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

05-28-2025 23:50 UTC-7

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 23:41 UTC-7

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 23:35 UTC-7

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 23:31 UTC-7

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 23:22 UTC-7

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 23:17 UTC-7

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

Level: 13

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

05-28-2025 22:56 UTC-7

Break

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Liam Gannon

Level 12 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 1,000-2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

The players have gone on a 15-minute break.

This will be the last break of the evening for these players.

05-28-2025 22:55 UTC-7

Vitch Finds a River

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Liam Gannon

Level 12 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 1,000-2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

AJ Kelsall raised from late position, and Christopher Vitch three-bet from the hijack. Michael Palumbo then four-bet from the small blind, prompting both Kelsall and Vitch to call.

The flop came A♠ 7♠ 5♣, and Palumbo bet. Kelsall raised, which Vitch called, and Palumbo, who was all in, also called.

On the turn, the 2♦ appeared, and Kelsall bet again, with Vitch calling.

The river brought the 4♥, and Kelsall checked to Vitch, who bet. Kelsall sighed and mucked his hand.

Michael Palumbo: A♥ K♦ 8♦ 6♥ All in
Christopher Vitch: A♦ K♣ 10♠ 3♠

Vitch rivered a wheel for the low, while Palumbo made his high hand. Kelsall shook his head as the pot was chopped between Palumbo and Vitch.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Vitch	83,000 3,000	3,000

Michael Palumbo	31,000 31,000	31,000
AJ Kelsall	19,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: AJ Kelsall Christopher Vitch Michael Palumbo

05-28-2025 22:55 UTC-7

Owen Five-Bets, Then Shows Aces

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David Salituro

Level 12 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 1,000-2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Brad Owen was in the big blind and put in a five-bet preflop as Jyri Merivirta in early position, button Sarong Chao, and small blind Jason Viriyayuthakorn all called.

The flop came Q♦8♦8♣ and Owen continued with a bet. Merivirta and Viriyayuthakorn called, while Chao got out of the way.

The turn was the 8♥ and Owen bet again. Merivirta quickly folded, while Viriyayuthakorn also tossed his cards into the muck as Owen showed A♣A♥7♥5♥ before taking in the pot.