Event #49: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-16-2025 11:46 UTC-8

No Spade in Sight

Roxanne Johnson

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Aram Zobian raised to 700 from the cutoff, and Maurice Hawkins smooth called from the big blind. The flop came out monotone with 3♠8♠2♠, and Hawkins checked to the raiser, who bet 400.

On the turn Q♠, Zobian kept up the aggression and bet 1,100 after Hawkins checked. Hawkins called the bet.

Both players checked the river K♣, and Hawkins tabled A♦Q♣, for a pair of queens, and Zobian showed K♦6♦ for a pair of kings and the win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aram Zobian	58,000 18,000	18,000

Maurice Hawkins	36,500 36,500	36,500

Tags: Aram Zobian Maurice Hawkins

06-16-2025 11:43 UTC-8

Early Double for Brodeur

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Jacob Wilson

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Olivier Brodeur shoved his full stack in on a board reading 4♣6♠9♣10♥ before being quickly called by Yunkyu Song.

"I have a straight," announced Brodeur, as he tabled his cards.

Olivier Brodeur: 7♠8♣ All in
Yunkyu Song: Q♠Q♣

Yunkyu Song stood up from his chair and chucked his chips over to Brodeur as he realised that he was dead in the water. The A♣ river changed nothing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Olivier Brodeur	75,000 75,000	75,000
Yunkyu Song	12,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Olivier Brodeur Yunkyu Song

06-16-2025 11:41 UTC-8

Mackoff Overbets

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Barry Russell

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

There were roughly 12,000 chips in the pot on a board of 3♣J♠Q♠A♣6♠. Luis Yepez Carmona in the cutoff checked to Jonas Mackoff on the button who decided to overbet to 16,500.

Carmona thought about his decision for around three minutes before he made the call. Mackoff tabled the second nuts with K♠5♠, and Carmona mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonas Mackoff	56,000 56,000	56,000
Barbara Schindler	34,400 34,400	34,400
Luis Yepez Carmona	24,100 24,100	24,100

Tags: Jonas Mackoff Luis Yepez Carmona

06-16-2025 11:31 UTC-8

Mistakes Were Made

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John Avelino

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

During the second level of the day, action was picked up as Francisco Benitez raised to 2,500 from the big blind position and Henao called from the button. Things got very interesting from this point.

As the dealer fanned out the flop of A♥3♦10♣ there was an extra card 6♠, the floor was called to deliver a ruling. The floor ruled that the cards were to be mixed and he picked out a burn card. The flop was rearranged and the 10♣ was the burn card. On a new flop of A♥6♠3♦ Benitez bet 1,200 and Henao called.

The 4♥ hit the turn and both players checked their option.

A Q♥ completed the board of a very interesting hand and Benitez bet 1,600 and Henao folded. Shortly after, Henao was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Benitez	37,000 37,000	37,000
Sebastian Henao	Busted

Tags: Francisco Benitez Sebastian Henao

Level: 2

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

06-16-2025 11:29 UTC-8

Ostrove Shows Down Trips

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Ryan Ostrove opened to 500 from the button and Nicolas Julien defended from the big blind.

The flop came 6♠3♥2♣ and Julien led with a 400 bet. Ostrove called.

Julien checked on the 3♦ turn. Ostrove bet 1,500 and Julien called.

Ostrove bet 4,000 when checked to on the A♦ river and Julien called again. Ostrove tabled trips with Q♥3♣ to take the early pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Ostrove	43,000
Nicolas Julien	33,000

Tags: Nicolas Julien Ryan Ostrove

06-16-2025 11:27 UTC-8

Some of the Notables Starting the Day

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ran Koller	40,000 40,000	40,000

David Cabrera Polop	40,000 40,000	40,000
Leo Soma	40,000 40,000	40,000

Anatoly Nikitin	40,000 40,000	40,000
Shawn Buchanan	40,000 40,000	40,000
Adam Hendrix	40,000 40,000	40,000
Thomas Cazayous	40,000 40,000	40,000

Aram Zobian	40,000 40,000	40,000

Julien Sitbon	40,000 40,000	40,000

Wai Kiat Lee	40,000 40,000	40,000
Florian Ribouchon	40,000 40,000	40,000
Hongru Zhang	40,000 40,000	40,000
Pavels Spirins	40,000 40,000	40,000
Nicholas Palma	40,000
Bin Weng	40,000 40,000	40,000
Craig Varnell	40,000 40,000	40,000

Antonio Galiana	40,000 40,000	40,000

Ryan DePaulo	40,000 40,000	40,000

Ryan Wolfson	40,000 40,000	40,000
Ian Matakis	40,000 40,000	40,000

Daniel Lazrus	40,000 40,000	40,000

Jeremy Becker	40,000 40,000	40,000
Erwann Pecheux	40,000 40,000	40,000
Maria Konnikova	40,000 40,000	40,000

06-16-2025 11:23 UTC-8

Gardes Wins Big One Early

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Jacob Wilson

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

On a board reading 6♥10♠8♦5♣A♠, two players arrived at the river, those players being Josselin Gardes and Alexander Yen. Yen checked his action over to Gardes, who then fired out for 20,500 into a pot of just over 25,000.

Yen then thought about his decision for a good few minutes, before making the lay-down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josselin Gardes	52,500 52,500	52,500
Alexander Yen	28,500 28,500	28,500

Tags: Alexander Yen Josselin Gardes

06-16-2025 11:20 UTC-8

Moolhuizen Picks Up a Small One

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Barry Russell

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

There were roughly 3,000 chips in the pot on a board of A♠10♠7♦10♥, Mateusz Moolhuizen checked in the cutoff to Timothy Flattery on the button who checked behind.

Action went check-check when the 3♣ landed on the river. Moolhuizen quickly tabled A♦8♦, Flattery mucked his hand.