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

06-09-2025 17:26 UTC-7

Top Ten

Robert Jones

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Here are the top ten chip stacks coming back from break according to the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Bloch	865,000 865,000	865,000

Michael Danley	600,000 600,000	600,000
Jeffrey Farnes	495,000 495,000	495,000
Geoffrey Coatar	444,000 444,000	444,000
Michael Holtz	420,000 420,000	420,000

Tomas Brown	415,000 415,000	415,000
Tauan Naves	410,000 410,000	410,000
George Dolofan	370,000 370,000	370,000
Jesse Pelayo	360,000 360,000	360,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

06-09-2025 17:08 UTC-7

The First-Ever PokerNews Podcast Fantasy Draft for the 2025 WSOP feat. Joey Ingram & Christina Gollins

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Chad Holloway

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

Before the 2025 World Series of Poker started, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz were joined by Joey Ingram and Christina Gollins on the PokerNews Podcast to host the show's first-ever Fantasy Draft!

After reviewing the scoring system and choosing team names, a draft was conducted and the stakes were set. The owner of the worst team will buy the winning three teams a nice Las Vegas dinner. Plus, fans can choose which team they're rooting for, and if that team wins, they'll be entered into a random giveaway.

Who was drafted early? Who was put on the bench? And who wasn't drafted at all?

Find out in this episode of the PokerNews Podcast:

06-09-2025 17:05 UTC-7

Players are on break

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Robert Jones

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

Players are on a 20-minute break.

06-09-2025 16:40 UTC-7

Kabrhel Has Joined the Party

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Jerome Solomon

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

Martin Kabrhel spent time in the aisle stretching to get his body ready before taking a seat in the tournament. He was also chewing gum, presumably to loosen up his jaws.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Kabrhel	40,000 40,000	40,000

06-09-2025 16:39 UTC-7

Double for Aras

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Robert Jones

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

Bryden Baxter raised from the hijack to 5,000 and was re-raised by Murat Aras in the big blind for his 30,000 chip stack. Baxter made the call.

Murat Aras: K♥8♥ All in
Bryden Baxter: Q♥Q♠

Baxter could not hold on the runout of K♦J♥5♣6♥6♦ and Aras found himself a crucial double-up with the blinds rising fast.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryden Baxter	150,000
Murat Aras	60,000

Tags: Bryden Baxter Murat Aras

06-09-2025 16:33 UTC-7

Age is Just a Number

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Jerome Solomon

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

Nolan James is one of the youngest players at the WSOP, and the 21-year-old Floridian's tablemates won't let him forget it.

"He has a permission slip to be here," James Jones said.

Gabriel Kiflu added: "Yes, a permission slip from the principal."

The chatter hasn't kept James from being the chip leader at his table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nolan James	175,000 175,000	175,000
Gabriel Kiflu	174,000 174,000	174,000
James Jones	33,000 33,000	33,000

06-09-2025 16:22 UTC-7

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

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

06-09-2025 16:10 UTC-7

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