Event #46: $250,000 Super High Roller Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-15-2025 16:32 UTC-8

Easy Come, Easy Go for Kornuth

Adam Lamers

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

After just claiming a victim not long ago, Chance Kornuth was building a healthy stack deep into Day 1. In a heads-up pot with Isaac Haxton, a completed board of Q♣10♠3♥10♣6♥ was spread across the table with a little over 300,000 in the pot.

Kornuth led out from the big blind with an overbet of 555,000. Haxton gave it some thought for a minute and then flicked in a chip to call. Kornuth tabled J♥9♥ for a missed straight draw while Haxton showed AxQx for the best hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	1,900,000 1,050,000	1,050,000

Chance Kornuth	1,450,000 960,000	960,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth Isaac Haxton

Level: 6

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

06-15-2025 16:40 UTC-8

Boivin Blocks with the Nuts

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Adam Lamers

Level 6 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Thomas Boivin raised it up from middle position and Bryn Kenney flat-called in the cutoff. They went heads-up to a flop of J♠9♠5♠ where each player committed an additional 100,000 chips.

The turn was the 3♥ and Boivin fired out another bet of 160,000. Kenney still called and the A♣ completed the board. Boivin used a time bank and went for a block bet of 100,000. Kenney flicked in a chip to call and Boivin showed A♠Q♠ for the nut flush much to the demise of Kenney.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Boivin	2,380,000 405,000	405,000

Bryn Kenney	1,350,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Thomas Boivin Bryn Kenney

06-15-2025 16:49 UTC-8

Doug Polk Kills Tony Stand-Up Comedy; Michael Kaplan’s Final Stu Ungar Story | PokerNews Podcast #898

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Chad Holloway

Level 6 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

In the 898th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Kyna Englandn and Mike Holtz are back at Level 9 Studio to offer their thoughts on Doug Polk's recent appearance on Kill Tony, the popular Austin-based stand-up comedy program. How did Doug do in front of Tony Hinchcliffe and company? Let's just say you might be surprised.

Mike, who made a recent appearance in Daniel Negreanu's vlog, then sounds off on the cancelled WSOP Online bracelet event, the crew discusses the recently-announced changes to the WSOP Circuit, Chad goes to the world's largest casino collectibles show, and Matt Savage offers his thoughts as a special guest speaker.

Other topics include bracelet wins by Nick Schulman, Jason Koon, and John Racener, highlights from recent Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) events, and an exclusive interview with famed poker author Michael Kaplan, who recently released a new book, Advantage Players. The veteran scribe shares several poker stories, including Phil Ivey and Kelly Sun's baccarat edge sorting, the legendary Billy Baxter, and what it was like working with Stu Ungar in what was one of the final, if not THE final, interviews before he passed in 1998.

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06-15-2025 16:51 UTC-8

Vieira Spikes River to Eliminate Kenney

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Connor Richards

Level 6 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Joao Vieira opened from under the gun and two players called before Bryn Kenney three-bet to 225,000 in the big blind. Vieira then four-bet to 500,000 and the two players folded before Kenney five-bet jammed his remaining stack. Vieira called.

Bryn Kenney: Q♣Q♠ All in
Joao Vieira: A♠K♠

Kenney stayed ahead in the flip on the flop of 7♦7♣2♠, but Vieira picked up flush outs on the 10♠ turn before the K♣ river landed to give him the best hand to send Kenney to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	3,000,000 1,502,000	1,502,000

Bryn Kenney	Busted

Tags: Joao Vieira Bryn Kenney

06-15-2025 16:59 UTC-8

Ausmus Calls with Jack-High

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Adam Lamers

Level 6 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Jeremy Ausmus and Aram Oganyan were heads-up in a pot with the board reading K♣K♦6♥Q♣. Ausmus tossed in a bet of 125,000 from the cutoff and Oganyan called from the big blind.

The river was the Q♦ and Oganyan led out with a small bet of 43,000. Ausmus gave it some thought and then looked him up. Oganyan tabled 7♦6♦ for a counterfeit two pair while Ausmus showed J♥10♥ for just jack-high which got a reaction from the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Ausmus	2,330,000 290,000	290,000

Aram Oganyan	2,300,000 790,000	790,000

Tags: Jeremy Ausmus Aram Oganyan

06-15-2025 17:01 UTC-8

The Veteran Picking on the New Guy

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Adam Lamers

Level 6 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Leon Sturm raised to 36,000 in the cutoff and Brandon Steven three-bet to 114,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Sturm called to go heads-up to a flop of 10♠2♠2♥.

Sturm checked to Steven who slid in a bet of 100,000 and Sturm called. The turn brought the 5♦ and Sturm checked again. Steven pushed out a chunk of T100,000 chips , putting Sturm to the test for his remaining stack of just over 500,000. Sturm thought for 30 seconds but then reluctantly laid his hand down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Steven	3,780,000 180,000	180,000
Leon Sturm	530,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Leon Sturm Brandon Steven

06-15-2025 17:10 UTC-8

Seven-High Bluff in WSOP $250K w/ 15% Pot Bet; Did It Work?

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Calum Grant

Level 6 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

The $250,000 Super High Roller — the biggest buy-in on the 2025 World Series of Poker schedule — got underway Sunday at noon inside Paris Las Vegas. And it didn’t take long for fireworks.

Austrian high-stakes crusher Matthias Eibinger, who has more than $24 million in live earnings according to The Hendon Mob, attempted an ambitious seven-high bluff with a 15% pot shove on businessman Brandon Steven. But did the gutsy move pay off?

Find out here

06-15-2025 17:21 UTC-8

Trips for Kornuth

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Connor Richards

Level 6 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Alfred Decarolis opened to 36,000 in middle position and Alexandros Theologis called in the hijack before Chance Kornuth called in the cutoff and Daniel Negreanu called in the small blind.

Decarolis continued for 75,000 on the flop of K♣4♦4♠ and only Kornuth called. Decarolis then bet 130,000 on the 2♦ turn and Kornuth called.

Decarolis checked on the 3♣ river and Kornuth tossed out a bet of 480,000. Decarolis called and mucked as Kornuth showed 6♥4♥ for trips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	2,500,000 1,050,000	1,050,000

Alfred Decarolis	1,500,000 1,430,000	1,430,000
Alexandros Theologis	1,000,000 838,000	838,000
Daniel Negreanu	1,000,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Alexandros Theologis Alfred Decarolis Chance Kornuth Daniel Negreanu

06-15-2025 17:21 UTC-8

Maue's Check-Raise Wins the Pot

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Adam Lamers

Level 6 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Leonard Maue opened to 36,000 in the hijack and Aleksejs Ponakovs three-bet to 128,000 in the cutoff. The action folded back to Maue who just called to see a flop of J♠10♦5♦.

Maue checked to Ponakovs who continued with a bet of 118,000. Maue check-raised to 300,000 and Ponakovs quickly slung his cards into the muck.