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

05-28-2025 21:13 UTC-8

Ace From Space

Stewart Morrison

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Tauan Deoliveira Naves moved all in from early position for his remaining 26,000 chips. Only Anton Smirnov elected to get involved, making the call from the hijack.

Tauan Deoliveira Naves: A♠8♣ All in
Anton Smirnov: 8♣8♥

Naves needed to see an ace and that is exactly what he got.

The board ran out A♣2♦Qx3♠Q♦, keeping Naves alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Smirnov	160,000 160,000	160,000
Tauan Naves	56,000

Tags: Anton Smirnov Tauan Deoliveira Naves

05-28-2025 21:08 UTC-8

Bluffin' With His Muffin'

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Barry Russell

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

There were roughly 28,000 chips in the middle on a board of 8♦7♠7♥9♣, Yaji Ren checked from the cutoff to Joao Vieira on the button who put Ren all in for his tournament life when the Q♠ hit the river.

Ren went deep in to the tank before he eventually called. Vieira tabled K♦10♥ for a stone bluff and Ren tabled Q♦10♦ to scoop this pot whilst leaving Vieira in the danger zone.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yaji Ren	120,000 80,000	80,000
Joao Vieira	11,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Joao Vieira Yaji Ren

05-28-2025 21:06 UTC-8

Did You Get It?

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Stewart Morrison

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Under the gun player, Michael Dwyer, raised to 3,500. Christian Roberts moved all in for 26,000 from the button.

Dwyer thought about it for a minute before folding.

"Did you get it?", Roberts asked the live reporter as he pulled in his newly acquired chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Dwyer	50,000

Christian Roberts	33,000

Tags: Christian Roberts Michael Dwyer

05-28-2025 20:57 UTC-8

Wang Values on Himself; Livschitz Has a Big Stack

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Kai Cocklin

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

On a flop of 9♥7♦A♦, there were around 15,000 chips in the pot when Yang Wang checked from middle position and Andrew Kim fired 6,000 from the cutoff. Wang called.

A 10♥ on the turn went check-check and Wang bet 15,500 on the 5♠ river, leaving himself around 12,000 behind. Kim mulled it over for around 20 seconds before he elected to call.

Wang then showed Q♦10♦ for a pair of tens, but Kim held A♣6♣ for a pair of aces to scoop the pot.

On another table, Victoria Livschitz is flying with around 400,000!

Player	Chips	Progress
Victoria Livschitz	400,000 250,000	250,000
Andrew Kim	165,000 165,000	165,000
Cherish Andrews	60,000 60,000	60,000
Yang Wang	12,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Andrew Kim Yang Wang

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

05-28-2025 20:32 UTC-8

Notable Names

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Robert Jones

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	222,000 13,000	13,000

Chris Brewer	150,000 150,000	150,000

Patrick Leonard	145,000 65,000	65,000

Mustapha Kanit	140,000 22,000	22,000

Chino Rheem	135,000 70,000	70,000
Justin Young	120,000 120,000	120,000
Chance Kornuth	95,000 15,000	15,000

Darren Elias	85,000 65,000	65,000

Ethan Yau	68,000 18,000	18,000

Nick Schulman	65,000 65,000	65,000

Dan Shak	52,000 52,000	52,000
Viktor Blom	45,000 15,000	15,000
Mark Egbert	38,000 38,000	38,000
Landon Tice	35,000 7,000	7,000
Erik Seidel	32,000 32,000	32,000

John Juanda	25,000 25,000	25,000

05-28-2025 20:31 UTC-8

Check Out the 2025 WSOP PokerGO Streaming Schedule

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Kai Cocklin

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 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
$25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship - June 1
$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

05-28-2025 20:30 UTC-8

Break Time

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Kai Cocklin

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The remaining 281 players are on a 15-minute break.

When they return, two more levels will be played before the survivors bag up for the evening.

05-28-2025 20:30 UTC-8

Felice Gets Value

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Stewart Morrison

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Picking up the action on a Q♠6♦4♦ flop with roughly 20,000 in the middle, Joseph Frei checked from under the gun and Tommy Felice bet 11,000 on the button. Frei came along for a call.

The 3♣ turn peeled and Felice continued for 20,000 which Frei once again called.

Frei decided to take over the betting lead on the 4♣ river, leading out for 20,000. Felice took a moment before sliding in a raise to 75,000. Frei didn't take too long before calling as the players tabled their hands. Felice showing A♦Q♦, which was enough to beat the Q♥J♣ of Frei.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Frei	285,000 105,000	105,000
Tommy Felice	235,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Joseph Frei Tommy Felice

05-28-2025 20:23 UTC-8

Don't Get Comfy!

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Stewart Morrison

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

No sooner had Dan Sepiol joined his new table, he was saying his goodbyes.

Sepiol called an under the gun raise to 2,400 as next to act. The small blind joined the party but Samuel Laskowitz in the big blind had other ideas, raising to 18,500. The under the gun player folded but Sepiol responded by sliding his 50,000 chips into the middle. When the small blind got out of the way, Laskowitz called the all in.

Dan Sepiol: 7♦7♣ All in
Samuel Laskowitz: 9♠9♣

Sepiol was at risk and a long way behind. No help was found on the 2♠Q♦5♦4♠8♣ board, and Laskowitz claimed the pot to add to his table chip lead.