Event #2: $500 Industry Employees No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

05-27-2025 18:11 UTC-8

Geist Gets Max Value With Cowboys

Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

On the river of a board showing 3♠2♠2♣7♣J♠ with around 40,000 in the pot. Christopher Hewitt checked from middle position and faced a bet for all of his remaining 30,000 chips. Hewitt took his time to think through the decision to call or fold. Eventually, he called.

Geist showed K♣K♦ for an overpair with pocket kings, which was good to win the pot as Hewitt had 6♦6♠ for just a pair of sixes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Geist	150,000 150,000	150,000
Christopher Hewitt	Busted

Tags: Christopher Hewitt Jeremy Geist

05-27-2025 18:33 UTC-8

Cobin eliminates Schillo

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Erick Torres

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

The money went in preflop when Justin Schillo chose to jam his remaining 7,500 and was called by Joshua Cobin.

Joshua Cobin: 10♥10♣
Justin Schillo: A♥5♥

Schillo needed to improve against Cobin's pocket tens but a board of 10♠6♥9♠3♥3♣ did not improve Schillo sending him to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Cobin	47,000
Justin Schillo	Busted

Tags: Joshua Cobin Justin Schillo

05-27-2025 18:36 UTC-8

Vodinh Sends McColl Packing with Turned Flush

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Diana Zhao opened to 2,100 from middle position and picked up two callers: Elpidio Dulay in middle position and Andrew Vodinh on the button. With a multi-way pot brewing, Evan McColl had other plans and moved all-in for about 12,000 from the blinds.

Zhao and Dulay quickly folded, but Vodinh — sitting behind a massive stack — made the call, putting McColl at risk.

Evan McColl: K♠5♠ All in
Andrew Vodinh: J♥9♥

The flop came 10♦K♥3♥, giving McColl top pair but giving Vodinh a flush draw. The A♥ turn completed that flush, leaving McColl in need of help. The river 7♦ sealed the deal, eliminating McColl as Vodinh pulled in more chips to boost his stack further.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Vodinh	181,000 181,000	181,000
Evan Mccoll	Busted

Tags: Andrew Vodinh Diana Zhao Elpidio Dulay Evan Mccoll

05-27-2025 18:49 UTC-8

Oh's Pair Over Pair Holds for Knockout

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Erick Torres

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

Catherine Pisaturo committed the last of her stack against Allen Oh preflop.

Allen Oh: J♦J♠
Catherine Pisaturo: 4♥4♠ All in

A runout of K♦9♠10♣7♣A♦ did not improve Pisaturo's pocket fours, resulting in her elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allen Oh	38,000 38,000	38,000
Catherine Pisaturo	Busted

Tags: Allen Oh Catherine Pisaturo

05-27-2025 19:19 UTC-8

Abes' Aces send Johnson to the Rail

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Erick Torres

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

Billy Johnson began the action with a raise from early position to 3,100.

Luis Martinez called, and action folded to Greg Abes in the small blind who announced all in.

Johnson called for the rest of his stack, putting himself at risk. Martinez folded.

Greg Abes: A♦A♠
Billy Johnson: A♣K♥ All in

Johnson was in rough shape against the pocket aces of Abes and was unable to improve on a runout of 2♣7♥3♠8♣4♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis Martinez	186,000 26,000	26,000
Greg Abes	108,000
Billy Johnson	Busted

Tags: Billy Johnson Greg Abes Luis Martinez

05-27-2025 21:42 UTC-8

Recent Departures

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Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Fitzpatrick	Busted
Oscar Quezada	Busted
Mike Carrisosa	Busted
Allan Kwong	Busted
Christopher Cutler	Busted
Ken Tin	Busted
Elizabeth Fucci	Busted
Gregory Besse	Busted
Richard Randazzo	Busted
Deon Smith	Busted
Gorden Grooms	Busted
Michael Santamaria	Busted
Russell Nelms	Busted
Craig Capello	Busted
Braxton Bytheway	Busted
Ken Mears	Busted
Cory Mihocko	Busted
Barton Hollomon	Busted
Jason Gigliello	Busted
Hagen Brown	Busted
Trenton Shaw	Busted

05-27-2025 22:26 UTC-8

Snap Call Seals It — Buranov Out, Wells Collects

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

With action folded to her, Danel Morez raised to 12,000 from the small blind after a limp from Jimmy Wells under the gun. Both Alexander Buranov in the big blind and Wells made the call.

The flop came 7♥Q♥5♣, and after Morez checked, Buranov immediately jammed all-in for about 25,000. Before his chips even hit the felt, Wells tossed in a single chip to call, prompting the dealer to confirm, “Is that a call?” With the action back on her, Morez looked to her left at both players before eventually folding.

Alexander Buranov: 4♣4♠ All in
Jimmy Wells: A♦Q♣

Wells was ahead with top pair, and the runout J♥8♥ didn’t change a thing.

Buranov hit the rail as Wells pulled in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jimmy Wells	170,000 170,000	170,000
Danel Morez	67,000 67,000	67,000
Alexander Buranov	Busted

Tags: Alexander Buranov Danel Morez Jimmy Wells

05-27-2025 22:31 UTC-8

Derosa Sends Two Players Home

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

A three-way all-in just happened between James Derosa, Jon Nakatani, and Red Banks. Derosa had the covering stack, so he had the chance to bust two players.

Red Banks: A♦K♥ All in
Jon Nakatani: J♥J♣ All in
James Derosa: A♥A♣

Derosa started with the nuts holding pocket aces and needed to avoid an unfortunate runout to win the pot. The board ran out 9♦3♥7♦9♥10♠, which was clean for Derosa's aces. Derosa moved up to around 230,000, while Nakatani and Banks were out.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Derosa	230,000 105,200	105,200
Red Banks	Busted
Jon Nakatani	Busted

Tags: James Derosa Jon Nakatani Red Banks

05-27-2025 22:54 UTC-8

Recent Eliminations

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Erick Torres

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Shane Patreau	Busted
Gregory Carlin	Busted
Zackary Taylor	Busted
Justin Smith	Busted
Brendan Mahoney	Busted
Stephen Edmonds	Busted
Danny Hoang	Busted
Daniel Allen	Busted
Jeffrey Sluzinski	Busted

Frank Lin	Busted