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

05-28-2025 17:10 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Livingston	68,000 43,000	43,000

Gina Hecht	48,000 48,000	48,000
Michael Lang	43,000 43,000	43,000
Nick Guagenti	39,000 4,000	4,000
Kevin Gerhart	38,000 13,000	13,000

Andrew Kelsall	36,000 10,000	10,000

JJ Liu	35,000 35,000	35,000
Max Pescatori	35,000 35,000	35,000

Owais Ahmed	32,000 3,000	3,000

Huck Seed	32,000 10,500	10,500

David "Bakes" Baker	32,000 10,000	10,000

Ryan Hoenig	32,000 7,000	7,000

Yuval Bronshtein	31,000 6,000	6,000

Michael Noori	31,000 31,000	31,000

Scott Clements	31,000 31,000	31,000

Jon Turner	31,000 4,000	4,000

Mike Thorpe	31,000 31,000	31,000
Matt Glantz	29,000 1,000	1,000

Andrew Brown	29,000 5,000	5,000

Robert Mizrachi	28,000

Mike Leah	25,000 5,000	5,000
Steve Zolotow	25,000 25,000	25,000
Felipe Ramos	25,000 25,000	25,000
Mike Matusow	25,000

Daniel Zack	25,000

Break

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Liam Gannon

Level 6 : Limits 600/1,200, 0 ante

Blinds: 300-600
Limits: 600-1,200

The players have gone on their second 15-minute break of the day.

05-28-2025 17:30 UTC-8

Still Time to Join the Action

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Josh Noy

Level 6 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

Blinds: 300-600
Limits: 600-1,200

https://twitter.com/WSOP/status/1927897113918136692

Level: 7

Blinds: 400-800
Limits: 800-1,600

05-28-2025 17:46 UTC-8

Lovell Gets Paid on the River

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Limits 800/1,600, 0 ante

Blinds: 400-800
Limits: 800-1,600

Four-handed on a flop of 9♣7♦3♠, Matthew Alexander bet from early position and was called by Alan Fidellow in the hijack, Bruno Fuentes on the button, and big blind David Lovell.

Action checked to Fuentes on the J♥ turn and he bet. Only Lovell and Fidellow called to the Q♦ river, where Lovell then led out with a bet.

Fidellow got out of the way, but Fuentes gave it some thought for a minute before calling. Lovell then showed A♣K♣10♠2♠ for a straight and Fuentes mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Lovell	40,000
Matthew Alexander	26,000
Bruno Fuentes	17,000
Alan Fidellow	5,000

Tags: Alan Fidellow Bruno Fuentes David Lovell Matthew Alexander

05-28-2025 17:48 UTC-8

Defending Champ Chen Among Early Bustouts

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Limits 800/1,600, 0 ante

Blinds: 400-800
Limits: 800-1,600

Player	Chips	Progress
James Chen (US)	Busted

Nathan Gamble	Busted

Khamar Xaythavone	Busted
David Dongwoo Ko	Busted
Dave Stann	Busted
Nitesh Rawtani	Busted
Nithin Eapen	Busted

05-28-2025 17:52 UTC-8

Spriggs is Sprigging Back

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Liam Gannon

Level 7 : Limits 800/1,600, 0 ante

Blinds: 400-800
Limits: 800-1,600

Rodney Spriggs raised in the hijack and both Larry Tobor in the small blind and Melvin McCraney in the big blind called.

Everyone checked the flop of 9♣8♣2♣ to the 2♥ turn where Tobor checked over to McCraney who bet and got two callers.

Action on the river 6♣ checked around to Spriggs who bet and Tobor folded while McCraney called.

Spriggs turned over K♠6♠3♣2♠ for twos full of sixes and McCraney tossed his hand into the muck.

"Oh no," lamented Tobor "you got my low out."

That earned a fist pump from Spriggs as the three-time WSOPC ring winner continued his upward climb after being down to just 2,300 in the early levels of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Larry Tobor	76,000 76,000	76,000
Melvin McCraney	24,000 24,000	24,000

Rodney Spriggs	18,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Larry Tobor Melvin McCraney Rodney Spriggs

05-28-2025 18:00 UTC-8

Matusow, Bambrick Chop Up Viveros

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Limits 800/1,600, 0 ante

Blinds: 400-800
Limits: 800-1,600

Three-handed on a flop of A♠9♠5♥, Duke Viveros led out with a bet from the small blind and Ryan Bambrick called in the big blind. Mike Matusow then raised under the gun and both Viveros and Bambrick called.

Matusow bet again on the 9♥ turn and both opponents called. The 7♦ river was then checked down.

Matusow turned over A♥8♣5♦3♣ for two pair, while Bambrick had 8♠5♣4♠2♣ for the low to chop up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Matusow	30,000 5,000	5,000

Ryan Bambrick	30,000

Duke Viveros	20,000

Tags: Duke Viveros Mike Matusow Ryan Bambrick

05-28-2025 18:02 UTC-8

Zack Takes One From Sprung

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Liam Gannon

Level 7 : Limits 800/1,600, 0 ante

Blinds: 400-800
Limits: 800-1,600

Former WSOP player of the year Dan Zack opened in early position and Daniel Sprung three-bet in late position which only Zack called.

The flop rolled out K♠K♣8♦ and Zack checked over to Sprung who bet and Zack raised which Sprung called.

Zack bet both the turn 10♥ and river 4♦ and Sprung called him each time.

At showdown, Zack tabled A♥K♥J♠6♠ for three kings with an ace-kicker and Sprung tossed his hand into the muck, ceding the pot to the three-time bracelet winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Zack	45,000 45,000	45,000

Daniel Sprung	13,000

Tags: Dan Zack Daniel Sprung

05-28-2025 18:09 UTC-8

Maldonado Scoops to Bust Hoines

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Limits 800/1,600, 0 ante

Blinds: 400-800
Limits: 800-1,600

Miguel Maldonado bet from the button on a flop of A♦9♦6♣, Adrian Hoines raised all in from the big blind, and Maldonado called.

Adrian Hoines: J♦10♦7♥3♦ All in
Miguel Maldonado: 9♠4♣2♠2♣

Maldonado had a pair of nines, while Hoines was chasing a flush draw. The 4♥ turn improved Maldonado to two pair, while Hoines missed the 3♠ river as Maldonado also made a low to scoop the pot and send Hoines to the rail.

At the same table, bracelet winner Jason Daly has built a stack of around 50,000.