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

06-05-2025 15:08 UTC-8

Sitbon's Boat Gashes Mateos

Erick Torres

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

A raising war preflop began the hand when Julien Sitbon's re-raise to 19,000 was met with a four-bet from Adrian Mateos to 45,000. Sitbon came along with a call.

Sitbon led out for 20,000 on the Q♦3♥6♠ flop, and Mateos called.

Sitbon checked, and Mateos bet 15,000 on the 3♣ turn, which led to a call from Sitbon.

Both players checked the 10♥ river.

Sitbon showed Q♥Q♣ for a full house to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Sitbon	447,000 97,000	97,000

Adrian Mateos	70,000 138,000	138,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Julien Sitbon

06-05-2025 15:02 UTC-8

Wantman Takes it Down

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Stewart Morrison

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

Matthew Wantman raised in the cutoff to 6,000 and Robert Natividad called on the button.

Wantman continued for 5,500 on the 10♥4♦J♠ flop and Natividad called. Wantman slowed down on the A♠ turn, check-calling a bet of 12,500 from Natividad.

The 2♣ river did very little to change the board and both players checked.

Wantman showed down A♦Q♥, which was enough to lay claim to the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Natividad	125,000 125,000	125,000
Matthew Wantman	120,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Matthew Wantman Robert Natividad

06-05-2025 14:44 UTC-8

Chidwick vs Blom

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Kasey Taormino

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

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06-05-2025 14:43 UTC-8

Sepiol and Tice Battle in the Blinds

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Adam Lamers

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

Daniel Sepiol and Landon Tice were in the blinds and went heads-up to a flop of K♣7♦5♠. With around 70,000 in the middle, Sepiol led out with a bet of 18,000 from the small blind. Tice called from the big blind and the 2♥ hit the turn.

Both players checked this time and the A♠ completed the board. Sepiol announced all in for just over 75,000 and Tice instanly sent his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Sepiol	188,000 38,000	38,000

Landon Tice	36,000 429,000	429,000

Tags: Landon Tice Daniel Sepiol

06-05-2025 14:40 UTC-8

Turn Jam Ends Hand

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Erick Torres

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

The action began with a raise from Ryan Mandara to 6,000. The bet was called on the button by Paulius Vaitiekunas before Matthew Mcewan raised it to 24,000 from the big blind.

Mandara came along with a call and Vaitiekunas folded.

Mcewan bet 12,000 on the K♦4♦8♣ flop and Mandara called.

The 10♣ turn led to a check from Mcewan. Mandara gave it some thought before jamming on the turn. Mcewan tossed his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Mandara	171,000 21,000	21,000
Paulius Vaitiekunas	143,000 142,000	142,000

Matthew Mcewan	72,000 78,000	78,000

Tags: Matthew Mcewan Paulius Vaitiekunas Ryan Mandara

06-05-2025 14:33 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Adam Lamers

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Seth Davies	550,000 185,000	185,000

Landon Tice	465,000 315,000	315,000
Thomas Muehloecker	441,000 331,000	331,000
Chance Kornuth	392,000 13,000	13,000

Julien Sitbon	350,000 200,000	200,000

Nick Schulman	333,000

Thomas Eychenne	332,000 182,000	182,000
Stephen Song	290,000 140,000	140,000

Santhosh Suvarna	286,000 136,000	136,000

Paulius Vaitiekunas	285,000 135,000	135,000

Joey Weissman	278,000 128,000	128,000

Michael Gathy	270,000 120,000	120,000

Cherish Andrews	258,000 108,000	108,000
Stephen Chidwick	254,000 104,000	104,000

Chris Hunichen	210,000 70,000	70,000

Joao Simao	191,000 41,000	41,000

Jonathan Jaffe	72,000 113,000	113,000
Manuel Fritz	59,000 91,000	91,000
Ben Tollerene	40,000 110,000	110,000

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

Tags: Javier Gomez Daniel Negreanu

06-05-2025 14:29 UTC-8

Theologis Gets Paid on River

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Erick Torres

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

Alexandros Theologis opened the hand with a raise to 6,000 from the cutoff. Byron Kaverman called from the button, and Dohyeok Kim came along from the big blind.

All three players checked the A♦2♦9♥ flop.

Kim checked the 5♠ turn before Theologis fired 5,500, which caused Kaverman to fold.

Kim called the turn bet, which brought the 10♣ river. Kim checked, and Theologis fired 22,000. Kim called and Theologis showed A♠7♣ to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dohyeok Kim	383,000 219,000	219,000
Byron Kaverman	130,000 68,000	68,000

Alexandros Theologis	125,000

06-05-2025 14:25 UTC-8

Matakis Finds the Call

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Stewart Morrison

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

With 97,000 chips in the middle and a board showing 4♦2♠J♦Q♦, Dylan Linde slid out a stack of chips, enough to put Ian Matakis all in, should he decide to call.

Matakis took his time to consider the options, but after using two time banks, he chose to call.

Ian Matakis: 8♦8♥ All in
Dylan Linde: A♥K♦

Matakis had made the correct call, but Linde still had many outs to take the lead. The 8♣ wasn't one of them, though, and Matakis found the full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Matakis	250,000 100,000	100,000

Dylan Linde	92,000 58,000	58,000

Tags: Dylan Linde Ian Matakis

Level: 4

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000