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

06-11-2025 21:23 UTC-8

Expensive Massage for Moncek; Perry & Wisbrod Gone, More Reentries

Calum Grant

Level 9 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

According to the WSOP+ app, after a preflop betting war, Chance Kornuth moved all in for 535,000 and was snap-called my Michael ‘Texas Mike’ Moncek to put him at risk.

Chance Kornuth: K♥Q♣ All in
Michael Moncek : A♠J♠

The flop was extremely juicy as it came Q♠7♠4♦ to give Kornuth top pair, but it also gave Moncek the nut flush draw.

The turn K♦ took away Moncek’s ace-outs, but he could now hit a ten for a gutshot. Unfortunately for him, the river bricked with the 7♦, and Kornuth scored the double.

“Didn’t think ace-jack would cost you that much, did ya?” Alan Keating smiled as he delivered the light needle, and Moncek laughed with the rest of the table.

Left with just 65,000, Moncek got it all in preflop the next hand and was called by Kornuth.

Moncek tabled A♦7♦ and was in good shape against the A♠3♦ of Kornuth, but the runout came K♠10♠10♦4♦3♥ to give Kornuth the three on the river to send him out.

“How much did that massage cost?” He asked the masseuse saw he stood up, “Besides $100k.”

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	1,275,000 665,000	665,000

Ramiro Salinas	600,000 600,000	600,000
Stephen Chidwick	600,000 100,000	100,000

Christoph Vogelsang	600,000 600,000	600,000
Sean Perry	Busted
Barak Wisbrod	Busted

Michael Moncek	Busted

Tags: Alan Keating Chance Kornuth Michael Moncek

06-11-2025 21:25 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Heath	600,000 115,000	115,000

[Removed:548]	425,000 175,000	175,000

Von Kriegenbergh Doubles

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Barry Russell

Level 9 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Aliaksandr Shylko raised in the cutoff to 30,000, Alex Foxen called on the button and Taylor Von Kriegenbergh shoved his 465,000 stack into the middle. Shylko folded and Foxen asked for a count then called once the amount got confirmed.

Taylor Von Kriegenbergh: A♥K♣ All in
Alex Foxen: K♦Q♥

The board ran out 4♥2♥3♦9♠4♦, and Von Kriegenbergh doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor von Kriegenbergh	990,000 675,000	675,000
Aliaksandr Shylko	860,000 155,000	155,000
Alex Foxen	450,000 1,350,000	1,350,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Aliaksandr Shylko Taylor Vonkriegenbergh

06-11-2025 21:29 UTC-8

Four-Bet Does the Job

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Stewart Morrison

Level 9 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Sean Winter raised to 35,000 in early position, and when the button flat-called, John Kinkaid pounced in the big blind, raising to 200,000.

Action back on Winter, who responded by moving all in for 975,000. The player on the button had no hesitation in folding, and action returned to Kincaid. After taking a moment to consider his options, he tried to engage in some conversation with Winter, who chose not to respond. Kincaid then used one time bank and threw his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Winter	1,210,000 310,000	310,000
John Kincaid	1,200,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: John Kinkaid Sean Winter

06-11-2025 21:33 UTC-8

Boivin Leaves Kenney Short

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Calum Grant

Level 9 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Bryn Kenney was a recent entrant into the event, and was active early on raising to 35,000 from under the gun. Thomas Boivin called from the button.

On the 3♣5♦10♠ flop, Kenney continued for 35,000 and was called. On the 4♣ turn, Kenney fired out another 45,000. Again, Boivin called.

Kenney slowed down with a check when the 6♠ completed the board. Boivin bet 500,000 which was for most of Kenney's stack.

The all-time money list leader mulled over his options for some time, before electing on a call.

Boivin tabled 7♥5♥ for a straight, to leave Kenney visibly frustrated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Boivin	1,750,000 1,195,000	1,195,000

Bryn Kenney	120,000 455,000	455,000

Tags: Bryn Kenney Thomas Boivin

06-11-2025 21:39 UTC-8

Kabrhel's World

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Robert Jones

Level 9 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Ike Haxton raised from early position to 35,000, was called by Martin Kabrhel on the button, and Aliaksandr Shylko in the big blind.

The flop came J♣10♠9♦ and the action checked to Kabrhel who bet 70,000. Shylko folded while Haxton called.

On the 3♥ turn, Haxton checked, Kabrhel bet 150,000, Haxton folded, and Kabrhel showed the 2♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Kabrhel	760,000 160,000	160,000

Isaac Haxton	525,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Martin Kabrhel Ike Haxton Aliaksandr Shylko

Level: 10

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

06-11-2025 21:54 UTC-8

River Keeps Kenney Afloat

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Stewart Morrison

Level 10 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Alex Foxen raised in early position to 30,000, and, next to act, Jesse Lonis called. Action then folded to Bryn Kenney in the big blind, who moved all in for 110,000. Foxen then four-bet to 190,000, and Lonis called again.

Foxen continued for 110,000 on a 2♣4♦4♣ flop and Lonis folded.

Bryn Kenney: 9♣9♦ All in
Alex Foxen: A♣6♣

Foxen was behind but had plenty of outs, and it didn't take him long to find one. The turn A♥ moved him into the lead and left Kenney with just two outs to keep his seat in the tournament.

Fortunately for Kenney, the deck was kind, as the river came the 9♥, improving him to a full house and giving him the full triple-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Lonis	700,000 510,000	510,000

Alex Foxen	480,000 120,000	120,000

Bryn Kenney	355,000 235,000	235,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Bryn Kenney Jesse Lonis

06-11-2025 21:56 UTC-8

Chidwick Pulls the Trigger and Gets Paid

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Barry Russell

Level 10 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

There were roughly 260,000 chips in the pot when Danny Tang bet 85,000 on a flop 2♥6♣K♥ from the big blind, Stephen Chidwick called on the button.

Tang decided to check when the 8♣ was dealt on the turn, and Chidwick shoved the rest of his 275,000 stack in to the middle. Tang used two time banks before he made the call.

Stephen Chidwick: K♦10♦ All in
Danny Tang: A♦Q♣

Chidwick's pair of kings was best, and he held on when the 5♣ landed on the river.