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

05-28-2025 22:45 UTC-7

Krascenko With The Wheel

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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

Brad Ruben raised in the hijack and Michael Krascenko called in the big blind.

The flop rolled out 7♦5♥4♦ and Ruben bet after being checked to and Krascenko raised which Ruben called.

Krascenko bet on the 8♣ turn and A♣ river and Ruben called each time.

"Three-two and six-three," said Krascenko as he turned over 6♠3♠3♦2♦ for both a wheel and a seven-high straight to take down the pot with both halves.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Ruben	52,000 28,000	28,000

Michael Krascenko	38,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Brad Ruben Michael Krascenko

05-28-2025 22:43 UTC-7

Madanzhiev Finds a Chop, Rochin Laments His Big Miss

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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

Ramon Rochin bet from under the gun on a flop of J♣7♣3♦ and Stoyan Madanzhiev raised in the hijack. Domingo Enciso called on the button, while Rochin also stuck around and called.

The turn was the 10♦ and Madanzhiev bet again. Both opponents called to the 2♥ river, where Madanzhiev put out another bet. Enciso, though, came back with a raise this time.

"Did you see what I had? Disgusting," Rochin said to a tablemate as he folded. Madanzhiev took a minute before calling as Enciso showed A♥10♠6♥4♠ for a low, while Madanzhiev had A♦K♣J♦10♣ for two pair to chop the pot.

"I had ace-queen of clubs, nine-deuce of diamonds. Open-ended straight draw, both flush draws. How do I miss?" Rochin lamented after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stoyan Madanzhiev	60,000 25,000	25,000

Ramon Rochin	40,000 40,000	40,000
Domingo Enciso	35,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Domingo Enciso Ramon Rochin Stoyan Madanzhiev

05-28-2025 22:41 UTC-7

Matusow With Chips in O8

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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

https://twitter.com/themouthmatusow/status/1927528467068858595?s=46

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Matusow	41,000 19,000	19,000

05-28-2025 22:28 UTC-7

Ali Takes Three-Quarters of Three-Bet Pot

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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

Ihab Ali raised in early position and Steven Abitbol three-bet on the button. Steven Girouard and Marc Wolenik called in the blinds, while Ali also called to create a four-way pot to the Q♠2♥2♣ flop.

Ali then bet and only Abitbol called. Ali then put out bets on the 6♥ turn and 5♣ river as Abitbol called him down.

Ali turned over A♠10♣3♣2♦ for trips and a low, while Abitbol had A♦K♣7♥3♠ for the same low as Ali took the high and chopped up the low pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ihab Ali	120,000 120,000	120,000
Steven Abitbol	85,000 24,000	24,000
Andrew Brown	50,000 21,000	21,000

Huck Seed	25,000 7,000	7,000

Steven Girouard	20,000 23,000	23,000
Marc Wolenik	20,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Ihab Ali Marc Wolenik Steven Abitbol Steven Girouard

05-28-2025 22:25 UTC-7

Prize Pool Confirmed

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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 prize pool has been confirmed as a total of 910 entrants came out to play this event today and generated a prize pool worth $1,255,117 to be divided up between the final 137 entrants.

Each of the players who cash will earn $3,027, with the winner of the tournament taking home $205,333 and the WSOP bracelet.

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$205,333	16-23	$7,897
2	$136,855	24-31	$6,562
3	$95,253	32-39	$5,561
4	$67,392	40-47	$4,807
5	$48,480	48-55	$4,241
6	$35,471	56-63	$3,820
7	$26,403	64-71	$3,515
8	$20,001	72-79	$3,305
9	$15,423	80-87	$3,178
10-11	$12,112	88-137	$3,027
12-15	$9,688

Level: 12

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

05-28-2025 22:18 UTC-7

Lapka Fills Up on Pan

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 1,000-2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

Justin Lapka raised in the cutoff, Qinghai Pan reraised on the button, and Lapka made it four bets. Pan called and they went heads-up to a flop of 6♥J♥Q♦.

Lapka then bet and Pan called. The turn was the 6♦ and Lapka bet again. Pan called once more to see the K♥ river, where Lapka put out another bet. Pan again called.

Lapka turned over A♦K♠10♣6♠ for a full house and Pan mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	50,000 50,000	50,000

Justin Lapka	45,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Justin Lapka Qinghai Pan

05-28-2025 22:05 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 1,000-2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Dean Joe	110,000 77,000	77,000
Alex Livingston	100,000 30,000	30,000

Charles Witherspoon	80,000 30,000	30,000
Brad Ruben	80,000 17,000	17,000

Thida Lin	65,000 25,000	25,000
Yuval Bronshtein	65,000 22,000	22,000

Scott Seiver	65,000 20,000	20,000

Tom McCormick	60,000 2,000	2,000
Michael Noori	60,000 29,000	29,000

Jason Adams	60,000
Justin Lapka	55,000 34,000	34,000
Ari Engel	50,000 25,000	25,000

Todd Brunson	50,000 5,000	5,000

Daniel Zack	50,000 5,000	5,000

Ryutaro Suzuki	40,000

Kane Kalas	40,000
Calvin Anderson	40,000 10,000	10,000

Stoyan Madanzhiev	35,000

Michelle Roth	35,000
Owais Ahmed	30,000 13,000	13,000

Yueqi Zhu	30,000 10,000	10,000

Nick Guagenti	30,000
Ismael Bojang	25,000

Craig Chait	25,000 4,000	4,000
William Mattison	21,000 14,000	14,000

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05-28-2025 22:04 UTC-7

McCormick and Smith Chop Up a Four-Way Pot

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Liam Gannon

Level 11 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 1,000-2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

Action was picked up on the turn in a four-way pot.

With a board reading 5♠6♣J♦K♠, Dylan Smith bet in the small blind which saw Tom McCormick in late position, Peter Augustine in the cutoff, and Ruben Vera on the button all call.

Smith checked the 2♣ river and McCormick bet, which saw Vera and Smith call.

McCormick tabled A♠8♠7♣3♣ for the nut-low and Smith tabled K♥Q♠10♠8♥ for a pair of kings for high and the two WSOP veterans split up the multi-way pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Smith	72,000 72,000	72,000
Tom McCormick	62,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Dylan Smith Peter Augustine Ruben Vera Tom McCormick

05-28-2025 21:49 UTC-7

Iacofano Spikes the River to Bust Benso

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 1,000-2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

Kevin Iacofano led out with a bet from the big blind on a board of Q♣10♠K♦6♠ and Nick Maimone called in the hijack. Sergio Benso then raised in the cutoff and Iacofano reraised. Maimone got out of the way, but Benso tossed in his last chips.

Benso had A♥K♠J♣9♥ for a flopped straight, while Iacofano showed A♦A♠J♠6♦ for the same straight and flush draw. The Q♠ river gave him his flush and Benso was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Iacofano	70,000 70,000	70,000
Nick Maimone	11,000 11,000	11,000

Sergio Benso	Busted

Tags: Kevin Iacofano Nick Maimone Sergio Benso