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

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 19:19 UTC-8

No Clubs for Nagal

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Mark Nagal took his time in the big blind after Jeffrey Lies raised to 3,400 from early position. After some hesitation, Nagal made the call, taking both players to the flop.

The dealer spread 2♣9♣10♦, and both players checked. On the 8♥ turn, Nagal led out big, firing 20,000 into the pot. Lies, unfazed, made the call.

When the 10♥ hit the river, Nagal fired another 20,000. Lies called again without hesitation. Nagal tabled 8♣4♣, having caught a two pair with the board on the turn, but it wasn’t enough to beat Lies’ hand as he revealed 9♦7♦.

Visibly frustrated, Nagal slid his cards toward the dealer and quipped, “You didn’t deal me a club, dealer. What’s up with that?”

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffrey Lies	77,000 2,000	2,000
Mark Nagal	50,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: Jeffrey Lies Mark Nagal

05-27-2025 19:13 UTC-8

Matt Morris

96,500 34,200

Table 294Seat 4

05-27-2025 19:11 UTC-8

Charles Kersey

93,400 13,800

Table 288Seat 2

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 19:02 UTC-8

Juan Carlos Latuff

147,000 101,000

Table 286Seat 4

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

05-27-2025 18:50 UTC-8

Burnham's Aggression Pays Off

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Jaeli Moron opened to 2,500 from middle position and received calls from Andrew Burnham in late position and Vincent Ikeh in the big blind, taking three players to the flop.

The dealer spread 3♥6♥Q♣, and Ikeh checked. Moron followed up with a continuation bet of 3,300, prompting Burnham to fold. Ikeh, without hesitation, tossed in two 5,000 chips, putting the pressure back on Moron.

After tanking for a while and trying to piece together what Ikeh might be holding, Moron ultimately laid his hand down. Ikeh collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vincent Ikeh	52,000
Andrew Burnham	32,000
Jaeli Moron	31,000

Tags: Andrew Burnham Vincent Ikeh Jaeli Moron

05-27-2025 18:50 UTC-8

Some Updated Chip Counts

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Tim Baker

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Nagal	79,000 79,000	79,000
Jeffrey Lies	75,000 9,500	9,500
Frederick Narciso	71,000 4,000	4,000
Kenneth Cheung	60,000 60,000	60,000
Rebecca Kerl	45,000
Hergi Muci	41,000 9,600	9,600
Oscar Quezada	38,000 38,000	38,000
Ruby Pagala	37,000 37,000	37,000
Justin Heilman	33,000 33,000	33,000
Aaron Halash	27,000 27,000	27,000
Jason Gigliello	27,000 27,000	27,000
Jason Montez	26,000 26,000	26,000
Samuel Summers	22,000 22,000	22,000
Tonya Lastoskie	20,000 20,000	20,000
Glenn Sorrells	19,000 19,000	19,000

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