Event #29: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-08-2025 11:40 UTC-8

Seif Firing a Second Bullet

Roxanne Johnson

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Logan Anderson raised from the hijack to 300, and Dean Hutchinson made the call from the button. Mark Seif also made the call from the small blind, and it was a three-way pot to the flop.

The flop came out with 2♣5♥6♥, and Seif checked to the preflop raiser, Anderson, who continued with a bet of 1,200. Hutchinson folded, and Seif pulled the check-raise and bet 2,600. Anderson called.

On the turn 3♠ Seif led out for 4,500 and Anderson moved all in for 32,400, which had Seif covered by a small margin. Seif contemplated and then made the call.

Mark Seif: 5♦3♥ All in
Logan Anderson: 6♠5♠

Both players were sitting with two pair, with Anderson having the better two pair, and the river 7♥ did not give Seif any help, as he announced, "Rebuy."

Player	Chips	Progress
Logan Anderson	79,500 79,500	79,500
Dean Hutchinson	25,600 25,600	25,600
Mark Seif	Busted

Tags: Dean Hutchinson Logan Anderson Mark Seif

06-08-2025 12:00 UTC-8

Livschitz Firing Second Bullet

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The action was picked up on the river with a board of 4♦7♥J♥10♣K♣, and the pot was about 25,000. Victoria Livschitz was in the small blind and immediately moved all in for her last 20,100. Hermilo Villarreal was in the big blind and took a minute to think and then made the call with the superior stack.

Victoria Livschitz: 10♦8♣ All in
Hermilo Villarreal: K♥J♣

Livschitz held a pair of tens with the missed straight draw, and Villarreal held the top two pair for the win and the elimination. Livschitz asked the dealer to bust her so that she could rebuy and stated, "You got it, nice hand", as she was on her way to purchase her rebuy.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hermilo Villarreal	95,500 95,500	95,500
Victoria Livschitz	Busted

Tags: Hermilo Villarreal Victoria Livschit

06-08-2025 15:10 UTC-8

Parisi Cracked Tomescu's Aces

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Sava Krink

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

William Parisi kicked off the action in middle position with a raise to 1,500. George Tomescu was sitting next to him and three-bet to 3,800. With the action back to Parisi, he made a four-bet to 16,500. Tomescu then brought it all in, and Parisi called after some thinking time.

George Tomescu: A♥A♣ All in
William Parisi: Q♥Q♦

Tomescu was ahead when the flop came down K♣2♠7♦ and his aces held but the Q♠ on the turn brought a set for Parisi and the 7♣ didn't change the situation and send Tomescu packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Parisi	120,000 120,000	120,000
George Tomescu	Busted

Tags: George Tomescu William Parisi

06-08-2025 15:57 UTC-8

Hell of a Call

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action was picked up with Valeriano Toledano Moreno all-in for about 23,000 and waiting for Nick Phoenix to act on a completed board of 2♥6♠8♥9♦2♦ and a pot of about 20,000. Phoenix was taking his time looking at the board seemingly deep in thought.

He finally threw a chip in for a call which prompted Moreno to stand up, flip over his hand and leave immediately. Moreno turned over J♦10♦ for a complete bluff. As Moreno was leaving Phoenix seemed perplexed as he tabled 5♥5♣ unsure if he won the pot.

With Moreno gone, even the dealer was slightly confused looking at both hands and the board making sure that she shipped the chips towards the right direction.

David Forbes, who was also at the table, declared, "You won, he already left," talking to Phoenix, then under his breath, "Hell of a call."

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Phoenix	120,000
Valeriano Toledano Moreno	Busted

Tags: David Forbes Nick Phoenix Valeriano Toledano Moreno

06-08-2025 16:06 UTC-8

Lazrus Scoops a Juicy Pot

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The action was picked up on the flop 2♥J♦4♣ with the pot at about 15,000. Mario Navarro Arrocha was in the small blind and moved all in for his last 16,000, and Daniel Lazrus made the call from the cutoff.

Mario Navarro Arrocha: A♦Q♥ All in
Daniel Lazrus: A♥4♥

Lazrus held a pair plus a flush draw, and Arrocha needed some help with ace high. The turn 2♣ and the river 10♠ did not help Arrocha, and he was eliminated while Lazrus stacked his chips with his two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Lazrus	75,000 40,000	40,000

Mario Navarro Arrocha	Busted

Tags: Daniel Lazrus Mario Navarro Arrocha

06-08-2025 16:37 UTC-8

Kuo Can't Beat Christensen

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Joseph Berg

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Hui Chen Kuo was all in and at risk from middle position and was called by Jonas Christensen in the big blind.

Hui Chen Kuo: K♦Q♦ All in
Jonas Christensen: 9♦8♦

The dealer ran out a board of 7♥7♣6♠5♦Q♠, giving Christensen the straight and the winning hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonas Christensen	62,000 62,000	62,000
Hui Chen Kuo	Busted

Tags: Hui Chen Kuo Jonas Christensen

06-08-2025 16:41 UTC-8

Kizilarslan Eliminates Worthingtonleese

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was underway with a bard of 3♦Q♦7♦Q♥ and a pot of around 30,000. Jack Kizilarslan in middle position checked prompting Leo Worthingtonleese, the only other player in the hand and in cutoff, to bet 8,500.

The 5♠ river dropped and Kizilarslan checked again. Worthingtonleese jammed all-in for around 20,000 and Kizilarslan snap-called.

Worthingtonleese mucked his hand and stood to leave the table. Anthony Spinella, who was to the left of Worthingtonleese, told the dealer to show it. The dealer flipped over A♠10♣ then Kizilarslan showed the winning hand J♠J♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Kizilarslan	155,000
Leo Worthingtonleese	Busted

Tags: Anthony Spinella Jack Kizilarslan Leo Worthingtonleese

06-08-2025 16:58 UTC-8

Carney's Quads Eliminates Two

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The hand was ongoing with Paul Carney, on the button, mulling over the situation he was in. In front of him was a 6,500 and two players all-in, Napat Chokejindachai in the big blind with around 33,500 and Guofeng Wang, under the gun, with 63,000,

He peeked at his cards, looked at both players and with a big sigh made the call taking the trio to a showdown.

Napat Chokejindachai: A♦K♦ All in
Guofeng Wang: A♠K♠ All in
Paul Carney: Q♠Q♣

Carney got on his feet as he watched the board get dealt. He caught a set on the flop Q♥5♥4♥. HIs victory was sealed when the Q♦ fell on the turn improving his hand to quads, triggering both Chokejindachai and Wang to get up and leave as the drew dead. The inconsequential 2♦ was dealt and Carney scooped the pot for a double elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Carney	198,000 198,000	198,000
Napat Chokejindachai	Busted
Guofeng Wang	Busted

Tags: Guofeng Wang Napat Chokejindachai Paul Carney

06-08-2025 17:17 UTC-8

Hunts Kings Secure a Sweet Victory

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Joseph Berg

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Mykhailo Zherebchenko raised to 3,000 from the button, and Guoliang Wei called from the small blind. Matthew Hunt then reraised to 15,000 from the big blind. Zherebchenko responded by going all in. Wei folded, and Hunt made the call, and was ahead.

Mykhailo Zherebchenko: J♦J♥ All in
Matthew Hunt: K♣K♥

The board ran out A♦4♥Q♦3♣3♠, securing a nice win for Hunt and sending Zherebchenko to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Hunt	175,000 123,000	123,000
Guoliang Wei	36,000 36,000	36,000

Mykhailo Zherebchenko	Busted

Tags: Guoliang Wei Matthew Hunt

06-08-2025 17:22 UTC-8

Full House Aces Secures Pavlov a Massive Pot

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Sava Krink

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

In the pot were around 40,000, and the flop showed Q♦8♥4♣. Alejandro Rosales was already all in with no chips behind, but Atanas Pavlov in the big blind bet 7,500 on the flop and got a call from the under the gun position, Thomas Cazayous.

Both players, who were still able to act, checked the A♦ turn.

On the Q♠ river, Pavlov went all in with around 48,000, prompting Cazayous to fold. Pavlov secured the side pot already, but for the main pot, it went to showdown. Pavlov showed A♥A♣ for a full house, and Rosales mucked his cards, but as he was all in, the dealer turned his cards, revealing 7♣7♦, and Rosales was sent packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Cazayous	127,900 43,100	43,100

Atanas Pavlov	95,500 69,500	69,500
Alejandro Rosales	Busted

Tags: Alejandro Rosales Atanas Pavlov Thomas Cazayous