Event #22: $25,000 High Roller 6-Handed Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-05-2025 19:08 UTC-8

Rast Disposes of Schultz

Adam Lamers

Level 8 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Mustapha Kanit raised to 16,000 in the cutoff and Brian Rast jammed all in for 132,000 on the button. Johan Schultz also shoved all in for 114,000 from the big blind and Kanit reluctantly folded his cards.

Johan Schultz: A♥K♥ All in
Brian Rast: K♠K♦

The board ran out J♥J♦3♠7♦3♥ and Schultz was unable to hit an ace in order to stay alive.

"Jacks?" Rast questioned Kanit jokingly after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustapha Kanit	324,000 89,000	89,000

Brian Rast	278,000 278,000	278,000

Johan Schultz-Pedersen	Busted

Tags: Brian Rast Johan Schultz Mustapha Kanit

06-05-2025 18:21 UTC-8

Mustafov Sends Hunichen Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Chris Hunichen shoved his short stack from the hijack and was called by Fahredin Mustafov in the big blind to be put at risk.

Chris Hunichen: A♦5♣ All in
Fahredin Mustafov: Q♥4♠

Hunichen held the lead with his ace, but the 5♠Q♦9♣2♦J♣ runout paired Mustafov's queen to send Hunichen to reenter, should he choose.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fahredin Mustafov	165,000 15,000	15,000
Chris Hunichen	Busted

Tags: Chris Hunichen Fahredin Mustafov

06-05-2025 18:21 UTC-8

Peters Eliminates Martirosian

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Stewart Morrison

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Artur Martirosian had just two big blinds behind after posting his big blind and ante. David Peters raised on the button to 13,000 and called off when Martirosian moved all in for 16,000.

Artur Martirosian: Q♠10♣ All in
David Peters: A♣10♥

The board ran out of6♠8♥2♣7♥8♦ and Martirosian headed to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Peters	410,000 60,000	60,000

Artur Martirosian	Busted

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06-05-2025 18:17 UTC-8

Koon Stays Alive Again

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Adam Lamers

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

After recent turning his crumbs into 10 big blinds, Jason Koon was all in again on the button for his last 58,000 chips. Keith Lehr re-shoved all in for 171,000 in the small blind and Paulius Vaitiekunas called both players from the big blind.

Jason Koon: K♣10♣ All in
Keith Lehr: A♥4♣ All in
Paulius Vaitiekunas: 10♥10♦

"I'm gonna flop you guys dead," Koon said to his opponents. The flop came K♥J♥J♠ and while they weren't drawing dead, Koon had his opponents at least drawing slim. The 2♣ and 7♠ runout changed nothing and Koon tripled up while Lehr was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paulius Vaitiekunas	760,000 617,000	617,000

Jason Koon	185,000 73,000	73,000

Keith Lehr	Busted

Tags: Paulius Vaitiekunas Keith Lehr Jason Koon

06-05-2025 18:16 UTC-8

Petrangelo Finishes the Job

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Stewart Morrison

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Jared Bleznick raised to 15,000 under the gun, and only Nick Petrangelo called in the big blind.

Bleznick put another bet of 15,000 on the 8♣5♦Q♣ flop, which Petrangelo check-called.

The 2♠ didn't change the board much, and Petrangelo check-called again, this time for 54,000.

The river brought the 4♦ and when checked to, Bleznick fired the third barrel, betting 56,000. Petrangelo wasted next to no time in calling. Bleznick showed 10♠9♠ for the failed bluff, and Petrangelo turned over 5♥3♥ for third pair, enough to win the pot.

Bleznick was left with only four big blinds, and the very next hand, Petrangelo would set him all in, blind versus blind.

Jared Bleznick: Q♣10♣ All in
Nick Petrangelo: K♦3♦

No help was found on the 8♥K♣6♣6♥7♥ board and Bleznick headed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Petrangelo	310,000 310,000	310,000
Jared Bleznick	Busted

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06-05-2025 17:55 UTC-8

Ausmus Collects Jaka's Crumbs

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Dan O'Hair

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Jeremy Ausmus raised to 13,000 from the cutoff and Faraz Jaka called all in for his last several thousand from the small blind to put himself at risk.

Faraz Jaka: 8♠4♥ All in
Jeremy Ausmus: K♥10♠

Jaka's rags were live, but the 7♥6♥3♠3♣7♣ runout kept Ausmus best with his king and Jaka was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Ausmus	265,000 265,000	265,000

Faraz Jaka	Busted

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06-05-2025 17:10 UTC-8

Flush Over Flush Bounces Simao

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Erick Torres

Level 6 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Joao Simao bet out 28,000 into a roughly 110,000 pot on the board of 4♦5♦2♦2♥.

Kristen Foxen called, which brought about the 6♥ turn.

Simao pushed forward the rest of his chips for 72,000, and Foxen promptly called.

Simao showed a flopped flush with J♦3♦, but it was not enough to beat Foxen's K♦Q♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristen Foxen	289,000 39,000	39,000

Joao Simao	Busted

Tags: Joao Simao Kristen Foxen

06-05-2025 16:43 UTC-8

Rabichow Sends Desnos to the Rail

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Stewart Morrison

Level 6 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Kevin Rabichow raised under the gun to 8,000, the player on the button called and when action got to Killian Desnos in the big blind, he moved all in for 68,000.

Rabichow responded by moving all in himself which prompted the player on the button to fold.

Killian Desnos: 10♣10♠ All in
Kevin Rabichow: A♦8♦

A promising situation for Desnos soon turned bleak as the dealer fanned out the 2♦A♠5♠ flop.

The turn 9♥ and river J♣ were no help to Desnos and he headed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Rabichow	220,000 70,000	70,000

Killian Desnos	Busted

Tags: Kevin Rabichow Killian Desnos

06-05-2025 16:38 UTC-8

Zeng Sends Chidwick to the Rail

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Erick Torres

Level 6 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

It was a classic race of pair versus overcards when Linglin Zeng and Stephen Chidwick clashed preflop to put Chidwick at risk.

Stephen Chidwick: 9♣9♠ All in
Linglin Zeng: A♥Q♣

Chidwick's nines lost the lead on the J♣Q♥5♣. The K♣2♠ turn and river did not offer any solace to knock out Chidwick.

Player	Chips	Progress
Linglin Zeng	550,000 143,000	143,000
Stephen Chidwick	Busted

Tags: Linglin Zeng Stephen Chidwick

06-05-2025 16:32 UTC-8

Bujtas Claims a Victim

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Adam Lamers

Level 6 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Robert Natividad was down to just 45,000 chips and pushed all in from under the gun. Laszlo Bujtas reshoved all in from the cutoff and the rest of the table folded.

Robert Natividad: Q♦10♦ All in
Laszlo Bujtas: 6♠6♥

The flop of 5♠3♥2♥ favored Bujtas with a pair of sixes and a straight draw. The 8♥ on the turn changed nothing and the 4♠ on the river only improved Bujtas to a straight, bouncing Natividad from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laszlo Bujtas	125,000 65,000	65,000
Robert Natividad	Busted

Tags: Robert Natividad Laszlo Bujtas