Event #38: $100,000 High Roller Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

Jun 11, 2025

An Orbit with Alan Keating

Calum Grant

Level 7 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Alan Keating took his seat the WSOP $100,000 High Roller as the dinner break ended, and PokerNews tracked an orbit of his hands.

Hand 1

Leon Sturm opened to 20,000 from under the gun and Alan Keating defended his big blind. Keating checked as the flop came down K♠J♦4♠. Sturm bet 25,000 and Keating called. The Q♠ turn checked through to the A♣ river and Keating led out for 60,000. Sturm folded.

"Oh thank god," Keating said as he tabled 8♠8♥ although he admitted he could've been bluffing with the better hand.

Hand 2

Emilien Pitavy raised from under the gun and folded out the table.

Hand 3

Ramiro Salinas raised to 20,000 from the cutoff. Keating folded his button before Sturm and Seth Davies called from the blinds. Salinas continued for 24,000 on the 10♠9♥5♠ flop, which folded out Sturm. Davies raised to 65,000 and Salinas quickly released his hand.

Hand 4

The action folded to Keating in the cutoff and he followed suit in returning his cards to the dealer. Sturm raised to 23,000 from the button. Davies and Pitavy called from the blinds. The action checked through to the river for the board to read J♠6♠2♦5♥3♦. Davies checked and Pitavy bet 30,000, which was enough to take the pot down.

Hand 5

Keating opened to 20,000 from the hijack and Taylor von Kriegenbergh called from the big blind. Von Kriegenbergh check-called for 15,000 on the A♦6♦6♣ flop before the 10♥ turn checked through to the Q♣ river. Von Kriegenbergh fired out 25,000 and Keating quickly folded.

Hand 6

Keating folded under the gun, with Sturm raising to 20,000 from the next seat over. Salinas came along from the big blind but folded to a bet on the J♠2♠2♥ flop.

Hand 7

Sturm raised to 20,000 from under the gun. The play folded to Von Kriegenbergh, who asked Sturm how many blue T-100,000 chips he had. Once confirmed it was three, he three-bet to 75,000. Salinas and Keating folded in the blinds, and Sturm did the same.

"Most obvious bluff of all time," commented Keating.

"You play with me more than these guys," replied Von Kriegenbergh.

As the hand finished, defending champion Chris Hunichen joined the table.

Tags: Alan Keating Chris Hunichen Emilien Pitavy Leon Sturm Ramiro Salinas Seth Davies Von Kriegenbergh

Jun 11, 2025

[Removed:549] Busts After Flipping with Heath

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Calum Grant

Level 6 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Landon Tice raised from early position before Ben Heath three-bet to 75,000 from the button. [Removed:548] jammed for around 310,000 from the small blind, forcing out Tice. Heath called as the slightly bigger stack and the cards were tabled.

[Removed:548]: A♠K♣ All in
Ben Heath: Q♠Q♦

Heath's queens remained best as the board ran out with the 9♣7♥2♠6♦10♦ to send [Removed:549] to the rail just before the dinner break.

Tags: Ben Heath Landon Tice

Jun 11, 2025

Ausmus for Three

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Robert Jones

Level 6 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Jeremy Ausmus raised to 20,000 from under the gun and was called by Brandon Wilson in the small blind.

The flop came 8♠7♥6♣, Wilson checked, and Ausmus repeated his bet of 20,000. Wilson called.

On the 10♦ turn, Wilson check-called the 60,000 chip bet from Ausmus.

The river came the K♥ and Wilson checked for a third time. Ausmus sent the shell for 210,000, and was called by Wilson. Ausmus tabled 9♦8♦ for the straight and Wilson mucked.

Tags: Brandon Wilson Jeremy Ausmus

Jun 11, 2025

Vogelsang Doubles Through Kisacikoglu

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Calum Grant

Level 5 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Christoph Vogelsang opened to 13,000 from under the gun, with action folding to Orpen Kisacikoglu, who was on the button. The entrepeneur three-bet to 39,000 which folded out the blinds. Vogelsang made it 97,000 and Kisacikoglu called.

Vogelsang continued for 30,000 on the A♠A♦9♣ flop and was called. The J♦ turn then checked through to the J♣ river.

Vogelsang, with 269,000, checked and Kisacikoglu fired out 300,000.

Vogelsang, with his tournament life on the line, thought for a moment and called.

Kisacikoglu showed 10♥10♦ which had been counterfeited by the board. Vogelsang tabled K♣K♦ for aces and kings to scoop in the double up.

Jun 11, 2025

Foxen KOs Mateos

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Robert Jones

Level 5 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The four-way action was picked up on the flop of 9♣7♣3♠ where Barak Wisbrod and Vinny Lingham checked from the small and big blind, Alex Foxen bet 15,000 into a pot of roughly 60,000 from early position, and Adrian Mateos raised to 55,000 sitting on the button. Both of the blinds folded and Foxen made the call.

The turn came the 2♦ and Foxen check-called the 126,000 chip bet from Mateos.

On the 8♦ river, Foxen checked once again, and Mateos slid his remaining 333,000 chips into the middle. Foxen made the call after some deliberation. Mateos rolled K♠Q♠ over for king-high, while Foxen showed a pair of nines with K♦9♦.

Tags: Adrian Mateos Alex Foxen Barak Wisbrod Vinny Lingham

Jun 11, 2025

Oganyan Caught in the Crossfire

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Stewart Morrison

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Aram Oganyan found a triple-up to 45,000 in the previous hand, after an encounter before that had left him with just three big blinds.

In this hand, Gregory Jenson raised to 11,000 in early position, which both Mikita Badziakouski and Jesse Lonis called. Action was then on Oganyan in the big blind, who moved all in for 45,000. Jensen then four-bet to 100,000, which got rid of Badziakouski, however, Lonis called for a second time.

Out of position to Lonis, Jensen continued for a bet of 130,000, and Lonis called on a flop of J♠6♠9♦.

When the turn came, the 6♥, Jensen slowed down, checking to Lonis, whose bet of 90,000 was enough to see Jensen muck his hand.

Aram Oganyan: A♣K♠ All in
Jesse Lonis: 8♦8♣

Oganyan needed an ace or king river to survive, but the 8♠ gave Lonis a full house and sent Oganyan to the exit.

Tags: Aram Oganyan Gregory Jenson Jesse Lonis Mikita Badziakouski

Jun 11, 2025

Theologis Runs into the Nuts Twice

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Calum Grant

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

David Peters raised from under the gun, picking up calls from Alexandros Theologis and Matthew Belcher from the next two seats. Nacho Barbero and Fahredin Mustafov called from the button and big blind respectively.

The 8♥4♦2♣ flop checked through to the J♠ turn, where Peters bet 16,000 into a pot of 63,000. Theologis was the only caller.

The 7♣ completed the board and Peters checked. Theologis bet 75,000, and was then put at risk for most of his stack as Peters jammed for 525,000. Theologis thought it over, eventually declaring a call.

Peters tabled 10♥9♥ for the nut straight. Theologis had 6♠5♠ for the second nuts and was reduced to his last 50,000.

Shortly after, Belcher opened from under the gun, and Theologis defended his big blind.

Theologis put in his last six big blinds on the 10x9x8x rainbow flop, and was snapped.

Theologis had Ax9x but ran into Belcher's QxJx which flopped the nuts. The board bricked out and Theologis departed for the second and final time.

Tags: Alexandros Theologis David Peters Fahredin Mustafov Matthew Belcher Nacho Barbero

Jun 11, 2025

Oganyan Sends It

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Stewart Morrison

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Joining the hand with roughly 230,000 in the middle and a full board showing 8♠10♥5♣Q♠Q♥, Aram Oganyan and Sean Winter were locked in battle.

Oganyan was the first to act, and he put Winter deep into the tank with a bet of 411,000, leaving himself just 15,000 behind.

"This is never a fold, but you are just never bluffing here", Winter said.

"I beat value though", he said, before flicking in a chip to call.

Oganyan turned over the 7♠6♠ for a failed bluff. Winter showed A♥Q♦, as he scooped in a bit pot and left Oganyan with just three big blinds.

Tags: Aram Oganyan Sean Winter

Jun 11, 2025

Lee and Kisacikoglu Lock Horns in Big Pot

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Calum Grant

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Chang Lee raised from the button and Orpen Kisacikoglu defended his big blind, and then check-called Lee's 9,000 continuation bet on the K♥9♣J♠ flop.

The turn brought in the Q♣, which put four to a straight on the board. Kisacikoglu checked. Lee sized up to 110,000, forcing Kisacikoglu to mull over his options. The bracelet winner settled on a call.

The Q♠ river then paired the board, prompting a third check from Kisacikoglu, who had around 420,000 behind. Lee continued with his aggression, counting out 375,000. He slid those chips into the middle.

Kisacikoglu used up a time bank, and called.

"Jack," said Lee who appeared a bit unwilling to table his hand. However he did eventually show his J♣8♥.

Kisacikoglu tabled K♠10♠ for a straight and moved above 1,000,000 chips.

Tags: Orpen Kisacikoglu Chang Lee

Jun 11, 2025

Belcher Makes Trips to Bust Theologis

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Calum Grant

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Alexandros Theologis was just seen exiting the tournament area, with Matthew Belcher collecting his stack.

Belcher recalled the action to PokerNews.

Mathias Eibinger opened to 9,000 with Theologis calling on the button. Belcher squeezed to 50,000 from the small blind which pushed out Eibinger. Theologis then jammed for 315,000 and Belcher called.

Theologis had AxKx while Belcher had AxQx (suited).

Belcher paired up on the Qx10x4x flop to move in front. His lead was relinquished after a Kx turn, but the Qx river gave Belcher the checkmark for the pot and elimination.

While Theologis exited, Andy Wilson and Sean Winter registered for the event.

Tags: Alexandros Theologis Mathias Eibinger Matthew Belcher