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

05-28-2025 17:44 UTC-7

Wilbert Can't Wait to Put in His Chips

David Salituro

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

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

Heads-up on a flop of K♦J♥Q♥, Christian Wilbert bet from the button and Mike Leah called under the gun.

Wilbert bet again on the 3♠ turn and Leah called. The river was the 7♦ and Wilbert put out another bet before Leah had acted. Leah eventually checked and the dealer told Wilbert his bet had to remain in the pot.

"I call. Show ace-ten and take all the chips," Leah said, and Wilbert indeed showed him A♣A♦K♥10♠ for a straight to win the pot.

"He had the nuts and couldn't wait to get his money in," another tablemate added after the hand.

Darryll Fish and Jon Kyte are also seated at this table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Wilbert	30,000
Mike Leah	30,000
Jon Kyte	25,000 7,000	7,000
Darryll Fish	23,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Christian Wilbert Mike Leah

Level: 6

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

05-28-2025 17:33 UTC-7

Mattison Makes Broadway to Bust Wend

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Limits 600/1,200, 0 ante

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

Kevin Phillipson bet from the big blind on a board of 10♣Q♥10♥J♣ and Kenneth Wend called all in from under the gun. William Mattison then raised in the cutoff and Phillipson got out of the way.

Wend showed A♥A♠6♦2♦, but Mattison had A♣K♣5♣4♦ for a straight. The river was the K♦ and Mattison took the pot to send Wend to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Mattison	35,000 35,000	35,000
Kevin Phillipson	10,000 10,000	10,000
Kenneth Wend	Busted

Tags: Kenneth Wend Kevin Phillipson William Mattison

05-28-2025 17:21 UTC-7

Update from Allen Kessler

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Kasey Taormino

Level 5 : Limits 600/1,200, 0 ante

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

https://twitter.com/AllenKessler/status/1927882471233704079

05-28-2025 17:19 UTC-7

Taylor Climbing High

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Liam Gannon

Level 5 : Limits 600/1,200, 0 ante

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

Kelly Chapman called under the gun and Nathan Gamble raised in middle position. Jarryd Godena three bet in the small blind and Esther Taylor came along in the big blind with Gamble and Chapman calling behind.

Godena checked the flop of J♥9♦6♣ over to Taylor who bet. Chapman folded while Gamble raised which only Taylor called.

Both players checked the turn 8♥ to the K♦ river where Taylor bet and Gamble folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Esther Taylor	42,000
Jarryd Godena	24,000
Nathan Gamble	21,000 1,000	1,000

Kelly Chapman	19,000

Tags: Esther Taylor Jarryd Godena Kelly Chapman Nathan Gamble

05-28-2025 17:15 UTC-7

Upright Frustrates Kessler on the River

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Limits 600/1,200, 0 ante

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

Allen Kessler and Patrick Upright went to the turn on a board of 9♦Q♣5♥4♠ where Kessler bet from the cutoff. Upright called in the hijack.

The river was the 3♦ and Upright led out with a bet. "It can't be possible," Kessler said before tossing in the chips to call.

Upright then showed A♠A♥10♠2♥ for a rivered wheel. "You were drawing dead on the flop," Kessler said, tossing A♣Q♠Q♥4♥ into the muck as Upright scooped the pot.

Bracelet winner Dominick Sarle has also taken his seat at this table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominick Sarle	40,000

Patrick Upright	35,000 10,000	10,000
Allen Kessler	13,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Allen Kessler Patrick Upright

05-28-2025 17:07 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Limits 600/1,200, 0 ante

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Foley	40,000 20,000	20,000
Bradley Smith	35,000 4,000	4,000

Owais Ahmed	35,000 5,200	5,200

Matt Glantz	30,000

Daniel Buzgon	28,000 3,000	3,000
Daniel Zack	25,000

Ray Fishman	25,000
Todd Brunson	25,000

Mike Matusow	25,000

Ari Engel	20,000 5,000	5,000

Mike Wattel	20,000 7,000	7,000

Robert Wells	20,000 5,000	5,000

Nathan Gamble	20,000 5,000	5,000

Jermaine Reid	20,000

Nadya Magnus	17,000 8,000	8,000
Naoya Kihara	15,000

Michael Rodrigues	15,000

Linda Johnson	12,000 13,000	13,000

Kyle Cartwright	12,000 10,000	10,000

David Dongwoo Ko	8,000 17,000	17,000

05-28-2025 16:58 UTC-7

Hastoo Takes From Chait

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Liam Gannon

Level 5 : Limits 600/1,200, 0 ante

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

Craig Chait called in the hijack which prompted Robert Yass to raise in the cutoff and Terrence Hastoo called in the hijack with two other players called including Chait.

The flop rolled out 2♣10♣10♦ and Chait bet when checked to which saw Hastoo raise and only Chait called.

Chait checked the J♥ turn to Hastoo who bet and Chait raised which Hastoo called.

On the river 6♠, Chait checked to Hastoo who bet and Chait tossed his hand into the muck.

Hastoo showed 10♠2♠ for flopped tens full as he raked in the chips.