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

06-08-2025 22:18 UTC-8

Sedlak's Aces Hold

Gabrielle Barredo

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

Martin Sedlak's and Hrishikesh Kulkarni's chips and hands were in the middle of the felt in an all-in showdown.

Hrishikesh Kulkarni: K♦K♠ All in
Martin Sedlak: A♠A♣

Both players waited patiently as the dealer dealt 2♦10♠8♠3♠9♣. Kulkarni waited for the dealer to count the chips to make sure that he was covered by Sedlak. Once confirmed, he left the table quietly as Sedlak scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Sedlak	275,000
Hrishikesh Kulkarni	Busted

Tags: Martin Sedlak Hrishikesh Kulkarni

06-08-2025 22:20 UTC-8

Ho Heads Home

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Sava Krink

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

Baoqiang Ho kicked off the action with a raise to 8,000 in the hijack position. Paul Runcan was small blind and made it 21,000, prompting Ho to go all in with about 50,000, which Runcan immediately called.

Baoqiang Ho: K♦K♠ All in
Paul Runcan: A♥J♥

Ho was in front, but the flop turned A♠4♦J♠, giving Runcan two pair. The 3♣ on the turn couldn't improve Ho's hand, and the A♣ on the river sealed the deal for Runcan, giving him a full house and the pot, sending Ho home.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Runcan	490,000 403,000	403,000
Baoqiang Ho	Busted

Tags: Baoqiang Ho Paul Runcan

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

06-08-2025 22:42 UTC-8

Sabag Cracks Quinn's Aces

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action was already ongoing with 26,000 in front of James Quinn and action waiting on Roi Sabag in middle position. Sabag placed 80,000 in the pot which prompted an all-in shove from Quinn for around 250,000. Sabag snap-called.

Roi Sabag: Q♦Q♣ All in
James Quinn: A♦A♣

Quinn's aces held on the board K♦3♠8♣2♦ but got cracked when the Q♠ fell on the river. Chips were counted and Sabag scooped the pot for the double up leaving Quinn with around 10 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roi Sabag	420,000 355,000	355,000
James Quinn	51,000 51,000	51,000

Tags: James Quinn Roi Sabag

06-08-2025 22:53 UTC-8

Marcus’ Tens Hold to Bust Hagen

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Sava Krink

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Augusto Hagen moved all in from under the gun for his last 53,000 and found a caller in Daniel Marcus, who made the call from the cutoff.

Augusto Hagen: A♠8♠ All in
Daniel Marcus: 10♠10♣

Hagen was looking to catch up, but the board ran out 9♦7♣J♦3♠3♣ without offering any help. His run came to an end as Marcus' tens held strong, sending Hagen to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Marcus	154,000
Augusto Hagen	Busted

Tags: Augusto Hagen Daniel Marcus

06-08-2025 22:57 UTC-8

Champlin's Duty Call Rivers Trips

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action was picked up with Spencer Champlin, in the big blind, calling Reagan Silber open-shove all-in for about 33,000 from cutoff.

Reagan Silber: 4♠4♦ All in
Spencer Champlin: Q♥10♥

Champlin immediately spiked a pair on the 9♦6♣10♠ flop leaving Silber to hope for a miracle to stay in the tournament. The turn 2♦ didn't help Silber at all. With Champlin's hand improving to trips on the river 10♣, Silber was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Spencer Champlin	170,000 98,000	98,000
Reagan Silber	Busted

Tags: Reagan Silber Spencer Champlin

06-08-2025 22:58 UTC-8

Burlacu Keeps Pressure On to Take It Down

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Sava Krink

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

With about 28,000 already in the middle and the flop showing 3♠4♥8♠, Kevin Ordet checked from the big blind. Robert Burlacu took the opportunity to fire out a bet of 18,000, which Ordet called.

The K♣ landed on the turn, and Ordet checked once more. Burlacu stayed aggressive, upping the pressure with a bet of 34,000. This time, Ordet didn’t stick around, he gave it up, and Burlacu dragged in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Ordet	170,000
Robert Burlacu	158,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Kevin Ordet Robert Burlacu

06-08-2025 23:01 UTC-8

Chip Counts on Table #288

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:510]	470,000 470,000	470,000
Steven Forman	360,000 286,000	286,000
Daniel Lazrus	235,000 105,900	105,900

Lian Siqi	152,000 152,000	152,000
Renat Bohdanov	145,000 145,000	145,000

Daniel Green	120,000 69,500	69,500

Keith Messing	105,000 105,000	105,000
Johnnie Moreno	45,000 40,000	40,000
Didier Guerin	23,000 57,000	57,000

06-08-2025 23:03 UTC-8

20-Minute Break

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Sava Krink

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The remaining 263 players are now stepping away for a 20-minute break.

06-08-2025 23:06 UTC-8

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

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Elijah Farrow

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 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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