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

05-28-2025 14:12 UTC-8

Green Hits the Rail

Stewart Morrison

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

An early position player raised to 900, before Aram Zobian three-bet in the cut off to 2,800. Action folded to Richard Green in the big blind, who hadn't seen the raise from Zobian and put 900 chips in.

After clarification, Green decided to call the full 2,800 anyway. The initial raiser got out of the way.

The flop came down 5♦4♦A♥ and Green elected to lead jam for roughly 9,500 chips. Zobian, who covered Green, called.

Zobian A♦J♦
Green J♥4♥ All in

The turn gave Green hope as it came 9♥ but the 3♣ offered no help, sending Green to the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aram Zobian	68,000 68,000	68,000

Richard Green	Busted

05-28-2025 14:13 UTC-8

Sinclair Forces out Liu

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

There were around 7,000 chips in the pot on a 4♦9♥9♣7♠8♣ board when Xiaohu Liu was seen with a bet of 10,000 in front of him. Jack Sinclair was also in the hand from the big blind and had five orange chips, worth 5,000 each, laid out on the felt for a raise to 25,000.

Liu took some time while he mulled it over and eventually decided on a fold, which allowed Sinclair to take the pot down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Sinclair	65,000

Anthony Marquez	50,000

Xiaohu Liu	38,000

Tags: Jack Sinclair Xiaohu Liu

05-28-2025 14:13 UTC-8

Snap Fold in Four Bet Pot

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Barry Russell

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Matthew Stout raised to 800 from early position but was met by a three bet from Antonio Galiana to 3,000 in the cutoff. Action folded back to Stout, who four-bet to 7,800, and Galiana called.

With roughly 16,000 already in the pot, the flop came 3♦8♦9♠ and Stout continued his aggression with a bet of 5,800, which Galiana called. Both players slowed down when the 9♣ hit the turn, and action went check-check. Stout checked again when the 10♣ hit the river and Galiana announced "all in", Stout snap folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Galiana	170,000 85,000	85,000

Matthew Stout	25,500 25,500	25,500

Tags: Antonio Galiana Matthew Stout

Level: 4

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

05-28-2025 14:15 UTC-8

Masato Yokosawa has Arrived!

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Kasey Taormino

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

https://twitter.com/WSOP/status/1927846562513965202

05-28-2025 14:16 UTC-8

Shawn Deeb Scooping Pots!

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Kasey Taormino

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

https://twitter.com/WSOP/status/1927847637652295775

05-28-2025 14:26 UTC-8

Castro Collects From Passing Go

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Kai Cocklin

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

With around 22,000 sitting in the pot on a 2♦4♣Q♦8♥ board, Harvey Castro checked from under the gun, and Nicholas Go knuckled back from the cutoff.

A 6♦ fell on the river, and Castro reached for his stack before he fired out 8,100. Go had exactly 26,000 remaining, and within a few seconds, he moved them all into the pot. Castro went into the tank and counted out his own stack before eventually making the call.

"You win," said Go as he rolled over A♠7♦ for a bluff. Castro then showed A♣Q♣ for top pair to take the pot and eliminate Go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harvey Castro	80,000 80,000	80,000
Nicholas Go	Busted

Tags: Harvey Castro Nicholas Go

05-28-2025 14:34 UTC-8

Johnson Takes it Down

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Stewart Morrison

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

With roughly 15,500 chips in the middle, Masato Yokosawa in the cut off, and big blind Marco Johnson saw a K♥6♦10♠ flop.

Johnson, first to act, flicked in a 5,000 chip, Yokosawa came along for a call.

The turn 10♣ paired the board but didn't slow Johnson down, who again chose to bet, this time for 12,500.

This was enough to get the job done as Yokosawa folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Johnson	57,000 57,000	57,000

Masato Yokosawa	36,000 36,000	36,000

Tags: Marco Johnson Masato Yokosawa

05-28-2025 14:36 UTC-8

Selected Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Frei	320,000 80,000	80,000
Shundan Xiao	140,000 16,500	16,500
Joshua Zimmerman	130,000
Sumit Deb	100,000
Matthew McEwan	90,000
Jesse Kertland	85,000
Uri Reichenstein	85,000 25,000	25,000
Paul Roy	80,000

05-28-2025 14:39 UTC-8

Hunt Gets Hunted

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Robert Jones

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Matthew Hunt opened the action from middle position to 1,300. Joshua Jacobson called from the button, and Uri Reichenstein completed from the big blind.

Three ways to a flop of A♣9♠6♥ and action checked around.

The J♦ turn incited a bet from Reichenstein to the tune of 3,700 chips. Hunt agreed while Jacobson got out of the way.

Chaos ensued on a K♣ river as Reichenstein bet out 9,000. This was followed by a raise from Hunt forcing Reichenstein to make a decision for his remaining 32,000 chips and his tournament life. Unfazed, Reichenstein entered the tank for a few moments and elected to make the call.

Matthew Hunt: Q♣J♠
Uri Reichenstein: A♠10♥

An elite-level hand by both players, but in the end, Hunt's attempt to force Reichenstein out of this pot was sniffed out.