Event #42: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

Jun 13, 2025

Kong Out After Three-Way Action

John Avelino

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Action was picked up as three players were all in and tabling their cards. Abteen Vaziri had his stack of 10,300 in front of him, Michael Kong with only 9,300 and Regan Duong with four 5,000 chips to cover all players in the hand.

Michael Kong: 10♠4♠8♦6♦ All in
Abteen Vaziri: 10♥10♦6♥4♦ All in
Regan Duong: A♣A♦2♦4♥

Duong had both players in bad shape before and after a flop of 2♣2♥J♦, flopping trip deuces to take a commanding lead looking for a double knockout.

A 8♥ hit the turn and gave Vaziri a heart flush draw. He needed a heart to stay alive on the river, with Kong drawing dead against his two opponents.

A miracle on fifth street for Vaziri came in the form of the 5♥ to complete his flush and send Kong to the rail. Doung took the remaining difference of the side pot.

Tags: Abteen Vaziri Michael Kong Regan Duong

Jun 13, 2025

Twos Did Not Tango

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Jerome Solomon

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Billy Tarango was all in against Thomas Cage.

Billy Tarango: A♥5♣2♣2♦ All in
Thomas Cage: A♦A♣K♥7♥

The board runout 6♥K♦Q♥5♥J♥ favored Cage, who hit the king-high flush, while Tarango was left with a pair of fives.

Tags: Billy Tarango Thomas Cage

Jun 13, 2025

Double Knockout for Anderson

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Myles Phago

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

With over 6,000 already in the pot, the flop read 4♣8♦10♠. William Meeks checked, as did Davin Anderson, but Christopher Perkins bet the pot. Meeks called and was all in, and then Anderson re-potted to 20,000, which, in fact, put him and Perkins all in. Perkins called.

Christopher Perkins: A♦K♠10♥7♣ All in
William Meeks:Q♦7♦8♥6♥ All in
Davin Anderson: Q♣J♠9♦8♣

The turn brought the 9♥ and made Anderson a straight, and when the 2♥ fell on the river, he scooped the monster pot and took out two players, who were sent to the reentry desk.

Tags: Christopher Perkins Davin Anderson William Meeks

Jun 13, 2025

"Nice Catch, Buddy"

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John Avelino

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

With a pot swelled to 6,200, Mike Dentale moved all his chips from the button into the middle to call the all in of Brennan Benglis from late position on a flop of 10♦10♠J♦. As the players tabled their cards, Dentale remarked:

"Nice catch, buddy," not knowing that he was in the lead before tabling their hands.

Michael Dentale: K♥K♣4♦4♠ All in
Brennan Benglis: A♦Q♦7♦J♥

Benglis flopped the world as he said, with a royal flush draw and the nut flush draw in diamonds but no pair. Dentale had his sole pair of kings looking to fade a diamond or an ace.

The turn brought a 5♣ which was no help for Benglis, with Dentale at risk with one card to come.

As the river card of 9♣ hit the river, Dentale doubled up, leaving Benglis with 10,000 behind. He was eliminated shortly after.

Tags: Brennan Benglis Mike Dentale

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

Jun 13, 2025

Kings Good for Yang

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Myles Phago

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With plenty of action before the flop and the pot already at over 5,000, the flop came J♠2♣3♥. Kai Yang bet out from the small blind for 900 and got called by Tyson Sullivan from under the gun and Francesco De Luca in the cutoff.

The 7♦ came on the turn, and Yang led out for 3,300. Sullivan called, and De Luca folded. The river brought the 6♦ and Yang tossed out a 1,000 chip bet. Sullivan thought for a while before he made the call. Yang flipped over A♦K♦K♠J♦, and his one pair was good.

Tags: Francesco De Luca Kai Yang Tyson Sullivan

Jun 13, 2025

Ford is Built Tough

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Jerome Solomon

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Joe Ford is having one heck of a WSOP, with four cashes, including a $136,855 haul from a second-place finish in the $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better.

He was, however, short-lived on his first bullet in this one, and had had to reenter. His second shot is going better, as he has already nearly doubled his starting stack.

Tags: Joe Ford

Jun 13, 2025

Three Jams; Boatman Banks

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John Avelino

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The action picked as Fabian Riebau-Schmithals raised all in for 2,600 from under the gun. Cedrric Trevino announced a pot bet of 9,200 in late position, which left Barny Boatman to act on the button behind him. Boatman shoved all in for 25,600 and Trevino made the call for his remaining 11,000 behind and was at risk of his tournament life.

Fabian Riebau-Schmithals: K♦J♦J♣6♣ All in
Cedrric Trevino: A♥K♥3♥7♠ All in
Barny Boatman: A♦A♣8♥8♣

Boatman had the best of it heading to a runout. A flop of 4♦10♣Q♠ gave Riebau-Schmithals a open-ended straight draw, Trevino a gut-shot straight draw with Boatman's rockets in the lead.

The turn of 9♥ gave Riebau-Schmithals a king-high straight and leaving Trevino looking for a jack to stay alive and eliminate his tablemate.

A river of 5♦ tripled up Riebau-Schmithals for the main pot, leaving Boatman best to take the relatively massive side pot.

Tags: Barny Boatman Cedrric Trevino Fabian Riebau-Schmithals

Jun 13, 2025