Event #32: $50,000 High Roller Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-09-2025 14:09 UTC-8

'Ouch!' Lin Four-Bets, Slaps Gathy

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Connor Richards

Level 3 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Ren Lin opened to 10,000 from under the gun and Michael Gathy three-bet to 25,000 from the next seat.

"My friend! Every hand three-bet me." Lin cried. "Nine-high this time?"

Undeterred, Lin four-bet to 75,000. Gathy slid his cards forward as Lin grabbed his hand and gave it a playful slap.

"Every time three-bet!" said Lin. "So tilting."

"Ouch! I'm not doing that again," laughed Gathy.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Gathy	600,000 62,000	62,000

Ren Lin	340,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Michael Gathy Ren Lin

06-09-2025 14:12 UTC-8

Belcher Runs Into a Flush

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Adam Lamers

Level 3 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The board read A♥K♥10♣4♥ and Matthew Belcher led out with a bet of 56,000 from the big blind. Sergey Lebedev called in position and the 8♦ landed on the river.

Belcher reached back for another bet of 150,000 and Lebedev snapped him off. Belcher tabled Q♦10♥ which looked like a flush to some players for a moment, but Lebedev showed the real flush with 8♥6♥ to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergey Lebedev	476,000 92,000	92,000
Matthew Belcher	230,000 145,000	145,000

Tags: Sergey Lebedev Matthew Belcher

Level: 4

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

06-09-2025 14:20 UTC-8

Mullur Four-Bet Jams on Vaitiekunas

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Connor Richards

Level 4 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Samuel Mullur opened to 10,000 in middle position and two people called behind before Paulius Vaitiekunas three-bet to 50,000 in the small blind.

Mullur responded by four-bet jamming a stack of around 150,000 and all three of his opponents folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paulius Vaitiekunas	350,000 50,000	50,000

Samuel Mullur	225,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Paulius Vaitiekunas Samuel Mullur

06-09-2025 14:28 UTC-8

Fritz Overbets the River

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Adam Lamers

Level 4 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Stephen Chidwick raised to 11,000 from the hijack and Manuel Fritz defended from the big blind. The flop came Q♠9♠9♦ and Chidwick continued with a bet of 8,000. Fritz check-raised to 32,000 and Chidwick called.

The turn was the A♥ which slowed the action as both players checked to the J♣ on the river. Fritz counted out an overbet of 122,000 on the river and Chidwick instantly sent his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Fritz	390,000 90,000	90,000
Stephen Chidwick	251,000 166,000	166,000

Tags: Stephen Chidwick Manuel Fritz

06-09-2025 14:35 UTC-8

Hunichen Doubles Through Suvarna

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Adam Lamers

Level 4 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Santhosh Suvarna opened to 12,000 in early position and Chris Hunichen shoved all in for 77,000 in the cutoff. The action folded back to Suvarna who quickly called despite Hunichen pleading with him that he didn't have to.

Chris Hunichen: A♦9♣ All in
Santhosh Suvarna: 8♠8♦

It turned out to be a coin flip and the flop of Q♦7♥3♦ left Suvarna in the lead with his pocket pair. However, the A♠ on the turn gave Hunichen a pair of aces and the K♥ on the river secured his double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Santhosh Suvarna	245,000

Chris Hunichen	166,000 134,000	134,000

Tags: Santhosh Suvarna Chris Hunichen

06-09-2025 14:40 UTC-8

Ins and Outs

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Adam Lamers

Level 4 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Shannon Shorr	300,000

Pavel Plesuv	300,000

Cary Katz	300,000 300,000	300,000

Richard Green	300,000
Kathy Lehne	300,000
Clemen Deng	300,000
Alex Kulev	300,000 300,000	300,000

Andrew Pacheco	Busted
Dimitar Danchev	Busted

Paul Jager	Busted
Thomas Muehloecker	Busted
Jesse Lonis	Busted

Yang Wang	Busted

06-09-2025 14:42 UTC-8

Kulev Bets Out Lin

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Connor Richards

Level 4 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ren Lin opened to 10,000 from under the gun and Alex Kulev called on the button as Samuel Laskowitz defended his big blind.

Laskowitz checked on the flop of 2♦4♦K♥ and Lin continued for 20,000. Kulev called and Laskowitz folded.

Lin checked on the A♦ turn and Kulev checked back. Lin checked once more on the 8♥ river and Kulev used a time bank before betting 70,000. Lin laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Kulev	310,000 10,000	10,000

Ren Lin	250,000 90,000	90,000

Samuel Laskowitz	225,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Alex Kulev Samuel Laskowitz Ren Lin

06-09-2025 14:54 UTC-8

Maimone Shows a Queen

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Connor Richards

Level 4 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

In a heads-up pot between Clemen Deng on the button and Nicholas Maimone in the small blind, Maimone bet 65,000 on the board of Q♥9♣3♠7♦ and Deng called.

The 9♥ river completed the board and Maimone used a time extension before checking. Deng moved all in for around 160,000 and Maimone folded to hang onto a little less than that, showing the Q♣ in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Clemen Deng	440,000 140,000	140,000
Nicholas Maimone	135,000

Tags: Nicholas Maimone Clemen Deng

06-09-2025 14:58 UTC-8

Tang Gets Trappy with Aces

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Adam Lamers

Level 4 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Brek Schutten opened to 10,000 in middle position and Nick Petrangelo reraised to 30,000 on his left. Danny Tang flat-called from the big blind and Schutten stepped aside.

The flop came K♣8♥2♠ and Tang check-called a bet of 12,500 from Petrangelo. The turn was the J♦ and Tang checked again. Petrangelo tossed in a bet of 55,000 and Tang still called.

The river was the 5♠ and Tang checked for the third time. Petrangelo checked it back and Tang whipped over A♥A♣ for the best hand.