Event #28: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em; Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-08-2025 17:09 UTC-7

Top 10 Stacks After Break

Nick Becker

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

These are the latest chip updates on break, as seen on the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ludovic Geilich	473,000 473,000	473,000
Landon Mabe	460,000 460,000	460,000
Niberson Dorleus	388,000 208,000	208,000
Calvin Anderson	360,000 360,000	360,000

Andrew Crookston	350,000 350,000	350,000
Abteen Vaziri	345,000 345,000	345,000
Jason Wheeler	334,000 259,000	259,000

Justin Brooks	323,000 323,000	323,000
Yeison Jimenez	315,000
Daniel Lester	314,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/3,000

Ante: 3,000

06-08-2025 17:25 UTC-7

Which Game Does Jason Wheeler Prefer?

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Nick Becker

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Up next for our game of 'Which Game Does ?? Prefer' we caught up with WSOP bracelet winner Jason Wheeler who recently final tabled Event #20: $1,500 SHOOTOUT. We asked him what game he prefers, No-Limit Hold'em or Pot-Limit Omaha.

"No-limit, I've been playing it for so many years and it's brought me so many good things."

He did mention that he does have a lot of fun playing PLO, though.

Scoreboard is all tied up:

PLO 2 No-Limit Hold 'em 2

Stay tuned here at PokerNews for the next installment of 'Which Game Does ?? Prefer'

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06-08-2025 17:39 UTC-7

Olsen Pots It

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Nick Becker

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Jesper Olsen opened under the gun with a pot-sized bet to 11,000 and was called by David Avina on the button and Guillermo Puertamallol in the big blind.

The flop came 4♥10♠K♠, Puertamallol checked, Olsen potted it for 36,000, and Avina folded. Puertamallol thought for a brief moment before tossing his cards into the muck as well.

Olsen flashed two cards - A♠J♠ for a draw to a Royal Flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Lonis	331,000 331,000	331,000

Jesper Olsen	165,000 165,000	165,000
David Avina	48,000 48,000	48,000
Guillermo Puertamallol	32,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: David Avina Guillermo Puertamallol Jesper Olsen Jesse Lonis

06-08-2025 17:39 UTC-7

Aces No Good Too Often in PLO

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Myles Phago

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Tony Bunch limped from late position, and Stephen Song raised to 12,000 from the small blind, leaving himself just 4,000 to play with. Mark Fisher callied in the big blind along with Bunch.

The flop came 6♣K♣5♠ and Song tossed in his last 4,000. Fisher then raised to 16,000 and Bunch called. The turn brought the 8♣, and now Bunch announced that he was all in after Fisher checked. Fisher thought out loud for a while before he folded.

Stephen Song: A♠A♦K♦6♠ All in
Tony Bunch: A♣10♠7♠5♣

Bunch had turned the nut flush, but Song had outs to stay alive. The river bricked out, and Song was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Fisher	290,000 290,000	290,000
Tony Bunch	130,000 130,000	130,000
Stephen Song	Busted

Tags: Mark Fisher Stephen Song Tony Bunch

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

06-08-2025 17:43 UTC-7

Life Outside Poker: Sam Greenwood Talks Battling Gambledore & High-Stakes Online Poker Cheating

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Connor Richards

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 28th episode, Connor talks with Canadian high-stakes pro Sam Greenwood about getting into poker with his two brothers Lucas Greenwood and Max Greenwood, running up a bankroll in high school, traveling the world playing high-stakes tournaments, climbing Canada's all-time money list and battling with Vladimir "Gambledore" Korzinin at Triton.

Greenwood also talked about the state of online poker, how to deal with cheaters, being a dad and his new "Punt of the Day" blog where he breaks down key hands from high-stakes tournaments.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Sam Greenwood by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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06-08-2025 17:54 UTC-7

Cowboys for Cristello

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Nick Becker

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Benny Chen raised under the gun to 9,000, Steven Loney flatted in early position, and Felix Cristello three-bet jammed on the button for 42,000 to put himself at risk. Chen got out of the way and Loney called.

Felix Cristello: K♣K♥ All in
Steven Loney: K♦J♦

Cristello's pair of kings remained in the lead all the way as the board ran out J♠5♣Q♠6♣3♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Chen	185,000

Felix Cristello	103,000
Steven Loney	36,000

Tags: Benny Chen Felix Cristello Steven Loney

06-08-2025 18:01 UTC-7

Gan Loses with Jacks Again

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Myles Phago

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Yanshing Tsang raised to 8,000 from the cutoff only for Jiyang Gan to three-bet all in from the button for his last 14,000. Ionnis Oikonomidis then came over the top and four-bet jammed all in from the big blind for 48,000. Tsang folded.

Jiyang Gan: J♠J♥ All in
Ionnis Oikonomidis: A♠7♣

Not the flop Gan wanted to see when the Q♣A♥9♥ came, and he got no help when the turn and river both bricked out and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anson Tsang	140,000 140,000	140,000
Ionnis Oikonomidis	75,000 75,000	75,000
Jiyang Gan	Busted

Tags: Ionnis Oikonomidis Jiyang Gan Yanshing Tsang

06-08-2025 18:08 UTC-7

Dulaney Approaching 300k Mark

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Nick Becker

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Austin Marks and Scott Dulaney got it all in on a flop of 4♦Q♣10♣ with Marks at risk.

Austin Marks: A♠K♦10♦2♥ All in
Joseph Dulaney: 8♦7♠7♣6♣

Marks pulled ahead further on the 10♠ turn, improving to trips but Dulaney filled up on the 7♦ river.

PokerNews caught up with Dulaney after the hand to recap the action prior to the all in. According to Dulaney, he raised preflop and was three-bet by Marks. On the flop, Marks jammed and he made the call.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Dulaney	282,000 282,000	282,000

Ian Matakis	225,000 225,000	225,000

Felipe Ramos	130,000 130,000	130,000

Austin Marks	Busted

Tags: Austin Marks Joseph Dulaney