Event #20: $1,500 SHOOTOUT Day 1ab | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-04-2025 19:16 UTC-8

Nguyen Makes Day 2

Jacob Wilson

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

2016 WSOP Main Event Champion Qui Nguyen triumphed in a heads-up battle against poker vlogger Gary Blackwood. Blackwood was already on the ropes as he shoved his remaining 17,500 chips, good for just under nine big blinds. Nguyen postured, unsure whether to make the call, and ended up doing so, which would leave him with 95 big blinds, should he lose.

Gary Blackwood: Q♠8♥ All in
Qui Nguyen: Q♣3♠

"Trap, trap" announced Nguyen, and both players laughed, seemingly knowing exactly what was about to come.

The 5♥3♣7♥ flop instantly put Nguyen into the lead, and Blackwood did not improve on either the A♦ turn or 2♦ river.

Despite efforts from Jonathan Tamayo, Martin Jacobson, Ryan Riess, and Joe Cada, Nguyen was the only previous Main Event winner to bag up for Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qui Nguyen	225,000

Gary Blackwood	Busted
Joe Cada	Busted

Martin Jacobson	Busted

Ryan Riess	Busted

Jonathan Tamayo	Busted

Tags: Gary Blackwood Joe Cada Jonathan Tamayo Martin Jacobson Qui Nguyen Ryan Riess

06-04-2025 19:06 UTC-8

Stamm - Superstar of the Series

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Martin Kabrhel was at it again, ranting and raving about his new found prodigy. After getting eliminated in Event #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em SHOOTOUT Flight A, Kabrhel entered Flight B, entertaining (or bothering) the players around him.

Kabrhel claimed David Stamm made "the call of the summer." We were told by John Ripnick, who was at the table, that it all started with a hand where Stamm, remained unfazed despite the relentless aggression of Antonio Galiana on a draw. On the river, Galian placed the ultimate pressure by shoving all-in on a board of Ax10x3x6xKx. Stamm made a hero call with king-queen offsuit to catch Galiana's bluff.

Since then, Kabrhel has declared Stamm to be the superstar of the series telling anyone and everyone who's willing to listen.

06-04-2025 19:01 UTC-8

Two Champions Up for the Chase for their Second WSOP Golden Bracelet

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

2024 World Series of Poker Shootout Champion Daniel Sepiol has been spotted in Flight B to defend his title and clinch another bracelet. While Robert Natividad, last year's runner up, is in Flight A moving closer to qualifying for Day 2.

In a major upset, Natividad had a seventeen-to-one chip advantage during heads-up last year, almost certain that he'd be able to take home his first bracelet but due to a twist of fate, Sepiol was able to bridge that gap to eventually be the last man standing.

It would definitely be something to see these two players clash once again in the same event.

Another defending champion is Faraz Jaka who won the shootout event in 2023 and is also looking to capture his second bracelet in the same event.

Tags: Daniel Sepiol Faraz Jaka Robert Natividad

06-04-2025 18:59 UTC-8

Some Eliminations in Flight B

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Eskandar	Busted
Brice Wood	Busted
Nicholas Schulman	Busted

Maxwell Shenmolesky	Busted
Anshum Jain	Busted
Maxx Coleman	Busted

Michael Sharp	Busted
Remy Murcia	Busted
Travis Swann	Busted
Anatoly Zlotnikov	Busted
Jiaming Zhao	Busted

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

06-04-2025 18:46 UTC-8

Life Outside Poker: David Daneshgar Used Poker Winnings to Build a Multimillion-Dollar Business

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Connor Richards

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 27th episode, Connor talks with World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner and venture capitalist David Daneshgar, who used poker winnings to launch a successful start-up that raised tens of millions. The Californian with $2.5 million in Hendon Mob earnings talks about his companies BloomNation and Whippy AI, teaching a college poker class, quitting his finance job to play poker, and getting Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss to write his letter of recommendation to business school.

Daneshgar also spoke about getting cheated in private LA games, AI in poker, and why entrepreneurs should play in poker games.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with David Daneshgar by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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Tags: Connor Richards David Daneshgar Jerry Buss

06-04-2025 18:12 UTC-8

All Table Winners So Far

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Jacob Wilson

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Pinson	225,000 48,000	48,000
Yiannis Liperis	225,000 94,000	94,000
Ryan Otto	225,000 225,000	225,000

Kurt Jewell	225,000 225,000	225,000
Daniel Tafur	225,000 225,000	225,000
Ian Steinman	225,000 225,000	225,000

Martin Sedlak	225,000 128,000	128,000
Angela Jordison	225,000 225,000	225,000

Samuel Sternfield	225,000 225,000	225,000
Alexandre Barbaranelli	225,000 225,000	225,000
Kuowei Kao	225,000 34,000	34,000
Anthony Zinno	225,000 225,000	225,000

Jordan Westmorland	225,000 225,000	225,000
Drew Oconnell	200,000 200,000	200,000

Josh Reichard	200,000 200,000	200,000
Daniel Jordan	200,000 200,000	200,000
Clayton Fletcher	200,000 200,000	200,000
Joel Vazquez	200,000 200,000	200,000
Dylan Destefano	200,000 123,000	123,000
Nikolai Mamut	200,000 200,000	200,000
Jamie Dwan	200,000 200,000	200,000
Serhii Popovych	200,000 200,000	200,000
Michael Lavin	200,000 200,000	200,000

Joshua Thomas	200,000
Eric Firestone	200,000 200,000	200,000

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Tags: Aaron Pinson Aditya Gourav Alexandre Barbaranelli Angela Jordison Anthony Zinno Aram Zobian Brian Mancilla Clayton Fletcher Daniel Jordan Daniel Tafur Dennis Krusch Drew Oconnell Dylan Destefano Eric Firestone Ian Steinman Jamie Dwan Jeffrey Hong Joel Vazquez Jordan Westmorland Joshua Reichard Joshua Thomas Kevin Song Kuowei Kao Kurt Jewell Martin Sedlak Michael Lavin Michael Rossitto Nicholas Seward Nikolai Mamut Ryan Otto Samuel Sternfield Serhii Popovych Wenzhi Fei Yiannis Liperis

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

06-04-2025 17:52 UTC-8

Break

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The remaining 209 players are on a 20-minute break.

06-04-2025 17:21 UTC-8

Current Heads-up Battles

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Jacob Wilson

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

As we lose more and more players here in Day 1a, many tables have slimmed down to a final two players, vying it out for a seat in Day 2. These matchups include:

Guoliang Wei (152,000) vs Wai Kiat Lee (73,000)
Shiina Okamoto (128,000) vs Martin Sedlak (97,000)
Yiannis Liperis (131,000) vs Eric Piderit (94,000)
Nicholas Seward (146,000) vs John Rubin (54,000)
Luis Yepez Carmona (126,000) vs Andrew Brown (99,000)
2019 Champion Brett Apter (133,500) vs Jon Gisler (66,500)

Player	Chips	Progress
Guoliang Wei	152,000 105,000	105,000

Nicholas Seward	146,000 146,000	146,000

Brett Apter	133,500 133,500	133,500

Yiannis Liperis	131,000 131,000	131,000
Shiina Okamoto	128,000 128,000	128,000

Luis Yepez Carmona	126,000 41,000	41,000
Andrew Brown	99,000 16,000	16,000

Martin Sedlak	97,000 97,000	97,000
Eric Piderit	94,000 94,000	94,000
Wai Kiat Lee	73,000 73,000	73,000
Jon Gisler	66,500 66,500	66,500
John Rubin	54,000 54,000	54,000

Tags: Andrew Brown Brett Apter Eric Piderit Guoliang Wei John Rubin Jonmichael Gisler Luis Yepez Carmona Martin Sedlak Nicholas Seward Shiina Okamoto Waikiat Lee Yiannis Liperis