Event #5: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

05-29-2025 16:10 UTC-7

Ding Wins a Limped Pot With Trips

Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

In a limp pot, four players saw the flop come out 6♥6♣3♥. Jonathan Hanner bet 2,000 from the big blind. The under-the-gun player folded before Biao Ding called from early position, and Jordan Polk called from the small blind.

The turn came the 4♥ and Polk checked. Hanner bet 5,500, which only Ding called.

Both players checked the 2♥ river and Hanner turned over aces with A♥A♦7♦9♠. Ding had that beat with Q♦9♦8♦6♠ for trip sixes and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Hanner	100,000 100,000	100,000
Jordan Polk	85,000 85,000	85,000

Biao Ding	75,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Biao Ding Jonathan Hanner

05-29-2025 16:00 UTC-7

Gardner Rivers a Straight to Bust Eskenazi

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Three players saw the flop come down J♥4♣5♦ with around 40,000 in the pot. Jason Gardner was first to act from the small blind and led out for 20,000. Scott Eskenazi shoved for 33,200 from the hijack and Omar Eljach folded from the button. Gardner quickly called and the cards were revealed.

Scott Eskenazi: A♦A♥J♠2♦ All in
Jason Gardner: 8♥7♠6♦5♠

Eskenazi had aces, but Gardner had a wrap as the dealer put out the 4♦ turn, taking away a few of Gardner's outs. The river came the 7♥, which improved Gardner to a straight, sending Eskenazi to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Gardner	160,000
Omar Eljach	130,000 50,000	50,000

Scott Eskenazi	Busted

Tags: Jason Gardner Omar Eljach Scott Eskenazi

05-29-2025 15:58 UTC-7

Hirshik Snaps Brown with Worse

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Tyler Brown defended in the blind against an open from Max Hirshik and they saw a flop of K♠10♠2♦. Both players checked.

The turn brought the K♥ and again both players checked.

When the 6♦ peeled off the deck, Brown thought briefly before announcing a wager of 4,200. Hirshik had flicked in a red chip indicating a call before Brown had even pushed chips forward.

Brown tabled K♦J♠9♦3♥ for turned trips and Hirshik threw his hand in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Brown	77,000 27,000	27,000

Max Hirshik	29,500 29,500	29,500

Tags: Max Hirshik Tyler Brown

05-29-2025 15:57 UTC-7

A Six from Space

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Robert Jones

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

After a call from Jake White from under the gun, Bin Ling raised to 2,800 from his immediate left. Action folded back around to White, who called.

On a flop of J♣10♦6♦ action checked around.

A 3♥ turn card was followed by a bet from White to the tune of 6,500. Ling called.

After the 6♣ peeled off on the river, pairing the board, White check-called a bet of 5,000 from Ling and was shown the bad news.

Ling: A♦7♦6♠5♠

Player	Chips	Progress
Bin Ling	48,000
Jake White	13,000

Tags: Bin Ling Jake White

05-29-2025 15:41 UTC-7

Vieira Doubles Lu Up

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Dan Lu had become very short-stacked with just 11,000 remaining in his stack. He managed to get them all across the betting line preflop and Joao Vieira was the player trying to bust him.

Dan Lu: A♦A♣K♦8♦ All in
Joao Vieira: A♥Q♣10♠3♥

Lu had pocket aces heading to the J♣9♦2♣ flop, where Vieira picked up a straight draw. However, the 7♣ turn and 4♥ river didn't help Vieira, and Lu doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	65,000 15,000	15,000

Dan Lu	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Dan Lu Joao Vieira

05-29-2025 15:41 UTC-7

Gan Gains Momentum

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Heads up in a bloated pot that swelled to over 45,000 preflop — Jiyang Gan and Jared Bettencourt saw a flop of 10♥10♣2♣.

Gan confirmed that Bettencourt only had 12,000 behind and wagered enough to put him all in. Bettencourt made the call.

Jiyang Gan: A♠A♣Q♠4♠
Jared Bettencourt: J♦8♦7♣5♣ All in

Bettencourt needed a club but couldn't find it as the 6♥ and A♥ rolled off the deck, only further improving Gan's hand to a full house.

Bettencourt expressed that he was unsure if he would be re-entering the event as he left the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jiyang Gan	106,000 24,500	24,500
Jared Bettencourt	Busted

Tags: Jared Bettencourt Jiyang Gan

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

05-29-2025 15:30 UTC-7

Frank is Back to Starting Stack

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Ian Matakis opened the button before Christopher Frank three-bet from the small blind. Matakis four-bet to 21,300 and Frank called with around 5,000 behind.

The rest of Frank's chips got into the middle on the 8♦6♦9♦ flop and Matakis called.

Christopher Frank: A♣8♣7♥5♥ All in
Ian Matakis: Q♣J♣J♥10♥

Frank was ahead with a flopped straight and managed to stay ahead on the 4♣ turn and 6♠ river, meaning he doubled up to just over the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Matakis	52,000 9,500	9,500

Christopher Frank	51,000 51,000	51,000

Tags: Christopher Frank Ian Matakis

05-29-2025 15:28 UTC-7

Three is a Crowd

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Robert Jones

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

After a raise to 1,500 from James Chen sitting in middle position and a call from Omar Eljach from the cutoff; Erik Nordstrand decided to put his remaining 4,500 in the middle from the button. Action folded back around to Chen, who re-raised to 17,500. Eljach obliged, and they were off to see three.

On a flop of 10♣8♦7♦ Chen again bet, this time for roughly 22,000, putting Eljach at risk. Eljach called and cards were tabled.

James Chen: A♥J♦4♥2♦
Omar Eljach: K♣8♣7♠6♦ All in

Nordstrand began heading to the rail before the 6♥ turn card, and the 7♣ river sealed the deal. Eljach ended this hand with a full house and a healthy 80,000 chip stack.