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

06-05-2025 16:07 UTC-8

Arani Dispatches Rizzo

Adam Lamers

Level 5 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Leo Rizzo raised to 9,000 from the cutoff and Mamad Arani defended from the big blind. The flop came A♣10♣8♥ and Arani checked to Rizzo who bet 12,000. Arani check-raised to 35,000 and Rizzo piled all in for just shy of 100,000. Arani quickly called and the cards were tabled.

Leo Rizzo: Q♣J♠ All in
Mamad Arani: 10♠8♦

Arani flopped two pair but Rizzo was drawing live with a two-way straight draw. The 3♠ on the turn changed nothing and the 8♠ on the river improved Arani to a full house, eliminating Rizzo.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mamad Arani	410,000 410,000	410,000
Leonardo Rizzo	Busted

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06-05-2025 14:30 UTC-8

Gomez Flips Negreanu to the Rail

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Adam Lamers

Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

After a couple of preflop raises, Daniel Negreanu and Javier Gomez got all of their chips in the middle with Negreanu being the player at risk for a bit over 100,000.

Daniel Negreanu: 9♥9♦ All in
Javier Gomez: A♦Q♠

A coin flip preflop resulted in a Gomez win after the board ran out Q♣7♥4♣7♣J♣ and Negreanu was eliminated for the time being.

"I'm ready to rebuy!" Negreanu shouted as he quickly jumped back in the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Gomez	510,000
Daniel Negreanu	150,000

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06-05-2025 12:30 UTC-8

Gierse Busts Boivin

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Erick Torres

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

With roughly 60,000 already in the middle on the board of Q♠6♣Q♣A♠2♥, Thomas Boivin opted to jam for the remainder of his chips to put Marius Gierse to a decision.

Gierse was in the tank for a moment before announcing a call. Boivin showed 7♠5♠ for a bluff. Gierse revealed A♦4♥ for top pair, scooping the pot and eliminating Boivin in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Gierse	198,000 198,000	198,000
Thomas Boivin	Busted

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06-05-2025 11:54 UTC-8

Davies Leading, Paur Out

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Adam Lamers

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

Seth Davies built a healthy chip stack in the early going of the first level and that continued on the first hand after Jennifer Tilly arrived at the table. The two players were engaged in a three-bet pot with a little over 70,000 in the middle and the board reading 9♠7♦2♥J♣.

Davies led out with a bet of 40,000 and Tilly used one of her time banks before dumping her cards in the muck.

"Is this a rebuy tournament?" Tilly asked after losing a third of her stack already. (Yes, one reentry only!)

Davies showed A♠A♥ as he collected the pot to hold an early chip lead over the rest of the field. On the other end of the spectrum, Taylor Paur was eliminated and the first casualty in this event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seth Davies	365,000 215,000	215,000

Jennifer Tilly	116,000 116,000	116,000

Taylor Paur	Busted

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