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

05-28-2025 12:21 UTC-8

Livschitz Shows Quads

Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Landon Tice opened from under the gun, and Niall Farrell called in the hijack before Victoria Livschitz made it 2,800 to go. Both Tice and Farrell called.

The flop came A♦K♦A♥ and all three checked to the 3♥ turn, which also checked through.

An 8♦ fell on the river, and after Tice checked, Farrell announced a bet of 7,500. Livschitz then put in a raise to 25,000, which got both Tice and Farrell to fold at lightning speed.

Livschitz then showed A♣A♠ for quads as she pulled in the pot, which grew her stack to around 80,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victoria Livschitz	80,000 80,000	80,000
Landon Tice	42,000 42,000	42,000
Niall Farrell	40,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Landon Tice Niall Farrell Victoria Livschitz

05-28-2025 12:25 UTC-8

Petro Takes Himself to Value Town

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

A full board of Q♠J♠Q♣3♣10♦ was showing with around 30,000 in the pot when Michael Damphousse checked from the big blind.

John Petro was in middle position and threw out a bet of 10,000, which prompted Damphousse to instantly announce a call.

Petro revealed trips with Q♥9♥, but that was no good as Damphousse rivered Broadway holding A♠K♠ to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Damphousse	70,000 34,000	34,000
John Petro	10,500 32,500	32,500

Tags: John Petro Michael Damphousse

05-28-2025 12:29 UTC-8

Seven is Always Coming

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Robert Jones

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Jared Ward opened from middle position to 800, Ankit Ahuja called from the button, and Cesar Del Pino bumped the price of admission to 3,600 from the small blind. The other two players called.

Slightly over 15,000 in the middle as these players saw a flop of 7♦5♣4♥. Del Pino fired a bet of 4,200 after quite a bit of deliberation. Both players called once again.

The 2♠ on the turn was followed by a 19,200 chip bet from Del Pino, putting himself at risk.

No complaints from Ward, who raised for all of his chips as well. Ahuja released.

Jared Ward: 7♣7♠
Cesar Del Pino: A♣Qx All in

Unfortunately for Del Pino, he was drawing very slim and was more than likely going to the rail versus Ward's top set, unless a 3x was the river card.

It was not, and Ward concluded the tournament for Del Pino.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Ward	85,000 85,000	85,000
Ankit Ahuja	47,000 47,000	47,000
Cesar Del Pino	Busted

Tags: Ankit Ahuja Cesar Del Pino Jared Ward

05-28-2025 12:38 UTC-8

Housser Shakes His Head in frustration

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Barry Russell

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

There were roughly 6,000 chips in the middle on a flop of 3♣6♥7♦. Christopher Housser from the cutoff bet 5,000 when the 6♣ was dealt on the turn and was called by John Ripnick in the big blind.

Both players checked when the Q♦ hit the river, and Ripnick quickly tabled his 8♣8♠ which took the pot. Housser shook his head in frustration as he mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Ripnick	73,000 73,000	73,000
Christopher Housser	36,000 36,000	36,000

Tags: Christopher Housser John Ripnick

05-28-2025 12:42 UTC-8

Khalili Lets it Go on the River

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

There were around 25,000 chips in the pot on a full board of 9♥6♥6♣2♥Q♦ when Sohale Khalili elected to check from the big blind.

Antonio Galiana was on the button and after some time, he threw out a bet of 23,100. Khalili counted out his stack and with a little under 40,000, he decided to fold, allowing Galiana's stack to grow to around 85,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Galiana	85,000

Sohale Khalili	38,000

Tags: Antonio Galiana Sohale Khalili

05-28-2025 12:49 UTC-8

Value Town

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Barry Russell

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

There were roughly 6,700 chips in the pot on a flop of 7♣5♠K♣. Tian Liu checked in the cutoff to Jeremiah Williams who was on the button and he bet 1,800, Liu called.

Both player checked when the 10♣ hit the turn and Liu lead for 3,400 when the 3♠ came on the river, Williams did not take long before he called and got shown K♠Q♠ which won Liu the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremiah Williams	88,000 15,500	15,500
Tian Liu	56,000

Tags: Artem Metalidi Jeremiah Williams

05-28-2025 12:54 UTC-8

Multi-Way Madness

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Robert Jones

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Dean Baranowski from the cutoff, Viktor Blom from the button, and Ankit Ahuja from the small blind all called the 800 chip raise from Jared Ward in middle position. Clemen Deng, in an attempt to slim the field, re-raised to 5,300. This was an unsuccessful attempt, as only Ward elected not to see three.

Going four ways to a flop of 6♦5♥4♥ with roughly 17,000 in the middle. Action checked to Blom who made it 8,600 to go. Next to act, Ahuja sent his remaining 31,500 chips into the middle, putting himself at risk. Action folded back around to Blom, who made the call.

Ankit Ahuja: 6♣6♥
Viktor Blom: A♥2♥

Blom did not have to wait as the 8♥ was peeled off on the turn. The river would not save Ahuja, and his flopped top set would send him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	112,000 112,000	112,000
Jared Ward	90,000 5,000	5,000
Dean Baranowski	45,000 45,000	45,000
Clemen Deng	45,000 45,000	45,000
Ankit Ahuja	Busted

Tags: Ankit Ahuja Clemen Deng Dean Baranowski Jared Ward Viktor Blom

05-28-2025 12:58 UTC-8

Trofimov Finds a Flush on the River

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

On a flop of 5♠6♣J♦, [Removed:510] had bet and then called a raise of 13,000 by Edward Hatzakortzian.

The 6♠ landed on the turn and Hatzakortzian shoved, which got Trofimov to call off his stack of just over 20,000.

[Removed:510]: K♠J♠ All in
Edward Hatzakortzian: A♣J♣

Hatzakortzian was ahead with his better kicked but he needed to fade a king and the spades of Trofimov, who turned a flush draw. Unfortunately for Hatzakortzian, he couldn't fade as the 10♠ on the river completed the flush of Trofimov.