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

05-28-2025 14:52 UTC-7

Turn Bet Gets It Done For Tsang

David Salituro

Level 2 : Limits 300/600, 0 ante

Blinds: 200-300
Limits: 300-600

Joe Leibman raised on the button before Anson Tsang reraised in the big blind. Leibman called and they went heads-up to a flop of K♠10♣7♦.

Tsang then led out with a bet and Leibman called. The turn was the 7♥ and Tsang bet again. Leibman tossed his cards away this time and Tsang took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anson Tsang	26,000 1,000	1,000
Joe Leibman	24,000

Tags: Anson Tsang Joe Leibman

05-28-2025 14:46 UTC-7

Wattel Raises Out Foley

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Limits 300/600, 0 ante

Blinds: 200-300
Limits: 300-600

Heads up on a flop of Q♣J♠9♠, Mike Wattel bet from the big blind and Timothy Foley raised under the gun. Wattel called and the 10♣ fell on the turn.

Foley then bet again, but this time Wattel came back with his own raise. Foley let out a loud sigh as he tossed his cards away, and Wattel took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Wattel	27,000 2,000	2,000

Timothy Foley	20,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Mike Wattel Timothy Foley

Level: 2

Blinds: 200-300
Limits: 300-600

05-28-2025 14:39 UTC-7

A River For Ahmed

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Liam Gannon

Level 1 : Limits 300/600, 0 ante

Blinds: 200-300
Limits: 300-600

After WSOP bracelet winner Owais Ahmed raised in the cutoff with two limpers in front of him, four players saw a flop.

The flop rolled out 3♣7♥7♣, and action checked around to Ahmed, who bet, and only Victor Salcedo called on the button.

Ahmed bet two more times on the 9♦ turn and the 8♣ river and Salcedo called both times.

"Ace-deuce and nut flush," Ahmed said as he tabled A♣8♦6♣2♦, which had Salcedo shaking his head showing K♥K♣4♣3♥ for an inferior flush and no low.

Scooping the whole pot, Ahmed continued in discussion with tablemate and fellow bracelet winner Matt Grapenthien about the 25k Fantasy Draft, at which Ahmed was drafted by Team BTG.

Player	Chips	Progress
Owais Ahmed	29,800 4,800	4,800

Matt Grapenthien	25,000
Victor Salcedo	23,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Matt Grapenthien Owais Ahmed Victor Salcedo

05-28-2025 14:31 UTC-7

Defending Champ Takes His Seat

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David Salituro

Level 1 : Limits 300/600, 0 ante

Blinds: 200-300
Limits: 300-600

Defending champion James Chen was among the latest players to join the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Rodrigues	25,000

Owais Ahmed	25,000

Mike Wattel	25,000

Christian Roberts	25,000

Shirley Rosario	25,000
Jason Gola	25,000

Jeanne David	25,000
Darryll Fish	25,000
James Chen	25,000

J.J. Liu	25,000
Matt Grapenthien	25,000
Robert Wells	25,000

Eddie Blumenthal	25,000
Bradley Smith	25,000

Roland Israelashvili	25,000

Aloisio Dourado	25,000

05-28-2025 14:30 UTC-7

Allen Kessler is Impressed by WSOP+ App

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Kasey Taormino

Level 1 : Limits 300/600, 0 ante

Blinds: 200-300
Limits: 300-600

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05-28-2025 14:28 UTC-7

Badmus Quarters Wolenik

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David Salituro

Level 1 : Limits 300/600, 0 ante

Blinds: 200-300
Limits: 300-600

Four players went to a flop of A♥10♥4♣ where Nithin Eapen bet from under the gun. Emmanuel Badmus then raised in middle position and Marc Wolenik called in the hijack, while Eapen also called.

The turn was the 3♥ and Badmus bet again. Both opponents called to the 3♣ river, where Badmus put out another bet.

Wolenik then raised and Eapen folded, but Badmus called. Wolenik showed 9♠5♣3♦2♦ for a wheel and the nut low, while Badmus had 5♥4♦2♥2♣ for a flush and the same nut low to take three-quarters of the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Emmanuel Badmus	27,000 27,000	27,000
Marc Wolenik	23,000 23,000	23,000
Nithin Eapen	20,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Emmanuel Badmus Marc Wolenik Nithin Eapen

05-28-2025 14:25 UTC-7

Mann With a Scooper

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Liam Gannon

Level 1 : Limits 300/600, 0 ante

Blinds: 200-300
Limits: 300-600

Action was picked up in a six-way limped pot with a board reading 8♣K♠7♥.

Action folded around to Howard Mann from under the gun, who bet, and only Dennis Moroni in the cutoff and Thomas Rawles in the big blind called.

The turn peeled off a 5♥ which saw Mann bet again and Moroni called, while Rawles folded.

Mann bet on the 7♣ river and Moroni called, then mucked, after seeing Mann table A♣K♣Q♠3♥ for kings-up and second-nut low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Howard Mann	32,000 32,000	32,000
Dennis Moroni	22,500 22,500	22,500

Tags: Dennis Moroni Howard Mann Thomas Rawles

05-28-2025 14:14 UTC-7

Table Debates the Rules, Then Lall Fills Up

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David Salituro

Level 1 : Limits 300/600, 0 ante

Blinds: 200-300
Limits: 300-600

The floor had to be called over to Kyle Cartwright's table as the players debated how many bets capped the pot preflop. Edward Weisbaum in the big blind wanted to put in a raise and was informed by a tournament official he could make it four bets.

Cartwright then called under the gun, as did Zahra Hall in the hijack and Michael Wolff in the cutoff.

The flop came K♠J♦10♦ and Lall bet. All three opponents called and the Q♠ fell on the turn.

Action then checked to Wolff who bet, and only Cartwright and Lall called this time. Lall then bet on the 10♠ river and both opponents called.

Lall turned over K♥K♦6♥3♣ for a full house as Cartwright and Wolff both mucked.