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

06-07-2025 11:44 UTC-8

Nice Flop for Pitavy

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 11:48 UTC-8

Kornuth Fires Every Street

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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 11:52 UTC-8

A Few More Arrivals

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Tim Baker

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Mitchell Hynam	150,000 150,000	150,000
Nick Maimone	150,000 150,000	150,000

Boris Kolev	150,000 150,000	150,000

Paul Newey	150,000 150,000	150,000
John Kenny	150,000 150,000	150,000
Quan Zhou	150,000 150,000	150,000
Drew O'Connell	150,000 150,000	150,000

Aliaksandr Shylko	150,000 150,000	150,000
Adam Hendrix	150,000 150,000	150,000
Kevin Rabichow	150,000 150,000	150,000

Dylan Smith	150,000 25,000	25,000
[Removed:548]	150,000 150,000	150,000
Kai Cohen	150,000 150,000	150,000
Ren Lin	150,000 150,000	150,000

Niall Farrell	150,000 150,000	150,000

Freddy Deeb	150,000 150,000	150,000

Jennifer Tilly	150,000 150,000	150,000

Alejandro Peinado	150,000 150,000	150,000
Scott Margereson	150,000 150,000	150,000
Yifu He	150,000 150,000	150,000
Jovan Kenjic	150,000 150,000	150,000

06-07-2025 11:54 UTC-8

Davies Navigating

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Robert Jones

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

Seth Davies raised to 3,000 from the cutoff and was re-raised by Brandon Wilson from the big blind to 16,500. Davies made the call.

On a flop of 10♥7♥5♣ both players checked.

The turn came 4♣ and both players checked once again.

When the river came the 5♥, Wilson bet 3,500, Davies raised it to 24,000, and after some deliberation, Wilson released his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seth Davies	190,000 40,000	40,000

Brandon Wilson	108,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Brandon Wilson Seth Davies

06-07-2025 12:02 UTC-8

Everybody Loves a Chopped Pot!

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Myles Phago

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

Andrew Ostapchenko raised under the gun to 4,000 and got called by Orpen Kisacikoglu in the big blind. The flop came A♥Q♦3♦ and Ostapchenko continued for 3,000, Kisacikoglu check-called.

Both players checked the 8♥ on the turn and saw the10♥ drop on the river. Kisacikoglu checked, and Ostapchenko fired out a bet of 8,500. Kisacikoglu called and flipped over Ax5x, Ostapchenko tabled Ax7x, and the pot was chopped as both players made a pair of aces and the board played as their kickers.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Ostapchenko	152,500 2,500	2,500

Orpen Kisacikoglu	152,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Andrew Ostapchenko Orpen Kisacikoglu

06-07-2025 12:03 UTC-8

Heeb Aggression

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Robert Jones

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

Bin Duan raised from the button and Randal Heeb made it 16,000 to go from the big blind.

Duan came right back with another raise to 36,500.

Heeb slid his ~170,000 into the middle, and after a time bank, Duan folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Randal Heeb	225,000 75,000	75,000

Bin Duan	50,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Bin Duan Randal Heeb

06-07-2025 12:06 UTC-8

Big Name Players Keep on Coming

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Myles Phago

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

Big name players are continuing to late register for this $25,000 High Roller event. High stakes player Freddy Deeb has just sat down as well as Ren Lin. We are expecting many more to still come as late registration is open until the end of the first level of Day Two.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	150,000

Freddy Deeb	150,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Freddie Deeb Ren Lin

06-07-2025 12:08 UTC-8

Brooks Pressures Weng Out

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Tim Baker

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

When it folded to John Brooks on the button, he raised to 3,000 and Bin Weng was the only caller out of the big blind.

The dealer spread out a flop of 5♠Q♠K♠ and Weng check-called a bet of 3,000 from Brooks.

The J♠ hit the turn and Weng check-called another bet from Brooks, this time for 2,000.

The 6♦ appeared on the river and Weng opted to check-fold to Brooks' bet of 8,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Brooks	190,000 40,000	40,000
Bin Weng	160,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Bin Weng John Brooks

06-07-2025 12:13 UTC-8

No Pair No Problem

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Robert Jones

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

Peter Cross raised to 2,500 sitting in the hijack and was re-raised by Yifu He from the small blind to 7,000. Cross made the call.

The flop came 10♦7♣3♠ and He bet 4,000. Cross made the call once again.

On the 7♦ turn, He check-called a 15,000 chip bet from Cross.

The river came the 10♥ double pairing the board. Both players checked.

Peter Cross: A♦2♦
Yifu He: K♠Q♠

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Cross	135,000 15,000	15,000
Yifu He	80,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Peter Cross Yifu He

06-07-2025 12:23 UTC-8

McKeehen Takes from Theuma

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Tim Baker

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

Joe McKeehen made it 3,000 to go from late position and Corel Theuma three-bet to 7,500 from the small blind. McKeehen made the call.

Theuma continued with a bet of 4,500 on the 8♣3♥K♣ flop and McKeehen called.

The A♣ turn checked through for the 4♠ to appear on the river. Theuma checked, and McKeehen bet 21,000. Theuma pondered momentarily before letting go of his cards and surrendering the pot to McKeehen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe McKeehen	180,000 30,000	30,000

Corel Theuma	140,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Corel Theuma Joe McKeehen