Event #26: $25,000 High Roller Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-07-2025 11:48 UTC-8

Kornuth Fires Every Street

Tim Baker

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

Chance Kornuth raised to 3,000 from the button with Paul Jager calling out of the small blind, and Dylan Smith defending his big blind.

The action checked to Kornuth on the 8♦Q♠4♥ flop and he bet 5,000. Jager folded, but Smith called.

Smith checked the A♠ turn, prompting Kornuth to bet 20,000. Smith called.

The 3♦ dropped on the river and Smith checked. Kornuth bet 45,000, and after a few moments, Smith folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	185,000 185,000	185,000

Dylan Smith	125,000 125,000	125,000
Paul Jager	70,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth Dylan Smith Paul Jager

06-07-2025 11:44 UTC-8

Nice Flop for Pitavy

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Myles Phago

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

On a flop of J♠7♠10♥ Lander Lijo check called Emilien Pitavy's 4,000 bet, and both players checked when the 8♠ came on the turn.

The river brought the 7♥ and Lijo checked again, hoping to see a cheap showdown, but Pitavy had other ideas and pushed out a bet of 11,000. Lijo thought for a while and called only to see Pitavy table 8♦9♦ for a flopped straight. Lijo shows K♦10♦ for middle pair, which swiftly went into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Emilien Pitavy	165,000 15,000	15,000
Lander Lijo	137,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Emilien Pitavy Lander Lijo

06-07-2025 11:42 UTC-8

Dinesh Building Early

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Robert Jones

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

Paul Jager raised from under the gun to 2,500 and was re-raised by Dinesh Alt sitting on the button to 8,500. Jager made the call.

The flop came K♠K♣3♥ and Jager check-called a 6,000 chip bet from Alt.

On a turn 6♣, Jager led out 15,000 and Alt called.

When the river came the 5♣ Jager checked, Alt bet 37,500, and was called by Jager.

Dinesh Alt: A♥K♥
Paul Jager: K♦10♠

Kicker problems for Jager, and a great start for Alt during level one.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dinesh Alt	235,000 85,000	85,000
Paul Jager	72,000 78,000	78,000

Tags: Dinesh Alt Paul Jager

06-07-2025 11:40 UTC-8

Jensen Scoops Big Pot Early

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Robert Jones

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

Gregory Jensen raised to 3,000 from early position and was re-raised by Zachary Grech on his immediate left. Jensen made the call.

On a flop of 9♣8♥5♦, Jensen check-called a 7,500 chip bet from Grech.

The turn came the 3♥, and once again, Jensen checked-called a bet from Grech, this time for 27,500.

When the river peeled off as the 8♣, Jensen checked, Grech sent in 103,000 putting Jensen at risk, and Jensen quickly called.

Zachary Grech: K♦J♦
Gregory Jensen: 10♦8♦

Jensen with trip 8s was able to bring in a massive pot during level one.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Jensen	265,000 115,000	115,000

Zachary Grech	20,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Gregory Jensen Zachary Grech

06-07-2025 11:39 UTC-8

Daniels With an Early Pick Up

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Tim Baker

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

With five players at the table, Bin Weng checked from the small blind and Shawn Daniels raised to 3,000 out of the big blind. Weng called.

The flop came down 7♠10♣4♥ and Weng check-called a bet of 2,000 from Daniels.

The J♦ turn and 10♦ river checked through and Weng turned over A♦9♠ for ace-high. Daniels showed Q♠7♦ for a pair of sevens, and the pot was sent to Daniels.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Daniels	156,000 6,000	6,000

Bin Weng	145,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Bin Weng Shawn Daniels

06-07-2025 11:37 UTC-8

WILD Billionaire WSOP Stories: Ultra-Rich Poker Players Revealed | PokerNews Podcast #895

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Connor Richards

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

In the 895th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway is joined by Mike Holtz and four-time bracelet winner Jeff Madsen to dive into the world of the ultra-rich at the World Series of Poker. Which billionaires have participated in the WSOP over the years? How much money has the WSOP actually awarded? And who are the wealthiest players at the tables today?

After introducing the topics, Chad, Mike, and Jeff take a deep dive into WSOP statistics to determine just how many billions the World Series of Poker has awarded to players over the last five decades.

They also take a closer look at some of the most ultra-wealthy poker players and face off in a special WSOP Billionaire trivia challenge to see who knows the most about poker’s richest.

In the second half of the episode, Chad sits down with two prominent voices in the high-stakes scene to further peel back the curtain on poker’s elite.

A new PokerNews Podcast will drop twice a week during the 2025 WSOP every Thursday and Sunday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode!

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

Tags: Chad Holloway Jeff Madsen Mike Holtz

06-07-2025 11:25 UTC-8

Early Entries

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Tim Baker

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Belcher	150,000 150,000	150,000
Adrian Mateos	150,000 150,000	150,000

Shaneil Stokes	150,000 150,000	150,000
Leon Sturm	150,000 150,000	150,000

Shawn Daniels	150,000 150,000	150,000

Randal Heeb	150,000 150,000	150,000

Alex Kulev	150,000 150,000	150,000

Orpen Kisacikoglu	150,000 150,000	150,000

Dinesh Alt	150,000 150,000	150,000
Wai Kiat Lee	150,000 150,000	150,000
Mathew Frankland	150,000 150,000	150,000
Punnat Punsri	150,000 150,000	150,000

Sergey Lebedev	150,000 150,000	150,000
Christian Roberts	150,000 150,000	150,000

Paul Jager	150,000 150,000	150,000
John Brooks	150,000 150,000	150,000
Rainer Kempe	150,000 150,000	150,000

Peter Cross	150,000 150,000	150,000
Anatoly Nikitin	150,000 150,000	150,000

Aliaksei Boika	150,000 150,000	150,000
Gregory Jensen	150,000 150,000	150,000

Joao Vieira	150,000 150,000	150,000

Chris Hunichen	150,000 150,000	150,000

Pavel Plesuv	150,000 150,000	150,000

Bin Weng	150,000 150,000	150,000