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

06-08-2025 21:38 UTC-8

Truong's Nines Can't Improve

Sava Krink

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

Patrick Truong kicked off the action in middle position with a raise to 6,000. Michael Wasserman in the hijack three-bet to 15,000. With the action back to Truong, he went all in for more than 40,000, prompting a snap-call of Wassermann.

Patrick Truong: 9♦9♠ All in
Michael Wasserman: Q♣Q♥

Truong needed some help from the board, but the 3♦Q♠K♣ didn't help much other than to improve Wassermann's hand. The 7♠ turn and the K♣ river didn't change the outcome, and Truong was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Wasserman	280,000 280,000	280,000
Patrick Truong	Busted

Tags: Michael Wasserman Patrick Truong

06-08-2025 21:40 UTC-8

Eady Forgets His Last Chip

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Tom Eady opened for 6,000 and only got one caller in the big blind, Patrick Plott taking them to the flop.

Plott check-called Eady's bet of 9,000 on the flop of 4♦10♦A♥. Plott did the same thing with Eady's bet of 15,000 on the 2♣ turn.

Finally on the river 4♣, Plott looked at what Eady had behind, three 5,000-chips and one 25,000 chip, and checked. Eady threw in 15,000 which Plott called.

Eady showed K♦Q♦ for king-high and a busted straight draw and flush draw. The moment, Plott showed A♠9♥, Eady stood up to leave prompting the players on the table to ask him where he was going. The dealer pointed at his last chip to remind him he still had 25,000 behind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Plott	185,000 28,000	28,000
Tom Eady	25,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Patrick Plott Tom Eady

06-08-2025 21:41 UTC-8

Mkrtumyan Doubles With Flush

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Sava Krink

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

Hratch Mkrtumyan kicked off the action with a raise to 7,000 from under the gun and found four callers.

On the Q♦2♦4♦ flop, both blinds checked to Mkrtumyan, who fired another bet of 20,000. Everybody folded to Spyridon Apartoglou in the big blind, who decided to go all in, prompting a snap-call of Mkrtumyan, leading to a showdown.

Hratch Mkrtumyan: J♦10♦ All in
Spyridon Apartoglou: A♣Q♠

Mkrtumyan hit the flush right away on the flop and there was not much left for Apartoglou tomorrow improve his hand. The 9♣ turn and the K♦ river didn't change the outcome and allowing Mkrtumyan to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Evan Sparling	273,000 12,000	12,000
James Sowers	190,000 115,000	115,000
Hratch Mkrtumyan	151,000 31,000	31,000
Spyridon Apartoglou	93,000 93,000	93,000

Tags: Evan Sparling Hratch Mkrtumyan James Sowers Spyridon Apartoglou

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

06-08-2025 21:55 UTC-8

Kaufman Eliminates Yue

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Joseph Berg

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

David Kaufmann raised from the cutoff to 8,000. David Yue then went all in for 26,000 from the button. Kaufmann made the call, having Yue covered.

David Yue: 8♠8♥ All in
David Kaufmann: Q♣10♦

The board ran out 9♣K♥6♣9♥Q♠ eliminating Yue from Event #29

Player	Chips	Progress
David Kaufmann	190,000
David Yue	Busted

Tags: David Kaufmann David Yue

06-08-2025 21:55 UTC-8

Aces versus Kings

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Brett Shaffer opened with 8,000 under the gun and got an all-in shove from Ryan Tosoc, in late position, for 19,000. Allan Le in the small blind shoved all-in as well for a little less than 200,000 putting Tosoc at risk. Shaffer got out of the way leaving the two men to head to showdown.

Ryan Tosoc: K♦K♣ All in
Allan Le: A♦A♠

It was a classic battle between aces versus kings. Tosoc stayed in his seating watching the board for a possible upset but Le's aces held on the board of 2♥8♣9♥J♣7♥. Tosoc left the floor as Le scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allan Le	220,000 10,500	10,500

Brett Shaffer	40,000

Ryan Tosoc	Busted

Tags: Allan Le Brett Shaffer Ryan Tosoc

06-08-2025 22:00 UTC-8

Some Updated Chip Counts

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Roxanne Johnson

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

Player	Chips	Progress
David Mcgowan	170,000
Matthew Liu	142,000
Matthew Cosentino	110,000
Kunal Patni	95,000
Johnnie Moreno	85,000
Aleks Dimitrov	83,000

Brock Wilson	80,000 45,000	45,000
Lexy Gavin-Mather	70,000 27,800	27,800

Chris Moorman	65,000

Joshua Remitio	36,000

Aaron La	34,000

06-08-2025 22:11 UTC-8

Lijo and La Sweat the Action

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Roxanne Johnson

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

Aaron La raised from the hijack to 9,000, and Lander Lijo three-bet from the button for all of his chips, 62,000. La made the call and Lijo only exposed the K♣ and asked La if he was ok to sweat it. La stated, "I don't care".

Lander Lijo: K♣Q♣ All in
Aaron La: A♠K♦

The board ran out with 10♣5♣J♠Q♦2♣, and Lijo exposed his kicker as the Q♣ for a flush, and the table moaned and groaned.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lander Lijo	130,000
Aaron La	126,000 92,000	92,000

Tags: Aaron La Lander Lijo

06-08-2025 22:11 UTC-8

Runner Runner Trips for Young

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Action was picked up with three players - Aaron La in the big blind, Kunal Patni in middle position, and Maxwell Young on the button - checking the flop of 6♦8♦K♠ and a pot of 30,000.

The turn Q♥ fell and with action passed to him, Patni fired 10,000. Young called while La folded his hand.

The river Q♦ was checked once again and Patni showed K♣10♣ for a flopped pair which didn't beat Young's trips with A♣Q♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxwell Young	242,000 12,000	12,000
Kunal Patni	151,000 56,000	56,000
Aaron La	133,000 99,000	99,000

Tags: Aaron La Kunal Patni Maxwell Young

06-08-2025 22:14 UTC-8

Payouts

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Sava Krink

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

The payouts are now official: 224 players will make the money, with a minimum cash of $5,020 locked up.

Place	Prize
1	$496,826
2	$331,163
3	$238,204
4	$173,435
5	$127,841
6	$95,415
7	$72,119
8	$55,212
9	$42,819
10-11	$33,646
12-13	$26,793
14-17	$21,624
18-26	$17,693
27-35	$14,678
36-44	$12,349
45-53	$10,539
54-62	$9,125
63-71	$8,017
72-80	$7,149
81-89	$6,472
90-98	$5,950
99-125	$5,556
126-152	$5,271
153-224	$5,020