Event #36: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-10-2025 20:48 UTC-8

Hacker Spikes the Turn to Double Through Bojang

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Brett Slezak

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Limits: 1,000-3,500

Ismael Bojang opened to 2,500 under the gun before Brian Hacker potted to 9,000 from the hijack, and Bojang called.

On the J♣3♦2♠ flop, Bojang led and Hacker called all-in for 18,600.

Brian Hacker: A♠A♣8♠4♥ All in
Ismael Bojang: A♥J♠8♦2♥

Bojang hopped into the lead with two pairr but Hacker had the nut low draw. However, the A♦ landed on the turn to give Hacker trips and he held through the 9♥ river to scoop as he doubled

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Hacker	57,700 16,300	16,300
Ismael Bojang	50,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Brian Hacker Ismael Bojang

06-10-2025 20:39 UTC-8

Xu Shows Lindgren He Made the Right Fold

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Limits: 1,000-3,500

Jonathan Lewis raised to 3,000 from the cutoff with Erick Lindgren calling out of the small blind, and Qiang Xu defending his big blind.

Lindgren led out for 5,000 on the 6♣9♥Q♠ flop. Xu and Lewis called to see the A♥ appear on the turn. Lindgren now checked, and Xu bet the pot for roughly 22,000. Lewis quickly folded, but Lindgren thought it over for a few moments before also folding.

As the pot was pushed to Xu, he was kind enough to show Q♣Q♠XxXx for a set of queens on the flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qiang Xu	140,000 3,000	3,000

Jonathan Lewis	60,000 3,300	3,300
Erick Lindgren	33,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Erick Lindgren Jonathan Lewis Qiang Xu

06-10-2025 20:26 UTC-8

Ruben Wins a Little Back from Peppin

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Limits: 1,000-3,500

On a flop of A♣K♣4♦, Brad Ruben checked from middle position, Stephen Peppin checked from the hijack, and Delmiro Toledo checked from the button.

Three players saw the 10♥ drop on the turn. Ruben fired out a bet of 4,500, which only Peppin called.

The 4♥ came on the river and Ruben bet 6,000. Peppin let go of his hand and Ruben dragged in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Peppin	165,000 54,000	54,000
Brad Ruben	90,000 25,000	25,000

Delmiro Toledo	58,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Brad Ruben Delmiro Toledo Stephen Peppin

06-10-2025 20:22 UTC-8

Gerhart Doubles Through Zhou

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Brett Slezak

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Limits: 1,000-3,500

Ali Abduljabbar limped under the gun, Kevin Gerhart potted to 4,500 from the hijack, Quan Zhou called in the cutoff, and Abduljabbar called.

On the 9♥3♥2♣ flop, the action checked to Zhou who bet 14,000. Abduljabbar folded before Gerhart check-jammed for 59,200 and Zhou called.

Kevin Gerhart: A♦A♣10♦5♠ All in
Quan Zhou: A♥K♣7♥2♦

Zhou had bottom pair, the nut flush draw, and a weak low draw against the aces of Gerhart, who had a better low draw. The board ran out 8♦4♦ as Gerhart improved to a wheel to get the full double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Gerhart	134,400 68,400	68,400

Quan Zhou	98,000 70,900	70,900

Tags: Kevin Gerhart Quan Zhou Ali Abduljabbar

06-10-2025 20:13 UTC-8

Furth Fires the River

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Limits: 1,000-3,500

Three players saw the flop come down 5♥8♣Q♣. Dan Heimiller checked from the big blind and Bruno Furth bet 5,000 from under the gun. Jesse Lonis called from middle position, but Heimiller folded.

Furth slowed down and checked the 9♦ turn, prompting Lonis to bet 15,400. Furth called.

The A♦ appeared on the river and Furth bet roughly 50,000. Lonis thought briefly, before folding and surrendering the pot to Furth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Furth	160,000 50,300	50,300

Dan Heimiller	90,000 15,500	15,500

Jesse Lonis	60,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Bruno Furth Dan Heimiller

06-10-2025 20:11 UTC-8

Shak Hits the Rebuy Desk

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Brett Slezak

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Limits: 1,000-3,500

Zachary Reinbold opened to 2,000 from the hijack before Dan Shak potted from the button to 7,500. Reinbold repotted and Shak called all-in for around 14,000.

Dan Shak: A♥J♠9♠2♥ All in
Zachary Reinbold: A♠A♦Q♠2♦

Both held premium holdings with Reinbold the favorite. Niether player improved on the K♣7♣5♣ flop. The 9♥ turn gave Shak some two-pair outs but the 7♠ completed the board as he was eliminated.

Shak was seated again at a new table within two minutes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zachary Reinbold	80,000 20,000	20,000
Dan Shak	60,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Dan Shak Zachary Reinbold

06-10-2025 19:58 UTC-8

Newberry Showers Ding

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Limits: 1,000-3,500

Catching the action on the turn with the board reading J♠5♠8♣2♦. Biao Ding bet around 18,000 from middle position and James Newberry called from the cutoff.

The 4♥ rolled off on the river and Ding checked, Newberry jammed for Ding's stack of around 25,000. Ding called and Newberry revealed a wheel with A♥10♣9♦3♠ to scoop the pot and bust Ding, who had J♣J♥5♥3♥ for a set of jacks, and a worse low.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Newberry	120,000 73,000	73,000
Biao Ding	Busted

Tags: Biao Ding James Newberry

06-10-2025 19:48 UTC-8

Some Big Stacks After the Break

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Limits: 1,000-3,500

These chip counts are taking directly from the WSOP+app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Korody	322,500 177,600	177,600
Narcis Nedelcu	191,000 64,700	64,700

Yueqi Zhu	180,700 23,700	23,700

Luis Velador	178,000 142,000	142,000
Blaz Zerjav	174,600 102,800	102,800

Phil Ivey	172,400 7,600	7,600

Quan Zhou	168,900 90,900	90,900
Ilia Krupin	167,900 11,000	11,000
Richard Green	167,000 34,500	34,500
Matthew Wantman	161,500 34,500	34,500

Anthony Zinno	159,500 29,500	29,500

Bryce Yockey	159,000 16,000	16,000

Jeffrey Vaughn	155,000 56,000	56,000
Christopher Vitch	153,400 113,300	113,300

Danny Chang	151,500 68,800	68,800
Robert Cowen	148,900 83,000	83,000

Maksim Pisarenko	146,800 80,000	80,000

Ray Henson	142,900 12,500	12,500

Eric Wasserson	139,300 16,300	16,300

Ryan Bambrick	138,300 13,500	13,500

Qiang Xu	137,000 3,000	3,000

Allen Kessler	130,300 30,000	30,000
Ryan Hoenig	129,100 48,100	48,100

Ryan Laplante	125,000 35,000	35,000

Stanislav Ivanov	124,000 39,000	39,000

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Level: 7

Limits: 1,000-3,500

06-10-2025 19:34 UTC-8

Poker-Playing Pirate Allegedly Stabbed Man, Solicited and Ran Over Woman

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Jon Sofen

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Limits: 800-2,800

Scotter Clark, a poker player who often dressed in full pirate costume at the World Series of Poker (WSOP), was arrested Monday in Oklahoma for allegedly soliciting a woman and stabbing a man who confronted him.

Clark was booked in the Tulsa Municipal Jail and charged with two felony counts of assault with a dangerous weapon. The incident isn't the first time he's run into some legal trouble.

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