Level: 4
Limits: 500-1,800
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #36: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$3,589,800
Entries
386
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
304
Players Left
142
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Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Limits: 500-1,800
On a board of K♣A♣6♥10♣ Andreas Frohli jammed for 7,600 from the small blind. Elie Nakache called from early position and Luis Velador folded from the hijack.
Andreas Frohli: Q♥8♦3♣2♣ 
Elie Nakache: K♥K♦4♣4♦
Frohli was in the lead with a flush and needed to fade a board pairing river to win the pot. However, the 10♠ river improved Nakache to a boat, and Frohli was out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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90,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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35,000
6,800
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6,800 |
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Busted | |
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Limits: 500-1,800
Xixiang Luo opened to 1,000 from early position and was called by Maksim Pisarenko in the hijack, Paul Zappulla on the button, and defending champion Sean Troha in the small blind.
On the 7♣3♦2♣ flop, it checked to Pisarenko who bet 1,800. Zappulla folded and Troha called before Luo check-potted to 12,200. Pisarenko quickly folded but Troha called.
The 9♣ turn checked through to the 6♥ river which saw Troha lead for 25,000. Luo would go deep into the tank for over two minutes before he tossed in the call. He got the bad news as Troha tabled A♠10♣9♥4♣ for the nut low and a flush which was good for the scoop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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105,000 | |
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20,000
39,000
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39,000 |
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Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Limits: 500-1,800
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Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Limits: 500-1,800
One of the biggest coolers we'll see at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) took place in the biggest buy-in event so far this summer.
Aces versus kings is always a brutal set-up, but a set-over-set involving those two premium holdings is as painful as it gets. But that's exactly what happened near the money bubble on Day 2 of Event #32: $50,000 High Roller.
PokerNews' Calum Grant captured the hand between Ben Tollerene and Joey Weissman, which took place at the end of Level 13 with blinds of 15,000/30,000/30,000 and 34 players remaining with 26 spots paid.
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Limits: 500-1,800
Daniel Blum potted to 1,800 from the hijack and Corel Theuma called in the cutoff.
"Oooo baby," announced an excited Ryan Rapaski as he shoveled his final 3,900 into the middle from the button, and both opponents called.
The K♠J♠7♦5♣2♦ board was checked down.
Ryan Rapaski: A♠J♥5♠2♥
Daniel Blum: A♥K♥Q♠Q♥
Corel Theuma: K♦4♦3♥3♣
Rapaski won the high with two pair and Theuma took the low with his four-three.
"How do I not scoop this?" lamented Rapaski, "I had two pair, nut flush draw, and the nut low draw, then the dealer finds a red deuce."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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150,000
14,500
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14,500 |
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80,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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6,500
53,500
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53,500 |
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Limits: 500-1,800
Bruno Furth raised to 1,800 from early position with Jesse Lonis calling from middle position and David Funkhouser defending out of the big blind.
After Funkhouser checked the 8♠7♠A♦ flop, Furth bet 4,000, which only Lonis called.
Furth continued with a bet of 11,000 on the 7♦ turn. Lonis called again.
The 6♥ appeared on the river and Furth opted to check. Lonis bet the size of the pot, prompting a fold from Furth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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81,000
900
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900 |
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80,000 | |
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22,000
25,600
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25,600 |
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Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Limits: 500-1,800
Steven Loube raised to 1,500 from early position before Ryan Bambrick three-bet to 5,300 from the next seat. When it got back to Loube, he called.
Loube checked to Bambrick on the 2♦9♣7♣ flop and Bambrick bet 11,900. Loube check-jammed for around 40,000, and Bambrick instantly called.
Steven Loube: K♣K♦6♦2♣
Ryan Bambrick: A♠A♣Q♣Q♦
Bambrick had aces and a flush draw, but Loube had some outs he could hit to chop the pot or scoop. However, the rest of the board came 9♦7♠, keeping Bambrick's bullets ahead, and ending Loube's tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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165,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Limits: 500-1,800
Action was picked up on the J♥4♥3♠ flop in a hand between Aleksandr Iasnogorodskii from under the gun and Ryan Laplante in the hijack with 17,000 in the middle already. Iasnogorodskii led for 5,000 and Laplante called.
On the 2♦ turn, Iasnogorodskii fired again for 15,000 and Laplante stuck around.
Iasnogorodskii slowed down with a check on the 3♦ river as Laplante did not take long before he jammed for his final 31,000. Iasnogorodskii, with the slightly covering stack, let it go rather quickly
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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88,000
3,000
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3,000 |
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39,000
2,600
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2,600 |
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Limits: 500-1,800
The players are going on their second 15-minute break of the day. The clock shows 183 entries with 165 remaining.
Play resumes in Level 5 with blinds at 300/600/600.
