Torres

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Cards were on their backs preflop as Dmitriy Konikov's jam was called by Michael Caetano, putting Konikov's tournament life at risk.

Dmitriy Konikov: A♠J♥7♦4♥ All in
Michael Caetano: Q♦J♣10♣9♦

Konikov was awarded the double up after the board of 2♦7♥6♥6♦K♥ was spread out, giving him a flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Caetano	34,600 34,600	34,600
Dmitriy Konikov	19,500 19,500	19,500

Tags: Dmitriy Konikov Michael Caetano

06-03-2025 12:40 UTC-7

Flop Bet Wins Multiway Pot

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Erick Torres

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

John Leeper kicked it off with a raise to 1,000 from early position before getting calls from Winston Downing in the cutoff, David Goldman on the button, Tyson Krall from the small blind and Matthew Leonard in the big blind.

The action checked to Downing on the 3♣2♦J♥ flop. Downing bet pot leading to a fold from the rest of the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Goldman	49,000 49,000	49,000
John Leeper	41,000 41,000	41,000
Winston Downing	36,400 36,400	36,400
Matthew Leonard	20,000 20,000	20,000
Tyson Krall	15,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: David Goldman John Leeper Matthew Leonard Tyson Krall Winston Downing

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500