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

06-08-2025 20:40 UTC-8

Tan Fearlessly Shoves

Roxanne Johnson

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

Lisa Tan was in the small blind and limped into the big blind. Clement Michaud, put in a raise to 7,000. Tan thought for a minute and, with one fluid motion, put in a stack of reds which was enough to put Michaud all in. Michaud quickly folded and headed for the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lisa Tan	120,000 120,000	120,000
Clement Michaud	40,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Clement Michaud Lisa Tan

06-08-2025 20:41 UTC-8

Break

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

The remaining 500 players are on a 20-minute break.

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/3,000

Ante: 3,000

06-08-2025 21:12 UTC-8

Check Out the 2025 WSOP PokerGO Streaming Schedule

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Elijah Farrow

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

PokerGO revealed the streaming schedule for the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) that will include near-daily coverage of more than two dozen bracelet events.

Most notable will be the coverage of the $10,000 Main Event. PokerGO will broadcast each step of the action from July 2-16.

Day 1 coverage for flights 1a-1d will kick off at 7 p.m. local time, while coverage of Day 2 through Day 4 will begin at 3:30 p.m. Coverage will then begin at 1 p.m. from Day 5-8 before switching to 3 p.m. for two days of final table coverage.

Other highlights from the streaming schedule include:

$250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em - June 16-17
$50,000 Poker Players Championship - June 26-28
$1,000 Ladies Championship - June 29
$10,000 PLO Championship - July 1

Find the Full Schedule Here

06-08-2025 21:15 UTC-8

Some Updates on Chips

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Roxanne Johnson

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Brown	465,000 250,500	250,500
Evan Sparling	285,000 105,000	105,000
Eran Malkin	225,000 187,700	187,700
John Clancy	220,000 15,000	15,000
Patrick Plott	157,000 157,000	157,000
Brian Altman	151,000 151,000	151,000
Hratch Mkrtumyan	120,000 120,000	120,000
Sergi Reixach	91,000 91,000	91,000
Justin Lett	75,000 75,000	75,000
Tom Eady	70,000 70,000	70,000
Mengqi Chen	62,000 62,000	62,000
Chris Brewer	46,000 46,000	46,000

Daniel Mcginnis	42,000 42,000	42,000
Christopher Staats	39,500 39,500	39,500

Tommy Nguyen	35,000 35,000	35,000

06-08-2025 21:16 UTC-8

Metcalf and Winter Splits

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Brandon Metcalf raised to 7,000 under the gun and with action folded around tot he big blind, Sean Winter gave Metcalf action by calling.

The flop came 5♥A♠J♦ and Winter checked. Metcalf fired another 4,000 in the pot and got called by his opponent again.

The turn K♣ went check-check and on the river J♥ Winter led out with 15,000 to be called by Metcalf.

The duo smiled when they realized they had exactly the same hand - Winter with A♣4♣ and Metcalf with A♦4♦. The dealer divided the pot between the two with no further fuss.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Metcalf	55,000
Sean Winter	44,000

Tags: Brandon Metcalf Sean Winter

06-08-2025 21:25 UTC-8

Forman Doubles With Nines

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Joseph Berg

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

Steven Forman went all in and was at risk from under the gun for 33,000. Stephen Buell called him from under the gun plus one with roughly 70,000 left in his stack. The rest of the table folded, and the players were off to the races.

Steven Forman: 9♥9♠ All in
Stephen Buell: A♥J♦

The dealer ran out a board of Q♥10♥4♠Q♦8♥, securing a much-needed double up for Forman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Forman	74,000
Stephen Buell	70,000

Tags: Steven Forman Stephen Buell

06-08-2025 21:27 UTC-8

Raskin Dominates Guerin

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Action was picked up in a heads-up showdown between Micah Raskin and Didier Guerin.

Micah Raskin: A♠K♦ All in
Didier Guerin: A♦J♣

Raskin had Guerin dominated and with none of them hitting the board of 7♣4♠4♣9♠6♥, Raskin scooped the pot for a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Didier Guerin	80,000

Micah Raskin	27,000

Tags: Didier Guerin Micah Raskin

06-08-2025 21:27 UTC-8

Pycior Eliminated by Chung

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Roxanne Johnson

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

Maxwell Young raised to 6,000 from under the gun, Chang Yu Chung flat called from early position, and Romuald Pycior called from the big blind. The flop arrived with 5♥5♠6♣. Pycior moved all of his chips in for 27,000, and Young folded, but Chung made the call.

Romuald Pycior: 8♠6♦ All in
Chang Yu Chung: 9♥9♠

The turn 3♠ did not help either player, but the river 9♣ sealed the deal for Chung, giving him a full house and the win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxwell Young	230,000 179,000	179,000
Chang Yu Chung	160,000 160,000	160,000
Romuald Pycior	Busted

Tags: Chang Yu Chung Maxwell Young Romuald Pycior

06-08-2025 21:30 UTC-8

Boyko Crushes Five-Way All-In with Full House

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Sava Krink

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

Brian Yoon kicked off the chaos by moving all in for 19,000 from early position. Malcolm Franchi called in the hijack, but things escalated quickly. Viliyan Petleshkov shoved for around 42,000 on the button, followed by Yuriy Boyko in the small blind, who moved all in for 91,000.

Sitting in the big blind with a stack of about 32,000, Michael Jozoff took his time before deciding to put his chips in as well. With four players all in ahead of him, Franchi asked for a count on the stacks, covered them all, and eventually tossed in the call. Four players were now at risk, and the table gathered to watch the massive showdown.

Brian Yoon: A♦Q♠ All in
Michael Jozoff: 10♥10♦ All in
Viliyan Petleshkov: A♥K♥ All in
Yuriy Boyko: J♠J♣ All in
Malcolm Franchi: Q♥Q♦

The flop came J♥7♠7♥, giving Boyko a full house right out of the gate. The 4♦ turn and 7♣ river sealed the deal. With more chips than the other shorter stacks, Boyko scooped the huge pot while Yoon, Jozoff, and Petleshkov all headed for the exit.