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

05-28-2025 22:17 UTC-8

Holley Leading Field at Break

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Liam Gannon

Level 13 : Limits 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000-3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000

The players are returning to their seats as break wraps up.

Here's a list of the top ten stacks in the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Holley	168,000 100,000	100,000
Dennis Morrison	160,000
Chris Hunichen	155,000 135,000	135,000
Clyde Gaskins	155,000
Scott Seiver	150,000 85,000	85,000

Howard Mann	145,000 113,000	113,000
Robert Mizrachi	144,000 116,000	116,000

Dan Matsuzuki	138,000 53,000	53,000

Jason Adams	136,000 76,000	76,000
Joe Ford	134,000

05-28-2025 22:22 UTC-8

Seewald Survives on the River Against Hunichen

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David Salituro

Level 13 : Limits 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000-3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000

Chris Hunichen raised on the button and Jonah Seewald and Stephane Faure called in the blinds.

The flop came K♥8♥5♠ and Hunichen continued with a bet. Seewald then raised and Faure got out of the way. "Four in the dark if you call," Seewald said, holding up his last 4,000. Hunichen instead reraised and Seewald tossed in his last chips.

Jonah Seewald: J♥5♣4♦3♥ All in
Chris Hunichen: Q♦J♠J♦7♣

"You're winning," Seewald said heading to the turn, which was the 9♦. "You're still winning," he added, but Seewald spiked trips on the 5♦ river to win the pot and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Hunichen	110,000 45,000	45,000
Jonah Seewald	40,000
Stephane Faure	15,000

Tags: Chris Hunichen Jonah Seewald Stephane Faure

05-28-2025 22:31 UTC-8

Our Dearly Departed

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Liam Gannon

Level 13 : Limits 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000-3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Lawrence Brandt	Busted

Nick Guagenti	Busted
Mike Thorpe	Busted
Linda Johnson	Busted

Eric Baldwin	Busted

Matt Vengrin	Busted

Esther Taylor	Busted

Craig Chait	Busted
Scott Buller	Busted
Bradley Smith	Busted

Tyler Moncek	Busted
AJ Kelsall	Busted

James Obst	Busted

Daniel Sprung	Busted
Calvin Anderson	Busted

Kevin Gerhart	Busted

Michael Lang	Busted
Mike Wattel	Busted

Josh Arieh	Busted

05-28-2025 22:35 UTC-8

Seiver's Summer Starting Smoothly

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Liam Gannon

Level 13 : Limits 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000-3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000

https://twitter.com/scott_seiver/status/1927917985777193251?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	149,000 1,000	1,000

05-28-2025 22:41 UTC-8

Castelluccio Shows Down Aces

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David Salituro

Level 13 : Limits 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000-3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000

Scott Castelluccio raised in middle position and picked up calls from Scott Seiver in the cutoff, as well as Shon Wilson and Edward Weisbaum in the blinds.

The flop came J♠6♣5♣ and Castelluccio continued with a bet. All three opponents called.

Action checked to Seiver on the 9♦ turn and he bet. Wilson folded, but Weisbaum and Castelluccio stuck around to see the J♥ river. All three players then checked and Castelluccio showed A♠A♦Q♦9♠ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	110,000 39,000	39,000

Scott Castelluccio	90,000
Shon Wilson	45,000
Edward Weisbaum	30,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Edward Weisbaum Scott Castelluccio Scott Seiver Shon Wilson

05-28-2025 22:50 UTC-8

Merivirta Runs Into Kost's Set

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David Salituro

Level 13 : Limits 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000-3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000

Jyri Merivirta was all in for his last 15,000 from under the gun and up against Nick Kost in the big blind.

Jyri Merivirta: A♣K♣9♦5♥ All in
Nick Kost: Q♠Q♥J♦4♥

Kost hit top set on the Q♣5♠4♦ flop, while the rest of the board ran out 9♥A♥ to secure him the pot and send Merivirta to the rail.

Dan Zack, Matt Glantz, and Huck Seed were also among those recently eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Kost	70,000 30,000	30,000

Jyri Merivirta	Busted
Steven Girouard	Busted
William Mattison	Busted
Charles Witherspoon	Busted
David Prociak	Busted

Daniel Zack	Busted

Michael Noori	Busted

David Arganian	Busted
Matt Glantz	Busted

Huck Seed	Busted

Felipe Ramos	Busted

05-28-2025 22:54 UTC-8

Fishman Swimming Up the Counts

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Liam Gannon

Level 13 : Limits 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000-3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000

Jonathan Park raised from late position which saw Wallace Hicks call in the cutoff and Ray Fishman call in the small blind. William Hay raised all in from the big blind for 8,000 total and Park raised again which both Hicks and Fishman called.

The flop rolled out K♦J♦9♥ and Fishman bet with both Hicks and Park calling.

Fishman bet on the 4♦ turn which only Hicks called. The same action repeated on the river 6♣.

"Nut flush," Fishman said which elicited a quick muck from Hicks as the other two hands were tabled.

William Hay: J♣9♠6♠5♥ All in
Ray Fishman: A♦10♠8♦3♦

The nut flush was good for Fishman as he raked in the pot, hunting for his first bracelet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Fishman	148,000 123,000	123,000
Jonathan Park	43,000 43,000	43,000
Wallace Hicks	34,000 34,000	34,000
William Hay	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Park Ray Fishman Wallace Hicks William Hay

05-28-2025 22:55 UTC-8

Smith Stuns Perry on the River

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David Salituro

Level 13 : Limits 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000-3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000

Jacob Perry bet from the hijack on a flop of A♠K♣7♠ and Dylan Smith raised on the button. Perry called and the 8♦ fell on the turn.

Smith then bet and Perry called to the Q♣ river. Smith bet again and Perry called once more.

Smith showed K♠K♥J♥10♦ for a flopped straight that turned into a straight on the river. "Oh, wow. I tried to be sneaky and it saved me money," Perry said, flashing A♥A♣ for top set before mucking.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Smith	120,000 48,000	48,000
Jacob Perry	40,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Dylan Smith Jacob Perry

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000-4,000
Limits: 4,000-8,000

05-28-2025 23:07 UTC-8

Ford Shows Down Aces to Bust Woolard

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Limits 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000-4,000
Limits: 4,000-8,000

Danny Woolard was all in from under the gun as Joe Ford and Christopher Vitch went to the turn on a board of 4♠2♦9♣Q♣. Vitch then bet from the big blind, Ford raised in the hijack, and Vitch called.

Both players checked down the 4♦ river and Ford showed A♠A♣10♣2♠ for two pair. Woolard and Vitch both tossed their cards into the muck as Ford took the pot, sending Woolard to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Ford	170,000 36,000	36,000
Christopher Vitch	110,000 27,000	27,000

Danny Woolard	Busted

Tags: Christopher Vitch Danny Woolard Joe Ford