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

05-28-2025 23:15 UTC-8

Zhu Frustrates Morrison on the River

David Salituro

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

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

Heads-up on a flop of 9♣4♥9♥, Dennis Morrison bet from the button and Yueqi Zhu called in the cutoff.

Morrison bet again on the 10♦ turn and Zhu called. The river was the J♣ and Zhu led out with a bet this time. Morrison quickly called.

Zhu showed A♠K♥8♥7♠ for a rivered straight and Morrison angrily threw A♥A♣ into the muck, shaking his head as Zhu raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dennis Morrison	140,000 20,000	20,000
Yueqi Zhu	130,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Dennis Morrison Yueqi Zhu

05-28-2025 23:25 UTC-8

Dennehy Runs Into Strebkov's Aces

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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

Mike Dennehy raised in the hijack, Denis Strebkov reraised in the cutoff, and Dennehy called.

The flop came Q♣8♣2♦ and Strebkov bet. Dennehy called to the 8♥ turn and Strebkov bet again. Dennehy called off his last chips.

Strebkov showed A♦A♥7♦2♣, while Dennehy had A♠K♦6♠5♦. The river was the 10♥ and Strebkov's aces earned him the pot to send Dennehy to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denis Strebkov	90,000 65,000	65,000

Mike Dennehy	Busted

Tags: Denis Strebkov Mike Dennehy

05-28-2025 23:25 UTC-8

Bral Triples While Spurlin Gets a Side

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Liam Gannon

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

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

Jason Bral raised from under the gun and Jordan Spurlin three-bet on the button which saw Eric Garcia call in the big blind. Bral raised again and both Spurlin and Garcia called.

The flop rolled out 4♥8♠10♠. Garcia checked to Bral, who bet, and Spurlin raised to put Bral all in for 7,000, which Garcia and Bral called.

Action checked through on the turn J♥ to the river J♦ where Garcia check-called a bet from Spurlin.

Jason Bral: 9♣8♥7♣6♠ All in
Jordan Spurlin: A♥10♦5♠3♥

Garcia mucked his hand after seeing the hands and Bral tripled while Spurlin took in the side.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Bral	53,000 52,000	52,000
Jordan Spurlin	28,000 28,000	28,000
Eric Garcia	22,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Eric Garcia Jason Bral Jordan Spurlin

05-28-2025 23:33 UTC-8

Arora Hits the Turn, Kyte Spikes the River For a Bustout

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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

Aalok Arora bet his last chips from the cutoff on a flop of 5♣3♠4♣ and Jon Kyte called in the big blind.

Aalok Arora: Q♥5♠2♥2♠ All in
Jon Kyte: A♠K♠4♥3♥

Kyte was ahead with two pair, but Arora hit a straight on the 6♣ turn. The river, though, was the 7♦ to give Kyte a higher straight with a low to scoop the pot and send Arora to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Kyte	70,000 30,000	30,000
Aalok Arora	Busted

Tags: Jon Kyte Aalok Arora

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000-5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000

05-28-2025 23:37 UTC-8

Recent Bustouts

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 3,000-5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan Spurlin	Busted
Steven Abitbol	Busted
Greg Mascio	Busted
Michelle Roth	Busted
Jacob Perry	Busted
Frankie O'Dell	Busted

Dan Heimiller	Busted
Sarong Chao	Busted
Gina Hecht	Busted
Owais Ahmed	Busted

Kevin Iacofano	Busted
Eric Topham	Busted
Edward Weisbaum	Busted
Stephane Faure	Busted
David Prociak	Busted

05-28-2025 23:43 UTC-8

Madanzhiev Shows Brunson the Nuts

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 3,000-5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000

In a blind versus blind battle, Todd Brunson led out on the 5♠Q♣4♦J♦ board and Stoyan Madanzhiev called.

Brunson slowed down and checked the 10♣ river as Madanzhiev then put out a bet. Brunson took a few seconds before calling and Madanzhiev showed A♥K♠J♠5♦ for a rivered straight to win the pot.