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

06-07-2025 16:27 UTC-8

Foxen is a Thorn in Fritz’s Side

Tim Baker

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

With around 200,000 in the pot on a board of 9♦8♠2♣A♦, Manuel Fritz checked from early position before Alex Foxen knuckled back from the hijack.

The 4♦ rolled off on the river and Fritz checked. Foxen carved out a bet of 110,000, which prompted an instant fold from Fritz.

The very next hand, Fritz opened to 8,000 from under the gun and Foxen three-bet to around 25,000 from the next seat. Fritz folded, and Foxen won two in a row from Fritz.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Fritz	350,000 30,000	30,000
Alex Foxen	300,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Manuel Fritz

06-07-2025 16:38 UTC-8

Seidel at the Table of Doom

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Myles Phago

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

Daniel Lee moved all in from the cutoff for his last 17,000 and got calls from Erik Seidel on the button and Yunkyu Song in the small blind.

Both Seidel and Song checked down the 6♦5♣8♥ flop, 6♥ turn, and 4♥ river. Daniel Lee thought he might have won with his A♠9♥, for ace-high until Song tabled 3♠3♣ for a pair. Seidel held K♥J♣. Lee was sent to the rail.

In the very next hand at the same table Randal Heeb raised from under the gun to 9,000 only for Jiaxin Sun to three-bet all in to 33,000 from the small blind. Tyler Montoya flat called from the big blind and then Heeb four-bet to 75,000. Montoya then came back over the top and five-bet jammed for 203,000, Heeb called and he had all players covered.

Jiaxin Sun: K♦J♥ All in
Tyler Montoya: K♠K♣ All in
Randal Heeb: A♣K♥

The flop came 4♥10♥2♠ and when the 8♥ fell on the turn Heeb was left drawing to an ace to eliminate two players. The 2♦ brick came on the turn and Montoya scooped a monster pot and sent Sun packing whilst leaving Heeb running on fumes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Montoya	470,000 320,000	320,000
Yunkyu Song	330,000 9,000	9,000
Erik Seidel	150,000

Randal Heeb	10,000 215,000	215,000

Daniel Lee	Busted
Jiaxin Sun	Busted

Tags: Daniel Lee Erik Seidel Jiaxin Sun Randal Heeb Tyler Montoya Yunkyu Song

06-07-2025 16:47 UTC-8

Big Names Battling

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Robert Jones

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

Cary Katz raised from the button to 8,000, and was called by Jesse Lonis in the big blind.

The flop came J♦6♦4♥. Lonis checked, Katz bet 15,000, Lonis raised to 35,000, Katz went all in for 164,000, and Lonis called.

Cary Katz: A♦Q♦ All in
Jesse Lonis: 8♦7♦

The 7♥ on the turn turned the tables for Katz, but the Q♥ on the turn allowed him to win the pot and receive a full double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cary Katz	350,000 200,000	200,000

Jesse Lonis	135,000 195,000	195,000

Tags: Cary Katz Jesse Lonis

06-07-2025 16:52 UTC-8

Fei Gives Sammartino Some Advice

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Tim Baker

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

Mamad Arani made it 8,000 to go from middle position before Wesley Fei three-bet to 26,000 from the cutoff. Dario Sammartino four-bet to 56,000 on the button, prompting a fold from Arani. Fei five-bet jammed for 164,000, and Sammartino called after getting an exact count from the dealer.

Wesley Fei: J♥J♠ All in
Dario Sammartino: 10♥10♠

Upon seeing the cards, Fei commented to Sammartino and the table, "That's a fold", indicating to that Sammartino should have folded his pocket tens.

The board ran out 4♠6♥4♣K♦3♥ keeping Fei's jacks ahead, and he doubled up through Sammartino.

While collecting his newly earned chips, Fei again mentioned to Sammartino that he should have folded, to which Sammartino remained silent and just smiled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wesley Fei	335,000 335,000	335,000
Mamad Arani	150,000 150,000	150,000
Dario Sammartino	25,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino Mamad Arani Wesley Fei

Level: 6

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

06-07-2025 17:07 UTC-8

Weissman Busts Shorr

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Tim Baker

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

Arriving at the table to see Shannon Shorr all-in and at risk preflop against Joey Weissman.

Shannon Shorr: J♣J♦ All in
Joey Weissman: Q♥Q♠

Shorr's jacks were piped by one as the dealer spread out the 4♦A♣7♦ flop, improving neither player. The remainder of the runout came 6♦10♥, prompting Shorr to tap the table and head for the nearest exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joey Weissman	680,000 252,000	252,000

Shannon Shorr	Busted

Tags: Joey Weissman Shannon Shorr

06-07-2025 17:07 UTC-8

Seidel Finds Double

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Robert Jones

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

Joshua Mccully opened from under the gun, Erik Seidel called as next to act, and then Yunkyu Song reraised to 28,000 right behind Seidel. Mccully folded and Seidel made the call.

The flop came K♦Q♦10♠, Seidel checked, Song bet 18,000, Seidel raised to 70,000, Song forced Seidel all in for roughly double that, and Seidel made the call.

Erik Seidel: K♠Q♠ All in
Yunkyu Song: A♠K♥

The runout of 6♦5♥ was no help for Song, and Seidel found the full double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yunkyu Song	350,000 20,000	20,000
Erik Seidel	335,000 185,000	185,000

Tags: Erik Seidel Joshua Mccully Yunkyu Song

06-07-2025 17:14 UTC-8

Some of the Recent Eliminations

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Tim Baker

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Linde	Busted

Aleks Dimitrov	Busted

Kai Cohen	Busted
Zachary Grech	Busted

Scott Margereson	Busted
Krasimir Yankov	Busted
John Hennigan	Busted

Julien Sitbon	Busted

Phil Ivey	Busted

Dario Sammartino	Busted
Danny Tang	Busted

Nicholas Go	Busted
Patrick Leonard	Busted

Christopher Puetz	Busted
Taylor Black	Busted
Nick Schulman	Busted

Miguel Capriles	Busted
Justin Zaki	Busted
Chris Hunichen	Busted

Santhosh Suvarna	Busted

Randal Heeb	Busted

Neil Warren	Busted
Daniel Lee	Busted
Mikita Badziakouski	Busted