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

05-28-2025 18:48 UTC-7

Defending Champ Chen Among Early Bustouts

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 18:46 UTC-7

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

Level: 7

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

05-28-2025 18:30 UTC-7

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

05-28-2025 18:16 UTC-7

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 18:10 UTC-7

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

Xavthavone Survives With a Chop

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David Salituro

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

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

Dennis Eichhorn bet from the big blind on a flop of K♥3♠8♦ and Jeff Madsen called in early position. Khamar Xaythavone called all in from the cutoff.

Eichhorn bet again on the 6♥ turn and Madsen called to create a side pot. The river was the 2♥ and Eichhorn bet. Madsen raised this time and Eichhorn called.

Madsen showed A♥9♠4♣2♦ for a low, while Eichhorn had K♣K♦Q♠3♥ for a set. Xaythavone turned over A♦9♥4♦3♠ and chopped the low with Madsen, while Eichhorn took the high pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dennis Eichhorn	35,000 35,000	35,000
Jeff Madsen	23,000 23,000	23,000

Khamar Xaythavone	2,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Dennis Eichhorn Jeff Madsen Khamar Xaythavone

05-28-2025 18:02 UTC-7

Pot And a Card Get Away From Berg as Merivirta Fills Up

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David Salituro

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

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

Jyri Merivirta raised in early position and received calls from Lawrence Berg in the hijack and Brad Owen in the big blind.

Merivirta bet on the 8♣5♥2♥ flop and only Berg called. Merivirta bet again on the 8♥ turn and Berg called once more.

Merivirta put out another bet on the A♦ river and Berg called. Merivirta then turned over A♠A♣8♦7♥ for a full house and Berg squeezed his cards so hard that one of them flew across the table and onto the floor. One of his tablemates had to retrieve it for him, and Berg then sent all four into the muck.

Nick Kost, runner-up in this event at the 2023 WSOP, is also at this table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Kost	45,000 17,000	17,000

Brad Owen	37,000 37,000	37,000

Jyri Merivirta	27,000 27,000	27,000
Lawrence Berg	10,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Brad Owen Jyri Merivirta Lawrence Berg

05-28-2025 17:51 UTC-7

Spoon, Quiring Chop Up Wijnhamer in Three-Bet Pot

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David Salituro

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

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

Robert Quiring bet from the button on a board of 7♥5♣A♦7♣ and Dave Wijnhamer raised in the small blind. Stephen Spoon then made it three bets from middle position and both opponents called.

Spoon bet again on the A♣ river and Quiring and Wijnhamer again called. Spoon showed A♠7♠6♥4♥ for a full house, while Quiring. had A♥8♦3♠2♠ for a low to chop up Wijnhamer's chips.