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

06-16-2025 20:49 UTC-8

Thorp Ousts Steinberg

John Avelino

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Timothy Thorp clicked it to 16,000 from under the gun and it was folded around to Max Steinberg in the small blind position. Steinberg raised all in for 84,000 and Thorp snapped the call.

Max Steinberg: 8♣8♥ All in
Timothy Thorp: A♦Q♣

As the dealer slid the flop of K♦10♠Q♦ with a queen in the window Steinberg stood up to leave the table.

The turn brought bad news for Steinberg as the J♠ slipped into the board giving Thorp a broadway straight.

The K♣ river changed nothing as Steinberg hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Thorp	535,000 535,000	535,000
Max Steinberg	Busted

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06-16-2025 20:49 UTC-8

Levy Charges Duan on Turn

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Chao Duan raised from the button to 18,000, and David Levy called from the big blind. The flop comes out with 10♠6♠10♦, and both players checked.

On the turn 3♦, Levy took a stab and bet out 15,000. Duan made the call.

Both players checked the river 9♦, and Levy flipped over 8♥8♣ and Duan mucked. Levy had two pair for the win.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Levy	555,000 413,000	413,000
Chao Duan	221,000 119,000	119,000

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06-16-2025 20:48 UTC-8

Ropes for Halverson

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Jacob Wilson

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Robert Borick opened the action and shoved for just 42,000 chips. Despite the small size of the shove, action folded all the way round to Mitchell Halverson in the big blind. He reluctantly made the call, leaving just 14,000 behind.

Robert Borick: 3♣3♦ All in
Mitchell Halverson: K♠Q♥

Borick survived the flip, as the board ran out 7♣J♠J♥2♣6♦ leaving Halverson extremely short.

The very next hand, Elliot Kampen opened to 16,000, and Halverson called all in.

Mitchell Halverson: 8♠8♣ All in
Elliot Kampen: 7♠7♥

Halverson held on the Q♣5♣K♥J♦Q♠ runout, just holding on in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Patterson	558,000 426,000	426,000

Humberto Jor Lopes Martins	336,000
Elliott Kampen	185,000 48,000	48,000
Robert Borick	96,000 16,500	16,500
Mitchell Halverson	48,000 48,000	48,000

Tags: Elliot Kampen Mitchell Halverson Robert Borick

06-16-2025 20:46 UTC-8

Choffardet KOs Egbert

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Mark Egbert shoved for around 75,000 from the cutoff and Mathieu Choffardet reshoved for 140,000 from the button, folding out all other players and putting Egbert at risk.

Mark Egbert: J♣10♥ All in
Mathieu Choffardet: A♥K♠

The A♠6♦3♦2♥Q♦ runout gave Choffardet top pair to send Egbert to the rail and win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Zanot	555,000 206,000	206,000
Brian Green	365,000 329,000	329,000

Teng Yu Yu	290,000 290,000	290,000
Mathieu Choffardet	250,000 250,000	250,000
Johan Guilbert	55,000 2,000	2,000

Mark Egbert	Busted

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06-16-2025 20:45 UTC-8

Brutal River for Babayev

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Barry Russell

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Alex Keating raised under the gun to 18,000, Justin Liberto three-bet in the small to 50,000, Agharazi Babayev announced all in from the big bling for 83,000. Keating folded and Liberto called.

Agharazi Babayev: Q♣Q♥ All in
Justin Liberto: A♠8♠

The flop came J♦10♣6♣ which was safe for Babayev, the 9♦ on the turn took him one step closer to victory but the A♣ on the river eliminated him from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Che Kuo	460,000 460,000	460,000
Justin Liberto	390,000 390,000	390,000

Alexander Keating	177,000 177,000	177,000

Davide Suriano	138,000 138,000	138,000

Nicholas Davidson	78,000 78,000	78,000
Agharazi Babayev	Busted

Tags: Agharazi Babayev Alex Keating Justin Liberto

06-16-2025 20:40 UTC-8

Op-Ed: Is Martin Kabrhel's Act Good for Poker and the WSOP?

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Jon Sofen

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

No player has commanded more attention at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) than Martin Kabrhel, partly for his strong performance, but mostly for his antics.

The clock has been called on the Czech high roller more often this summer than the Paris Hotel parking garage attendant, and he's been yapping away so much at the poker tables that even Daniel Negreanu had enough during a recent final table appearance.

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06-16-2025 20:38 UTC-8

Weiss Gets one Through

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Jacob Wilson

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Cutoff Chijen Chu opened the action to 16,000 and received a call from button player Stoyan Madanzhiev. Next to act Joshua Weiss shoved for 110,000, and after considerable tanking from each, he folded them out, picking up all the dead money in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noel Rodriguez	515,000 475,000	475,000

Stoyan Madanzhiev	315,000 315,000	315,000

Ohad Geiger	260,000 260,000	260,000

Chijen Chu	246,000 202,000	202,000
Maxime Chilaud	175,000 130,000	130,000
Joshua Weiss	158,000 158,000	158,000

Tags: Joshua Weiss Stoyan Madanzhiev

06-16-2025 20:29 UTC-8

Goasdoue Doubles up Major

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John Avelino

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

"We have ace-jack versus nines" the dealer announced as the action was picked up. Alan Goasdoue bet 29,000 from the button and was met by an immediate shove from Benjamin Chalot in the big blind covering Goasdoue. Goasdoue made the call.

Alan Goasdoue: A♥J♥ All in
Benjamin Chalot: 9♠9♦

On a runout of 4♥3♦J♣4♦A♣, Goasdoue was able to make a two pair, aces and jacks, besting Chalot's pocket nines,

Player	Chips	Progress
Alan Goasdoue	319,000 304,500	304,500
Benjamin Chalot	202,000 202,000	202,000

Tags: Alan Goasdoue Benjamin Chalot

06-16-2025 20:26 UTC-8

Hulme Doubles through Fritz

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Jacob Wilson

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Andrew Hulme got it in preflop with his remaining 78,000 chips. He was up against Manuel Fritz.

Andrew Hulme: A♥K♣ All in
Manuel Fritz: K♠J♥

The board ran out 4♣6♥7♥A♠J♦. Hulme had it secured on the turn, and the river was nothing but a needle to Fritz.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gualter Fortuna	344,000 344,000	344,000
Mitchell Hynam	310,000 183,000	183,000
Javier Gomezapatero	230,000 230,000	230,000
Josiel Dacruz	183,000 17,000	17,000
Andrew Hulme	168,000 112,000	112,000
Manuel Fritz	79,000 163,000	163,000

Tags: Andrew Hulme Manuel Fritz

06-16-2025 20:24 UTC-8

Gonzalez Wins a Blinds Battle

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of 6♦6♣7♥2♥ and around 50,000 in the middle Francisco Moreno Gonzalez checked from the small blind and called a 30,000 bet from Christian Roberts in the big blind.

Both players checked the A♣ river. Gonzalez turned over trips with 9♠6♥ and Roberts' hand hit the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bradley Ficek	382,000 149,000	149,000
Jose Angel Latorre	360,000 220,000	220,000
Francisco Moreno Gonzalez	255,000 140,000	140,000
Christian Roberts	240,000 82,000	82,000

Martin Mathis	182,000 182,000	182,000
Daniel Barriocanal	80,000 211,000	211,000

Tags: Christian Roberts Francisco Moreno Gonzalez