Event #28: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em; Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack
Day 1 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #28: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em; Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$1,398,600
Total Entries
2,775
Level
38
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Entries
2,775
Players Left
115
Players Left 1 / 2,775
Filter
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Day 1 of Event #28: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em; Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack at the 2025 World Series of Poker has ended here at The Horseshoe and Paris Casino, Las Vegas. The event attracted 2,775 entries, generating a prize pool of $1,398,600.
Of the 115 players who bagged up for Day 1 Easton Oreman holds the chip lead going into Day 2 with 3,020,000 in chips. Oreman sits with $138,000 in live cashes, the largest cash of which was a 35th place in the 2019 WSOP BIG 50 for $34,279.
Hot on the heels of Oreman are Valentin Vornicu (2,520,000) and James Calderaro (2,375,000), who round out the top three. Vornicu has just over $1,000,000 in live poker earnings and is also chasing his first WSOP Bracelet, whilst Calderaro has over $6,000,000 in earnings and is hunting down his second WSOP Bracelet.
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easton Oreman | United States | 3,020,000 | 101 |
| 2 | Valentin Vornicu | United States | 2,520,000 | 84 |
| 3 | James Calderaro | United States | 2,375,000 | 79 |
| 4 | Mason Vieth | United States | 1,905,000 | 64 |
| 5 | Andrea Tropea | Germany | 1,645,000 | 55 |
| 6 | Qingyu Lu | United States | 1,605,000 | 54 |
| 7 | Brantley Grace | United States | 1,595,000 | 53 |
| 8 | Kane Kalas | United States | 1,565,000 | 52 |
| 9 | Vitaliy Gordeychuk | United States | 1,555,000 | 52 |
| 10 | Raul Melendrescruz | United States | 1,450,000 | 48 |
Other notable names that bagged up for Day 1 include, Calvin Anderson, Noah Bronstein & Jesse Lonis.
Many other top-name players took their chances in building a stack in the event, but unfortunately didn’t make it through to Day 2. Names such as Daniel Negreanu Martin Kabrhel, Chris Moorman, and Frederic Normand all took their full buy-in allocation but fell by the wayside.
All remaining 115 players are guaranteed a payout of $1,693, but all will be eyeing up the top place prize of $178,126 and the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
The tournament will resume for Day 2 at 11:00 a.m. local time on June 9 and is scheduled to play down to a winner. Play will begin at Level 23, and the blinds will be 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante. Players will get a 15-minute break after every four levels and a dinner break to be determined.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews to get all the latest updates as they happen here at the 2025 World Series of Poker.
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,020,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
||
|
2,520,000
880,000
|
880,000 |
|
2,375,000
575,000
|
575,000 |
|
||
|
1,905,000
1,905,000
|
1,905,000 |
|
1,645,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
|
1,605,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
1,595,000
1,523,000
|
1,523,000 |
|
1,565,000
1,565,000
|
1,565,000 |
|
|
1,555,000
1,555,000
|
1,555,000 |
|
|
1,450,000
1,450,000
|
1,450,000 |
|
1,355,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
1,325,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
||
|
1,275,000
1,275,000
|
1,275,000 |
|
1,215,000
1,215,000
|
1,215,000 |
|
1,210,000
1,210,000
|
1,210,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,205,000
605,000
|
605,000 |
|
1,191,000
856,000
|
856,000 |
|
1,145,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
1,115,000
1,115,000
|
1,115,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,095,000
1,095,000
|
1,095,000 |
|
|
1,050,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
|
1,045,000
1,045,000
|
1,045,000 |
|
||
|
|
1,030,000
1,030,000
|
1,030,000 |
|
1,020,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
1,000,000
878,000
|
878,000 |
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The floor have just announced that the players are playing their last three hands of the night. They will then bag up and return at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for final day chip counts and a daily recap,
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Jinghan Yan open jammed from early position for 480,000, and action was folded around to Jaekyung Sim, who called all in for his remaining 330,000.
Jaekyung Sim: Q♠Q♣
Jinghan Yan: A♠K♦
Things were looking good for Sim on the 5♠10♥5♥9♣ board, but then the dreaded A♥ fell on the river to send him to the cage.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Christopher Lackey moved all in from early position for his last 160,000 only to see Qingyu Lu three-bet all in from the button to isolate. Lu had all players covered. The blinds both folded.
Christopher Lackey: 2♥2♣
Qingyu Lu: A♠K♠
The flop came 5♠K♦3♦ to put Lu into the lead, and when no deuce came on the turn nor river, Lackey was sent packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,550,000
1,550,000
|
1,550,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The remaining 145 players have just started the last level that will be played tonight before bagging up for the day.
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
David Robayochurque and Dat Nguyen limped from late positions only to see James Calderaro raise pot to 110,000 from the big blind. Robayochurque folded, and Nguyen called, which put him all in.
Dat Nguyen: K♣K♠3♠9♠
James Calderaro: A♣9♥8♥7♣
The board ran out 10♦J♦A♦4♦J♠ and gave Calderaro a better two pair, which sent Nguyen to the rails, and Calderaro was shipped the pot and is nearing 2,000,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,800,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
||
|
640,000
510,000
|
510,000 |
|
Busted | |
