Event #35: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-10-2025 13:00 UTC-8

Hall Picks up a Straight

Roxanne Johnson

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Antonio Galiana raised from under the gun to 900 and received three callers. Graham Mathews, in early position, Herbert Burns, in the cutoff, and Justin Hall on the button. The flop arrived with J♣7♦7♣, and Galiana checked, Mathews bet 2,300, Burns folded, and Hall made the call.

On the turn 9♠, Mathews checked and Hall bet out 4,200. Mathews called.

Both players checked the river 3♣, and Mathews turned over Q♦J♦ for two pair, and Hall held 10♠8♦ for the straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Hall	54,000 54,000	54,000
Graham Mathews	30,100 30,100	30,100
Herbert Burns	28,000 28,000	28,000
Antonio Galiana	21,500 21,500	21,500

Tags: Antonio Galiana Graham Mathews Herbert Burns Justin Hall

06-10-2025 13:01 UTC-8

First Break

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Josh Noy

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Players have been sent on the first 15-minute break of the day.

Action will resume on Level 4, with blinds of 300/500 and a 500 big blind ante.

Level: 4

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

06-10-2025 13:20 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Akash Seth	112,000 112,000	112,000
Matthew Affleck	108,000 108,000	108,000
Abteen Vaziri	103,000 103,000	103,000
Chase Reagan	102,000 102,000	102,000
Asko Muratovic	101,000 101,000	101,000
Rainer Kempe	100,000 100,000	100,000

Neel Joshi	98,300 98,300	98,300
Matthew Davis	97,000 97,000	97,000
Joseph Beasy	95,500 95,500	95,500

Players are Back from Break

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Kasey Taormino

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

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06-10-2025 13:29 UTC-8

Konnikova Raises the River

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Josh Noy

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Brian Shaw limped from under the gun before Andrei Konopelko raised to 2,000 on his immediate left. Maria Konnikova made the call in the cutoff, with Shaw tossing in the call.

Shaw checked the 5♣4♦2♠ flop to Konopelko, who continued for 2,500. Konnikova called while Shaw got out of the way.

Konopelko fired again on the Q♣ turn, this time betting 6,500. Konnikova called and the 9♦ river completed the board. Konopelko slid out a bet of 10,000.

Konnikova tossed out a raise to 30,000, sending Konopelko into the tank. After taking several minutes, Konopelko opted to lay it down and Konnikova added to her growing stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Konnikova	82,000 42,000	42,000

Andrei Konopelko	20,000 20,000	20,000
Brian Shaw	19,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Andrei Konopelko Brian Shaw Maria Konnikova

06-10-2025 13:45 UTC-8

600 Entries and Counting

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Josh Noy

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

The entry list continues to grow, with more than 600 players taking part in Day 1 action.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moorman	40,000 40,000	40,000

David Coleman	40,000 40,000	40,000

Kevin Allen	40,000 40,000	40,000
Boris Kolev	40,000 40,000	40,000

Minh Nguyen	40,000 40,000	40,000
Jack Corrigan	40,000 40,000	40,000
Dusti Smith	40,000 40,000	40,000
Joe McKeehen	40,000 40,000	40,000

06-10-2025 13:47 UTC-8

Marquez Scoops with Ace-High

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Daniel Lazrus raised from early position to 1,100, Ana Marquez made the call from late position, and Zachary Hudson called from the big blind. The flop came out with 9♣9♦8♥, and everyone checked,

Everyone also checked the turn 3♦ and the river Q♣, and Lazrus revealed A♠4♠, Marquez showed A♣10♣, and Hudson mucked.

Marquez had the best kicker with ace-high and scooped the small pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ana Marquez	64,600 15,600	15,600
Zachary Hudson	38,000 38,000	38,000
Daniel Lazrus	31,000 31,000	31,000

Tags: Ana Marquez Daniel Lazrus Zachary Hudson

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

06-10-2025 13:55 UTC-8

Ionescu Pairs the River

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 5 : 300/600, 600 ante

Petre Ionescu raised from the cutoff to 1,200, Akash Seth called from the button, and Tanner Pray also came along for the flop from the big blind. Pray checked the flop K♦6♣4♥, while Ionescu put in the c-bet of 1,300. Seth stayed to see the turn, and Pray got out of the way.

On the turn 6♥, Ionescu kept up the aggression with a bet of 2,300, and Seth called.

Both players checked the river Q♦, and Ionescu held Q♥10♠ for two pair and the win as Seth mucked.