Event #3: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

05-28-2025 18:17 UTC-8

2025 WSOP 'Not Going to Be About Results' for Daniel Negreanu

Lyle Bateman

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Daniel Negreanu will enter the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) "with a little bit of a different attitude" in his first year of Seniors Event eligibility, GGPoker's top ambassador told PokerNews.

The 50-year-old is coming off three straight losing summers. But that doesn't concern him, especially considering he ended an 11-year bracelet drought in 2024 when he took down the prestigious $50,000 Poker Players Championship. He's more focused on having fun and playing sound poker than the results.

"The World Series for me, it's not going to be about results that much, because that's luck, right," Negreanu explained. "Luck is going to play into the results. For me, I want to have a good time."

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Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

05-28-2025 18:38 UTC-8

Bohn's Stack Goes Up, Chen's Goes Down

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Kai Cocklin

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With around 7,000 in the pot on a 3♠5♦Q♦10♠ board, Dong Chen fired 5,200 from the small blind and Blake Bohn called in the big blind. Natalie Ferguson was on the button and folded.

A J♦ fell on the river and Chen decided to check with around 20,000 behind. Bohn then bet 9,000, and Chen quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Blake Bohn	130,000 53,000	53,000
Natalie Ferguson	110,000 26,000	26,000
Dong Chen	20,000

Tags: Blake Bohn Dong Chen Natalie Ferguson

05-28-2025 18:39 UTC-8

Our Top Stacks Returning From Dinner Break

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Stewart Morrison

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Frei	325,000 35,000	35,000
Brian Green	226,000 226,000	226,000

Marko Grujic	214,000 85,000	85,000
Benjamin Palmer	200,000
Ren Lin	200,000 10,000	10,000

Huabao Chen	195,500 4,500	4,500
Leonardo Rizzo	174,700 174,700	174,700
Mustapha Kanit	162,000 27,000	27,000

Jonah Labranche	157,600 157,600	157,600

Antonio Galiana	151,100 3,900	3,900

Michael Banducci	150,150 150,150	150,150

Darren Elias	150,000 20,000	20,000

Victoria Livschitz	150,000 70,000	70,000
Joshua Zimmerman	150,000 20,000	20,000
Paul Hizer	148,000 38,000	38,000

Christopher Doan	146,600 146,600	146,600
Wagner Ripper	143,000 64,600	64,600
Nicholas Go	142,000 142,000	142,000
Andrew Ostapchenko	140,500 25,500	25,500

05-28-2025 18:40 UTC-8

Early Exit in the $5K: Hero Calls, Aces Hold, and Reality Bites for Rampage

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Patrizia Trammell

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

https://twitter.com/rampagepoker/status/1927905920102932833

05-28-2025 18:51 UTC-8

Mugar Can't Beat Procop's Aces

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Kai Cocklin

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

On a flop of 3♣10♥3♠, Peter Mugar in the big blind and Egor Procop from under the gun exchanged bets, which ended with Mugar all in for his stack of just under 20,000.

Peter Mugar: J♦10♦ All in
Egor Procop: A♦A♣

Mugar was way behind with his pair of tens and despite improving to a full house on the 3♦ turn, he still needed to find a ten on the river to double up. Instead, the 2♥ rolled off, and Mugar was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Egor Procop	85,000 85,000	85,000
Peter Mugar	Busted

Tags: Egor Procop Peter Mugar

05-28-2025 18:53 UTC-8

Song Double

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Barry Russell

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was picked up as Stephen Song was all in against Michael Wang on a flop of 2♠4♠4♦.

Stephen Song: 9♠9♦ All in
Michael Wang: Q♠10♠

Too many outs for Wang as the board ran out 8♥ on the turn and the 4♥ on the river. Song is now playing over 50,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Wang	75,000 75,000	75,000

Stephen Song	50,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Michael Wang Stephen Song

05-28-2025 19:01 UTC-8

Post Dinner Decisions

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Robert Jones

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

John Ripnick raised from early position to 2,000. From the small blind, Justin Liberto re-raised to 8,5000 and Ripnick called.

Liberto would continue as the aggressor betting 2,500 once a flop of J♠10♠10♥ was shown. Ripnick proceeded through a call.

The Q♥ turn card fell, and Liberto decided a bet of 4,500 was optimal. Ripnick had seen enough and released.

On a neighboring table, blind vs. blind action ensued. Shawn Daniels raised to 2,500, but that was not a suitable price for Quan Zhou who bumped it up to 8,000. Daniels made the call.

After a K♣5♣4♥ flop was dealt, Daniels checked and Zhou bet 4,000. Daniels decided he wanted to play for all of it and raised it to 18,300. This forced Zhou to make a decision for his tournament life. Zhou decided folding his hand was the optimal play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Daniels	220,000 100,000	100,000

Justin Liberto	195,000

John Ripnick	40,000 43,000	43,000
Quan Zhou	13,500 36,500	36,500

Tags: John Ripnick Justin Liberto Quan Zhou Shawn Daniels

05-28-2025 19:02 UTC-8

Rundquist Dispatches Liperis

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Kai Cocklin

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Kristopher Rundquist had put in chips from under the gun and Yiannis Liperis had his stack of almost 20,000 in the middle from the button. Rundquist quickly called.

Yiannis Liperis: 5♥5♣ All in
Kristopher Rundquist: J♥J♣

Liperis needed a five, but needed two of them after the 2♠J♦7♠ flop gave Rundquist top set. A Q♦ on the turn left Liperis drawing dead, and he was already walking away from the table when the 5♠ hit the river, which gave him a smaller set.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristopher Rundquist	100,000 100,000	100,000
Yiannis Liperis	Busted

Tags: Kristopher Rundquist Yiannis Liperis

05-28-2025 19:05 UTC-8

Cross Getting Cross With the Dealer

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Barry Russell

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

There were roughly 35,000 chips in the middle on a flop of 7♦8♦A♥. Thomas Cazayous checked from the small blind to Peter Cross in middle position and he checked behind when the 3♣ hit the turn.

At this point Cross is pleading to the dealer to stop flashing the bottom of the deck during the hand, clearly quite frustrated as he asked the dealer to "put the cards down and stop showing me". A few seconds later Cazayous leads for 10,000 when the Q♣ hit the river and got quickly called by Cross.

Cazayous tabled Q♠Q♥ for a rivered set and Cross mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Cazayous	180,000 135,000	135,000

Peter Cross	50,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: Peter Cross Thomas Cazayous