2025 World Series of Poker
Allen Lixin Shen raised to 30,000 from under the gun and was called by Jesse Lonis on the button and Dusti Smith in the big blind.
The dealer revealed a board reading 7♦7♣10♦5♦7♥, action checked through to the river. Shen decided to wager 90,000, which was good enough to get folds from both of his opponents.
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
Players are on a 20-minute break.
Ricardo Martinez was in the cutoff, sitting with the big stack at the table, and raised to 30,000, and Darren Taylor was in the big blind and made the call. The flop was 9♦6♥4♦, and Taylor checked and Martinez placed the continuation bet in position for 30,000. Martinez made the call.
The turn Q♦ brought another check from Taylor and another bet from Martinez of 65,000.
Both players checked the 9♣ on the river, and Martinez was almost ready to muck until Taylor showed K♦J♣ for king high and Martinez rolled over A♠9♣ for ace high and the scoop of the pot.
Every summer, a legend that the poker world hasn't seen in quite some time pops up at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). This year, that individual is Huck Seed, the 1996 world champion.
PokerNews caught up with the Poker Hall of Famer to find out why he's back in the game after nearly a decade away, and to see if he thinks he can hang with the new-school pros. Seed, prior to the interview, ran into and shared a wholesome embrace with his old pal and fellow poker legend Gus Hansen inside the Horseshoe Events Center. The two hadn't seen each other in a while.
Aaron Thivyanathan raised from late position to 24,000 and was called by Hieu Ngo in the big blind.
The dealer spread a 8♥5♥J♣ flop. Ngo checked, Thivyanathan bet 20,000, and Ngo called. Action checked through on the 4♥ turn and 7♥ river. Ngo tabled A♥7♠. The Ace high flush was good enough to win this pot
Nikolaos Lampropoulos moved all in for his last 73,000 from middle position, and Lukas Hafner reluctantly called from the big blind.
Nikolaos Lampropoulos: 10♥10♣
Lukas Hafner: A♥4♠
The table announced, "Always a sweat", and "Oh wow" as the board poured out 5♦2♦5♠7♥3♦ and Hafner hit the straight to beat Lampropoulos's pair of tens.