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

05-28-2025 13:16 UTC-8

Some of the Top Stacks at First Break

Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Ostapchenko	135,000

Mustapha Kanit	135,000

Shundan Xiao	123,500
Shawn Daniels	120,000

Anatoly Nikitin	100,000
Thomas Cazayous	90,000 47,000	47,000

Jared Ward	85,000 5,000	5,000
Antonio Galiana	85,000

[Removed:510]	83,000 3,000	3,000
John Ripnick	83,000 10,000	10,000
Peter Cross	82,000
Hugues Girard	81,000
Chance Kornuth	80,000

James Blazek	79,000
Wagner Ripper	78,400
Blake Bohn	77,000
Ryan Mandara	62,000 9,000	9,000

05-28-2025 13:26 UTC-8

Milliard Check-Shoves; Yau Takes His Seat

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

There were around 10,000 chips in the pot on a 3♣4♥Q♦9♥ board when Julian Milliard checked the hijack, and Aliaksandr Hirs fired around 7,500 from the button. Milliard took some time before he shoved for close to 37,000, and Hirs quickly folded.

Ethan Yau has just taken his seat at the same table, and Joseph Frei seems to be one of the chip leaders nearby with around 240,000 in his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Frei	240,000 240,000	240,000
Julian Milliard	55,000 55,000	55,000
Ethan Yau	50,000 50,000	50,000

Aliaksandr Hirs	45,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Aliaksandr Hirs Ethan Yau Joseph Frei Julian Milliard

05-28-2025 13:41 UTC-8

"He Has to Show"

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Barry Russell

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

There were roughly 9,000 chips in the pot on a flop of 3♣7♦K♥, Seunghyun Nam bet 2,400 from middle position when the 10♥ hit the turn and was quickly called by Thomas Brabham on the button.

Nam overbet to 21,200 when the 8♣ hit the river which left himself with less than a big blind in his stack. Brabham clearly not happy as he flicked in a chip to call and got shown 7♣7♦ which took the pot.

A player announced to the table "he has to show" referring to Brabham, which Brabham responded with "he's not all in!".

Player	Chips	Progress
Seunghyun Nam	57,000 17,000	17,000
Thomas Brabham	30,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Seunghyun Nam Thomas Brabham

05-28-2025 13:41 UTC-8

Sangannagari Spikes the Turn

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Sridhar Sangannagari had his stack of 45,000 in the middle from the button and was put at risk by Clemen Deng in the big blind.

Sridhar Sangannagari: 8♦8♣ All in
Clemen Deng: 10♣10♦

Sangannagari was in a world of trouble and didn't find much to work with on the 7♣2♥9♦ flop. However, the 8♥ on the turn gave him a set and propelled him into the lead with just one card to come. Deng needed to hit a jack, ten, or a six to scoop the pot, but the A♠ river was of no use, and Sangannagari doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sridhar Sangannagari	90,000
Clemen Deng	15,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Clemen Deng Sridhar Sangannagari

05-28-2025 13:46 UTC-8

Yankov Jams the River

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Stewart Morrison

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Joining the hand on the turn of a 8♥A♥6♦ 3♦ board, with roughly 12,000 chips in the pot, Krasimir Yankov bet 10,800 from the small blind. Yiannis Liperis called from under the gun.

The river 10♥ completed the available flush draw on the flop and Yankov committed the rest of his 18,200 stack.

Liperis considered his options, looking Yankov up and down, before choosing to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Krasimir Yankov	55,000 20,000	20,000
Yiannis Liperis	47,000 47,000	47,000

Tags: Krasimir Yankov Yiannis Liperis

05-28-2025 13:50 UTC-8

Housser Bets Small on the River, Lawhead Hits Two Pair

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

With around 8,000 in the pot on a 2♥6♣8♥A♠ board, Christopher Housser checked from the big blind and Benjamin Palmer also tapped the table from under the gun. David Lawhead was in the cutoff and bet 5,000, which both Housser and Palmer called.

A 4♠ completed the board and Housser decided to lead out with a small sizing of 2,500. Palmer quickly folded, and Lawhead called.

"Ace," announced Housser as he revealed A♣7♣. Lawhead then rolled over A♦6♠ for two pair, which was good enough to see him scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Lawhead	90,000 35,000	35,000
Benjamin Palmer	42,000
Christopher Housser	25,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Benjamin Palmer Christopher Housser David Lawhead

05-28-2025 13:58 UTC-8

Big Value for Ibrahim

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Barry Russell

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was picked up on a board of 6♠4♥6♣2♠K♥ and with roughly 25,000 in the pot, Anthony Ibrahim bet 25,500 from middle position. Alejandro Peinado, who was in early position, went into the tank for around a minute before calling but got shown the bad news as Ibrahim tabled 6♥7♥ for three of a kind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Ibrahim	95,000 95,000	95,000
Alejandro Peinado	9,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Alejandro Peinado Anthony Ibrahim

05-28-2025 14:02 UTC-8

Vallinas Stacks Roque

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

On a board of 8♠2♣K♥9♣2♦, there were around 40,000 chips in the pot when Jon Vallinas shoved his stack of 50,000 into the middle.

Callum Roque had around 32,000 remaining and after thinking for some time, he put his chips to work and called.

Vallinas then revealed he flopped a set and rivered a boat holding 8♣8♥, and Roque's K♠10♠ went into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Vallinas	120,000
Callum Roque	Busted

Tags: Callum Roque Jon Vallinas

05-28-2025 14:07 UTC-8

Troutt with Top Top Against Leonard

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Robert Jones

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

We picked up this hand on the flop with 8,500 chips in the middle; and heads-up action between Michael Troutt and Patrick Leonard both in middle position. The board read Q♦10♦3♥, and Troutt elected to bet 1,800. Leonard would raise to 4,000, Troutt obliged.

When the 4♥ hit the turn, action paused with a check from Troutt and a check-back from Leonard.

With the 6♥ bringing a potential flush on the river, the action was on Troutt who decided 7,000 was the price of admission. Leonard pondered for a moment, but in the end, made the call, and was shown the bad news.

Michael Troutt: A♣Q♠

Holding top pair top kicker, Troutt chipped up to a healthy 87,000 chips during the 400 big blind level.