Level: 3
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #32: $50,000 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$8,122,500
Entries
171
Level
23
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
124
Players Left
52
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Level 3
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000 | |
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300,000 | |
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300,000 | |
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300,000 | |
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300,000 | |
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300,000 | |
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300,000 | |
Level 3
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Just before the break, Danny Tang and Kai Cohen were conversing about who their poker idol was and Cohen brought up Phil Hellmuth.
"Positivity," Brek Schutten said from across the table.
"Don't even put me in the same conversation as him," Tang replied. "I respect his achievements and whatnot, but his antics at the table are a bad look."
Tang proceeded to raise to 7,000 from under the gun, claiming that he was now on tilt. Schutten called from a couple of seats over and Cohen three-bet to 33,000 from the big blind. Both Tang and Schutten called.
The flop came 10♦6♠5♦ and the rumbling over Hellmuth came to a halt as the action checked to Schutten who bet 35,000. Cohen called and Tang got out of the way.
The turn was the J♣ and both players checked to the A♦ on the river. Cohen led out with a bet of 42,500 and Schutten raised to 140,000. Cohen instantly folded and Schutten dragged in the pot just before the break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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442,000
2,558,000
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2,558,000 |
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265,000
265,000
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265,000 |
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140,000
160,000
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160,000 |
Level 3
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Alex Kulev was all in from early position for just 6,000 against the bigger-stacked Michael Gathy in the big blind.
Alex Kulev: K♣K♦ 
Michael Gathy: A♥5♥
Gathy took the lead on the flop of 2♦A♠Q♠ and Kulev couldn't pull ahead as the board finished out 10♥7♣ to make him the second elimination of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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420,000 | |
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Busted | |
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Level 3
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
A heads-up pot brewed between two of the world's top high-stakes players on a board of K♦8♥2♠K♠4♥.
Jason Koon checked the river and Stephen Chidwick bet around 135,000 with around 100,000 already in the middle. Koon went deep and eventually called.
Chidwick quickly flashed a bluff with Jx9♦ and then mucked face-down as Koon showed K♣5♥ to win the pot with trips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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520,000
220,000
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220,000 |
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85,000
215,000
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215,000 |
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Level 3
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Ben Heath opened to 9,500 on the button and fellow Brit Matthew Belcher three-bet to 32,000 in the big blind. Heath called.
Belcher continued for 21,000 on the flop of 3♥3♠6♣ and Heath quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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375,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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165,000
135,000
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135,000 |
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Level 3
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Laszlo Bujtas opened to 9,000 in early position and Galen Hall flatted on his left. Vinodan Lingham three-bet to 30,000 ono the button and Bujtas four-bet shoved all in for 184,500. Hall used some time before making the call and Lingham was forced to fold.
Laszlo Bujtas: K♣K♦
Galen Hall: J♠J♦
The flop came A♥6♠5♣ which got a reaction out of Lingham who appeared to hit his ace. However, the 7♠ and 10♣ runout was safe for Bujtas who doubled through Hall.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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400,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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223,000
77,000
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77,000 |
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221,000
79,000
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79,000 |
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Level 3
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Brandon Steven raised it up from middle position and Cary Katz called from the small blind. The flop came Q♠10♠6♣ and Katz check-called a bet from Steven.
The turn brought the 7♣ with around 50,000 in the middle now. The two players got all of their chips in the middle with Katz being at risk for around 250,000.
Katz: K♠8♠
Brandon Steven: Q♥Q♣
Steven flopped a set of queens but Katz still had outs with a straight and flush draws. However, the 8♦ on the river was only a consolation prize for Katz who was forced to reenter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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645,000
345,000
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345,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 3
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.
In the 25th episode, Connor speaks with embattled poker pro Brad Booth about learning poker from his grandfather, climbing up stakes in Canada, living at the Bellagio and playing in Bobby's Room, bluffing Phil Ivey and getting cheated on Ultimate Bet.
Booth, who the poker community hasn't heard from for several years, opened up about his absence and going missing in 2020, as well as his gambling addiction and various poker debts to players like Doug Polk that he says he plans to make right.
"I got caught up in all of it and all I can try and do is make right now," he told PokerNews of his poker debts.
The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Brad Booth by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.
Level 3
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,028,000
728,000
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728,000 |
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595,000
145,000
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145,000 |
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538,000
118,000
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118,000 |
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500,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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410,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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400,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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380,000 | |
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290,000 | |
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206,000
94,000
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94,000 |
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200,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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138,000 | |
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61,000
4,000
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4,000 |
