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

05-28-2025 19:48 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

David Salituro

Level 8 : Limits 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Vitch	70,000

Jason Adams	60,000 20,000	20,000
Alex Livingston	60,000 8,000	8,000

Ryan Bambrick	55,000 25,000	25,000

Brad Ruben	45,000 20,000	20,000

Emmanuel Badmus	45,000 18,000	18,000
Jon Kyte	40,000 15,000	15,000
Yuval Bronshtein	40,000 9,000	9,000

Nick Kost	40,000 5,000	5,000

Amnon Filippi	40,000 10,000	10,000

Ali Eslami	40,000 15,000	15,000

Scott Seiver	35,000

Mike Wattel	35,000 15,000	15,000

Jim Collopy	35,000

David "Bakes" Baker	35,000 3,000	3,000

Brian Rast	30,000

Carol Fuchs	30,000 8,000	8,000

Nicolas Milgrom	30,000 5,000	5,000
Calvin Anderson	30,000

Ari Engel	25,000 11,000	11,000

Mike Matusow	22,000 8,000	8,000

Brad Owen	20,000 17,000	17,000

Jon Turner	20,000 11,000	11,000
Yueqi Zhu	20,000 1,000	1,000

Max Pescatori	15,000 20,000	20,000

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05-28-2025 19:34 UTC-7

Brunson Calls Down Acoba as the Table Plays the Movie Game

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Limits 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

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

Todd Brunson bet from the big blind on a flop of Q♠10♣5♠ and picked up calls from Marielizette Acoba on the button and Nick Guagenti in the small blind.

While this hand was in progress, Kia Hooshmand was leading the table in a game where they name a movie and the rest of the table tries to guess what year it came out in. Hooshmand's first movie was The Ring, and Guagenti successfully guessed that it came out in 2002.

"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," Hooshmand continued, as guesses ranged from 1972 to 1974. "Nope, 1975, the year I was born," Hooshmand answered.

Meanwhile, action had checked to Acoba on the J♥ turn and she bet. Guagenti folded, but Brunson called to see the 2♣ river. Acoba then bet again and Brunson called.

Acoba showed A♠Q♥7♣3♦, but Brunson had Q♦J♦9♠7♦ for two pair to win the pot as Guagenti threw out the movie City Slickers for the table to guess.

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Brunson	55,000 30,000	30,000

Nick Guagenti	40,000 1,000	1,000
Kia Hooshmand	22,000
Marielizette Acoba	15,000 10,600	10,600

Tags: Kia Hooshmand Marielizette Acoba Nick Guagenti Todd Brunson

05-28-2025 19:34 UTC-7

Scheeland Eliminates Amato, Scoops Thorpe

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Liam Gannon

Level 8 : Limits 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

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

Action is picked up on the turn in a pot between Michael Amato, in early position, Mike "Crazy Mike" Thorpe on the hijack and Jordan Scheeland in the big blind.

On the board of 8♥7♦6♣A♥, Scheeland checked to Amato who moved all in for 800 which saw Thorpe raise and Scheeland three-bet and Thorpe called.

The river Q♣ saw Scheeland bet and Thorpe called.

Michael Amato: A♠A♦Q♠2♦ All in
Mike Thorpe: K♠K♥5♥4♠
Jordan Scheeland: 10♦9♦5♣3♠

The straight for high and eight-seven low was good for Scheeland to scoop the pot and eliminate Amato while leaving Thorpe short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francis Scheeland	56,000 56,000	56,000
Mike Thorpe	1,600 1,600	1,600
Michael Amato	Busted

Tags: Jordan Scheeland Michael Amato Mike Thorpe

05-28-2025 19:24 UTC-7

Kessler, Chad Among Recent Bustouts

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Limits 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Thorpe	Busted
Michael Parizon	Busted
Jason Stockfish	Busted
Mark Gregorich	Busted
Jermaine Reid	Busted

Lawrence Colt	Busted
Kevin Phillipson	Busted
Patrick Leonard	Busted

Alan Fidellow	Busted
Lawrence Berg	Busted

Allen Kessler	Busted
Norman Chad	Busted
Andres Korn	Busted

Valentin Vornicu	Busted
Michael Rodrigues	Busted

05-28-2025 19:22 UTC-7

Leah Trips Up Fish

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Limits 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

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

Darryll Fish raised in middle position, Mike Leah reraised in the hijack, and Fish called.

The flop came Q♣Q♠J♣ and Leah put out a bet. Fish called to the 8♦ turn, where Leah bet again. Fish called and the 9♦ fell on the river.

Leah then bet and Fish called. Leah turned over A♣Q♦5♠2♣ for trips and Fish mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Leah	50,000 25,000	25,000
Darryll Fish	12,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Darryll Fish Mike Leah

Level: 8

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

05-28-2025 19:09 UTC-7

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Daly	50,000

Miguel Maldonado	40,000
Adrian Hoines	Busted

Tags: Adrian Hoines Jason Daly Miguel Maldonado

05-28-2025 19:02 UTC-7

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 19:00 UTC-7

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 18:52 UTC-7

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