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

06-05-2025 16:51 UTC-8

Spirins Triples, Eibinger Gets the Side, Hall Dried Up

Adam Lamers

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

A preflop raising war broke out on Table 72 with three players getting all of their money in the middle preflop. Pavels Spirins was the shortest stack with just under 200,000 in front of him. Eibinger was also at risk for an additional 202,000 and Galen Hall had both players covered.

Pavels Spirins: A♣K♦ All in
Matthias Eibinger: A♠Q♦ All in
Galen Hall: 8♠8♦

The flop came 7♥4♠4♥ and Hall was still out front with the lone pair in the hand. The 5♣ on the turn changed nothing but the A♥ on the river got a reaction out of Hall after being rivered. Spirins tripled up, Eibinger scooped the side pot and Hall's heater came to an end.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavels Spirins	500,000 350,000	350,000
Matthias Eibinger	404,000 242,000	242,000

Galen Hall	257,000 393,000	393,000

Tags: Galen Hall Matthias Eibinger Pavels Spirins

06-05-2025 16:48 UTC-8

Lehr Doubles Through Vieira

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Stewart Morrison

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

Charles Lehr had his remaining 79,000 chips in the middle pre-flop and was flipping against Joao Vieira.

Charles Lehr: A♣K♠ All in
Joao Vieira: 5♠5♣

The flop 2♠7♥4♣ was safe for Vieira, but Lehr found running trips on the A♦A♠ turn and river to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	220,000 70,000	70,000

Charles Lehr	160,000

Tags: Charles Lehr Joao Vieira

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

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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

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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

Level: 6

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

06-05-2025 16:22 UTC-8

Boat over Boat Sinks Matakis

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Erick Torres

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

A raise to 8,000 by Anatoly Nikitin from under the gun began the action and led to calls from Ian Matakis and Tyler Cornell out of the big blind.

Cornell checked the flop of 10♣2♥4♦ before Nikitin fired 10,000. Matakis called, and Cornell folded.

Nikitin continued to bet on the 5♣ turn for 32,000, which was called by Matakis.

The 2♠ river paired the board. Nikitin sized up a bet of 100,000, which was met with an all-in from Matakis. Nikitin quickly called.

Matakis showed 4♣4♠ for a flopped set that turned into a full house in the river, but was dismayed to see the 5♠5♥ of Nikitn, who turned a higher set and rivered a better full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anatoly Nikitin	390,000 188,000	188,000
Tyler Cornell	176,000 16,000	16,000

Ian Matakis	108,000 142,000	142,000

Tags: Anatoly Nikitin Ian Matakis Tyler Cornell

06-05-2025 16:18 UTC-8

Brits Do Battle

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Stewart Morrison

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

With roughly 30,000 chips already in the middle, Stephen Chidwick and Scott Margereson had been dealt a flop of Q♥2♦3♠.

Chidwick checked from the hijack, and Margereson placed out a bet of 9,000. Chidwick sprang into action, check-raising to 45,000, which Margereson called.

The 6♣ turn landed, and Chidwick executed another check-raise. This time, when checked to Margereson made a bet of 24,000, and Chidwick raised to 65,000. Margereson called, and the pot was getting substantial.

Chidwick didn't slow down on the Q♣ river, moving all in for his opponent's effective stack of 141,000. Margereson snapped, and the cards were tabled.

Scott Margereson: 5♠4♠ All in
Stephen Chidwick: A♦Q♠

Chidwick had rivered three of a kind, but Margereson already had the nut straight on the turn, which gave him the full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Margereson	630,000 145,000	145,000
Stephen Chidwick	130,000 275,000	275,000

Tags: Scott Margereson Stephen Chidwick

06-05-2025 16:10 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Adam Lamers

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Muehloecker	763,000 13,000	13,000
Jonathan Jaffe	535,000 463,000	463,000
Ognyan Dimov	504,000 42,000	42,000

Scott Margereson	485,000 335,000	335,000
Viktor Blom	423,000 18,000	18,000
David Peters	350,000 200,000	200,000

Matthew Belcher	292,000 142,000	142,000
Aliaksandr Shylko	290,000 140,000	140,000
Andrew Lichtenberger	285,000 285,000	285,000

Rainer Kempe	270,000 120,000	120,000

Marius Gierse	250,000 45,000	45,000
Daniel Negreanu	250,000 250,000	250,000

Matthias Eibinger	162,000 162,000	162,000

Dan Smith	152,000 2,000	2,000

Mikita Badziakouski	145,000 145,000	145,000

Justin Young	130,000 130,000	130,000
Patrick Leonard	115,000 35,000	35,000

Jason Koon	112,000 112,000	112,000

Alex Keating	60,000 60,000	60,000

Laszlo Bujtas	60,000 60,000	60,000