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

06-05-2025 19:27 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Rainer Kempe	Busted

Adrian Mateos	Busted

Nick Petrangelo	Busted

Chance Kornuth	Busted

Javier Gomez	Busted
Poseidon Ho	Busted
Joshua Arieh	Busted

Aram Zobian	Busted

Dominykas Mikolaitis	Busted
Brian Luo	Busted
Kristen Foxen	Busted

Brandon Wilson	Busted
Kevin Rabichow	Busted

Thomas Eychenne	Busted

Sabia Eliminates Kornuth

Erick Torres

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

Chance Kornuth was short-stacked and jammed for the remainder of his chips and was called by Matthew Sabia.

Chance Kornuth: Q♠K♥ All in
Matthew Sabia: 10♣8♦

The flop was bad news for Kornuth when it fanned 10♦Q♥8♣. Although Kornuth hit a queen, Sabia flopped two pair to take the lead.

The 5♥ turn and the A♣ river kept Sabia in the lead to eliminate Kornuth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Sabia	490,000 210,000	210,000
Chance Kornuth	Busted

Tags: Chance Kornuth Matthew Sabia

06-05-2025 19:23 UTC-8

Bujtas Doubles Through Kempe

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Dan O'Hair

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

Rainer Kempe opened to 17,000 from under the gun and was called by Brock Wilson from directly behind. It was then folded to Laszlo Bujtas, who went all in for 131,000 from the big blind. Kempe also went all in for more and Wilson got out of the way.

Laszlo Bujtas: 8♣8♦ All in
Rainer Kempe: A♣K♠

It was a race, but the Q♣4♦3♦3♠8♥ runout left Bujtas best with a full house for the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brock Wilson	450,000 450,000	450,000
Laszlo Bujtas	280,000 155,000	155,000
Rainer Kempe	80,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Brock Wilson Laszlo Bujtas Rainer Kempe

06-05-2025 19:11 UTC-8

Wisbrod Doubles Through Zeng With Aces

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Dan O'Hair

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

Barak Wisbrod opened to 16,000 from under the gun and was three-bet to 50,000 by Linglin Zeng on the button. It was folded back around to Wisbrod, who made it 116,000 to go. Zeng called.

The flop came 3♠8♥6♠ and Wisbrod continued for 51,000. Zeng stuck in a stack of t-500,000 denomination chips to put Wisbrod all in and Wisbrod snap-called for his remaining 243,000.

Barak Wisbrod: A♦A♠ All in
Linglin Zeng: 10♣10♦

Zeng was in rough shape against Wisbrod's rockets, and the 7♣Q♥ runout kept Wisbrod ahead for the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barak Wisbrod	700,000 323,000	323,000

Linglin Zeng	370,000 330,000	330,000

Tags: Barak Wisbrod Linglin Zeng

06-05-2025 19:11 UTC-8

Hennigan with the Thin Value

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Stewart Morrison

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

Dominykas Mikolaitis raised on the button, and John Hennigan called from the big blind.

Both players saw the 8♣5♠2♦ flop and Hennigan check-called a bet of 13,000 from Mikolaitis.

Both players checked the 8♠ turn, and when the dealer revealed the J♥ river, Hennigan led out for a bet of 23,000.

Mikolaitis didn't take too long to call, but when Hennigan revealed his 4♠4♦, he slid his cards back to the dealer face down.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Hennigan	220,000

Dominykas Mikolaitis	195,000

Tags: Dominykas Mikolaitis John Hennigan

06-05-2025 19:08 UTC-8

Rast Disposes of Schultz

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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 18:58 UTC-8

Ostapchenko Wins the Battle of the Blinds

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Stewart Morrison

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

Jason Koon limped in the small blind before Andrew Ostapchenko raised to 24,000 in the big blind. Koon called, and the two players saw a flop of 4♣3♦9♠.

Koon check-called a bet of 30,000 before both players checked the Q♣ turn.

When action checked to Ostapchenko for a third time on the 3♥ river, he pushed out a tower of green chips, totalling 150,000. This bet was for most of Koon's stack, and after using a time bank, he chose to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Ostapchenko	620,000 365,000	365,000

Jason Koon	170,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Andrew Ostapchenko Jason Koon

06-05-2025 18:57 UTC-8

Moncek Doubles Through Schultz

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Dan O'Hair

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

Johan Schultz raised to 16,000 first to act and action folded to Michael Moncek, who shoved for 124,000 in the small blind. Schultz verified the amount and stuck in a chip to indicate a call.

Michael Moncek: A♠5♠ All in
Johan Schultz: A♦10♦

Schultz had Moncek dominated, but the 5♦8♠J♥ flop paired Moncek's five and left Schultz drawing slim.

The 3♦ turn and K♠ river changed nothing and Moncek was awarded the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Moncek	264,000 264,000	264,000

Johan Schultz-Pedersen	60,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Johan Schultz Michael Moncek

06-05-2025 18:54 UTC-8

Coleman Shuts Down on the River

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Adam Lamers

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

Mikita Badziakouski opened to 16,000 from the hijack and was called by Kristen Foxen and David Coleman in the blinds. The flop came 4♥3♦2♦ and the action checked around to the 4♠ on the turn.

Coleman was the first to take a stab at the pot with a bet of 14,000. Badziakouski called and Foxen got out of the way. The river was the 4♦ and Coleman shut things down with a check. Badziakouski checked it back and Coleman showed his 9♠6♣. Badziakouski rivered a flush with 10♦7♦ and raked in the pot.