Event #33: $1,500 Limit Hold’em Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-09-2025 19:28 UTC-8

Recent Bustouts

Erick Torres

Level 9 : Limits 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Blinds: 600-1,200
Limits: 1,200-2,400

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Nguyen	Busted

Puria Amiraslani	Busted
Jason Vanstrom	Busted
Milfred Sageer	Busted
Christopher Winchester	Busted
Yijie Hu	Busted
Thomas Charles	Busted
Chun Yam	Busted
Michael Keisling	Busted
Fernando Dacruz	Busted
Jesse Lonis	Busted

Gale Bonottoaragon	Busted
Tianci Wang	Busted
Marvin Li	Busted
Daisuke Ogita	Busted
John Sabey	Busted
Jay Patel	Busted
Curtis Phelps	Busted
Michael Thorpe	Busted
Luis Concha	Busted
Shyamsundar Challa	Busted
Thomas Jamieson	Busted
Ronald Ware	Busted

Tom Tham	Busted
Paul Kho	Busted

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06-09-2025 19:15 UTC-8

Desnos Leaves Heimiller on Life Support

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Erick Torres

Level 9 : Limits 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Blinds: 600-1,200
Limits: 1,200-2,400

Stephen Sax began the hand with a limp from early position before Killian Desnos raised from the cutoff. Three-time WSOP bracelet winner Dan Heimiller called from the big blind, and Sax came along with a call.

Heimiller and Sax both checked the 9♠10♠A♠ flop. Desnos bet, which led to a Heimiller call and a fold from Sax.

Desnos bet on the J♦ turn and was called by Heimiller.

Both players checked the 6♥ river.

Heimiller showed Q♠5♣ for a missed flush draw. Desnos showed J♠2♥ for a turned pair of jacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Killian Desnos	100,000 5,000	5,000
Stephen Sax	25,600 25,600	25,600
Dan Heimiller	3,600 6,400	6,400

Tags: Dan Heimiller Killian Desnos Stephen Sax

06-09-2025 19:09 UTC-8

Pelz Out Flops Reizada

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Erick Torres

Level 9 : Limits 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Blinds: 600-1,200
Limits: 1,200-2,400

The hand began with a raise from Ronen Reizada from the cutoff before a reraise from Ian Pelz on the button. Reizada called to head to the flop.

Reizada checked the 2♦J♥4♥ flop. Pelz bet and was called by Reizada.

Both players checked the A♠ turn and the 4♣ river.

Reizada showed 10♠10♣, but it was not enough to beat the Q♦J♣ of Pelz.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronen Reizada	51,500 51,500	51,500
Ian Pelz	29,200 29,200	29,200

Tags: Ian Pelz Ronen Reizada

Level: 9

Blinds: 600-1,200
Limits: 1,200-2,400

06-09-2025 18:41 UTC-8

Notable Entries

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Erick Torres

Level 8 : Limits 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 500-1,000
Limits: 1,000-2,000

Multiple bracelet winners and high rollers are still in the field at the $1,500 Limit Hold'em event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Killian Desnos	95,000
Humberto Brenes	51,500

Scott Seiver	34,500

Shaun Deeb	32,000

Benny Glaser	31,700

Brian Hastings	16,000

Dan Heimiller	10,000

Taylor Paur	7,700

Barry Greenstein	7,400

06-09-2025 18:31 UTC-8

Kerry Welsh

35,000 15,100

Table 305Seat 3

06-09-2025 18:23 UTC-8

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Chad Holloway

Level 8 : Limits 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 500-1,000
Limits: 1,000-2,000

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06-09-2025 18:18 UTC-8

Blumstein Out of Contention

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Erick Torres

Level 8 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 500-1,000
Limits: 1,000-2,000

Former WSOP Main Event winner Scott Blumstein headlines the list of recent bustouts at the $1,500 Limit Hold'em event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roy Sanam	Busted
Nicholas Pupillo	Busted
Venkat Chivukula	Busted
Matthew Wolfson	Busted
Kevin Morris	Busted
Andy Chan	Busted
Benjamin Maddox	Busted
Glenn Engelbert	Busted
JT Webb	Busted
Amin Hosein	Busted
Kenny Hsiung	Busted

Andrew Miller	Busted
James Gorham	Busted

Steven Shkolnik	Busted
Thanh Cao	Busted
Jeffrey Hoyt	Busted
Ahmad Abghari	Busted
Jared Talarico	Busted
Ruiko Mamiya	Busted
Joseph Hoffman	Busted
Scott Blumstein	Busted

Michael Vanier	Busted
Fernando Zuliani	Busted
Christopher Hartman	Busted
Michael Curto	Busted

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Level: 8

Blinds: 500-1,000
Limits: 1,000-2,000

06-09-2025 17:57 UTC-8

Lung Applies Pressure

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Erick Torres

Level 7 : Limits 800/1,600, 0 ante

Blinds: 400-800
Limits: 800-1,600

Action began when Say Lung raised from middle position. WSOP bracelet winner Ernest Bohn called from the button, and Aron Dermer called from the big blind.

Dermer checked the 4♠A♣J♣ flop before Lung bet and was called by Bohn. Dermer folded.

Lung continued to bet on the Q♥ turn and was called by Bohn.

The J♣ river did not deter Lung, who bet again. Bohn folded as Lung scooped the pot.