Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

05-28-2025 16:53 UTC-7

Buchman, Ponzio Chop Up Colt

David Salituro

Level 4 : Limits 500/1,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 300-500
Limits: 500-1,000

Eric Buchman raised under the gun and received calls from Alessandro Ponzio on the button and big blind Lawrence Colt.

Buchman bet again on the A♦3♦3♣ flop and both opponents called. Colt then led out with a bet on the 7♦ turn and Buchman and Ponzio stuck around and called.

The 7♥ river was checked through and Buchman showed A♣Q♦10♠2♦ for a flush, while Ponzio had J♦J♣4♣2♣ for a low to chop up Colt's contributions to the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Buchman	25,000 8,000	8,000

Lawrence Colt	20,000
Alessandro Ponzio	17,000

Tags: Alessandro Ponzio Eric Buchman Lawrence Colt

05-28-2025 16:43 UTC-7

Benso Bets Out Tucker

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Limits 500/1,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 300-500
Limits: 500-1,000

Todd Tucker raised under the gun and Sergio Benso reraised in early position. Jesus Vergara called in the big blind, while Tucker also came along to the J♦4♣2♦ flop.

Benso then bet and only Tucker called. The turn was the Q♠ and Benso bet again. Tucker called once more to the 3♣ river, but finally surrendered when Benso put out another bet.

Benso showed him A♦Q♥8♥5♦ while taking in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesus Vergara	23,000
Sergio Benso	15,000
Todd Tucker	10,000

Tags: Jesus Vergara Sergio Benso Todd Tucker

05-28-2025 16:36 UTC-7

Defending Champion Chen On The Uptick

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Liam Gannon

Level 4 : Limits 500/1,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 300-500
Limits: 500-1,000

Action was picked up on the turn in a pot between defending champion James Chen and Glenn Engelbert in the big blind with a board reading J♦9♣8♣A♦.

Chen bet when checked to and Engelbert called.

On the river 5♦, Chen bet once more when checked to and Engelbert sighed as he threw his cards into the muck.

The Pennsylvania player took down the pot as just a year ago, he beat out a field of 928 entrants to take down his first WSOP bracelet.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Chen (US)	30,000

Glenn Engelbert	18,000

Tags: Glenn Engelbert James Chen

05-28-2025 16:32 UTC-7

Adams Scoops Three-Way Pot

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Limits 500/1,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 300-500
Limits: 500-1,000

Three-handed on a flop of 9♣8♥2♣, Kathy Chang bet from the big blind before Jason Adams raised under the gun. Lewis Brant called in early position, while Chang also called.

The turn was the 7♥ and Adams bet again. Both opponents called to the Q♣ river as all three players checked it down.

Chang turned over 8♦7♦4♣3♣, but Adams had A♣J♠10♣3♥ for a straight and low to scoop the pot.

"I had you," Chang said to him.

"At what point? On the turn I had the nut straight," Adams replied.

"I thought I had you," Chang added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Adams	40,000 40,000	40,000
Lewis Brant	23,000 2,000	2,000
Kathy Chang	20,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Jason Adams Kathy Chang Lewis Brant

05-28-2025 16:21 UTC-7

First Break of the Day

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Kasey Taormino

Level 4 : Limits 500/1,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 300-500
Limits: 500-1,000

https://twitter.com/WSOP/status/1927864978561724666

05-28-2025 16:21 UTC-7

Kepfer's Boat Sinks Against Hui

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Limits 500/1,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 300-500
Limits: 500-1,000

Wayne Kepfer raised in middle position, Phil Hui reraised in the cutoff, and Kepfer called.

Kepfer led out with a bet on the K♣9♥4♣ flop and Hui called. The turn was the A♦ and Kepfer bet again. Hui then raised and Kepfer called.

The river was the A♣ and Kepfer bet. Hui raised once again and Kepfer quickly called. Hui showed A♥K♦Q♥2♦ for a full house and Kepfer flashed A♠9♦ for a smaller full house before surrendering the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hui	30,000 5,000	5,000

Wayne Kepfer	10,000

Tags: Phil Hui Wayne Kepfer

05-28-2025 16:20 UTC-7

Current Chip Leaders

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Kasey Taormino

Level 4 : Limits 500/1,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 300-500
Limits: 500-1,000

https://twitter.com/WSOP/status/1927866358982656498

Level: 4

Blinds: 300-500
Limits: 500-1,000

05-28-2025 16:01 UTC-7

Break

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Liam Gannon

Level 3 : Limits 400/800, 0 ante

Blinds: 200-400
Limits: 400-800

The players have gone on their first 15-minute break of the day.

05-28-2025 16:00 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Limits 400/800, 0 ante

Blinds: 200-400
Limits: 400-800

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Milgrom	35,000 10,000	10,000
Jon Turner	35,000 10,000	10,000
Nick Guagenti	35,000 5,500	5,500
Craig Chait	33,000 8,000	8,000
Amnon Filippi	30,000 5,000	5,000

Robert Mizrachi	28,000 3,000	3,000

Nick Kost	28,000 3,000	3,000

Zahra Lall	28,000 2,000	2,000
Andrew Kelsall	26,000 1,000	1,000

Carol Fuchs	25,000

Christian Roberts	25,000

David "Bakes" Baker	22,000 3,000	3,000

Anson Tsang	22,000 4,000	4,000
Yueqi Zhu	21,000 4,000	4,000

Jon Kyte	18,000 7,000	7,000
Eric Buchman	17,000 8,000	8,000

Hal Rotholz	15,000 11,300	11,300
Barry Greenstein	15,000 10,000	10,000

Jeanne David	15,000 10,000	10,000
Brandon Shack-Harris	15,000 10,000	10,000