Event #31: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-09-2025 14:40 UTC-8

Zhang Bangs a Bad Beat to Double

John Avelino

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The action started before the flop with Alexander Livingston betting 3,500 from under the gun and Cheng Xiong calling behind him. Aaron Zhang jammed all in from the button for 25,500. Livingston asked how much and made the call as Xiong folded. The players tabled their cards.

Aaron Zhang: 10♣9♦ All in
Livingston: 5♣5♥

Livingston made a good call and had Zhang in bad shape at risk of his tournament life. The board came A♣K♠8♣ giving Zhang backdoor outs to a running flush as Livingston held the lead heading to the turn.

The turn came 3♣ leaving Zhang looking for a club to make a higher flush as Livingston's pair of fives held the lead.

Luck prevailed as the 6♣ hit the river giving Zhang a ten-high flush and the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cheng Xiong	63,000 63,000	63,000
Alexander Livingston	57,700 57,700	57,700

Aaron Zhang	51,000

Tags: Alexander Livingston Cheng Xiong Aaron Zhang

06-09-2025 14:41 UTC-8

Chan Double Chips

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Jerome Solomon

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Joshua Emory went all in with more than 43,000 chips from the hijack. Justin Chan quickly called from the small blind.

Joshua Emory: K♠Q♦ All in
Justin Chan: A♦K♦

The runout offered no rescue for Emory, as the board laid out 7♦4♠K♣A♣5♥ to give Chan top two and the near double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Chan	85,400
Joshua Emory	Busted

Tags: Joshua Emory Justin Chan

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

06-09-2025 14:53 UTC-8

Tyler Montoya Wants More

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Robert Jones

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

After pulling the $1,000,000 bounty in event #1, Tyler Montoya is not content and hunting a bracelet in the $800 deepstack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Montoya	67,000 67,000	67,000

Tags: Tyler Montoya

06-09-2025 15:09 UTC-8

Tanguay Takes it Down

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John Avelino

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The action started out with Christopher Chatman calling the blind of 2,000 under the gun and David Tanguay calling behind from late position. James Leonard shoved all in for 29,500 from the big blind. After a count Chatman made the call as did Tanguay and we had three players heading to the flop with one at risk of his tournament life.

The dealer spread a flop of 7♦5♦5♣ and Chatman checked as did Tanguay.

A turn card came K♦ and both players checked behind.

On a river of J♣, Chapman checked again and Tanguay bet 15,000. Chapman called and there was a showdown.

James Leonard: A♥8♥ All in
Christopher Chatman: J♠10♠
David Tanguay: K♥Q♥

In this case the best hand before the flop didn't win, as Tanguay's king was good to rake in the pot adding to his growing chip stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Tanguay	172,500 172,500	172,500
Christopher Chatman	126,500 126,500	126,500

James Leonard	Busted

Tags: Christopher Chatman David Tanguay James Leonard

06-09-2025 15:10 UTC-8

Nine in the Window

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Robert Jones

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Alon Journo raised from under the gun to 4,000, and was re-raised by Christopher Smith who went all-in as next to act for 20,500. Action folded to Changle Lin on the button who also went all-in for 8,000. In the big blind, Venkata Tayi went all in as well for 90,000, covering Journo. Journo folded and the players were off to see five with two at risk.

Christopher Smith: K♣Q♣ All in
Changle Lin: 10♥10♣ All in
Venkata Tayi: 9♥9♦

Before the players could see the flop of Q♥9♠2♣ the nine ball was in the window, and the runout of K♠7♠ was not enough to save one of the at-risk players. Tayi with the double KO secured a chipstack of 130,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Venkata Tayi	130,000 130,000	130,000
Alon Journo	65,000 65,000	65,000
Christopher Smith	Busted
Changle Lin	Busted

Tags: Alon Journo Changle Lin Christopher Smith

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

06-09-2025 15:22 UTC-8

Poker Player Penalized for 'Expletives' After Refusing to Color Up Deep in WSOP Event

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Jon Sofen

Level 12 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

A poker player was given a one-round penalty deep in a 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) event for swearing at a floor manager after refusing to color up.

Tyler Brown, a 2023 bracelet winner, is the player in question. He wasn't frustrated following a bad beat. The penalized poker pro was among the chip leaders at the time in Event #28: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack with around 30 players remaining out of 1,499 entries on Monday.

Penalized Player Explains Why Here

Tags: Tyler Brown

06-09-2025 15:33 UTC-8