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

06-11-2025 20:41 UTC-8

Gus Hansen Involved in One of the Rarest Poker Hands You'll See at the 2025 WSOP

Elijah Farrow

Level 8 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

PokerNews' Brad Whitehouse captured a hand on Saturday that might end up being the rarest we'll see all summer at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP). At the very least, the rarest chop pot.

Gus Hansen and Dzmitry Urbanovich battled for a hefty pot on Day 2 in Event #23: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship with 35 out of 127 players remaining. The pot ended in a chop, but it left future Poker Hall of Famer Nick Schulman in awe.

"I've never seen that before," Schulman, who has seen nearly everything at the poker table, was overheard saying as he glanced at the tabled cards. "Wow, that's an amazing one."

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06-11-2025 20:35 UTC-8

Players Head for a Break

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Stewart Morrison

Level 8 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The remaining 42 players are heading for their final break of the day.

Play will resume in 15 minutes.

06-11-2025 20:30 UTC-8

Petrangelo Unrelenting

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Stewart Morrison

Level 8 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Nick Petrangelo raised to 28,000 in the cutoff, and only Joao Vieira called, defending his big blind.

Vieira check-called a bet of 20,000 on a J♠4♥2♥ flop and check-called again on a flush-completing K♥ turn.

When Vieira checked for a third time on the 4♠, the aggression from Petrangelo didn't relent. This time, he slid out 250,000, which gave Vieira pause for thought. After a few moments' consideration, he returned his cards to the dealer, and Petrangelo pulled in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	1,500,000 100,000	100,000

Nick Petrangelo	1,450,000

Tags: Joao Vieira Nick Petrangelo

06-11-2025 20:27 UTC-8

"You Got It"

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Barry Russell

Level 8 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

There were roughly 160,000 chips in the pot on a flop of 3♣K♣6♦, Vinny Lingham bet 125,000 from the big blind when the 9♥ hit the turn and Alex Foxen called from early position.

Lingham slowed down when J♠ was dealt on the river and checked, Foxen fired out a bet of 175,000 and got quickly called. Foxen announced "you got it" and mucked his hand, Lingham tabled K♦6♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vinny Lingham	2,200,000 922,000	922,000
Alex Foxen	1,400,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Vinny Lingham

06-11-2025 20:23 UTC-8

All-Time Money List Leader & Poker Hall of Famer Fire into $100K

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Calum Grant

Level 8 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The Hendon Mob All-Time Money List leader Bryn Kenney has entered the WSOP $100,000 High Roller alongside Poker Hall of Famer John Hennigan.

Also joining them with a fresh stack is Leon Sturm, who is now on his final bullet after busting earlier.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leon Sturm	600,000 600,000	600,000

Bryn Kenney	600,000

John Hennigan	600,000

06-11-2025 20:13 UTC-8

Kornuth Picks Up a Pot

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Barry Russell

Level 8 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

There were roughly 150,000 in the pot on a flop of J♦6♣2♠. Seth Davies who was under the gun checked to Chance Kornuth who bet 45,000, Davies decided to raise to 120,000 and Kornuth called.

The 8♥ hit the turn, and Davies checked. Kornuth kept up the pressure with a bet of 100,000, and Davies quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	750,000 150,000	150,000

Seth Davies	560,000 160,000	160,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth Seth Davies

06-11-2025 20:11 UTC-8

Ins and Outs

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Stewart Morrison

Level 8 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Taylor von Kriegenbergh rejoins the field as Mikita Badziakouski and Ramiro Salinas head to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor von Kriegenbergh	600,000 220,000	220,000
Mikita Badziakouski	Busted

Ramiro Salinas	Busted

06-11-2025 20:10 UTC-8

The Rich Get Richer

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Stewart Morrison

Level 8 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Emilien Pitavy raised before seeing a three-bet by Taylor von Kriegenbergh. Pitavy responded with a four-bet, to which von Kriegenbergh returned in kind with a five-bet shove for roughly 380,000. Pitavy snapped, and the cards were revealed.

Taylor von Kriegenbergh: A♠K♠ All in
Emilien Pitavy: A♣A♦

A nasty situation for von Kriegenbergh, and when he was unable to find any help on the 9♥2♣8♣6♠10♥ board, he headed to the rebuy desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Emilien Pitavy	2,800,000 350,000	350,000
Joao Vieira	1,600,000

Alan Keating	870,000
Chris Hunichen	770,000

Ramiro Salinas	760,000 760,000	760,000
Seth Davies	720,000

Taylor von Kriegenbergh	Busted

Tags: Emilien Pitavy Von Kriegenbergh

06-11-2025 20:03 UTC-8

Heath KOs Salinas

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Robert Jones

Level 8 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Ramiro Salinas raised from under the gun to 20,000, Matthew Belcher called as next to act, and when the action reached Ben Heath in the small blind he went all-in for roughly 700,000. Salinas called for around 320,000 and Belcher folded.

Ramiro Salinas: 3♦3♠ All in
Ben Heath: 9♦9♥

Salinas could not improve on the 10♣8♥8♦7♣4♠ board and was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Heath	950,000 235,000	235,000

Ramiro Salinas	Busted

Tags: Ben Heath Matthew Belcher Ramiro Salinas

06-11-2025 19:51 UTC-8

Frankland Survives

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Stewart Morrison

Level 8 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action folded to Stephen Chidwick, and seeing a short-stacked Mathew Frankland in the big blind, he raised to 30,000. The small blind got out of the way, and Frankland moved all in for roughly 60,000.

Chidwick called, and the players turned their cards over.

Mathew Frankland: A♦J♥ All in
Stephen Chidwick: Q♦Q♠

The deck favoured Frankland on this occasion with the board running out A♣7♠8♦8♠J♦, giving him two-pair and a double up.