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

05-27-2025 17:18 UTC-8

When You Know, You Know

Robert Jones

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action folded to Joshua Morgan in the cutoff who raised to 1,300. Allan Kwong reraised him from the button to 3,500. Morgan completed, and they went heads-up to a flop.

A♣10♣4♥ was the flop these players saw. Morgan checked, Kwong bet 2,700, and Morgan made his move going all in for a total of 20,500. Kwong hesitated for a brief second, then made the call putting himself at risk.

Joshua Morgan: Q♣J♦
Allan Kwong: A♠Q♥ All in

The brutal K♠ peeled off on the turn, and Kwong's only two outcomes became chop or lose.

The 8♥ river was no help for Kwong, and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Morgan	62,000 62,000	62,000
Allan Kwong	Busted

Tags: Allan Kwong Joshua Morgan

05-27-2025 17:51 UTC-8

Sluzinski Doubles Through Lin

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Jeffrey Sluzinski, who is more commonly known as 'Boski', made it 1,600 from the cutoff. Frank Lin three-bet to 6,900 from the small blind, and Sluzinski four-bet jammed for 23,900. Lin snap-called to put Sluzinski at risk.

Jeffrey Sluzinski: Q♥Q♦ All in
Frank Lin: A♦K♣

Sluzinski was slightly ahead with his pocket queens as the dealer put out a flop of 5♥3♣6♠. The rest of the board came 2♣10♥, which meant Sluzinski doubled up through Lin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffrey Sluzinski	48,000

Frank Lin	5,000

Tags: Frank Lin Jeffrey Sluzinski

05-27-2025 18:10 UTC-8

Top Set Facing a Raise

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Robert Jones

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

Andrew Bart opened the action with a raise to 1,800 from early position. Tyler Penner followed with a call as next to act, along with Winton Lemoine from the cutoff, Michael Leasure from the button, and the big blind completed.

Five players saw a flop of 10♥7♥3♠.

After a check from both the big blind and Bart, Penner fired a bet of 7,000 out into a pot slightly under 10,000. Lemoine released, and Leasure raised to 20,000. Penner then went all in for 4,000 more, and Leasure completed the action with a call.

Tyler Penner: A♦K♥ All in
Michael Leasure: 10♣10♦

Penner, in dire need, found some outs on a 5♥ turn, but bricked out and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Leasure	103,000 52,000	52,000
Andrew Bart	22,000
Winton Lemoine	15,000
Tyler Penner	Busted

Tags: Andrew Bart Michael Leasure Tyler Penner Winton Lemoine

05-27-2025 18:50 UTC-8

Smooth Sailing for Martinez

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Robert Jones

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

Madeline Stone raised to 2,000 from early position over a limp from Greg Abes. Luis Martinez called from the button, and Abes completed the action with a call.

Three-way action on a flop J♦J♠8♦. Abes checked, and Stone put a bet of 2,000 into play. Martinez called, and Abes released.

Stone decided to continue betting on a K♥ turn, but unfortunately for her, Martinez thought 6,000 wasn't enough. He raised it to 16,000, and Stone found a fold.

Martinez has shown the ability to steadily build his stack through the early stages of this tournament. He has a massive 160,000 chip stack during the 1,000 big blind level.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis Martinez	160,000
Madeleine Stone	33,000

Tags: Luis Martinez Greg Abes Madeleine Stone

05-27-2025 19:07 UTC-8

Geist Turns Trips and Gets Paid

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Tim Baker

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

Tamara Hanna made it 3,000 to go from early position and only Jeremy Geist called from the blinds.

On the 3♦4♠10♥ flop, Geist check-called a bet of 3,500 from Hanna.

Geist checked again on the 10♣ turn and Hanna fired a second barrel of 7,000. Geist check-raised to around 20,000 and Hanna quickly called.

The 8♥ dropped on the river and Geist bet 15,500. Hanna snap-called and Geist flipped over Q♦10♠ for trip tens. Hanna showed KxKx for a pair of kings, and the pot was sent over to Geist.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Geist	190,000 40,000	40,000
Tamara Hanna	75,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Jeremy Geist Tamara Hanna

05-27-2025 19:20 UTC-8

Quads for Angeles

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Robert Jones

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

Adrian Angeles opened from under the gun to 2,500. Xiao Huang called next to act, Michael Solis followed from middle position, Sonny Sangjinda continued the trend from the cutoff, and Aaron Foust decided to close the action in the big blind.

Five ways to a flop of 8♥6♥6♣ and none of the players put a bet in.

On a 9♦ turn, Foust fired out 4,000, and Angeles was the only person to make the call.

A double board pairing 8♦ peeled off on the river, Foust checked called a bet of 6,000 from Angeles to be shown the bad news.

Adrian Angeles: 8♣8♠

Unfortunately for Angeles, no high hand bonus during WSOP events.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sonny Sangjinda	135,000
Aaron Foust	80,000
Adrian Angeles	65,000
Michael Solis	35,000
Xiao Huang	30,000

Tags: Aaron Foust Adrian Angeles Michael Solis Sonny Sangjinda Xiao Huang

05-27-2025 20:59 UTC-8

Triple Up with Kings

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Robert Jones

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Action folded to Matthew Ng on the button who made it 4,000. Michael Gibson called from the small blind, and Ken Tin went all in for 10,500. Both players called.

They saw a flop of Q♠J♥8♦ both players checked.

A 10♣ turn was followed by another two checks.

No action came on the A♦ river, either.

Ken Tin: K♠K♣
Matthew Ng: A♠6♠

Ken Tin secured a triple up with his rivered broadway straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Gibson	42,000 42,000	42,000
Matthew Ng	40,000 40,000	40,000
Ken Tin	31,500 31,500	31,500

Tags: Ken Tin Matthew Ng Michael Gibson

05-27-2025 21:03 UTC-8

Prize Pool & Payouts

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Tim Baker

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

With 914 entries recorded in Event #2: $500 Industry Employees No-Limit Hold'em at the 2025 World Series of Poker, the prize pool totaled $402,617.

There will be 138 players paid, with a min-cash being worth $1,006, while the eventual champion will walk away with $64,369. 

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$64,369	14-17	$2,514
2	$42,886	18-26	$2,096
3	$29,850	27-35	$1,784
4	$21,126	36-44	$1,549
5	$15,207	45-53	$1,374
6	$11,138	54-62	$1,244
7	$8,301	63-71	$1,152
8	$6,299	72-80	$1,090
9	$4,867	81-89	$1,056
10-11	$3,832	90-138	$1,006
12-13	$3,074

05-27-2025 21:09 UTC-8

No Gutshot No Glory

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Robert Jones

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Christopher Keem open-shoved for 22,000. Action folded around to Keith Mccormack in the big blind. He paused for a moment before begrudgingly making the call, and they were off to see five.

Christopher Keem: A♣10♥ All in
Keith Mccormack: 9♦9♠

The board ran out 7♣J♣3♦Q♥K♦ and Mccormack was in disbelief.

Keem hit his gutshot on the river and found some crucial chips heading into the closing stage of day one.