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Level 4
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
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
Total Entries
171
Level
23
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
124
Players Left
52
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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♣
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.
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.
Level 4
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
[Removed:607] opened to 10,000 in middle position and two people called behind before Paulius Vaitiekunas three-bet to 50,000 in the small blind.
[Removed:608] responded by four-bet jamming a stack of around 150,000 and all three of his opponents folded.
Level: 4
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
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.
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.
Level 3
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Level 3
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
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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.
