2025 World Series of Poker

Event #38: $100,000 High Roller
Day: 1
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Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$2,649,158
Event Info
Buy-in
$100,000
Prize Pool
$9,939,500
Total Entries
103
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
77
Players Left
37
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Small One for Boivin

Level 1 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Isaac Haxton opened to 5,000 from under the gun. Thomas Boivin and Vinny Lingham called from the cutoff and small blind.

The 552 flop checked through to the 2 turn, where action checked to Boivin. He bet 9,000 and took down the pot.

Tags: Isaac HaxtonThomas BoivinVinny Lingham

Real Life Misclick?

Level 1 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action folded to Vinny Lingham on the button, and he raised to 30,000. Gregory Jensen then threw in a 5,000 chip, thinking the raise was a more standard 6,000.

The floor was called, but before they arrived, Jensen decided to call the 30,000 anyway.

Lingham promised he wasn't angling and it was just a case of mistaken chip identity.

The flop came down 4710, and Jensen check-called a bet of 25,000.

The turn 5 and river K both checked through. Lingham revealed A10, which was good enough to beat Jensen's 66.

Tags: Gregory JensenVinny Lingham

Pitavy and [Removed:549] Hop In to Make Three Tables

Level 1 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
CasinoAreaTableSeatPlayer
ParisPurple592David Peters
ParisPurple593Alexandros Theologis
ParisPurple594Matthew Belcher
ParisPurple595Joao Vieira
ParisPurple596Barak Wisbrod
ParisPurple597Adrian Mateos
     
ParisPurple602[Removed:548]
ParisPurple603Thomas Boivin
ParisPurple604Orpen Kisacikoglu
ParisPurple605Vinny Lingham
ParisPurple607Gregory Jensen
ParisPurple608Isaac Haxton
     
ParisPurple611Aleksejs Ponakovs
ParisPurple612Ben Heath
ParisPurple613Aram Oganyan
ParisPurple614Emilien Pitavy
ParisPurple616Manuel Fritz
ParisPurple618Alex Kulev

Field Up to 16

Level 1 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Kulev Triple Barrels

Level 1 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Alex Kulev
Alex Kulev

Matthew Belcher, Joao Vieira and Aleksejs Ponakovs folded to put the action on Alex Kulev, who was in the small blind. He raised to 8,000, and David Peters defended his big blind.

Peters check-called bets of 7,000 and 21,000 on the flop and turn for the final board to read 9643K. Peters checked for a third time, and Kulev fired a third barrel of 24,000. Peters took little time calling, and dragged in the pot after Kulev tabled 87 for eight high. Peters had J9 for a pair of nines.

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsAlex KulevDavid PetersJoao VieiraMatthew Belcher

Belcher Defends and Wins

Level 1 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 6,000 from the cutoff and was called by both Alex Kulev on the button and Matthew Belcher in the big blind.

The flop of K54 was checked through

On the 9 turn, the action checked to Kulev who bet 13,000. Belcher called and Ponakovs raised to 65,000. Kulev folded and Belcher called once again.

The river came the A and both players checked. Belcher tabled KJ for a pair of kings, which was a winner.

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsAlex KulevMatthew Belcher

New Faces in the Field

Level 1 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Heath Asserting Early Table Dominance

Level 1 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The table has played just a few hands so far, and Ben Heath raised the first two, getting folds from all other players and then three-bet the next two in a row, again getting folds from the original raisers.

Tags: Ben Heath

First Pot Goes to Lingham

Level 1 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Vinny Lingham opened to 6,000 from the button and Ben Heath called from the small blind. Orpen Kisacikoglu released his hand in the big blind for Lingham and Heath to see the A53 flop.

Heath quickly check-folded to a bet of 6,000. Lingham flashed the A to start the day off with top pair.

After the hand finished, Gregory Jensen joined the table.

Tags: Ben HeathGregory JensenOrpen KisacikogluVinny Lingham